Mozilla has launched Firefox 142.0 on the stable channel, set to be fullyaccessible to users on Tuesday. This August regular major update emphasizesbRowser stability optimization and feature enhancement, rather thanintroducing significant functional breakthroughs.
For general users, Firefox 142.0 offers notable improvements. It hasstrengthened the drag – and – drop function for Blob images and improved thescrolling smoothness of the bookmark properties dialog. These performancetweaks aim to enhance the overall user experience.
DEVElopers will find two key Web APis in this version. The Prioritized TaskScheduling API enables more accurate control over task execution priority,optimizing page responsiveness. The URLPattern API provides a standardizedway to match and parse URLs, simplifying routing logic and boosting front -end development efficiency.
What has caught the spotlight is Firefox’s support for integrating local largelanguage models (LLMs). With the official wLLaMA API extension support ,developers can embed local LLM features based on WebAssembly directly intobrowser extensions. The wllama project offers browser – side bindings forLlama.cpp, enabling private AI inference without cloud reliance and paving theway for local AI browser extensions.
While this move enhances privacy and offline processing capabilities, it maytrigger controversy. Some users are concerned about the potential misuse ofthe “AI” label and the boundaries of browser extension permissions.Mozilla has opened an entry in its bug – tracking system for commUnitysupervision and feedback.
As Firefox continues its exploration of localized intelligent integration,version 142.0 could mark a significant milestone in the browser’s journeytowards becoming an “AI – enhanced tool.”
