# Pale Moon

Application: Moonchild Productions

Dem still dey call am palemoon, pale moon browser

Moonchild Productions, Browsers

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

| 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.

| palemoon.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ------------ | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

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

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\\ |
| --------------- | ---------------------------- |

## File formats

HTML, PDF, PNG, JPEG

## 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.

| Download      | [www.palemoon.org/ ](https://www.palemoon.org/)Official installer or vendor page       |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [www.palemoon.org/support.shtml ](http://www.palemoon.org/support.shtml)Vendor support |
| Official site | [www.palemoon.org/ ](https://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

Technical details

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

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Basilisk: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/basilisk/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Pale Moon official site ](https://www.palemoon.org/)· Vendor product page
- [Pale Moon help ](http://www.palemoon.org/support.shtml)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Moonchild Productions

  **Category**: Web browser

  **Process**: palemoon.exe

  **License**: Free to install

  **First released**: 2009

  **Official site**: [palemoon.org](https://www.palemoon.org/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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