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Manage your settings with the Downloads context menu in Firefox.

Starting in Firefox 97, users can change their Downloads preferences in the Downloads menu panel that shows when they right-click on a download item. The following options are available: [[Image:DownloadsContextMenuFx97|width=500]] *'''Always open similar files:''' Make Firefox automatically open downloaded files of the same type with the system default apps. *'''Show in folder:''' Open the folder that contains your downloaded files. *'''Go to Download page:''' Surfaces the download reference page even after leaving the site or closing the tab. *'''Copy Download link: '''Copy the download link to share it, save it, or for any applicable use. *'''Remove from history:''' Remove a file from your list of downloaded files. *'''Clear preview panel:''' Clear the list of downloaded items in the preview panel that opens when you start a download. To learn more about managing downloads, visit [[Where to find and manage downloaded files in Firefox]]. =This release also comes with the following enhancements:= =The “what should Firefox do with this file” panel was removed= [[Image:Fx78OpeningFLVfile|width=400]] You are no longer prompted to choose a helper application or save to disk before downloading a file unless you have enabled this panel in the settings. {note}This preference will be reset after updating Firefox to version 97.{/note} =Automatically open the Downloads panel= [[Image:DownloadsPanelFx97|width=400]] Every time you start a download, Firefox will automatically bring up the Downloads panel at that time so you can experience minimal interruptions and easily find your downloaded files. To avoid having to close it several times, the panel won't show if there are multiple downloads in progress. You can click on a file in the Downloads panel to open it even before it has finished downloading. Firefox will open the file immediately once it is available. =Save downloaded files to disk= The files you download will be immediately saved on your disk. Depending on the current configuration, they will be saved in your preferred download folder, or you will be asked to select a location for each download. Windows and Linux users will find their downloaded files in the destination folder (this is usually the Downloads folder). They are no longer put in the Temp folder first. =Set a default app to open a file type= You can choose the application you want to use to open files of a specific type in the settings. This is a fix to bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453455 453455]. =Frequently asked questions= '''The dialog was a helpful way to see when something downloaded. How do I notice this now?''' The panel will show automatically after you start a download. '''I want to approve each download before it happens, is there still a way to do this?''' Firefox no longer shows the dialog because downloads are usually intentional. Having to click a second time for a download to start is usually unnecessary. '''Why does Firefox keep asking me where to save files?''' Check if you have configured Firefox to "always ask you where to save files" in the settings. '''I want to configure a different behavior for some files. How do I do that without the dialog?''' You can right-click a file in the downloads list and select “Always open similar files”. That will cause that type of file to show up in Settings, where you can customize the behavior for that file type as before, including choosing to always be asked what to do with that file.