Settings

Manage and customize your product experience with settings, add-ons, and more.

Add-on Badges

You’ll know if an extension is being regularly reviewed if it has one of the badges listed in this article.

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Firefox Page Info window

The Firefox “Page Info” window gives you details about the page you're on. You can also use it to change permissions for the website.

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Manage local site storage settings

Learn about local storage, how to access storage settings, remove site data or set exceptions for websites to store data in Firefox.

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Firefox options, preferences and settings

Settings panels give you access to Firefox settings. This article describes what types of settings are available in each panel.

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Connection settings in Firefox

Your organization or Internet Service Provider may offer or require you to use a proxy to connect to the Internet. Learn more.

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Multi-Account Containers

Add Container tabs to Firefox with the Multi-Account Containers add-on, to separate your work and personal browsing.

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Restore the Menu bar in Firefox

The Firefox Menu bar (File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, etc.) may be hidden or missing. Learn how to restore the Menu bar.

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Tab context menu

Explore the features available in the tab context menu in Firefox, including options for managing and organizing your tabs.

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Global Privacy Control

How to make Firefox advise websites that you visit not to sell or share your browsing information.

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Firefox's performance settings

Firefox automatically uses settings that work best with your computer. You can always change these settings.

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Make Firefox your default browser

How to make Web links open in Firefox automatically by setting it as the default browser on your computer.

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How to set the home page

Learn how to change what page you see when you first start Firefox, click the home button or open a new window.

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Allow or block media autoplay in Firefox

Firefox prevents media from playing automatically on websites you visit, unless you grant permission. Learn more about this feature.

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Switching from Chrome to Firefox

Firefox can automatically move bookmarks, passwords, history and other preferences from Chrome without deleting it or interfering with any of its settings.

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Recommendations from Firefox

This article describes why and how extension recommendations are made, including how to turn off recommendations.

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Recover lost or missing Bookmarks

If your bookmarks have disappeared, it may be possible to recover them. Learn why bookmarks may seem to be missing and how to get them back.

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Search with the Firefox address bar

Learn how the address bar makes it easy to search the Web, find bookmarks or pages you visited before, use search engines and more.

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Compact mode workaround in Firefox

Learn about a workaround to activate compact mode, if you need to. This feature isn't supported and we still recommend using normal mode.

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Tab preferences and settings

Learn how to customize tab settings in Firefox to enhance your browsing experience.

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How do I restore my tabs from last time?

This article explains the different options you have for opening the tabs and windows you had open the last time you used Firefox.

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What if I'm locked out of Two-Step Authentication?

Disable two-step authentication or use a backup authentication code to regain access to your account if you've been locked out of two-step authentication login.

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About Picture-in-Picture in Firefox

The Picture-in-Picture feature allows you to pop videos out of their webpage, so you can watch while continuing to work in other tabs.

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Use bookmark folders to organize your bookmarks

Firefox allows you to group your bookmarks into folders to organize them by topic or task, etc. This article explains how to organize your bookmarks this way.

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Disable or re-enable Pocket for Firefox

The Pocket save and recommendations features are included with Firefox by default. Learn how to disable or remove Pocket from Firefox and how to re-enable it.

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Usernames and passwords are not saved

Firefox has a password management feature to store usernames and passwords for logging in to websites. Learn why logins might not be saved.

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Change the program used to open email links

Learn how to change the email program that Firefox opens when you click a “mailto” link, or use the “Email Link” and “Email Image” features.

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Change the fonts and colors websites use

This article describes how to customize the way you see websites by choosing font styles and colors that will override those used by the websites.

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How do I use the Firefox spell checker?

Firefox's spell checker streamlines writing by auto-detecting errors, offering quick fixes, and custom dictionary additions for flawless text.

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HTML5 audio and video in Firefox

Firefox can handle audio and video content on web pages and can open some media files. Learn about supported formats and managing playback.

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Change your Mozilla account password

How to change your Mozilla account password if you detect strange activity on your account.

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Feed reader replacements for Firefox

Firefox's built-in support for web feeds and Live Bookmarks ended in December 2018 with version 64. Learn more and find alternatives.

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End of support for Adobe Flash

Like other browsers, Firefox has ended support for Adobe Flash. Learn about the details here.

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Firefox doesn't save web form entries

Firefox's autocomplete feature lets you save and reuse text field entries in web forms. If you're no longer able to auto-fill your forms, follow these steps.

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Access your add-ons with a Mozilla account

The addons.mozilla.org (AMO) site is using Mozilla accounts to offer a more integrated experience across all Mozilla services and products.

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How to fix Pocket login issues

Learn how to add an exception for Pocket in Firefox, to prevent being prompted to sign in to Pocket when saving to the site.

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Importing Safari data into Firefox

Import data from your Safari browser into Firefox. You must enable Full Disk Access on macOS version 10.14 (Mojave).

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Personalize Firefox with colorways

Personalize your browsing experience with Colorways themes for Firefox, created in partnership with an industry color specialist.

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Access hidden tabs in Firefox

Firefox lets you know when there are tabs hidden in the background so you can access them easily.

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Review installed extensions

Reviewing the extensions you have installed periodically can make it harder for malicious extensions to put your security and privacy at risk.

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Pocket sponsored stories on new tabs

Pocket occasionally partners with select publishers and brands to deliver sponsored stories on the Firefox New Tab page. Learn more.

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Mozilla Voice Server Proxy Retiring

Mozilla is ending official support for the Mozilla Voice Proxy Server and its related projects. Learn more about the retirement of server and extensions.

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How file downloads are handled in Firefox

This article describes changes to how downloads are handled since Firefox version 98 and answers some frequently asked questions.

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Site Permission Add-ons

Sites can ask to install permission add-ons that modify Firefox’s default security behavior to give them extra privileges. Learn more.

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