Mozilla releases Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1

12 days ago (2008-05-16) Mozilla released Firefox 3 RC1, since then Mozilla have confirmed there will definitely be a 2nd Release Candidate (RC2), probably the first Friday of June (2008-06-06).

What's really needed now is for developers of Add-ons (Extensions & Themes) to work toward getting their add-ons updated for Firefox 3. A number of people are currently holding off upgrading to Firefox 3 due to their favourite (must have) add-ons not being compatible (which is totally understandable); but if you do not fall into that boat ie Your favourite add-ons have been updated to work with Firefox 3, I highly recommend you take the plunge and upgrade your installation of Firefox to version 3 RC1. I do not think you will be disappointed.

Below is a list of add-ons I personally use and their status with regards Firefox 3 RC1:

• All-in-One Sidebar - Not compatible
• ColorZilla - Compatible via developers web site
• CoLT - Compatible
• Context Search - Compatible via developers web site
• Extended Copy Menu - Compatible
• Firebug - Compatible via developers web site
• Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer - Compatible
• Html Validatol - Compatible via developers web site
• MR Tech's Local Install - Compatible via developers web site
• Tab Mix Plus - Compatible via developers web site
• Update Channel Selector - Compatible
• Web Developer - Compatible

Firefox 3 RC1 announcements / reviews:

• Firefox 3 (Release Candidate) Release Notes
• Firefox 3 Release Candidate now available for download
• Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 is here
• Firefox 3 RC 1 full review - Recommended Read.
• Firefox 3: UTF-8 support in location bar - Recommended Read.
• 20 top add-ons that are ready for Firefox 3
• Top 10 Firefox 3 Features
• Firefox 3 Themes - Recommended Read.