Create a desktop shortcut to a website You can use Firefox to create a shortcut on your computer's desktop to a page you've visited: Resize the Firefox window so you can see both your computer's desktop and the Firefox window on the same screen. 22 hours ago (Image credit: Future) The winner: Firefox. No matter if you’re in the middle of a game, or just browsing the web normally, Firefox is the way to go.
Do you have days where Firefox just doesn't work? Well, we put together this guide to help. It'll show you where you can find solutions to many common issues and, as always, if you need extra help with any of this, we have a community of volunteers standing by.
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The Refresh Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its default state while saving your essential information. Consider using it before going through a lengthy troubleshooting process.
Check out our handy guide, Avoid crashes - Tips and tricks.
That's a pretty big problem. The Firefox won't start - find solutions article should cover it.
Slowdowns can be caused by a number of things so we've summed them up in the Quick fixes if your Firefox slows down guide.
Getting error messages when you try to load up a website? Here's a few articles to help fix specific connection problems.
- If you just upgraded Firefox and it can no longer open any websites but other browsers or programs can, see the Fix problems connecting to websites after updating Firefox article.
- If no programs can open websites, see the aptly named Firefox and other browsers can't load websites article.
- If Firefox is having problems loading certain websites, see Firefox can't load websites but other browsers can.
- For other issues loading websites, see the Websites don't load - troubleshoot and fix error messages article.
Sometimes tracking down the source of these kinds of problems is difficult. We have a community of volunteers ready to help you figure it out.
Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. It offers great security, privacy, and protection against viruses, spyware, malware, and it can also easily block pop-up windows. The key features that have made Firefox so popular are the simple and effective UI, browser speed and strong security capabilities.
Firefox has complete features for browsing the Internet. It is very reliable and flexible due to its implemented security features, along with customization options. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.
What's new:
- PDF forms now support JavaScript embedded in PDF files. Some PDF forms use JavaScript for validation and other interactive features.
- Print updates: Margin units are now localized.
- Smooth pinch-zooming using a touchpad is now supported on Linux
- To protect against cross-site privacy leaks, Firefox now isolates window.name data to the website that created it. Learn more
Fixed
- Screen readers no longer incorrectly read content that websites have visually hidden, as in the case of articles in the Google Help panel.
- Various security fixes.
Changed
- Firefox will not prompt for access to your microphone or camera if you’ve already granted access to the same device on the same site in the same tab within the past 50 seconds. This new grace period reduces the number of times you’re prompted to grant device access.
- The ‘Take a Screenshot’ feature was removed from the Page Actions menu in the url bar. To take a screenshot, right-click to open the context menu. You can also add a screenshots shortcut directly to your toolbar via the Customize menu. Open the Firefox menu and select Customize…
- FTP support has been disabled, and its full removal is planned for an upcoming release. Addressing this security risk reduces the likelihood of an attack while also removing support for a non-encrypted protocol.
Enterprise
- Various bug fixes and new policies have been implemented in the latest version of Firefox. You can see more details in the Firefox for Enterprise 88 Release Notes.
Developer Information
- Introduced a new toggle button in the Network panel for switching between JSON formatted HTTP response and raw data (as received over the wire).
Download: Firefox 88.0 for Windows | Firefox 64-bit | ~50.0 MB (Freeware)
Download: Firefox 88.0 for Linux | 64-bit | ~70.0 MB
Download: Firefox 88.0 for MacOS | 126.0 MB
View: Firefox Home Page | Release Notes
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