E10s (Electrolysis) is a project to turn Firefox in a multi-process browser, where the browser and web content are run in separate processes.
The goal of the Electrolysis project ("e10s" for short) is to decompose Firefox in multiple processes, where the main browser process spawns content processes to render and execute web content. This allows for major enhancements in security and performance. Normal web pages are usually not affected by this change, but Firefox add-ons may cease to function properly.
E10s is only enabled by default on Firefox Nightly, but will eventually be enabled by default on Firefox stable.
- Electrolysis project page: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis
- Roadmap: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis/Roadmap
- Developer documentation: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Multiprocess_Firefox
