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I am using Firefox 136.0 on a Macbook running Sonoma 14.5 & on a MacMini running Sequoia 15.3.1. When doing a search using the Google search engine in Firefox if I click on a result it no longer opens in a new tab, instead it just opens it in the same tab. If I right click on the result & select "Open in a new tab" it does. I experimented with using Yahoo search engine (which I hate) & new results still open in a new tab. I assume others are experiencing this problem when using Google search with Firefox since it is happening on both my Macbook & my MacMini. Anybody know if this a settings issue or is there a problem with the software?

/edit: moved thread from Firefox for iOS to Firefox section as you have macOS.

After a recent update, the 'Reopen Closed Tab' button has disappeared from my browser. Additionally, the drag-and-drop functionality to open hyperlinks in new tabs has stopped working. Is there a way to restore these features without reinstalling the browser?

Before update I have tree style tabs extension, that organized tabs and show it as list in left side of screen. And this was ideal setup for me. But new sidebar broke this. It Have rudimentary vertical tabs, that missed main feature from tree style tabs extension. But I cant hide this sidebar, because it also hide tree style tabs.

How i can return to my previous setup, where i only see tree style tabs extension ?

I use a lot of containers (love this extension!) and have an improvement suggestion.

It would be helpful if the entire tab was colored, rather than just the little line at the top. I have a hard time seeing the line and distinguishing between similar colors.

For context, I have to log into multiple email and website accounts for work. The tab descriptions are often the same (for example, I'll have 3 or 4 google accounts open and they all say "Gmail" or "Admin console") so I have to click on each to find the right one since the colored line is hard for me to see.

Hi,

On my "new tab" page, the "add a shortcut" button is missing. I can pin, unpin, move, and dismiss shortcuts freely, but only those which automatically appear. Unfortunately the page I'd like to pin is not in the auto-generated shortcuts list (even expanded to 4 lines). It is in my recently bookmarked pages, but the context menu there does not allow adding it to the shortcuts. I use Windows, Nightly 138.0a1 (2025-03-13) (64-bit).

Thanks for any help, Pat

I currently have Firefox to open at startup showing three different websites. When I open a new window, the same three sites are open. I would prefer all new windows to open with one new tab only. I don't much care whether that new tab displays some sort of blank page or home page or a website I have chosen or whatever.

I can't find a setting or an extension which allows this. Can anyone help?

Hello, Win11 Pro 24H2 Firefox 136.0.2 (64-bit)

When I alt tab over to my firefox windows and then press ctrl t to open a new tab it does not work most of the time. I have to sit and hit the keys 10-20 times before it will allow me to open a new tab. Do you have any idea why this is happening? I have tried safe mode with firefox and the issue persists so it is definitely not any extension that I run.

Can anyone please help me figure out why can't I access my multiple open Firefox tabs on my Widow 11 desktop unless I open a new tab, and then click on the three line Firefox app menu symbol, then select "History" and then go back? I don't even have to choose a function under "History". I just go back to the tabs and they have become available to be selected and activated. This fix is only temporary and may have to be repeated several times in one session. The misbehaving tabs show up in a horizontal row over my toolbar area (sometimes as dark panels after an update) but clicking on them just causes the row of tabs shown, or the vertical list of excessive multiple tabs, to disappear. I tried selecting troubleshoot mode, but did not see any indications of errors. This problem only began after my last Firefox update and does not go away after a Windows reboot.

Is there a way to hide the top tab bar while I am using the Tree Style Tab option? I love the new option for using the Tree Style Tabs to my left, but it seems redundant to have the tabs on my left while also having them across the top. It clutters my window with too much text and I would love to see a cleaner window with just my bookmarks across the top and the tabs to my left. I can't seem to find a setting for that. Does one exist?

I have used Firefox for years, and especially since the ability to pin tabs was created. After this last update I experienced an issue on one website, which the tab is pinned, that was not present before. After putting things into my shopping cart, I click on the shopping cart and if the original tab is pinned then the shopping cart opens in a new tab. Before this latest update Firefox was smarter than that.

I am recently having problems with Firefox not opening my tabs when I log into my computer. I can get them back by using history but it's fiddly and not all of them appear (and often not the most recent ones.) Can anyone tell me what the problem might be and how to rectify this. I am also having problems with Onedrive which started at the same time. I am not sure if the two things are connected or not.

I've noticed recently after system reboots that Firefox forgets the "Open previous windows and tabs" setting and restarts with only a blank tab. I've confirmed that this setting is ticked prior to the reboot. I know I can restore the session under History but why isn't Firefox remembering this setting and re-opening the windows & tabs like previously?

Running Firefox 135.0.1 and Mac Sequoia 15.3 (but has been happening in recent previous versions of both).

In the Firefox View tab, we can search for Open Tabs. I am wondering how I can make a strict search for a particular pattern. For example, let's say I have hundreds of tab open for youtube like below:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=<random> https://youtube.com/watch?v=<random> https://youtube.com/watch?v=<random> https://youtube.com <---------------------I want this one to appear in my search

how can I ONLY search for open tabs that is the youtube front page (i.e to not match anything after the ".com"). If I just search for "youtube.com", it will match all of them, but I only want the front page.

Then, i can quickly close all of the duplicate

terryzue terryzue 1/24/25, 10:56 AM

I cannot consistently show an image preview when I hover over a tab, even though I have that function box checked in my general/settings page.