Firefox 76 Now Available on Mac With Improved Password Management Features

[MacRumors]

Mozilla today released the latest version of its Firefox browser, Firefox 76, which includes password management updates, picture-in-picture support, better Zoom integration, and more.

The new Firefox update includes improvements for Firefox Lockwise, which offers built-in password management features much like Safari to protect saved passwords.

Firefox Lockwise will require a device's account password before allowing a saved password to be copied, and it will let users know if a website breach has occurred that compromises a login and password.

It also provides an alert for vulnerable passwords, which are passwords used for more than one site. The password generating feature that creates random passwords has also been rolled out to more sites.

The update includes picture-in-picture functionality, allowing users to watch video in a small window even when browsing other sites, and it supports Audio Worklets, so Firefox users can join Zoom calls in the Firefox browser without the need for additional downloads.

Firefox 76 is available as of today and can be downloaded from the Firefox website. Current Firefox users can upgrade from within the browser.

Article Link: Firefox 76 Now Available on Mac With Improved Password Management Features

 

[DHagan4755]

Oh Firefox how we've forgot thee.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

Oh Firefox how we've forgot thee.

It's my browser of choice on Windows. I generally stick with Safari on macOS.

 

[Lyoha]

When are they going to enable actual dark mode on it rather than just apply a dark theme? It's not that difficult, but the app developer needs to make the tweak to the app to enable it.

 

[calstanford]

Without Keychain integration it’s sadly useless to me

 

[GeoStructural]

Oh Firefox how we've forgot thee.

Speak for yourself. It is my favorite browser on Windows.

It is also the preferred browser of most people at my office.
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It's my browser of choice on Windows. I generally stick with Safari on macOS.

Second! I particularly dislike Google Chrome, it is too RAM-intensive and always seems like it is running some heavy processes in the background.

 

[4487549]

Without Keychain integration it’s sadly useless to me

1password is great for this exact reason.

 

[bwh1248]

1password is great for this exact reason.

LastPass for me, but in general I agree with not being locked into a particular browser which is your main point.

 

[tha_man]

Although I prefer Safari since version 8 redesign, Firefox remains installed (and quite often used) as my secondary browser. It's still my primary browser on Windows, where I've been using it since '03 (it was still called Firebird back then).

 

[Martyimac]

Firefox is and continues to be my browser of choice on Windows and Mac.

 

[Okasian]

I’d love to have a browser that has the guts of Firefox whilst having the aesthetics of the Safari UI.

Sadly, until that time, it’ll have to be Firefox.

But Safari is still good for web development and testing compatibility with web apps etc.

IMO

 

[bsolar]

Without Keychain integration it’s sadly useless to me

Sadly Keychain cannot be easily integrated in third-party browsers due to Apple's limitations. For this reason even third-party browsers which previously had a perfectly functional Keychain integration opted to remove it and implement a different solution.

 

[Sasparilla]

Nice. This is still my browser of choice where my bookmarks sync across devices and platforms and work / home.

 

[kenni417]

for a second i thought i read “fallout 76” and immediately thought “oh god”....

 

[luvbug]

Zoom integration? That's a plus?? Zoom's right up there with FB, as far as integrity goes. Signal is my go-to in that space.

 

[bsolar]

Zoom integration? That's a plus?? Zoom's right up there with FB, as far as integrity goes. Signal is my go-to in that space.

Actually it is: if Firefox supports Zoom directly it means I can join Zoom calls without the need of installing the Zoom client. I don't trust the Zoom client since they have been found in the past doing questionable things. Being able to avoid their client and still join Zoom calls is a big plus.

 

[nt5672]

It's my browser of choice on Windows. I generally stick with Safari on macOS.

Not me, on macOS and iOS it seems that very frequently the site I try to open won't. Safari says "Can't access that site." Then I go to Firefox and boom, there it is. Not sure what is going on, but I have lost faith in Apple software quality.

 

[ikir]

Version 73.0... hate these big numbers
@nt5672
Safari is awesome, probably you have some sort of issue, VPN, addon.

 

[lunarworks]

Oh Firefox how we've forgot thee.

I've been using it all along, through every rework effort.

 

[bsolar]

Not me, on macOS and iOS it seems that very frequently the site I try to open won't. Safari says "Can't access that site." Then I go to Firefox and boom, there it is. Not sure what is going on, but I have lost faith in Apple software quality.

Mileage may vary between the two: I had sites not working properly on Safari but working on Firefox and vice-versa.

The reason I use Firefox instead of Safari on Mac is Safari's lack of WebM support and the limitations imposed by Safari to ad-blocking extensions.

 

[Madhatter32]

Oh Firefox how we've forgot thee.

Come all ye, the burning fox is free and still takes the lead.

 

[Mr. Dee]

Still my favorite web browser, but I have been alternating between it, Edge and Safari. I don’t use Chrome at all!

 

[S.B.G]

But is it any less bloated?

 

[femike]

Firefox browser of choice on Windows and Mac with a few changes made in the css file and about:config to suit me. (Apple no longer supports Safari on my mac).

 

[Macbookprodude]

Oh Firefox how we've forgot thee.

Hope Cameron Kaiser makes an equivalent TenFourFox for us PowerPC Mac enthusiasts. And yes I use both Intel and PPC, more so PPC, Intel for work.