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Firefox Suggest helps you quickly find what you need as you type in the address bar. It can show results from your bookmarks, open tabs, browsing history, or even suggest useful sites from the web.
This article explains how Firefox Suggest works, the types of suggestions you may see, and how to control what appears.
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What is Firefox Suggest?
Firefox Suggest is a built-in feature that enhances the address bar. It shows real-time suggestions from:
- Browsing history – Page titles and web addresses from your history, using local data stored on your own computer
- Bookmarks – Page titles, web addresses and tags from your bookmarks
- Open tabs – Pages you currently have open in other tabs
- Search engines – Relevant search terms or solution buttons related to the task or answer you may be looking for
- Suggestions from Firefox – Contextual suggestions from the web related to your search
- Suggestions from sponsors – Occasional sponsored suggestions related to your search
These settings are on by default. You can turn them on or off at any time.
Manage your Firefox Suggest settings
To customize your settings for the types of suggestions displayed in the address bar results, follow the steps below:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and select (select on older macOS versions).Click the menu button
and select .
- Select in the left panel.
- Scroll down to the section and click the checkbox next to the settings you want to enable or disable.
Manage your address bar suggestions
Firefox lets you control what content appears in your address bar suggestions. Simply, click the three-dot menu button next to a suggestion in the address bar.
The following options are available:
| Firefox Suggest (Sponsored and Non-Sponsored) | This includes contextual suggestions from Firefox and occasional sponsored suggestions related to your search.
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| Search engine historical suggestions |
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| Autofill (Domain) |
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| Autofill (Full URLs) |
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Who are Mozilla’s partners?
Mozilla collaborates with trusted organizations to provide some of the suggestions you see in Firefox. Privacy is fundamental to Mozilla’s mission, and we carefully evaluate all partners to ensure they meet our strict privacy standards.
We partner with adMarketplace, Yelp and AccuWeather to provide sponsored suggestions that enhance your browsing experience with helpful, context-based information. Certain partnerships are limited to the United States, while others are active in every region where Suggest is available. Sponsored suggestions are clearly labeled as Sponsored, meaning Mozilla receives revenue when users engage with these suggestions, which in turn helps fund Firefox development and other Mozilla initiatives. Through adMarketplace, we share recommendations for a variety of products and services. Through Yelp, we offer recommendations for local businesses and services, such as restaurants and shops. AccuWeather enables us to provide weather-related suggestions, including local forecasts and current conditions.
Firefox also provides suggestions from Wikipedia, which are not sponsored and can enrich your browsing experience with useful, community-driven information.
You can also access stock market information directly from the address bar. Polygon API provides these suggestions, and you’ll need to opt in to Firefox Suggest to get the most accurate data. See Get custom suggestions in the Firefox address bar for more information.
