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Is there a 64 bit version of Firefox?

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bubba070
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Is there a 64 bit version of Firefox? I downloaded what I thought was a 64 bit version, it looks and acts the same as Firefox but is called Nightly. Is this the 64 bit version of Firefox?

Is there a 64 bit version of Firefox? I downloaded what I thought was a 64 bit version, it looks and acts the same as Firefox but is called Nightly. Is this the 64 bit version of Firefox?

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Matt Brubeck
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Yes, you are using a Nightly build (a pre-release development snapshot) of a future version version of Firefox. 64-bit Windows builds are meant for testing only. The 64-bit Windows builds are not officially supported and in many respects are slower than the 32-bit version. We recommend using the 32-bit version because it is better-optimized, better-tested, and more supported.

For technical details, see the following links:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.planning/Mrba6hvl5-w

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.planning/Giij-AZfUAM

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Waterfox is 64 bit firefox