Firefox 73 includes all the features which were tested and scheduled for release in the beta version. Along with the main thread, Firefox ESR is also updated to version 68.5.0. You can download Firefox ESR 68.5.0 from here.
Features and fixes included in Firefox 73
Global Page Zoom default
In Firefox 72 and earlier builds, users could zoom in and zoom out an individual website but it was not available as a browser default. For setting a custom zoom level, the user had to open the website and then change its zoom level from the Firefox menu. Firefox 73 lets users set a global zoom level for the browser. That means, when the global zoom level is set, all websites will open zoomed in or out, whatever is configured. Google Chrome already comes with this setting. So it’s a bit of catching up for Firefox on this feature.
High Contrast Mode
The problem with websites with an image background is that they can’t cope well with dark mode or even when high contrast mode is enabled. Mozilla fixed this by placing a “readability backplate” background color between the text and the background image. This setting is especially useful for people who work with Windows high contrast mode enabled.
Other minor fixes
Improved audio quality when playing back audio at a faster or slower speed. Firefox will now only prompt you to save logins if a field in a login form was modified. If you want to go through all the security fixes, you may visit this page. You can also go through the Firefox 73 release notes. If you are a developer or a site owner, make sure you read through site compatibility and for developers pages.
Download Firefox 73
We have a dedicated Firefox download page that discusses everything related to the download and update process. Here is the list of topics we discuss on the page:
1 What is Firefox Quantum?2 What is Firefox ESR?3 How to install Firefox4 Migrate to Firefox from Chrome and Edge browsers5 Check which version of Firefox is installed6 Is my Firefox up to date?7 How to automatically update Firefox?8 How to manually update Firefox?9 Uninstall and re-install Firefox10 What is the difference between each Firefox edition?10.1 Firefox Nightly10.2 Firefox Beta10.3 Firefox Developers Edition11 Latest Firefox Download Links12 Latest Firefox ESR Download Links13 Firefox Beta download links14 Firefox Developer Edition download links15 Firefox Nightly download links
But if you want to download this specific version, you can download using the direct download links given below. The links will download Firefox 73 offline installers that you can use to install without an Internet connection.
Download Firefox 73.0.1 for Windows 64-bit [48.62 MB] Download Firefox 73.0.1 for Linux 32-bit [65.33 MB] Download Firefox 73.0.1 for Linux 64-bit [63.24 MB] Download Firefox 73.0.1 for macOS [65.99 MB] Download Firefox 73 for Windows 64-bit [48.62 MB] Download Firefox 73 for Linux 32-bit [65.33 MB] Download Firefox 73 for Linux 64-bit [63.24 MB] Download Firefox 73 for macOS [65.99 MB]
Final thoughts
With Google Chrome leading the pack of browser wars and Microsoft coming up with Chromium-based Edge browser, it is becoming difficult for Mozilla to keep Firefox relevant. Firefox is loved by developers for its flexibility and security features while people prefer Chrome because of speed. Which browser do you prefer for your work? Mozilla will release a new version of Firefox every 4 weeks in 2020. The following will be the release schedule for stable versions of Firefox in 2020:
