You might remember the Internet Explorer Collection which we reviewed some time ago. The web browser collection solved the problem of many web developer’s who had to test websites in different versions of the Internet Explorer. This was a problem as Microsoft only allowed one version of the browser to be installed at the same time.
The Firefox web browser does not have that restriction. It is possible to install multiple versions of the web browser. They cannot be launched at the same time usually but there is a solution for that as well. And there are portable versions of the web browser so that all the versions can be put on an USB stick to be available on every PC with USB connections.
The Mozilla Firefox Collection is a software collection of multiple Firefox versions that can be launched at the same time. Included in the release are currently:
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19.0
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5.18.0
- Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16.0
- Mozilla Firefox 4.0.0.0
This collection has been mainly designed for web developers as it comes with the interesting option to launch an url in all versions of the Firefox web browser that have been installed during installation.
The following add-ons and plugin can be installed with the Firefox versions:
- Firebug add-on
- Web Developer add-on
- Flash Player plug-in
Features of the Mozilla Firefox Collection:
- It can open one or more local files and/or URLs in all installed versions of Mozilla Firefox with a single click
- It can appear in the context menu of Windows Explorer, so a file can be opened in every installed version of Mozilla Firefox directly
- It can display the version number of Mozilla Firefox in the titlebar
- It includes a number of window resizing options for the Web Developer add-on, settings for all common resolutions like 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900 and 1600×1200 are included
- It can be installed for all users, so it’s available for everyone
- It can be installed and used silently, it’s possible to create an unattended installation and use all functions using command line parameters
- It even works under the most restricted user accounts after installation, only the installation needs to be done by someone with Administrator privileges
- It supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and 7
The main benefit of this approach over installing portable versions of the Firefox web browser versions that need to be tested is that it is a more comfortable approach especially with the option to launch a local or remote website in all versions of the web browser simultaneously.
The Mozilla Firefox Collection can be downloaded from the developer’s website
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Thanks for the credit, Martin.:)