XULRunner 1.8.0.9

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XULRunner 1.8.0.9 for Windows (6.66MB)
XULRunner 1.8.0.9 for Mac OS X (Universal) (17.2MB)
XULRunner 1.8.0.9 for Linux (x86) (8.26MB)
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XULRunner 1.8.0.9 is a stable developer preview. It provides facilities for launching standalone XUL applications and embedding APIs which can be used to render web pages within native and Java applications.

The Mozilla Developer Center has links to existing XULRunner applications and examples.

Installing XULRunner

The system requirements for XULRunner are the same as for Firefox 1.5. To install:

Windows

Unpack the XULRunner .zip file to a new directory using an archive tool such as 7-Zip.
Register XULRunner with the system by opening a command prompt and entering xulrunner.exe --register-global (to register for all users) or xulrunner.exe --register-user (to register for a single user).

Linux

Unpack the XULRunner tarball to a new directory using tar -xzf xulrunner-1.8.0.9.en-US.linux-i686.tar.gz.
Register XULRunner with the system by opening a terminal and entering xulrunner --register-global (as root, to register for all users) or xulrunner --register-user (to register for a single user).

Mac OS X

Double-click the .dmg file to mount it.
Double-click the install .pkg and follow the instructions.

Uninstalling XULRunner

Windows

From a command prompt, enter xulrunner.exe --unregister-global or xulrunner.exe --unregister-user to unregister XULRunner just as you registered it during installation.
Remove the XULRunner directory.

Linux

From a terminal, enter xulrunner --unregister-global or xulrunner --unregister-user to unregister XULRunner just as you registered it during installation.
Remove the XULRunner directory.

Mac OS X

If you have multiple versions of XULRunner installed on Mac OS X, it is not possible to uninstall only one version. To remove all installed versions of XULRunner, remove the /Library/Frameworks/XUL.framework directory.

Installing XUL Applications

XUL applications that do not include their own installers are typically packaged as .zip archives. To install such an app, first save it to your desktop or another convenient place.

Windows

In a command prompt, enter the following command:

C:\...\xulrunner.exe --install-app C:\...\application.zip

The application will be installed to C:\Program Files\VendorName\Application, and can be started with application.exe.

Linux

In a terminal, enter the following command:

/.../xulrunner --install-app /.../application.zip

The application will be installed to /usr/lib/vendorname/application, and can be started with the application binary.

Mac OS X

In a terminal, enter the following command:

/Library/Frameworks/XUL.framework/xulrunner-bin --install-app /.../application.zip

The application will be installed to /Applications/VendorName/Application.app.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is installing XULRunner so painful? Why isn't there a nice installer?

Because nobody has written that code yet! This is a developer preview release: additional features for installing and deploying XULRunner and applications based on XULRunner will be available in future releases.

I'm writing a XUL application, how can I deploy that application to my users?

You can make a zip file with your application.ini at its root and instruct users to follow the steps above, or deploy XULRunner with your app as recommended by Mozilla.

Is there an SDK I can compile/link against?

Yes. See the Gecko SDK page at the Mozilla Developer Center for details.

I think I've found a bug, how do I report it?

bugzilla.mozilla.org is used to track bugs in all Mozilla products. Please search to make sure that your bug has not already been reported.

How can I help?

If you want to help with XULRunner but don't know where to start, visit the XULRunner Community page and ask questions on the newsgroups or in the IRC channel.