The customizable Firefox New Tab page can display shortcuts (sites you save or visit the most), popular articles and your recent activity (including recently visited pages or bookmarks). The New Tab page is the default Firefox start page, unless you have set a different home page.

Shortcuts

The Shortcuts section displays sites you save or visit frequently on Firefox. You may also see sponsored shortcuts, if enabled in your settings. These sites will also appear when you click in the address bar to start a search.

When you first use Firefox, you’ll see links to top-ranking websites and popular search engines. Over time, these are replaced with links to sites you visit often and recently, based on your browsing history.

You can customize by adding multiple rows of Shortcuts, pinning specific sites, and other ways. See this page section for more details.

Weather and Widgets

Firefox Home can display your local weather in the upper right corner, so you can quickly check conditions while browsing. This feature is available worldwide.

You may also see additional widgets, such as Lists and a Timer, being released in various markets. In that case, the weather widget can also be configured to an expanded forecast.

Recommended stories

The Recommended stories section displays content curated by Firefox’s recommendations team and custom machine learning tools. These stories are not informed by your browsing data. You can view or bookmark stories, remove them, or open them in a new window.

Recommended stories on the Firefox New Tab page is a feature currently available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain and India. We’re working to bring it to other countries.

Recent activity

The Recent activity section may include your recently visited pages, bookmarks and most recent downloads. In each tile, Firefox will show a download icon, the bookmark star or the recent visit clock icon.

Customize your New Tab page to hide or display content

Click the gear pencil icon in the bottom right corner of the New Tab page. A panel will open, showing content you can customize. Click the toggle next to a section to switch it on or off , to show or hide that section. Other settings are available by clicking the Manage more settings link at the bottom of the panel.

Learn more

• To learn how to customize your New Tab page with a selection of wallpapers, change the Weather display and more, see Customize items on your Firefox New Tab page.
• For information about sponsored content, see Sponsors on the home page and New Tab page.
• To personalize your New Tab page, see Control Firefox New Tab personalization.