Speed up Firefox in 10 seconds
By cesarmartins
Firefox is by far the best choice to browse over the internet. It is the most powerful browser, in compliance with the newest web standards, quick like a real fox, and it's also possible to make it run even faster. We could do that manually by typing about:config in the address bar, and changing some settings.
Even though, there's a handy add-on that does all the hard work in just few seconds,
it's called Fasterfox Lite, and lite does not mean less as his developer says. Lite is due to the removal of unnecessary stuff from the older version, aiming to improve its performance.
You can download Fasterfox Lite here, it takes up to 5 seconds to complete. For non Firefox users, click here to download.
After installing, go to Add-ons/Extensions, and click options beside Fasterfox Lite.
Fasterfox lite optimum settings
Default
Keeps default settings.
Courteous
Tweaks rendering, and cache settings only.
Optmized
Tweaks for an improved network performance within RFC specs.
Turbo Charged (Recommended)
Maximum performance, exceeds RFC specs, and increases load to web servers.
Fasterfox Lite comes also with a page load timer for you to check how faster your browsing experience became after installing it.
Advanced options:
Enable link prefetching
It allows the browser to download certain pages in background, so they will be ready to be displayed when requested.
Disable IPv6 DNS lookups
Some people say that disabling IPv6 DNS lookups may improve connection speed.
Both boxes above should be ticked for a faster performance.
Browsing with Fasterfox Lite is truly a whole new ball game, it saves a lot of time, and you will be few clicks away from getting it working. I hope you enjoy it!
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Comments
I have Firefox and I'm going to try this. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks a lot, Joseph!
I hope you like it!
Best wishes.
:-)
I will also try it let see because Firefox take must space....
Vote up and Comment
Thank you so much for stopping by, Pinkish! Your visit is very much appreciated here. You will hopefully feel a huge difference after you get it installed, and using it in turbo mode. Let me hear from you what you thought of it.
Best wishes.
:-)
I often use firefox than IE when surfing, will try this Fasterfox Lite to see some speed improvements. Thanks for this!
cesarmartins 3 months ago
Thank you for coming over, mollymeadows. I appreciate your visit. All the best trying it out!
:-)