Light For Mac

Light is a web browser that is using the Mozilla Firefox source code, yet it performs a lot better on systems that have fewer resources available. Light is disabling certain components by default, which in turn translates into faster loading and browsing.

Light is essentially the same browser as Mozilla Firefox, yet it comes with some components disabled from the start. This makes it preferable for running on older systems that have a reduced amount of processing power or RAM memory available.

On a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac with 6GB or RAM, while having two windows and six tabs open, Light would use between 5% and 95% of the CPU power, and about 600MB of RAM.

The resources usage statistics are comparable with the ones produced by the latest Mozilla Firefox installations. Keep in mind that Light and Firefox can run at the same time, so you can make the comparison on your own system any time you like.

Since Light preserves the same Firefox design, finding your way around the application is reasonably intuitive. You get to open multiple tabs and switch between them with a mouse click. If you are concerned about your privacy, you can start browsing in incognito mode.

Light will record your browsing history, enables you to store bookmarks, comes with a download manager, and you can extend its capabilities by installing add-ons. Note that you can find extensions modified to work with Light on the project’s webpage.

To sum up, Light is an alternative web browser that uses the Mozilla Firefox engine, yet is aimed at users that have fewer resources. Light tries to cut the CPU and memory consumption by disabling certain components, and can run side by side with Firefox.