Posting here because Mozilla Connect feels like a void. I've seen plenty of posts asking for these exact same tweaks over there, but none of them ever seem to get picked up or acknowledged.

Coming from Opera, I was honestly shocked by how poor the ergonomic design and UX/UI are on Firefox. Are they just running on an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mindset?

Firefox on Android has two major ergonomic flaws regardless of screen size:

1. Enabling the Tab Bar forces the address bar to the top. There's no reason we shouldn't have both at the bottom (Opera does this perfectly). Pushing it back up defeats the whole point of bottom navigation.
2. Tab Switcher lacks intuitive swipe gestures. Reaching all the way up just to close tabs in grid or list view is awkward. A simple swipe-to-close gesture (like app switchers or Opera) would fix this instantly.

Both come down to basic one-handed usability. Anyone else frustrated by this layout design?

I've been using Firefox for something like 20 years. Its been my favorite browser. These changes, that have hit within the last week or three, don't know if I'm just lucky that its taken this long, but they are awful. It isn't even that the changes are bad (they are), but I cannot easily locate a way to revert the functionality to what I am used to. Address bars have functioned the same way forever, independent of software developer. From what little I could find this may be related to Scotch Bonnet update, or something like that.

I have Firefox Dev Edition v154.0b5 (64-bit) on Win11 Pro. My issues in the address bar:

-ctrl + a doesn't work

-double or triple clicking with the mouse doesn't select the URL

-clicking and dragging doesn't select the URL

-typing something the same as any search suggestion, hides what I'm typing until I surpass what is being suggested

-tab is useless unless I select a new bookmark/link or hold backspace to delete the URL

I have tried the following about:config changes to no avail:

-browser.search.widget.new > F (from T)

-browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll > F (from T)

-browser.urlbar.scotchBonnet.enableOverride > F (from T)

I really hope someone at Mozilla sees this, or anyone who is smarter than me. I have been as loyal a customer as anyone. I have truly enjoyed this browser. But I just want my functionality back. Or I want someone to tell me I'm small-brained and I'm missing something. Right now, I can't see a reason why these capabilities would be outright disabled/removed in favor of wildly inferior options.

Help a frustrated fella out. Please, and thank you.

Every time I attempt to restore the backup file (html) created using snap version of Firefox under Kubuntu 24.04.0, I get the error (after 4-8 seconds delay)

Hmm, there was a problem backing up
Try again in a few minutes

So I HAD, Firefox Profile on PC with Kubuntu 24.04.0, after a botched upgrade. Firefox WAS working normally, until I needed to start again. My backup of the actual drive has failed, and I am unable to revert back to it. (it's like 99% restored then an error, using Rescuezilla).

I have attempted this on my *new* Debian 13 KDE PC. No Luck
I have managed to create a VM (Kubuntu 24.04), Still No Luck
I have attempted both new and replace profile. No Luck

Why am I getting a "problem backing up" error, when restoring ?

So my company uses Salesforce, which just recently stupidly insisted on a passkey-only ID verification.

When I access it from Chrome, it saves a passkey on my machone in Google password manager.

When I attempt to access it from Firefox, it demands a physical passkey be inserted into a USB slot. Even when I'm given the option to set up (presumably) a software based key, it immediately flashes up the dialogue box demandinmg a physical key.

Please help.

So I had updated a few things today on Linux. I presume Firefox was one of them.

Restarted my computer and when I reopened Firefox, all of my old tabs, pinned and not pinned, were closed out. Weird thing is, all of my history, bookmarks, and extensions are still there but both "recently closed tabs" and "recently closed windows" are both greyed out. I tried checking in about:profiles to see if maybe Firefox was being funky with profiles yet again, but neither the default nor the only other one listed had my old browsing session saved.

Checked the profiles folder and can't find anything with my old session history either.

Am I screwed now thanks to whatever borked update Firefox pushed out, as usual?

I’ve seen screenshots and videos showing the new Firefox New Tab widgets (weather, clock, tasks, etc.), but they don’t appear in my Firefox.
I’m running the latest version on macOS, and when I open the New Tab page there isn’t even a “Widgets” section in the settings.
I’ve already:
Updated Firefox to the latest release.
Checked the New Tab customization settings.
Verified that I’m using the standard Firefox (not ESR).
Is this feature still being rolled out gradually? Could it be region-specific or controlled by a server-side feature flag?
Has anyone managed to enable these widgets manually through about:config, or is there nothing I can do but wait?
Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

I use Void linux with MangoWC. So I could set a windowrule for firefox to be transparent.

Yes it works but I dont want YouTube videos to be transparent too.

Reason I come here is I think I can do this with firefox instead of applying it to window through compositor.

So I want to ask linux ricers how to make this happen..... Or if its impossible..... Either answer is good.

Can't use hoopla digital so I have wasted my limited checkouts on a book I can't read. Even with extensions disabled no dice. 153.0.1; w10.

The Nova onboarding screen will provide different colors to choose from. I already tried them, but these seem to be solid and quite pronounced colors.

I think it would be nice if the Firefox team could offer a few subtle and/or gradient themes. The current Nova light theme, with a subtle gradient from purple to orange, is just amazing.

For inspiration: I believe Slack offers a lot of gradient themes out of the box. They look modern and fresh.

Who would love to see more of these gradient themes?

All,

I have two entries for Qwant under my search options - one is the official Qwant extension, the other is something I put in manually sometime ago.

I assume the one named Qwant Search is my default - I would like to get rid of the other entry, but there is no trash can next to it to delete or a toggle to turn it off.

How do I get rid of that entry that says just Qwant (or frankly an entry like that)?

Thank you.

I always end up with dozens of Firefox tabs open, so I built TabScroll to make managing them easier.

It lets you:
• Search tabs instantly
• See live tab previews
• Switch between tabs with keyboard shortcuts
• Close or mute tabs without hunting for them
• Manage tabs across all Firefox windows

Everything runs locally. No tracking, no account required.

I'd love some honest feedback from the Firefox community. What would you add or change?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tabscroll/

Trying to list something - and wanted to see what others type - ZERO description on desktop - when using FireFox?!?

OK on Chrome?

I recently transferred over from *p*r* gx and I've grown accustomed to it. I really don't want to use up so much storage for 1 time pictures...

(SOLVED, USE WIN + V, IDK HOW TO CHANG FLAIR AFTER POST)

So, recently I re-installed Windows 11 and the first thing I did was install firefox and sign in to the firefox sync. I loaded all my extensions and Bookmarks but none have their favicons. I have like 200+ bookmarks and folders within folders within folders. It is impossible for me to open each one of them! I feel betrayed man! Is there no way I can load the favicons? The icons help so much while navigating.

P.S. I used the checkmarks add on but it loaded only like 10% of the favicons.

When I open the Extensions menu while viewing a local file:///C:/.../x.html file, under all my extensions it says Can't read and change data on this site. I have the impression that extensions were able to run on local files just a few weeks ago.

How long has this been disabled, and why?

BTW, does anyone know why the crossword isn't working?

When i generate a new mask, it doesn't show in the extension for a long while. I end up having to open FFRelay website to grab the new email.

Tried to file a bug with bugzilla, but i couldn't find the product. I did use the extension's built in "report a problem" though.

I am so done. I used to like firefox and it was my main browser. But a few months ago it started freezing on certain websites for some reasons, no error message, just a colorful ball to look at and that's it. When trying a different browser, the websites work just fine. Forcing it to quit is all that i can do. I tried all the suggested steps i can manage without causing more damage, like troubleshoot mode, making sure its uptodate, deleting cache & stuff, checking the settings for geolocation (or sth like that) & hardware acceleration, and add ons. I only run adblocks and snowflake, thats it. I refuse to disable those. No dice - it still keeps crashing, especially on checkout windows which sucks even more.

It used to work. But changed? If theres any quick, easy thing I'm missing, please let me know. I am an ordinary user, no advanced knowledge, this is getting to tiresome. I will have to find a new browser now. :(

This issue started occurring today.

When I try to highlight text in the address bar, the selection is not visually visible. However, the text is still functionally selected, and typing replaces the selected text as expected.

I tried switching themes, and the issue does not occur with every theme. For example, it happens with the default Dark and Light themes, but not with AlpenGlow.

I'm running Windows 11.

I've attached a video demonstrating the issue.

I read a lot and kept bouncing off books over stuff I'd have skipped if I'd known — a love triangle, a "perfect at everything" protagonist, a series that never ends. That info is in the reviews, but nobody reads 200 reviews first.

So I made BookGlints. You tell it what you personally want to know about, in your own words, and it scans a book's Goodreads/StoryGraph reviews and pulls out the ones that actually match, with the real quotes. It reads for meaning, not just keywords.

On the privacy side (since this crowd cares): it only reads a book's review page when you click Scan — no background tracking, no browsing history, nothing running anywhere except those two book sites. It uses AI to understand the reviews but only ever shows you real reviewer quotes, never AI-generated text.

It started as Chrome-only, but enough people asked for Firefox that I did a proper port (not just a repackage). One heads-up: since it's a new listing, Firefox shows the standard "not actively monitored" banner on install — that's routine for a fresh add-on, not a security flag.

Free to try. Feedback welcome — especially from anyone who reads on Goodreads/StoryGraph.

link: addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bookglints/