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При заходе на сайте ya.ru и если на нём имеется строка с видео или поиск с алисой, то начинаются сильные фризы. Это ошибка именно в firefox 142, проверенно.

Ubuntu - I use the SNAP version of Firefox - I generally have lots of tabs open but only use 5 or so of them and it's generally fine.... but when I am closing Firefox, it USES like 100% of the CPU and ALL of the RAM and ALL of the SWAP memory when closing.

This locks up the computer.

Sometimes it doesn't quite go all the way but I can watch it all happen in real time, using Task Manager - and that shows a solidwall of all resources occouring, when the close Firefox is run.

I am told by research via ChatGPT that this is a very real problem with the SNAP version and it's best to change to the Debian version, copy all the bookmarks etc., across and then uninstall the SNAP version.

It's rather disconcerting to have Linux crash because of this one app locking it up and frequently.

Chat GPT:

Is there a problem with Firefox Snap Version closing and using all the resources while doing so, which results in locking up the computer?

You're definitely not imagining it—there have been reports of Firefox's Snap version consuming excessive system resources (CPU, memory) and even causing lockups or hangs, particularly during closure. Here's what’s going on and how to mitigate it:

What’s Happening with Firefox Snap?

2. Browser Hangs or Locks the System on Close

On Linux (especially Ubuntu), users have reported that closing Firefox can lead to it hanging in memory, sometimes unresponsive and still consuming resources.
Super User
Ask Ubuntu
A stark example from Reddit illustrates the severity:
“About 50% of the time I open Firefox, it'll reach 100% CPU usage in about 30 seconds… PC completely unusable unless I shutdown.”
Reddit

3. Known Wayland Sway Bug

On Wayland/Sway setups, reloading Sway while Firefox is open can trigger intense logging, causing high CPU use and an enormous syslog.
Fix: Set MOZ_DISABLE_WAYLAND_PROXY=1, or upgrade to FF 125 where the issue is addressed.
Reddit+1

Alternative Approach

Many users, particularly on Ubuntu, opt out of Snap completely in favor of the .deb package or PPA builds. These alternatives often avoid these specific issues. Ask Ubuntu Reddit

Thoughts? Solutions?

Thanks in advance.

Hello For some reason most of the buttons in my toolbar have stopped working. When I first open Firefox they all work, then when I enter websites they stop working. The 'home' button still seems to work, but almost all others (such as the 'back' button etc) can't be selected. This is very frustrating. To note, I am not tech savvy at all.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Andrew

Hello, I used to use FireFox consistently. Then I noticed a downgrade in performance. I checked Task Master and saw this FireFox with 45 entries. With few CPU entries, but over 3 Gigabytes of Memory usage. Why would that be, and what can I do to correct it and still be able to use FireFox?

Since this week's update of Firefox Developer edition when the browser is restarted tabs do not load until I reset the browser.

I suspect an add-on but have not been able to determine which one.

This is happening on multiple (3) physical computers.

I just started a new work role and haven't been able to find the time to troubleshooting of the issue myself.

This has been very disrupting and stressful.

Every couple of minutes Firefox just freezes. YouTube buffers, all open tabs just stop working. I can open new tabs but i cannot search up anything or go into any websites. Is there any fix for this?

Every since I updated my MacBook Pro M1 Max chip to Firefox 142.0.1 (aarch64), Firefox locks up & has to be "Force Quit" & restarted almost every day. Please update the app ASAP so I don't have to convert to Google Chrome. Thank you!

Windows 11. I have my taskbar behaviour set to ‘Automatically hide the Taskbar’ So usually the Taskbar is not displayed, but when I move my cursor to the bottom of the screen it reappears. With Firefox I cannot make the Taskbar reappear.

Description: We have encountered a significant performance issue with NativeMessaging API in Firefox when an extension communicates with a native application.

In scenarios where many objects must be enumerated (e.g., ~458 certificates), Firefox is dozens of times slower than Chromium-based browsers.

Environment:

Firefox (latest stable, reproduced in 2025)

Windows 11 x64

Same machine and same native plugin tested in Chrome, Edge, Yandex Browser

Steps to Reproduce:

Create a WebExtension that communicates with a native application via NativeMessaging.

Perform enumeration of a large number of objects (≈ 450–500).

Measure execution time in Firefox vs Chromium.

Actual results:

Firefox: enumeration of 458 objects takes ~2 min 30 sec

Chromium/Edge/Yandex Browser: enumeration of the same 458 objects takes ~5 sec

Additional tests: Round-trip time (RTT) for a single message:

Firefox: ~73.7 ms

Chromium: ~0.3 ms

Because the extension and the plugin exchange a large number of messages, this performance gap becomes critical.

Expected results: NativeMessaging API in Firefox should perform at a level comparable to Chromium browsers, so that extensions relying on heavy message exchange remain usable.

References: Bug 1288912 – Native messaging performance is extremely poor

Although this bug is marked as resolved, performance testing still shows a major discrepancy in the current versions of Firefox.

Question: Is there any ongoing work or plan to optimize the implementation of NativeMessaging API in Firefox to address this performance issue?

Добрый день! Обратил внимание, что с последним обновлением. у меня стала виснуть браузерная строка полностью и я не могу зайти в настройка. Уже было несколько раз так и мне помогает только полный перезапуск браузера.

Я могу прислать видео, как это выглядит.

Прошу помочь решить эту проблему. Спасибо

when i open firefox and have one tab open, doesnt matter what site it will freeze and i go to task manager and it says i have 15 open and ill end task and open again and it will say more or less

Hello,

I have several PC;s but all suffer on occasion absurdly slow performance when a Firefox update is released.

I may be wrong but it appears there are too many of these processes running, I tried changing the value in " about:config " but Firefox defaults the value back to " 12 " when the browser is restarted.

" app.normandy.migrationsApplied 12 "

The below details are from a small, new cube pc that runs great, it is slow but does perform well, even previously just the other day running multiple Live Youtube streams with no issues, until now. :)

Any help would be great. Thank you!!!

" Firefox 142.0.1 (64-bit) "

Device Name Garage Processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) N4020 CPU @ 1.10GHz 1.10 GHz Installed RAM 4.00 GB (3.83 GB usable) Storage 58 GB SSD VID:32 MMC64G Graphics Card Intel(R) UHD Graphics 600 (128 MB) Device ID C12EB49A-0C22-41C3-A8E6-4420E4A419B0 Product ID 00330-50441-82637-AAOEM System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Hello Firefox Support,

Since the latest update of the Firefox browser, I have been experiencing frequent freezes. The browser becomes unresponsive when performing basic actions such as:

• Clicking on the menu

• Closing tabs

• Copying or editing the URL

When this happens, the only way to recover is to close Firefox and reopen it.

Could you please advise on how to resolve this issue?

Thank you for your support.

Best regards, Mohamed Adel

Ever since this month's Windows 10 update I've been having problems with Firefox. I start it, the menu bar and tab comes up, but then nothing. I can't access any web sites. I tried removing the Windows update, then tried uninstalling and reinstalling Firefox, and then messing with the settings. In each case Firefox would work for a couple of days, then I'd have to start it three or four times to get it to work, then it wouldn't work at all. I've been using it for 10 or more years now (four on this computer) and have never had any problems before. I'm loathe to switch to another browser, but if this can't be fixed I won't have any choice. This is what happens when I start the program.

This problem, annoynace, has become overwhelming of late. It appears everytime a have a FF version download, this problem increases. Any help advice would be appreciated. Dan

Version 142.0 (64-bit) on my Dell Laptop. Screen will not refresh on address bar or using refresh button after screen sits for 1-2 minutes. The top menu bar will still work.

Just a note that I had a lot of probem with the firefox not opening when a link is being clicked. It would open in background but not come to focus.

External hyperlinks do not open in Firefox window.

I found that focusmanager.testmode was the cuplrit, after a lot of hard work.