Make Firefox your default browser

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If you have more than one web browser installed, any links that you click on will automatically open in your default browser. This article shows you how to make Firefox your default browser.

How to set Firefox as your default browser

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. In the General panel, click Make Default….
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  3. Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. In the General panel, click Make Default….
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  3. The Set Default Programs window will open.
  4. In the Set Default Programs window, select Firefox from the list of programs on the left and click Set this program as default. Then click OK to close the window.
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  5. Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. In the General panel, click Make Default….
    Fx67GeneralPanelStartup-MakeDefault
  3. The Windows Settings app will open with the Choose default apps screen.
  4. Scroll down and click the entry under Web browser.
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  5. Click on Firefox in the dialog that opens with a list of available browsers.
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  6. Firefox is now listed as your default browser. Close the Settings window to save your changes.
  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. In the General panel, click Make Default….
    Fx67GeneralPanelStartup-MakeDefaultFx94MakeDefault
    • Firefox will now be set as your default browser.

If Firefox was unable to make itself the default browser it will open the Windows Settings Default apps panel (shown below), where you can click the entry under Web browser to choose Firefox as the default.

For additional information, see Make Firefox your default browser on Windows.

Use the Settings app in Windows 10 to change your default browser

Alternatively, you can open the Settings App from the Windows Start menu to set Firefox as the default browser:

  1. Go to the Windows Start menu and click the Settings icon.
  2. Click Apps, then choose Default Apps on the left pane.
  3. Scroll down and click the entry under Web browser.
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  4. Click on Firefox in the dialog that opens with a list of available browsers.
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  5. Firefox is now listed as your default browser. Close the Settings window to save your changes.
  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. In the General panel, find the default browser setting in the Startup section at the top of the page.
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  3. Click the Make Default… button. Firefox will now be set as your default browser.

If Firefox still isn't the default, see Make Firefox your default browser on Windows for steps to manually change your default browser to Firefox.

Note: To change your default to another browser, see the support documentation for that other browser.