# Why does Firefox Developer Edition exist as a separate edition?

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-does-firefox-developer-edition-exist-as-a-separate-edition/21347>\
**Category:** Developer Tools\
**Created:** [November 8, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-does-firefox-developer-edition-exist-as-a-separate-edition/21347 "2017-11-08T12:57:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![jryans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/jryans/32/20918_2.png) [@jryans](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/jryans)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-does-firefox-developer-edition-exist-as-a-separate-edition/21347/9 "2017-11-08T15:51:44Z")

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Also, here is a similar thread on this topic:

> [@Quantum - Beta vs Developer Edition](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/quantum-beta-vs-developer-edition/20643):
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> There was a thread a few months back about the Firefox Beta build vs Firefox Developer Edition. This was pre-Quantum and I was curious if there was honestly much difference between the new builds now? Feature wise in regards to DevTools, CSS Grid etc, they seem identical.

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