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TenFourFox comes in different tuned versions for specific PowerPC processor families:
On the G4 Mac open the Terminal app (in Applications -> Utilities) and type the command machine and press return. You can read more in the Wiki entry; WhichVersion.
- TenFourFox G5
- TenFourFox G3
- TenFourFox G4 - build 7450
- TenFourFox G4 - build 7400 (also for 7410)
On the G4 Mac open the Terminal app (in Applications -> Utilities) and type the command machine and press return. You can read more in the Wiki entry; WhichVersion.
What's New
Version 24.3.0:
Note: The 'Download Now' link yields the G5 version of TenFourFox 24.3.0
New:
Note: The 'Download Now' link yields the G5 version of TenFourFox 24.3.0
New:
- All supported new standard features of Firefox 24, including a baseline low-latency JavaScript compiler (optimized for PowerPC), improvements to CSS and HTML5, support for webcams and microphones on compliant websites, improvements to graphic performance, and a new unified library interface for downloads and bookmarks.
- All security and stability fixes from Firefox ESR 24.3.0. This includes a fix for corrupted or slow profiles stored on networked home directories (Mozilla bug 918612).
- The browser string has been rearranged to improve sites detecting 10.4Fx "correctly" as Firefox ( issue 257 ).
- Update checking frequency has been tuned to daily ( issue 257 ).
- Spurious start up messages are reduced ( issue 257 ).
Version 24.3.0:
Note: The 'Download Now' link yields the G5 version of TenFourFox 24.3.0
New:
Note: The 'Download Now' link yields the G5 version of TenFourFox 24.3.0
New:
- All supported new standard features of Firefox 24, including a baseline low-latency JavaScript compiler (optimized for PowerPC), improvements to CSS and HTML5, support for webcams and microphones on compliant websites, improvements to graphic more...
Requirements
PPC, OS X 10.4.11 or later
PPC, OS X 10.4.11 or later
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TenFourFox comes in different tuned versions for specific PowerPC processor families:
If you feel unsure what type of PowerPC processor your Mac has, go to the Apple menu and choose "About this Mac" and check the processor field.
On the G4 Mac open the Terminal app (in Applications -> Utilities) and type the command
TenFourFox is a fast, efficient Web browser always based on the current version of Firefox, but unlike the main distribution TenFourFox is compatible with OS X 10.4 and 10.5 running on PowerPC processors.
TenFourFox does support most add-ons
The add-ons it does not support are those that contain native Intel code, or, on Tiger Macs (OS X 10.4), add-ons that contain native code that requires Leopard. You can continue to use add-ons compatible with the same version of Firefox in TenFourFox in most cases.
TenFourFox no longer supports plugins or Flash
As of the previous TenFourFox 6.0, for the following reasons plugin support ships disabled. Sites will now act as if no plugins were installed at all. For details and an in-depth explanation of this policy and other workarounds, see Why aren't plugins supported in TenFourFox?. You can reenable plugins at your own risk. See the section "Reenable plugins" below
Plugins on PowerPC are of special concern because Mozilla is making updates to their plugin architecture which may require the plugins themselves to be updated, and there are certain difficult-to-correct bugs with them already on Tiger. Most importantly, Adobe Flash for PowerPC is no longer maintained and has known security risks that can crash or leak data, some sites requires versions not available on the PowerPC, and QuickTime for Leopard will lose its own support with the release of OS X Lion.
For Internet video, we strongly recommend the use of Perian and any of the available video download add-ons for Firefox.
For YouTube, we recommend MacTubes. If you have a high end G4 or G5, you can also use WebM for selected videos by visiting http://www.youtube.com/html5 and enabling HTML5 video. This will set a temporary cookie enabling browser-based video without Flash.
Reenable plugins
To turn on plugins you do this: 1) go to the address field and type about:config. 2) Press return and click on the "I'll be careful, I promise" button. 3) In the filter input type "tenfourfox". You now see TenFourFox related preferences and can set new values by double clicking each preference. To reenable plugins set "tenfourfox.plugins.enabled" to true and "tenfourfox.layout.hideplugins" to false. If you want the java plugin activated set "tenfourfox.layout.hide_java_plugin" to false. 4) Close the window
Plugin code is an integral part of the codebase, so there will always be plugin code in TenFourFox. There's just no guarantee that it will work and Floodgap does not support issues conerning plugins.
If you have more questions you can read Frequently asked questions about TenFourFox
On the G4 Mac open the Terminal app (in Applications -> Utilities) and type the command
machine and press return. You can read more in the Wiki entry; WhichVersion.
TenFourFox is a fast, efficient Web browser always based on the current version of Firefox, but unlike the main distribution TenFourFox is compatible with OS X 10.4 and 10.5 running on PowerPC processors.
TenFourFox does support most add-ons
The add-ons it does not support are those that contain native Intel code, or, on Tiger Macs (OS X 10.4), add-ons that contain native code that requires Leopard. You can continue to use add-ons compatible with the same version of Firefox in TenFourFox in most cases.
TenFourFox no longer supports plugins or Flash
As of the previous TenFourFox 6.0, for the following reasons plugin support ships disabled. Sites will now act as if no plugins were installed at all. For details and an in-depth explanation of this policy and other workarounds, see Why aren't plugins supported in TenFourFox?. You can reenable plugins at your own risk. See the section "Reenable plugins" below
Plugins on PowerPC are of special concern because Mozilla is making updates to their plugin architecture which may require the plugins themselves to be updated, and there are certain difficult-to-correct bugs with them already on Tiger. Most importantly, Adobe Flash for PowerPC is no longer maintained and has known security risks that can crash or leak data, some sites requires versions not available on the PowerPC, and QuickTime for Leopard will lose its own support with the release of OS X Lion.
For Internet video, we strongly recommend the use of Perian and any of the available video download add-ons for Firefox.
For YouTube, we recommend MacTubes. If you have a high end G4 or G5, you can also use WebM for selected videos by visiting http://www.youtube.com/html5 and enabling HTML5 video. This will set a temporary cookie enabling browser-based video without Flash.
Reenable plugins
To turn on plugins you do this: 1) go to the address field and type about:config. 2) Press return and click on the "I'll be careful, I promise" button. 3) In the filter input type "tenfourfox". You now see TenFourFox related preferences and can set new values by double clicking each preference. To reenable plugins set "tenfourfox.plugins.enabled" to true and "tenfourfox.layout.hideplugins" to false. If you want the java plugin activated set "tenfourfox.layout.hide_java_plugin" to false. 4) Close the window
Plugin code is an integral part of the codebase, so there will always be plugin code in TenFourFox. There's just no guarantee that it will work and Floodgap does not support issues conerning plugins.
If you have more questions you can read Frequently asked questions about TenFourFox
Waycoolphil reviewed on 09 Feb 2014
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Jazzyguy reviewed on 13 Dec 2013
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I use the ESR version 17
can be found here:
http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/
and the full list of all versions here:
https://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/downloads/list
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PS: I recommend to still wait some weeks, before switching to version 20
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SeaMonkey 2.19 is now out and just works right away on my Dual 2.5gHz G5. I haven't even had a problem with Flash.
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Pik80 reviewed on 21 Nov 2012
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OSX-FTW! reviewed on 20 Nov 2012
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You can get all of this for your PPCs here: http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/downloads/list
An extensive list to be sure but it is all here.
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macuser87 reviewed on 19 Aug 2012
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This is for those who like to play with browsers rather than browse.
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thfechter reviewed on 08 Aug 2012
If just someone could do the same with flash.
P.S. Long live the PowerPC! :-)
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One other thing: typing a z in the address field clears everything in it.
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Unfortunately it seems 1GB is the maximum for your machine and that means you'll have to use software with small memory requirements for the best experience.
Even with the older version you'll need to quit at least some other running applications that use up your valuable resources.
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Could you try 4.03 as well and tell us if that was faster?
And this problem "z is clearing the address field" could you please clarify how? You mean if you type "http://thezoo.com" the address field is cleared?
BTW, second hand OS X 10.5 is available for a fair price and I've found it faster and better even on a Powerbook G4 4oo mhz with 1qb of RAM.
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This happened after I downloaded a large number of bookmarks from my Xmarks backup. I also added a few add-ons so I'll inactivate them.
I don't think it's a memory problem as I have 4GB free, but the CPU usage is suspiciously high when i get the beach balls.
I'm going to try and change version too to see if the problem disappear.
I searched for known FF7 bugs involving bookmarks and CPU usage but found nothing conclusive.
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Regarding the "z" problem, a little more testing has shown that typing a letter/symbol that is not in the autocomplete suggestions the URL field clears and erases what has already been typed. Very frustrating.
I have tried Leopard on this iMac but found it more sluggish than Tiger, particularly with any animation (hey it's only 32MB vram). Besides Leopard doesn't run Classic and you can't change its theme.
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I suggest you try it from a fresh new user account (or from a new Firefox profile if you know how to do that).
For what you wrote about Leopard, I agree: on my iMac G5, it brought cosmetic changes, for the most, finder and mail are worse than in Tiger, I stick with it now that I spent so much time to upgrade, but except for Quicklook, it wasn't really worth the pain... (and I still have a Tiger partition to run some specific app!)
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I reenabled the Firebug 1.8.3 addon and I can happily report it doesn't make TFF slower except for when debugging javascripts. The Web Developer active at the same time did slow down my G5 considerably, so I'm dropping that. Firebug is much more useful anyway.
I also added the Gridfox plugin. Great stuff! I will reenable all my web development addons one at a time and see which ones affect the situation.
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Some things are better, some things are worse, some apps have not been updated for Leopard (or I don't want to pay for an update! ;-), it probably depends on what you do with your machine.
I was saying that in my case it wasn't worth the pain. And even more because I'm stuck to Tiger because of my version of Digidesign Pro Tools and some plugins that are not recognized in Leopard.
I have a friend who has Tiger on an iMac Intel and at first I wanted to install her a Snow Leopard, but, considering the pros and cons — and she being happy like that — I've just made the available updates and basta.
I have recently tried Leopard on a G4, but I'm still skeptical... The least I can say is that the improvement was far more important from Panzer to Tiger.
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I recognize your Plugin pain. Perhaps you can go the usual route and keep your PPC machine on Tiger and get a new Intel with Snow Leopard or Lion for the future. I don't see myself losing my G5 as it's the only machine that will run old looping app Infinity well. But that is a classic app so I must boot up in Tiger in orer to use it.
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About the system, I had some process going crazy and paralyzing the iMac (PubSubAgent, spindump, dashboard.advisory...).
On a practical way, I have a 2 screen config for watching TV on main screen while having other activities on the second screen: Leopard not always deals better than Tiger on heavy load.
(I think we'd better stop this digression for not "poluting" ;-)
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In the filter input type "tenfourfox".
You now see TenFourFox related preferences and can set new values by Double clicking each preference. To reenable set "tenfourfox.plugins.enabled" to true and "tenfourfox.layout.hideplugins" to false. If you want the java plugin activated set "tenfourfox.layout.hide_java_plugin" to false. Close the window or go to a web site to verify.
Verified with Flash 10.1. I assume it will work with most other plugins as well.
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Any ideas.
THX
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You could also try the now available TenFourFox 7.0.
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Windows always appear on the second monitor, no matter what I do.
I've tried disabling all add-ons, but no way: even disabling that monitor, it takes a while to default ok to my main monitor (after a number of Quit/Restart...), but when I reactivate the second monitor, it soon returns to his former bad habits! :-(
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I've checked TFF4 and it has quite the same behaviour.
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