Mozilla Firefox

Firefox for Android Is Cracking Down on Cross-Site Tracking

Mozilla Firefox is one of the few browsers left that isn’t based on Google Chrome, especially on Android devices. Mozilla has now boosted the privacy the Android version with “Total Cookie Protection.”…

Corbin Davenport Mar 14th

How to Switch Tabs With a Keyboard Shortcut in Any Web Browser

Switching between open tabs in your Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge web browsers is as easy as pressing a keyboard shortcut. You can go to the next tab, previous tab, or a specific tab using a shortcut on your Windows, Linu…

Mahesh Makvana Jan 21st

Firefox 109 Keeps up With Chrome’s Extension Changes

Mozilla added the WebExtensions API to Firefox a few years ago, allowing browser extensions made for Chrome to work on Firefox with minimal (if any) work. Firefox 109 is now rolling out, with a few changes to extension suppor…

Corbin Davenport Jan 17th

Mozilla Just Fixed an 18-Year-Old Firefox Bug

We all have a to-do list with items that have been there for too long, as more important problems come up… or procrastination kicks in. That’s even true for Mozilla, which recently fixed a Firefox bug that was first reporte…

Corbin Davenport Dec 21st, 2022

How to Allow Pop-Ups on iPhone

Are pop-up windows not working on your iPhone? No worries—there’s an easy fix. Keep reading to learn how to allow websites to launch pop-up windows in Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.

Mahesh Makvana Nov 21st, 2022

You Can Now Get Mozilla VPN and Firefox Relay for Less Money

Mozilla doesn’t just make the Firefox web browser anymore. There’s also Mozilla VPN, helping you mask your IP, and Firefox Relay, helping you mask your email and phone number. Both services are now available in one single su…

Arol Wright Nov 21st, 2022

How to Remove Bing as Your Browser’s Default Search Engine

Prefer another search engine over Bing? If so, it’s quick and easy to remove Bing and set another search engine as your default. We’ll show you how to make this change in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge on…

Mahesh Makvana Oct 31st, 2022

Firefox 106 Is Here With “Firefox View” For Your Tabs

Firefox is one of the best web browsers around, especially if you’re looking for an alternative to Google Chrome. Mozilla is now rolling out even more features, as part of the Firefox 106 update.

Corbin Davenport Oct 18th, 2022

How to Make New Tabs in Firefox Dark Mode Friendly

If you love dark mode for eye-friendly late-night browsing and you also love Mozilla Firefox, you’ve likely come across a problem: opening new tabs and loading new pages blinds you. Here’s how to make new tabs dark-mode frien…

Jason Fitzpatrick Sep 11th, 2022

What’s New in Firefox 103, Available Now

Firefox releases usually aren’t as feature-packed as new updates for Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, but today’s Firefox 103 update has a few helpful changes.

Corbin Davenport Jul 27th, 2022

How to Search for a Word on a Web Page

Are you looking for a specific word on a web page? If so, ease your task by using your browser’s find function to locate specific terms on the current web page. Another way to do this is to use Google Search with a custom par…

Mahesh Makvana Jul 17th, 2022

How to Back Up (and Restore) Mozilla Firefox Profiles

To make a copy of all your saved passwords, bookmarks, and add-ons, back up your Mozilla Firefox profile to a safe location either on your internal or your external storage. Later, you can restore this backup to bring all you…

Mahesh Makvana Jul 16th, 2022

How to Import Bookmarks From Chrome to Firefox

Mozilla Firefox makes it easy to import bookmarks from other web browsers. If you’re switching from Google Chrome to Firefox, this guide will show you how to get all your Chrome bookmarks moved to your Firefox browser….

Mahesh Makvana Jun 26th, 2022

Firefox Now Blocks Cross-Site Cookie Tracking Everywhere

Firefox is one of two major browsers left with a non-Chromium engine (the other being Apple’s Safari), which means it can experiment with lower-level changes that Google isn’t interested in. Now one of those changes is rollin…

Corbin Davenport Jun 14th, 2022

Search Engine Keeps Changing to Yahoo? Here’s What to Do

If your browser homepage and search engine keep mysteriously changing to Yahoo!, your computer is probably infected with a browser hijacker. While resetting your browser might seem to fix the problem, here’s how to do the job…

Russ Ware May 24th, 2022

Mozilla Says How Firefox Extensions Will Keep Up With Chrome

Google Chrome 88 introduced the Manifest V3 API for extensions, which changes how extensions work in the browser. Mozilla has now outlined its plans for integrating those changes into Firefox.

Corbin Davenport May 18th, 2022

Here’s What’s New in Firefox 100

Firefox might not be as popular as it used to be, but it’s still an excellent alternative web browser, especially if privacy is your number one priority. As of May 3, 2022, Firefox 100 is now rolling out across all platforms …

Corbin Davenport May 3rd, 2022

How to Stop Firefox’s Download Menu From Popping Up

Starting with Firefox 97, whenever you download a file, the download menu opens automatically. If you find this annoying, it’s easy to turn off with a visit to Firefox’s hidden options. Here’s how to do it on Windows, Mac, an…

Benj Edwards Apr 2nd, 2022

Firefox 97 Is Under Attack, Update Now to Protect Yourself

Mozilla has updated Firefox to version 97.0.2 to fix two active vulnerabilities currently being exploited in the wild. If you’re a Firefox user, you’re going to want to update as soon as possible to make sure your browser is …

Dave LeClair Mar 7th, 2022

Firefox 97 Is Out, and It Removes a Bunch of Themes (Unless You Do This)

If you’re a Firefox user, it’s time to get excited because there’s a new version of the browser available to download right now. Firefox 97 removes the colorway themes and adds Windows 11-style scrollbars to the browser (alon…

Dave LeClair Feb 8th, 2022

How to Delete Google Search Bar History

When you start typing a query in your web browser’s address bar, the browser displays your past searches as suggestions. You may not want certain suggestions to appear for privacy reasons. In that case, here’s how to selectiv…

Mahesh Makvana Feb 3rd, 2022

Mozilla Firefox Is Now a Better VPN Browser Than Chrome

Multi-Account Containers is one of Firefox’s most remarkable features. It just got better, as you can now use it to connect Firefox VPN to multiple servers as you switch back and forth between accounts….

Dave LeClair Feb 2nd, 2022

How to Enable JavaScript in Mozilla Firefox

If you come across a site that asks you to enable JavaScript, or you want to run your own scripts, you will want to activate JavaScript in your Mozilla Firefox browser first. Here’s how to do just that….

Mahesh Makvana Feb 1st, 2022

Did You Know? You Can Drag and Drop Browser Links to Your Desktop

In at least four major browsers—Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari—on Windows, Mac, and Linux, you can easily drag and drop a shortcut link to a website straight to your desktop. Here’s how to do it….

Benj Edwards Jan 29th, 2022

How to Restart Mozilla Firefox

If you need to troubleshoot Firefox (or your add-ons) on Windows, Mac, or Linux, you can restart the browser from within the app without losing any of your open tabs. Here’s how to do it.

Benj Edwards Jan 22nd, 2022

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