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Load your favorite pages in one click. We'll show you how to set your home page or restore the default page.

We'll show you how to automatically open any web page you want when you launch Firefox or click the Home button {for not fx57}[[Image:Home Button]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:Home Button 57]]{/for}. __TOC__ = Set or change your home page = <!-- See discussion https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-set-the-home-page/discuss/5183 --> {for not fx57} # Open a tab with the web page you want to use as your home page. # Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button [[Image:Home Button]] on your toolbar. #;{for winxp}[[Image:Home Page 29 - WinXP]]{/for}{for win7,win8,win10}[[Image:Home Page 29 - Win8]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Home Page 29 - Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Home Page 29 - Linux]]{/for} # Click {button Yes} to set this page as your home page. {/for} {for fx57} # Open the web page you want to use as your home page. # Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button [[Image:Home Button 57]] on your toolbar (it's on the left side by default). #;{for win}[[Image:Dragging Home Page 57]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:set homepage 57]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Dragging Home Page 57 - Linux]]{/for} # Click {button Yes} on the prompt to set this page as your home page. {/for} =Set your home page through Firefox preferences= {for not fx61} #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Choose the {menu General} panel.<br> {for not fx56}[[Image:Fx52GeneralPanel-HomePage]]{/for}{for =fx56}[[Image:Fx56GeneralPanel-HomePage]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:Fx57GeneralPanel-HomePage]]{/for}<br> *The default '''Startup''' setting for ''When Firefox starts'' is to show your home page. You can also choose {for not fx57}from the drop-down menu{/for} to have Firefox show a blank page or to show your windows and tabs from your last session.{/for} *You can set multiple pages as your home page. Open each page in a separate tab and click on {button Use Current Pages} under {for not fx56}''Home Page''{/for}{for =fx56}''Home page''{/for}{for fx57}'''Home page'''{/for}. {/for} {for fx61} #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Click the {menu Home} panel. #Click the menu next to ''Homepage and new windows'' and choose an option to show either the Firefox Home page, enter your own URLs or show a blank page. {/for} {for not fx61} = Restore the default home page = ''If you want to delete your home page customizations, this is how to do it:'' # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # {for not fx57}In the '''Startup''' section under {for not fx56}''Home Page''{/for}{for =fx56}''Home page''{/for}{/for}{for fx57}Under '''Home page'''{/for}, click {button Restore to Default}. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} = Having problems? = We have solutions: *If you keep getting the "Firefox has just updated" tab every time Firefox starts, see the article [[Firefox says it's just updated every time it starts - how to fix]]. * If your home page settings are not saved, see [[How to fix preferences that won't save]]. * If you can't see the Home button, have a look at [[Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars]]. * If your home page was hijacked or automatically changed, see [[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]]. {for win} * If a page keeps opening even after you've removed a third-party toolbar and restored your home page, see [[Wrong home page opens when I start Firefox - How to fix]]. {for fx57} * An extension may be controlling your home page. For more information, see [[An extension changed my home page]]. {/for}