Firefox Previous Versions

[Margaret Sigars]

Ifthere is a problem with a new version of Firefox, some people may want to downgrade Firefox to a previous version but we do not recommend this. The latest Firefox version includes security updates, so downgrading to an older version leaves you more vulnerable to attacks and usually doesn't fix the problem. This article gives you some alternatives to downgrading and links to older versions of Firefox if you do choose to downgrade.

If you dislike new features in the latest version of Firefox, your first reaction might be to go back to the previous version. Rather than downgrading, try getting used to the new features or ask a question on the support forum, to see if there is a workaround or a way to restore the old behavior without downgrading Firefox. See Get community support.

Optional software bundled with security software also may need updating. Such software may not be essential for your security but, if outdated, may interfere with the use of Firefox or cause Firefox to crash.

Downgrading to an older version of Firefox might not be the best option due to security concerns. Instead of altering your update settings or switching to a less secure Firefox version, consider the following alternatives:

Install Firefox Extended Support Release. Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is tailored for large organizations like universities and businesses, yet it's perfectly suited for personal use as well. While Firefox ESR might not feature the very latest in terms of functionality, it benefits from the most recent security and stability updates. For further details, see the article Switch to Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) for personal use.

Optimize your Firefox settings for security and privacy. Enhancing your current Firefox setup can often address concerns. Explore the privacy and security settings to adjust your browsing experience. This can include adjusting enhanced tracking protection settings, adjusting permissions, and using privacy-focused add-ons. For further guidance on making these adjustments, explore the community forums for tips and best practices.

Many users do not like the new print user interface, so they have been staying with the old print user interface by setting print.tab_modal.enabled to false. Everything was fine until Firefox 97 removed this option. Many users have complained about this on support.mozilla.org.

I normally print to PDF and do not want a preview. I usually do a "postview" to check the resulting PDF. The new print user interface would just slow things down without providing me with any benefit. The old print preview should be available for those users who need it. I have reverted to Firefox 96.0.3.

Yes the new Print function takes too too long while the circle spins and spins. Meantime, all on-line work has to stop for a few minutes! This is outrageous. So yes bring back the old Print function box.

I agree. Give me the choice - I prefer the system print dialog - there was no need to remove this option. It is always better to give a choice rather than force the users into a path they may not like.

For myself, the text can get too small if the window isn't maximized. Some people have mentioned they preferred the settings on the top rather than the side, but that isn't an issue for me personally.

I agree! but the most important thing for me is the "Simplify" option in the preview function of the previous version.

I regularly research a lot of things and like to save them to pdf files with "simplify" option (which could also be svg, djvu or some other NON-proprietary format).

Why Firefox releases a feature without allowing an option to use the previous version. And a specific study if the new function would be useful with metrics shared by users.

My first impression was what did they do? Did Firefox catch something from chrome? Has something rubbed off on Microsoft who assumes that what they say is correct? Do not consult users?.

I use Firefox since it was Netscape 1.0! and it was always difficult to contact the developers to take our opinion into account. I tried from time to time to contact and I think this is the first time I managed to get there.

As free software, if they change something, they should leave the option to users to revert them. And with this, why should we make a course to carry a variable in "about:config", wouldn't it be better to have an "advanced" section in Preferences like before to do this?

I had to go into "about:config" and guess what the variables would be called to change the headers and footers from the print preview to pdf! something that in previous versions was very easy.

By the way, I am a user of LinuxMint 19.3 Mate at home and 20.2 Mate at the office as well as on other computers. And due to the above I find myself in the dilemma of disabling automatic updates on my system or using virtual machines with an old Firefox!

I hope my comments are useful. Greetings!

SAME! You guys keep changing your print features and I can no longer build my web apps in your browser. It's insanity. Please stop changing the print features! I need page numbers at the bottom of our print outs.

Yes me too I want the old 'print preview' back! A part from the fact that the old preview worked perfectly fine and there was absolutely no reason to change it! The main issue with the 'new print preview' is that it is almost impossible to read the preview! Yes I know that I can change the size from 'Fit to page' to any %, but that also changes the size on the paper (which I do not want to change) and increase the number of pages. I'm not going to go into lengthy explanation as to why I need to be able to read the preview - I just do! and it annoys the crap out of me that someone at Mozilla thought 'we need this Chrome thing'??? Maybe it was the same person that brought us 'Windows 8' ?!?

I am so sick of Firefox and their "updates." The "updated" print dialogue box is a joke. I don't want Firefox to dictate if I should have a header and a footer nor do I want you to control where the page number/date and time is in my printed documents.

I want to choose if I have a header or footer or both and what information goes in them and where. The old Prevent Preview worked very well and the Page Setup allowed the user full control of their printed document.

Not understanding psychological need of Mozilla to be a "chrome" browser. I am on an active hunt for another browser that is user friendly. Have installed Ungoogled Chromium & using it is getting much easier. It is a fork that removes aspects requiring communication with Google & eliminates spyware/adware components of Google. Might as well go to Chrome since FF is slowly forcing it on us. Using same apps as in FF. Privacy is even stronger than in FF.

Major issue to print/download a proof of payment or pdf file when using internet banking, as the print window opens within the same window/tab of the IBanking window?? I can't click back to the previous window, as it will log me out of IBanking. This is a horrible new change!!! PLEASE bring back to what it was and don't change things when everything is working fine!!

The new interface does not work. First it takes a long time to load the page for printing. Then it does not print for a long time. When it finally prints, it prints in super small fonts which is not even readable. Even while saving a document to .PDF, the same thing happens and in the end the file does not get saves until and unless you repeat the procedure more than twice.

I don't know, I actually like this new interface as it allows me to see what will be printed before actually printing. I've tested this with many websites and the preview is generated within a second (there were exceptions where it took like 5 seconds, for pages that use heavy markup and are not adapted for printing). Also, I suppose, it helps with some printing settings (like margin) that can be not supported by printer software

For those who wants to print using "old" system print dialog - you can press the "Print using the system dialog" button at the end of the list any time, even when the preview is still loading, so the option hasn't gone anywhere. It was just moved to another place (not far) to give space for a feature that is useful for (also many) other people (and was implemented in Chrome).

I currently have 1Password 6 on my mac, and have paid for it's license. It has been working great for me until recently. I constantly use it and it's safari extension. However recently I tried to install it's firefox extension, which then requested I download 1Password 7, which I did. 1Password 7 is not free however, and I can't currently afford either the upfront payment for a license, nor the recurring monthly fee for a subscription (Please don't try to convince me to upgrade now, I may in the future when I have more income if I continue to have a good experience with 1Password as I largely have until now).

The problem is that upon installing the free version of 1Password 7, It replaced not only the firefox extension, but the safari extension as well! It also replaces the menu bar widget until I manually quit 1Password 7 and reopen 1Password 6. Thus it has removed previously available functionality making it very difficult to access my passwords, practically acting as ransomware. How can I download the old version (the latest version that works with 1Password 6) of the Safari and Firefox extensions so I can continue using 1Password as normal?

1Password Version: 6.8.8, 7.2.1

Extension Version: Not Provided

OS Version: Mac OS 10.14

Sync Type: Dropbox

Referrer: forum-search:How can I download older versions of the 1Password extension?

It's too late for potatoman but the companion extension, how I refer to the extension that works with 1Password 4-7 and doesn't require a 1Password account, can always be downloaded from our "Downloads - 1Password" page. While Safari is listed as "Included with 1Password 7" to the side is a link for the 1Password 6 Safari extension in Apple's Safari Extension Gallery.

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