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Load your favorite pages in one click. We'll show you how to set your home page or restore the default page.

We'll show you how to automatically open any web page you want when you launch Firefox or click the Home button [[Image:Home Button]]. {warning}'''Important:''' If your home page was hijacked or automatically changed, see [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]].{/warning} __TOC__ {for not fx29} {for win}[[Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBHwhXUnNDg]]{/for} {/for} <!-- {for fx29}[[Video:]]{/for} --> = Set or change your home page = {for not fx29} # Open the website you want to set as your home page. # Click the icon to the left of the web address, drag it to the Home button, and release.<br>{for win}[[Image:Home page Win1]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Home page Mac1]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Home page Lin1]]{/for} # Click {button Yes} to set this as your home page. {/for} {for fx29} <!-- See discussion https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page/discuss/5183 --> # Open a tab with the website you want to use as your home page. # Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button [[Image:Home Button]]. #;{for winxp}[[Image:Home Page 29 - WinXP]]{/for}{for win7,win8}[[Image:Home Page 29 - Win8]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Home Page 29 - Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Home Page 29 - Linux]]{/for} # Click {button Yes} to set this as your home page. {/for} {note} '''Tip:''' More home page settings are available in the [[Template:optionsorpreferences]] window. {for not fx29} *{for win7,win8}Click on the {button Firefox} button, select {menu Options} and then choose the {menu General} panel.{/for}{for winxp}Click on the {menu Tools} menu, select {menu Options} and then choose the {menu General} panel.{/for}{for mac}Click on the {menu Firefox} menu, select {menu Preferences...} and then choose the {menu General} panel.{/for}{for linux}Click on the {menu Edit} menu, select {menu Preferences} and then choose the {menu General} panel.{/for} **From the drop-down menu you can choose to have Firefox '''show a blank page''' on startup or all of your '''windows and tabs from last time'''. **You can also set multiple pages as your home page by opening each in a separate tab and clicking {button Use Current Pages}. {/for} {for fx29} *Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]], select {for win}{button Options}{/for}{for mac,linux}{button Preferences}{/for} and then choose the {menu General} panel. **From the drop-down menu you can choose to have Firefox '''show a blank page''' on startup or all of your '''windows and tabs from last time'''. **You can also set multiple pages as your home page by opening each in a separate tab and clicking {button Use Current Pages}. {/for} {/note} = Restore the default home page = ''If you want to delete your home page customizations, this is the way to do it.'' # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # In the Startup box, click {button Restore to Default}.<br>{for win}[[Image:Home page Win3]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Home page Mac3]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Home page Lin3]]{/for} # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] = Having problems? = We have answers: *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 can't see the Home button, have a look at [[Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars]] [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/NdLLhT]]