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

This article explains how to set the page that opens when you launch Firefox, click the Home button {for not fx89}[[Image:Home Button 57]]{/for}{for fx89}[[Image:Fx89HomeButton]]{/for} in the toolbar or open a new window. __TOC__ = Set or change your home page through the Home button = # Open the web page you want to use as your home page. # Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button {for not fx89}[[Image:Home Button 57]]{/for}{for fx89}[[Image:Fx89HomeButton]]{/for} on your toolbar (it's on the left side by default). #;{for win}[[Image:Dragging Home Page 57]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:set homepage 57]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Dragging Home Page 57 - Linux]]{/for} # Click {button Yes} on the prompt to set this page as your home page. {for fx87}{note}<!-- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1686523 --> '''Note:''' The Home button is no longer shown by default. If you don't see it, you can set your home page through Firefox Settings (see below).{for fx88} The Home button will be added to the toolbar when a custom home page is set.<!-- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1686525 -->{/for} You can add or remove the Home button by [[Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars|customizing the toolbar]].{/note}{/for} = Set your home page through Firefox Settings = #[[T:optionspreferences]] #Click the {menu Home} panel.<br>[[Image:Fx68HomePanel]] #Click the menu next to ''Homepage and new windows'' and choose to show the default Firefox Home page, custom URLs or a blank page. == Set multiple pages as your home page == You can set a group of pages as your home page. Open each page in a separate tab, select {menu Custom URLs…} in the ''Homepage and new windows'' drop-down menu and click on {button Use Current Pages}''.<br>[[Image:Fx68HomePanel-CustomURLs]] = Having problems? = We have solutions: *If you keep getting the "Firefox has just updated" tab every time Firefox starts, see the article [[Firefox says it's just updated every time it starts - how to fix]]. * If your home page settings are not saved, see [[How to fix preferences that won't save]]. * If you don't see the Home button, have a look at [[Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars]]. * If your home page was hijacked or automatically changed, see [[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]]. {for win} * If a page keeps opening even after you've removed a third-party toolbar and restored your home page, see [[Wrong home page opens when I start Firefox - How to fix]]. {/for} * An extension may be controlling your home page. For more information, see [[An extension changed my New Tab page or home page]].