How can I remove a custom background image from the Firefox homepage and new tab page?
Hi,
I recently set a custom background image for the Firefox new tab page (and possibly the homepage), but now I’d like to remove or replace it.
I’ve already tried:
Going to about:config and enabling the following:
browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabWallpapers.customWallpaper.enabled → true
browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabWallpapers.ui.enabled → true
Searching for a gear icon or any UI options on the new tab or homepage – but nothing appears.
I also checked about:preferences#home but there are no visible options to manage background images.
How can I remove or change the custom background image? I’d appreciate instructions, config paths, or a file location where I can delete the image manually.
Thank you! p.s. I'm stuck with a background image that makes my shortcuts unreadable and it's driving me crazy. 😅
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Hi,
There's an option to reset to your default background on the New Tab page:
- In the right corner of the New Tab page, click the gear icon.
- In the customization panel, under the Wallpapers section, click "Reset to default".
- Click the Close button at the top right to exit the customization panel.
Fore more details, see Customize your wallpapers.
Hi,
I’ve followed all available instructions to remove or change the custom wallpaper on the Firefox new tab page. I also tried accessing the customization options via the gear icon on the New Tab page, as mentioned in your Customize your wallpapers article, but that icon does not appear in my browser.
I’m currently using Firefox version 139, and I suspect the customization UI might not be fully available in this version yet.
Could you please confirm whether the wallpaper reset functionality is tied to Firefox version 140 or later? And if so, is there a manual way to remove the custom image until then?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Hello,
From you screenshots, looks that you have set a background image not for the New Tab page, but for Firefox UI itself. Could you remember, what exactly did you do?
For the toolbar area, try changing to the System theme. See: Use themes to change the look of Firefox.
For the new tab page, if you slowly move the mouse pointer around the lower right square inch of the new tab page, you should find and be able to click the gear icon. Then choose any other wallpaper to replace the current one.
The gear icon on the New Tab page sits at the bottom-right corner (not the top-right corner as is depicted at one of Mozilla's support pages) and may be obscured by the chosen picture. Jscher2000 gave me the clue to solve this.
Egbert said
The gear icon on the New Tab page sits at the bottom-right corner (not the top-right corner as is depicted at one of Mozilla's support pages) and may be obscured by the chosen picture. Jscher2000 gave me the clue to solve this.
Hi Egbert,
Could you please give us a URL of the support page with incorrect info? We'll review it and fix if needed.
Hello
To complement, this discussion.
Similar https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1513622
Since the release of Firefox 136. The preference, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant-b, set to true, by default. See, first screenshot.
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