Basic browsing
Search and navigate easily with these essential features
- Bookmarks and tabs Access and organize your favorite webpages easily with bookmarks and tabs
- Tips and tricks Go beyond the basics with these shortcuts and other tips.
- Web Push notifications in Firefox Web Push allows websites to notify users of new messages or updated content while Firefox is open.
- Get started with Firefox - An overview of the main features Learn about the basic features of Firefox (bookmarks, tabs, search, add-ons, page actions and more) and find links to more articles to explore.
- Make Firefox your default browser Make web links open in Firefox automatically by setting it as the default browser on your computer. This article explains how to do that.
- Search suggestions in Firefox Learn more about how search suggestions work in Firefox.
- Switching from Chrome to Firefox Firefox can automatically move bookmarks, passwords, history and other preferences from Chrome without deleting it or interfering with any of its settings.
- Search the Web on Firefox Learn how Firefox makes it easy to search the Web, find bookmarks or pages you visited before, what search engines are available and more.
- Firefox Screenshots Screenshots is a tool in Firefox that allows you to save an image of all or parts of a web page.
- How to save a web page Firefox allows you to save a web page to your computer so that you can do things like read it when you're not connected to the Internet. Here's how.
- Firefox Simplify Page for clutter-free printing Learn about Firefox's Simplify Page feature that strips away clutter like buttons, ads, and background images from your web prints.
- View mobile bookmarks on your computer Firefox lets you sync your mobile bookmarks so you can access them on your desktop.
- Where to find and manage downloaded files in Firefox The Downloads panel and Library keep track of files you download. We'll show you how to access, manage, change settings and find your files.
- Task Manager - see what tabs or extensions are slowing down Firefox Firefox's "about:performance" page shows you what tabs or add-ons are making Firefox slow.
- Customize the New Tab page Learn how to customize your New Tab page.
- How do I use the Firefox spell checker? Firefox automatically checks your spelling as you type. Available options include adding dictionaries and removing words added by accident.
- View PDF files in Firefox Learn how to get PDF files to open in the Firefox window and fix common problems like blank pages and files downloading instead of opening.
- How to set the home page Load your favorite pages in one click. We'll show you how to set your home page or restore the default page.
- How to search the contents of the current page for text or links When you are viewing a website in Firefox, you can search for words, phrases or links on the page. This article explains how it works.
- How to make Firefox and websites go full screen The Full Screen feature lets you expand the Firefox browser to fill up your whole screen. This article explains how to turn it on and off.
- Firefox Reader View for clutter-free web pages Reader View on Firefox removes clutter from web pages to make on-screen text easier to read. The latest version of Firefox can also read pages out loud to you.
- Search open tabs in Firefox "Search Tabs" in Firefox's tab menu lets you find a specific open tab.
- How to disable the built-in PDF viewer and use another viewer Firefox has a built-in PDF viewer. We'll show you how to disable it and use another PDF viewer, like Adobe Reader, instead.
- View Virtual Reality with Firefox WebVR Starting with Firefox 55, you can enjoy Virtual Reality (VR) content directly from your Windows desktop computer via the fully-implemented WebVR standard.
- Extensions in Private Browsing You can set which Firefox extensions can run in private windows and which can't, when you install the extension or later on. Learn more.
- How to hide Pocket in your new Firefox tab Learn how to hide sponsored stories trending on Pocket from all your devices.
- Snippets in Firefox FAQ Snippets are part of the Firefox browser. Learn how snippets are used, what content snippets contain and how to manage or disable snippets.
- What is Pocket? Pocket for Firefox is used to save a variety of content to one place with the click of a button.
- Hide or display content in New Tab Learn the different controls for the New Tab page on Firefox, including opening a blank page and choosing the page that opens in a new tab.
- Mute sound in Firefox tabs Learn how to identify noisy tabs in Firefox and mute the sound without affecting other tabs or windows.
- Frequently Asked Questions Here you will learn about the basic tips and guidelines for using Firefox in your language.
- Access toolbar functions using the keyboard Use your keyboard to access add-on buttons on the toolbar, as well as perform other toolbar functions not previously available via the keyboard.
- Address bar autocomplete in Firefox - Search your bookmarks, history and tabs When you type into the address bar, Firefox suggests pages you've bookmarked, tagged, visited before or have open in tabs. Learn more.
- How to print web pages in Firefox This articles covers the basics of print settings and formatting options in Firefox.