Basilisk

ApplicationMoonchild Productions

Dem still dey call am basilisk browser

Moonchild ProductionsBrowsers

Independent XUL browser from di Pale Moon team, wey dem target for older extension styles. For Windows di process na basilisk.exe.

Wetin you need know

Basilisk na XUL browser from di Pale Moon team. E no be Pale Moon and e no be Firefox.

basilisk.exe na Basilisk. palemoon.exe na Pale Moon on Goanna. firefox.exe na Mozilla Firefox. Dem no dey share profile.

Wetin e be?: Web browser
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If basilisk.exe dey open, I go treat am as Basilisk, no be Pale Moon and no be Firefox. To close palemoon.exe no dey quit dis window.

Wetin be Basilisk?

Basilisk na independent XUL desktop browser from di Pale Moon team. Di Windows executable na basilisk.exe.

If you never use am before

If you want di Pale Moon team anoda XUL browser, dis na Basilisk, no be Pale Moon and no be Firefox. Download am from basilisk-browser.org. Di process na basilisk.exe. palemoon.exe na Pale Moon (Goanna). firefox.exe na Mozilla Firefox.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Browsing wey dey follow XUL-style

Pages and chrome inside XUL browser. Current Firefox WebExtensions no go dey work plenti times.

Old extension habits

Dat na di pitch for Basilisk. Pale Moon get im own add-on world and different exe.

Second Moonchild browser

You fit get Pale Moon and Basilisk at di same time. Dem no get di same profile.

Na who e dey for?

Pipuru wey want XUL-era extensions without Pale Moon specifically
Users wey already dey use Moonchild browsers
Anybody wey tink say basilisk.exe na firefox.exe or palemoon.exe

Current status

Basilisk (2018) na current web browser from Moonchild Productions. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://basilisk-browser.org/.

How old e be?

Moonchild Productions launch Basilisk for 2018 as XUL browser wey dey target older extension styles. Pale Moon (2009) na di Goanna sibling. Firefox Rapid Release na different train entirely. Basilisk no be 2024 Chromium skin.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM	E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
basilisk.exe	Main Windows executable

Startup components

Basilisk fit restore di last session. E no be Windows service.

File locations

Common Basilisk locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files\Basilisk\

File formats

HTMLPDFPNGJPEG

Common wahala dem

Modern sites dey expect current Gecko or Chromium

Some banks dey break. Dat fit be engine family issue, no be say NIC don die.

Pipuru dey install Firefox add-ons from AMO blindly

Current WebExtensions dey fail plenti times. Use wetin di Basilisk FAQ call im name.

How to get unstuck

Confirm basilisk.exe under Basilisk

Pale Moon na palemoon.exe. Firefox na firefox.exe. Open file location.

Read basilisk-browser.org/faq.shtml

Pale Moon support pages go call di other product name. Mozilla Support na di third wrong map.

Install only from basilisk-browser.org

Basilisk plus Pale Moon bundle from fake site na junk.

Alternatives

Pale Moon if you want di Goanna sibling. Firefox if you want current Gecko. Chrome if you need Chromium site compatibility.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	basilisk-browser.org/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	basilisk-browser.org/faq.shtml Vendor support
Official site	basilisk-browser.org/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Modest CPU dey enough. Broken sites na often compatibility issue, no be say RAM dey miss.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Basilisk official site · Vendor product page
Basilisk help · Vendor support
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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