The first beta version of Firefox 4 has been released.
Major changes
In the Windows version, tabs are now placed at the very top of the browser window;
on Windows Vista and Windows 7, the top menu has been replaced with the Firefox button;
new extension manager;
the page stop button and the page refresh button were merged into one in versions for Windows, Mac and Linux;
The bookmarks panel is replaced by the default bookmarks button (you can return if you wish);
protection against crashes in versions for Windows, Linux and Mac, if the crash is related to Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins;