Pale Moon

ApplicationMoonchild Productions

Dem still dey call am palemoon, pale moon browser

Moonchild ProductionsBrowsers

Independent Goanna browser wey leave Firefox rapid train. For Windows di process na palemoon.exe.

Wetin you need know

Pale Moon na Goanna. E no bi Firefox.

Moonchild Productions dey ship palemoon.exe on top Goanna. Stock Firefox na firefox.exe. Basilisk na different XUL browser from di same team.

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

Feex tok say

If palemoon.exe dey run, I no go apply Firefox Rapid Release fix. Dis one na Goanna, no bi mozilla.org Firefox.

Wetin bi Pale Moon?

Pale Moon na Moonchild Productions independent desktop browser on top Goanna engine. Di Windows executable na palemoon.exe.

If you never use am before

If you want browser wey no bi Firefox Rapid Release, na dis Pale Moon. E dey use Goanna engine, no bi current Gecko. Download am from palemoon.org. Di process na palemoon.exe. Today Firefox extensions often no go install. Basilisk na sibling from di same team, no bi dis exe.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Goanna browsing

Pages dey render inside Goanna. Compatibility no bi exactly di same as current Firefox or Chrome.

Older XUL-style extensions

Pale Moon dey keep XUL-style add-on world. Current Firefox WebExtension fit no apply.

Non-rapid-release Firefox cousin

You choose say make you comot from Mozilla four-week train. Na dat one bi di product pitch.

Na who e dey for?

People wey still want Pale Moon add-ons
Users wey leave Firefox Rapid Release on purpose
Anybody wey assume say palemoon.exe na firefox.exe

Current status

Pale Moon (2009) na current web browser from Moonchild Productions. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.palemoon.org/.

How old e be?

Pale Moon start for 2009 as Firefox fork and later move go Goanna. E comot from Firefox rapid train by purpose. Current Pale Moon no be Firefox 1.0 and e no be 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
palemoon.exe	Main Windows executable

Startup components

Pale Moon fit restore di last session. E no be Windows service.

File locations

Common Pale Moon locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\

File formats

HTMLPDFPNGJPEG

Common wahala dem

Modern sites dey expect current Gecko or Chromium

Some bank and SPA website dey scatter. Dat one fit be engine age, no be dead NIC.

People dey install Firefox add-ons blindly

Current AMO WebExtensions dey often fail here. Use Pale Moon add-on sources wey di project name.

How to get unstuck

Confirm palemoon.exe under Pale Moon

firefox.exe na Firefox. basilisk.exe na Basilisk. Dis folder suppose talk Pale Moon.

Use palemoon.org/support

Release notes and add-on rules dey live with Moonchild. Mozilla Support go mislead you.

Install only from palemoon.org

Pale Moon plus toolbar pack na useless junk.

Alternatives

Firefox if you want current Gecko. Basilisk if you want di other Moonchild XUL browser. 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	www.palemoon.org/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	www.palemoon.org/support.shtml Vendor support
Official site	www.palemoon.org/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Modest CPU dey enough. Broken sites na often engine compatibility, no be missing RAM.

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.

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

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