It is well known the fact that even the latest version of Mozilla Firefox web browser runs slowly using a high amount of free RAM when an increased number of tabs are open. With over 2.5 millions downloads, FireTune is a free Windows based Firefox optimizer designed to automatically improve various hidden configuration settings.

The application works with any version of Firefox web browser and for any type of Windows operating system, starting from Windows 98, 2000, XP, 2003 and also including Windows Vista. In order to use the application an installation process is not required: the user just have to unzip the distribution archive and run the executable file. A comprehensive help file is also contained in the distribution archive.

The application graphical user interface can be used in up to 34 languages, a feature that makes FireTune more accessible to a larger audience. The main window shows a few radio buttons that allows the user to select the type of computer, respectively the Internet connection speed (can be determined with various free online speed test services). Based on the user selection certain Firefox settings will be automatically optimized for speed performance.

Before performing an optimization operation of the Firefox browser, the user can make a backup of the current settings and in case of errors, the possibility to restore a previous browser configuration exists. FireTune also provides the option to enable the caching of objects served over a secure SSL connection, the RAM usage optimization, turn on autocomplete for URLs and many more hidden settings.

The Firefox cache must be emptied before the optimization in order to observe the improvement in the web pages loading speed, as well as the overall performance. If you want to give to your browsing actions with Firefox the touch of the light speed, FireTune can be downloaded from here.

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