XUL Explorer

XUL Explorer is a XULRunner application that provides an easy way to experiment with XUL. It’s a simple editor that can preview XUL inline or in a separate popup window. It has a list of code snippets (small fragments of XUL or JavaScript) that can be quickly inserted into the editor. The XUL can be loaded from and saved to files. A XUL validator and the Error Console are both available to help debug problems. The help menu provides access to XUL information on MDC. There is even simple “keyword” help lookup for XUL elements.

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Watch forex and gold prices on Firefox statusbar

ForexWatcher is a firefox add-on (extension) for watching forex rate and gold price on your Firefox status bar. It has following features:

  • Rotate among the major currencies exchange rates and gold price and daytime change percentage
  • Display only selected group of currencies
  • Up/down change indicated in red and green color
  • Alert of new high/low price

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Install ForexWatcher

* If you cannot install the addon directly, right click the link and choose “save as” and then drag and drop the xpi file into Firefox to get it installed

Firefox optimized builds for Windows

Firefox 3.0 Alpha 8

Gran Paradiso Alpha 8 is an early developer milestone for the next major version of Firefox that is being built on top of the next generation of Mozilla’s layout engine, Gecko 1.9. Gran Paradiso Alpha 8 is being made available for testing purposes only, and is intended for web application developers and our testing community. Current users of Mozilla Firefox should not use Gran Paradiso Alpha 8.

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Swiftfox - Optimized Mozilla Firefox Build for Linux

Swiftfox is an optimized build of Mozilla Firefox. Swiftfox has builds for both AMD and Intel processors. The 2.0.0.7 release is based on Firefox 2.0.0.7.

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WebRunner

WebRunner is a simple XULRunner based browser that hosts web applications without the normal web browser user interface. WebRunner is based on a concept called Site Specific Browsers (SSB). An SSB is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. It doesn’t have the menus, toolbars and accoutrement’s of a normal web browser. Some people have called it a “distraction free browser” because none of the typical browser chrome is used. An SSB also has a tighter integration with the OS and desktop than a typical web application running through a web browser.

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AresP2P - open-source p2p file-sharing software

Ares is a free open source file sharing program that enables users to share any digital file including images, audio, video, software, documents, etc.
You may now easily publish your files through the Ares decentralized network. As a member of the virtual community, you can search and download just about any file shared by other users. Latest versions support BitTorrent protocol and Shoutcast radio stations.
With Ares you can also join chat rooms or host your channel and meet new friends.

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ToxTox - open media browser / TV 2.0 platform

ToxTox is an Open Media Browser / TV 2.0 Platform. Just sit on your couch and watch all your favorite Internet content. It’s Free, Extendable and in development. Based on Mozilla, VLC and Open standards like RSS, OPML and XMPP.
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