Make Firefox your default browser

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If you have more than one web browser, WindowsOS Xyour operating system needs to know which browser to use by default. This article will show you how to make Firefox 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 and select Settings.
2. Select the Advanced panel, then click the General tab, and then click Check Now.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Select Yes to set Firefox as your default browser.
   • If Firefox still isn't the default browser, see Setting Firefox as the default browser does not work - What to do.

To set another browser as the default, use the settings in the browser you wish to be your default.

Based on information from Default browser (mozillaZine KB)