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Bespin

Developer Tools

Bespin

An open extensible web-based framework for code editing

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Weave

Services

Weave

As the Web continues to evolve and more of our lives move online, we believe that Web browsers like Firefox can and should do more to broker rich experiences while increasing user control over their data and personal information.

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Personas

User Interface

Personas

Personas for Firefox is a prototype extension that provides dynamic lightweight theming for Firefox.

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Prism

User Interface

Prism

Prism (formerly, Webrunner) is a prototype application that lets users split web applications out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop.

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Ubiquity

User Interface

Ubiquity

An experiment into connecting the Web with language in an attempt to find new user interfaces that could make it possible for everyone to do common Web tasks more quickly and easily.

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Test Pilot

Testing Program

Test Pilot

Test Pilot is an idea for a new user testing program for Mozilla Labs that aims to build a 1% representative sample of the Firefox user base for soliciting wide participation and structured feedback for Labs experiments.

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Concept Series

User Interface

Concept Series

Get involved and share your ideas and expertise as we collectively explore and design future directions for the Web. You don\'t have to be a software engineer to contribue, and you don\'t have to know how to program computers. Everyone is welcome to participate.

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Snowl

User Interface

Snowl

Could the web browser help you follow and participate in online discussions? Snowl is an experiment to answer that question. It\'s a prototype Firefox extension that integrates messaging into the browser.

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Archived Projects

Chromatabs

User Interface

Chromatabs

Tints browser tabs with a color specific to the website loaded. This helps you identify tab contents based on a distinct visual cue.

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The Coop

User Interface

The Coop

The Coop is an emerging Firefox add-on that will let users keep track of what their friends are doing online, and share new and interesting content with one or more of those friends.

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Operator

Microformats

Operator

Operater combines microformats embedded on Web sites with other web applications to reduce the annoying repetition required to complete your tasks.

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Joey

User Interface

Joey

Project Joey is an experiment in allowing you to send the Web content you need most to your mobile phone.

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