Welcome to Firefox! We'll show you all the basics to get you up and running. When you're ready to go beyond the basics, check out the other links for features you can explore later.

Keep your Firefox in sync. Set up Firefox Accounts so you can take your browsing information with you wherever you go. Click the menu button, choose Sign in to Sync Sign in to Firefox and follow the instructions to create your account. Then sign in to the newly-created account on your other devices and that's it!

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By default, Firefox gives you access to great content every time you open a new tab. Customize this page by hovering over the sections and thumbnails or click the gear icon for more options.

Firefox Sync encrypts your data before it ever leaves your device, and ensures that the password to unlock this encryption is never transmitted to the server. Remove a synced device from Firefox Accounts How to disconnect a device from your Firefox account and stop syncing its data with other devices. Disable Firefox Sync. Firefox browser gives you effortless privacy protection with lighting-fast page loads. Enhanced Tracking Protection automatically blocks over 2000 known online trackers from invading your privacy and slowing down your pages. Firefox browser also introduces a clean new design that makes it easier to get more things done, more quickly.

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Whether you know the exact web address or you're just searching, Firefox's address bar handles it all. Firefox's unified search and address bar gives you suggestions based on your existing bookmarks and tags, history, open tabs, and popular searches. Just start typing in a search term or web address and watch the magic happen!

To learn more search tricks, see Address bar autocomplete in Firefox.

Found a great web page? Save it or share it! The Page Actions menu in the address bar lets you bookmark web pages, pin tabs, copy or email links, take screenshots, and send pages to your phone or to your Pocket list so you can read them whenever and wherever you want.

Browse the Internet without saving any information on your computer about which sites and pages you’ve visited. Firefox will also block creepy trackers that follow your behavior across the Web.

  • Click the menu button and then click . (Tip: You can also right-clickcontrol + click on a link on a web page, then click Open Link in New Private Window.)
See Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history and Content blockingEnhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop to learn more.

Set up Firefox Accounts so you can take your browsing information with you wherever you go. Click the menu button , choose Sign in to Firefox and follow the instructions to create your account. Then sign in to the newly-created account on your other devices and that's it!

For detailed instructions, see How do I set up Sync on my computer?
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Choose the page that opens when you start Firefox or click the Home button.

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  1. Open a tab with the web page you want to use as your home page.
  2. Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button .
More options can be found in the How to set the home page article.

We've streamlined the toolbar with the most popular features but Firefox has even more features tucked away. Take a peek!

  1. Click the menu button and choose .
  2. Drag and drop the features you want onto your toolbar or the panel on the right.
  3. When you are done, click the button.
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Add-ons are like apps that you can install to make Firefox work the way you want.

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  1. Click the menu button , click Add-ons and Themes Add-ons and Themes Add-ons and select Recommendations.
  2. To install a recommended add-on, click the blue or button, depending on the type of add-on.

At the bottom of the list of recommended add-ons, there's also a button you can click. It will take you to addons.mozilla.org where you can search for specific add-ons.

To learn more about add-ons, see Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox.

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Tip: Some add-ons place a button in the toolbar after installation. You can remove those or move them into the menu if you want – see Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.

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If you have more questions or ever need help with Firefox, you're on the right website.

  • This site has hundreds of Firefox articles that cover many of the questions you might have.
  • You can also get help from the Mozilla community, by asking a question on the support forum. See Get community support.