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This is a first draft of a prioritized & partially ranked list of the features for Firefox that we would like to work on over the next several quarterly releases. This list is not final, and will be revised as needed upon review & discussion with engineering, product marketing, and other stakeholders.

Each Feature that is actively being planned or worked on will be linked to an individual Feature page, and release targets will be tracked through the Flight Tracking page.

Developer Tools

Roadmap: Dev Tools

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
Platform	New JavaScript Debugging	P1 (1)	Kevin Dangoor
--	Firebug Stability and Performance	P1 (2)	Kevin Dangoor
--	Highlighter	P1 (3)	Kevin Dangoor
--	Style Inspector	P1 (4)	Kevin Dangoor
--	Console Improvements	P1 (5)	Kevin Dangoor
--	Graphical Command Line Interface (GCLI) Prototype	P1 (6)	Kevin Dangoor
--	Workspaces First Take	P1 (7)	Kevin Dangoor
Platform	Memory Tooling Backend	P1 (8)	Kevin Dangoor
--	DevTools SDK	P2	Kevin Dangoor
--	Graphical Command Line Interface (GCLI) Release	P2	Kevin Dangoor
--	Workspaces Refined	P2	Kevin Dangoor
--	Memory	P2	Kevin Dangoor
--	Node Tree	P2	Kevin Dangoor
--	CSS Edtior	P2	Kevin Dangoor
--	Object Inspector Plus	P2	Kevin Dangoor
--	Style Doctor	P2	Kevin Dangoor
--	Debugger	P3	Kevin Dangoor
--	Framerate Monitor	P3	Kevin Dangoor
--	Timeline	P3	Kevin Dangoor

Fennec

Roadmap: DRAFT

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
Improved UI	Tablet UI - Keyboards & Other	P1 (1)	Thomas Arend
Security	Anti-malware/phishing	P1 (2)	Thomas Arend
L10N	Better First-run - language choice	P1 (3)	Thomas Arend
UX	Better First-run - browser discoverability	P1 (4)	Thomas Arend
Perf & Memory	Performance Improvements	P1 (5)	Thomas Arend
Perf & Memory	Memory Reductions	P1 (6)	Thomas Arend
Improved UI	Tablet UI - Awesomescreen revisions	P1 (7)	Thomas Arend
Perf & Memory	Session Store Enhancements	P1 (8)	Thomas Arend
Sync	Sync Enhancements	P1 (9)	Thomas Arend
UX	Better integration for form assistant on Android	P1 (10)	Thomas Arend
Video	Video Support for smooth playback	P1 (11)	Thomas Arend
Video	HW Accel Compositing	P1 (12)	Thomas Arend
UX	Text readability	P1 (13)	Thomas Arend
UX	Touch Events	P1 (14)	Thomas Arend
Video	High quality image scaling	P1 (15)	Thomas Arend
Perf & Memory	App cache/page pinning	P1 (16)	Thomas Arend
Video	WebGL	P1 (17)	Thomas Arend
UX	Android native polish	P2	Thomas Arend
UX	Android-style body text copy/paste	P2	Thomas Arend
Security	Master Password	P2	Thomas Arend
UX	Page Interactions (cursor mode)	P2	Thomas Arend
UX	Visual refresh (Gingerbread/Honeycomb)	P2	Thomas Arend
UX	Rewrite/mobilize UI text	P2	Thomas Arend
UX	UI for Camera integration, e.g. image upload, barcode reading	P2	Thomas Arend
UX	UI Transitions/animations	P2	Thomas Arend
Perf & Memory	Disk Cache	P2	Thomas Arend
Perf & Memory	Chrome MethodJIT	P2	Thomas Arend
Sync	Sync password and form mgr performance	P2	Thomas Arend
Platform	IndexDB support	P2	Thomas Arend
Security	Safe Browsing	P2	Thomas Arend
Apps	Basic Web App Support	P3	Thomas Arend
MozID	Logging in to websites easier	P3	Thomas Arend
UX	Basic RSS Support	P3	Thomas Arend
UX	Integrate Personas	P3	Thomas Arend
QA	Automated Testing - More Tests	P3	Thomas Arend
QA	Automated Testing - Better Infrastructure	P3	Thomas Arend
QA	Automated Testing - Cleanup Tests	P3	Thomas Arend
I/O	Camera tag/input	P3	Thomas Arend
I/O	Audio Input	P3	Thomas Arend
Platform	Web Sockets	P3	Thomas Arend
Security	Encrypt local data (passwords, etc)	P3	Thomas Arend
Platform	Server sent events	P3	Thomas Arend

Firefox

Roadmap: Firefox

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
UI Responsiveness	Understand when user interface feels laggy	P1 (1)	Jay Sullivan
UI Responsiveness	Execute chrome in separate process	P1 (2)	Jay Sullivan
Add-ons	Ensure user accepts add-ons installed by third-party apps	P1 (3)	Justin Scott
Add-ons	Solution to frequent compatibility updates	P1 (4)	Justin Scott
Web Apps	Home Tab as Permanent App Tab	P1 (5)	Jay Sullivan
UI Responsiveness	Reduce/Reduce performance impact of XBL	P1 (6)	Jay Sullivan
Sharing	Sharing UI in Firefox	P1 (1)	Bryan Clark
Sharing	Sharing backend service	P1 (2)	Bryan Clark
Search	Replace keyword.URL to follow Search Bar and/or allow independent setting of provider	P1 (1)	Kev Needham
UX Polish	Animations in the UI	P2 (1)	Jay Sullivan
UX Polish	20 high priority polish bugs	P2 (2)	Jay Sullivan
User support	More understandable way to clean cache and cookies	P2 (3)	Jay Sullivan
User support	Make about:support API	P2 (4)	Jay Sullivan
User support	Provide intuitive steps when Firefox can't connect	P2 (5)	Jay Sullivan
Personas	Build useful Personas Plus features into Firefox, obsolete the add-on	P2 (?)	Deb Richardson
User support	Provide an intuitive path to clean install	P2 (?)	Jay Sullivan
User support	Ability to clean up user profile	P2 (?)	Jay Sullivan
Release Mgmt	Channel Switching	P2 (?)	Sheila Mooney
User Engagement	Allow engagement through Firefox Start Page based on browser's knowledge of the user	P3 (1)	Jay Sullivan
UX Polish	Download Manager Revision	P3 (2)	Jay Sullivan
Add-ons	Expose add-on performance information in Firefox	P3	Justin Scott
User support	If Firefox won't start X times, try harder	P3 (6)	Jay Sullivan
Personas	Enhanced Personas (to be defined)	P3 (*)	Deb Richardson
User support	Make crash reports helpful and easier to access	P3 (7)	Jay Sullivan

Firefox Home

Roadmap: DRAFT

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
UX	iPad support	P1 (1)	Thomas Arend
App	Move to web-based model	P1 (2)	Thomas Arend
UX	New visual design, Awesomescreen improvements	P1 (3)	Thomas Arend
Security	Managing unencrypted data	P1 (4)	Thomas Arend
Backend	New server design (web services)	P1 (5)	Thomas Arend
Security	Add passwords to sync data	P1 (6)	Thomas Arend
Platform	New platform support (Blackberry, etc)	P2	Thomas Arend
UX	Badging on Home icon	P2	Thomas Arend
UX	Feed integration	P2	Thomas Arend
UX	Home screen widget improvements	P2	Thomas Arend
Privacy	Identity integration	P2	Thomas Arend
F1	Sharing	P2	Thomas Arend
App	Web App support	P2	Thomas Arend
Contacts	Integrated contacts	P3	Thomas Arend
Platform	Support desktop (web version)	P3	Thomas Arend

Identity

Roadmap:Identity

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
--	Web APIs for verified email based sign-in	P1 (1)	Dan Mills
--	Verified email service (ID service back-end)	P1 (2)	Dan Mills
--	Web-only sign-in UI	P1 (3)	Dan Mills
--	In-browser sign-in UI	P1 (4)	Dan Mills
--	Sign into the browser: master password/profile/sync account redesign	P2	Dan Mills
--	API experiment	P2	Dan Mills
--	Account Manager: account information sprinkled on site-specific prefs	P3	Dan Mills

Partnering

Roadmap:CD&D

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
Installers	Multi-locale installers (Windows)	P2	Kev Needham
Fennec	Distribution features support in Fennec	P2	Kev Needham
Distribution	distribution.js Enhancements	P2	Kev Needham
Distribution	Bundled Extension Update/Enhancement	P2	Kev Needham
Distribution	Group Policy Support for Deployment/Configuration	P2	Kev Needham
Installers	Microsoft Scriptable Installer (.msi) for single and multi-locales	P2*	Kev Needham
Installers	Post-intstallation customization options (network and local storage)	P2	Kev Needham
Installers	Stub/Web-installer	P3	Kev Needham
Installers	Multi-locale installers (Non-windows)	P3	Kev Needham
Distribution	Distribution Automatic Update Service	P3	Kev Needham

Platform

Roadmap: Platform

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
Add-ons	Out-of-process add-ons	P1 (1)**	Myk Melez
Add-ons	window-independent content frames	P1 (2)**	Myk Melez
Yes	Telemetry	P1 (1)**	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	Full Screen APIs	P1 (2)**	Chris Blizzard
Networking	Websockets	P1 (3)	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	text-overflow: ellipsis	P1 (4)	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	Web timing spec	P1 (5)	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	Touch and Multi-touch events for mobile	P1 (6)	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	IndexedDB for Mobile	P1 (7)	Chris Blizzard
Applications	Scoping Application Layout models (grid/flex)	P1 (8)	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	EventSource events over HTTP	P1 (9)	Chris Blizzard
Networking	HTTP Pipelining on by default	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	TLS False Start	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	CSS 2.1 tests fallout	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	CSS 3 Backgrounds	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	3D transforms	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	Flawless switching of audio when going from in-page to full screen	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	Taking a picture from a web page	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	Notifications on desktop	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	Proper support for Content-disposition (Done for Firefox 5)	P2	Chris Blizzard
Applications	Expanded capabilities for Workers (needs scoping)	P2	Chris Blizzard
Applications	Scoping library loading APIs	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	WebP Support	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform	Scoping Content Editable Changes	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform and Standards	Real time audio and video	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform and Standards	Scoping multi-track audio and video	P2	Chris Blizzard
Web platform and Standards	Scoping variable-bitrate HTML5 video over HTTP	P2	Chris Blizzard
Applications and Standards	Scoping headless applications and activation for Applications	P2	Chris Blizzard
Applications and Standards	Scoping messaging for Applications	P2	Chris Blizzard
Networking and Standards	Scoping priorities for HTTP caches	P2	Chris Blizzard
Gecko	Scoping GFX revamp	P2	Chris Blizzard
Gecko	Scoping Process/Platform changes for multi-process apps and tabs	P2	Chris Blizzard

Plugins

Roadmap:

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
--	Bundled/Native Plugin Support (including upgrade)	P1 (1)	Kev Needham
Addon Manager	Add link to plugincheck from AOM	P1 (2)	Kev Needham
--	Use PFS2 for pfs.datasource.url in Mozilla product(s)	P1 (3)	Kev Needham
WebDev	Expand plugins.mozilla.org app to serve PFS, AOM, and plugincheck	P1 (4)	Kev Needham
L10n	Localize plugincheck website	P1 (5)	Kev Needham
Platform	OOPP Tuning and Expansion to better support existing and additional plugins	P1 (6)	Kev Needham
Addon Manager	Add plugincheck functionality to Add-on Manager	P2	Kev Needham
Addon Manager	Blocklist UX enhancements	P2	Kev Needham
Addon Manager	Improved Plugin installation/management experience	P2	Kev Needham
Plugins	Update plugins with no restart required	P2*	Kev Needham
WebDev	Split plugincheck from mozilla.com to plugincheck.com/org/net	P3	Kev Needham

Privacy

Roadmap: Privacy

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
User controlled disclosure	Site-based data management UI	P1 (1)	Sid Stamm
Safe and rational defaults	Shortened HTTP Referer header	P1 (2)	Sid Stamm
Control of tracking and third-party sharing	API for sites to request use of third-party cookies	P2	Sid Stamm
Control of tracking and third-party sharing	API for sites to request additional sensitive features like geolocation, a:ping, local storage, etc.	P2	Sid Stamm
Control of tracking and third-party sharing	disable automated discovery for Geolocation	P2	Sid Stamm
User controlled disclosure	Better, more obvious geolocation UX	P2	Sid Stamm
Local privacy	Require master password when using Sync	P2	Sid Stamm
Private browsing	Per-tab/window private mode	P2	Sid Stamm
User authentication	API for sites to trigger second-factor authentication (e.g., SMS)	P2	Sid Stamm
Secure network connections	Safer mixed-content SSL/TLS mode with UI indicators	P2	Sid Stamm
Private browsing	Reduce fingerprint-ability in private browsing	P2	Sid Stamm
Control of tracking and third-party sharing	Tracking alert to informs users when an entity is tracking them across sites	P2	Sid Stamm
User controlled disclosure	Plugin awareness of users privacy prefs	P2	Sid Stamm
Enriched add-ons	Privacy icons to show what capabilities add-ons have	P2	Sid Stamm
User authentication	Improve transparency of authentication state so users know when they're sending credentials to sites (and which ones)	P2	Sid Stamm
Secure network connections	Check-point API between TLS/SSL handshake and HTTP request	P2	Sid Stamm
Control of tracking and third-party sharing	Location faking for geolocation	P3	Sid Stamm
Control of tracking and third-party sharing	Disable third-party cookie sending by default	P3	Sid Stamm

Sync

Roadmap: Sync

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
--	Improve discoverability	P1 (1)	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Instant Sync (engine specific sync heuristics)	P1 (2)	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Deauthorize device from syncing (e.g. lost phone) from Firefox and Account Portal	P1 (3)	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Improve Sync setup process	P1 (4)	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Push to mobile	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Add-ons Sync	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Favicons Sync	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Web apps Sync	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Web apps localStorage Sync	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Snippet view on Start Page (Same as improve discoverability)	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan

User Experience

Roadmap: n/a

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
UI responsiveness	Inline URL autocomplete	P1 (1)	Alex Limi
Panorama	Panorama groups should always persist	P1 (2)	Alex Limi
UI responsiveness	Don't resize when closing tabs	P1 (3)	Alex Limi
UI responsiveness	Tab move/detach animations	P1 (4)	Alex Limi
App tabs	Toolbar-less app tabs	P1 (5)	Alex Limi
Panorama	Inactive Panorama groups should load on-demand	P1 (6)	Alex Limi
Plugins	Plugins should not steal keyboard focus	P1 (7)	Alex Limi
Download Manager	Panel-based download manager window	P2 *	Alex Limi
Visual design	Improved AwesomeBar results design	P2	Alex Limi
Papercuts	Convert remaining window-modal dialogs to tab-modal	P2	Alex Limi
Prefs	Expose prefs for tabs-on-demand, DNT, always restore tabs	P2	Alex Limi
Plugins	Opt-in activation for plugins that are unknown/slow	P2	Alex Limi
Platform	Find-in-page behavior and UI improvements	P2	Alex Limi
Platform	OS X 10.7 features: scrollbar, full screen mode, three-finger gestures	P2	Alex Limi
Platform	Ability to put tabs in title bar on OS X	P2	Alex Limi
Forms	Full set of HTML5 form controls	P3	Alex Limi
Downloads	File type cursors	P3	Alex Limi
Papercuts	Continued menu cleanup (OS X, context, tab menu)	P3	Alex Limi
Papercuts	Caps lock indicator in password field	P3	Alex Limi
Papercuts	Caps lock indicator in password field	P3	Alex Limi
Papercuts	File upload indicators on HTTP POST	P3	Alex Limi
Papercuts	Better default new tab and tab siebling/parent behavior	P3	Alex Limi
Platform	Event that signals when page is usable (progress indicator)	P3	Alex Limi
Panorama	Reusable Panorama grouping API for e.g VerticalTabs	P3	Alex Limi

Web Apps

Roadmap: n/a

Theme	Feature	P#	Owner
--	App install/uninstall APIs in Firefox	P1 (1)	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Web App SDK	P1 (2)	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	HTML5 Web App dashboard	P1 (3)	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Payments	P1 (4)	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Sync App to Phone	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	In App experience v2	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	Apps hosted on AMO	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan
--	In App experience v1 (Site specific browser ++)	P2	Ragavan Srinivasan