Download Pale
Moon for Windows
New this release: Details about this
update can be found in the Release
notes.
Minimum
System
Requirements: |
- Windows 7 SP1 or later, Server 2008 R2 or later
- A processor with SSE2 instruction support
- At least 2 GB of RAM free for average use
- At least 300 MB of free (uncompressed) disk space
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Download locations
You may download Pale Moon from our official mirrors or any of our
recommended alternatives by clicking the appropriate choice below.
* Secure servers are https-enabled for downloads. If
you
are visiting the https version of this download page it will download
the binaries over https also.
GPG/PGP Signatures: [32-bit] [64-bit]
GPG/PGP Public Key: [asc]
7-ZIP
packed versions
These are simply 7-zipped versions of the Pale Moon browser. Perfect
for
testing, advanced use, and quick use (unpack and run). Note that this
is not a portable browser, it stores its data
in the normal user folders on the system (documents/settings or users
folder).
GPG/PGP Signature: [32-bit]
[64-bit]
GPG/PGP Public Key: [asc]
Portable versions
You've enjoyed Pale Moon at home, or at the office. You've wondered if
you could use it elsewhere: in a library, on a public computer, in a
cybercafé... You need something portable, that is as simple as plugging
in your USB stick and running your favorite browser, with all your
bookmarks and passwords at your fingertips? Then here is the answer:
Pale Moon Portable!
Following the trend of other browsers, a portable installation has been
created, which, thanks to winPenPack's
X-launcher that the portable launcher is based on, is completely
self-contained. Nothing is stored on the host computer; your bookmarks,
passwords, history, downloads, etc. stay neatly where they belong: on
your stick.
Note:
these portables are not
meant to have file/URL associations or integration with the desktop.
Their settings cater specifically to use on multiple hosts, run from
removable media.
If you require desktop
integration of any kind (including pinned taskbar entries,
launching a mail application from mailto: links, remembering default
download locations, etc.), it is recommended that you do not use Pale Moon Portable, but the normal desktop
version instead! Pale Moon portable has been
specifically designed to take with you on removable media with high
wear and slow access, and its default settings reflect this.
Using it on a stationary computer has a number of drawbacks and is not
recommended.
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GPG/PGP Public Key: [asc]
How do I use this?
Three simple steps:
- Download the Pale Moon Portable file (below)
- Extract the contents of the file to your USB stick in a
folder of your choice:
Run the .EXE file and tell it where to unpack (should be an empty or
new folder)
- Run palemoon-portable.exe (not
palemoon.exe) in the location you unpacked to
That's it! Simple enough?
The first time you run Pale Moon Portable, it may take a fairly long
time to load, because it creates a new personal profile on your USB
stick for you. This can take some time, also depending on the speed of
your stick - up to 30 seconds, usually. After that, it will be much
faster to start.
Of course, you don't have to use a USB stick; any
writable medium would work: External harddisk, a networked
drive, even an MP3 player if it allows you to access it as a drive in
Windows.
Do note however that Pale Moon Portable doesn't run
from read-only media like CD-ROM or DVD-ROM; it needs write
access to the location it is run from.
Updating the portable version
Although it is possible to use the built-in updater of the portable
browser, this will only update the embedded version of Pale Moon and
you will miss any changes or enhancements to the portable launcher or
environment which will occasionally change. The recommended way of
upgrading is downloading a new portable version, then copying the user
folder from the old version to the new one.
Checksums (hashes)
To verify the integrity of your downloads, here are the checksums for
your convenience (SHA256):
Hashes for release 32.0.0
palemoon-32.0.0.win32.installer.exe
a3989e7b9a7271b2a86f58428ea331992ed3dba496e9f2294ff6ceb6317a5768
palemoon-32.0.0.win64.installer.exe
3d52eacb78964316a6c12c737a6d7317f30cbc8754400f4c7e4256e656ac9a83
Palemoon-Portable-32.0.0.win32.exe
aeb17dc24867f28089115f80a4fee11f62584fdb0023545c44a93e69d424ec6b
Palemoon-Portable-32.0.0.win64.exe
bfb079d22e33aacd70cd34d903353dc4181cb6de930b4c320724afa6cecdb63e
palemoon-32.0.0.win32.7z
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palemoon-32.0.0.win64.7z
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Other downloads
Source code: see the source code page here.
Older versions: here.
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