Topic: Firefox

News articles, tutorials, add-ons and other miscellaneous tips for the Mozilla Firefox Web Browser.

Firefox 154 released with translation, AI and UI tweaks

Mozilla has released Firefox 154 with some small AI-related changes, an ‘improved’ full-page translations and faster video seeking on “all operating systems”. Firefox 154 serves as the final monthly release of Firefox before browser switches […]

18 August 2026

We finally revived our Firefox add-on (10 years late)

The official OMG! Ubuntu add-on for Firefox is back – albeit far later than planned (sorry about that). If you’ve used our Chrome extension over the last decade, this add-on will be familiar as it’s […]

28 July 2026
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Firefox’s new tab page adds AI-powered daily crossword widget

More widgets are coming to Firefox’s New Tab page, including an interactive crossword puzzle powered by the AI news reader Particle. The mini crossword game is updated daily, with puzzles based around recent content Particle‘s […]

24 July 2026

Firefox 153 enables containers, GTK rounded corners by default

Mozilla has released Firefox 153 with built-in containers, QR code generation and more quick actions in the address bar. This is the the penultimate “monthly” stable release, as Mozilla moves to a faster release cycle […]

20 July 2026
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Firefox will update twice as often from September

Mozilla is changing Firefox’s release schedule from September, with new stable versions planned every two weeks instead of once a month. The faster release cadence will, Mozilla says, make the schedule more predictable and allow […]

15 July 2026
Firefox logo with a pleased face drawn on it, sitting on a purple background.

Firefox is adding Vulkan video decoding for Nvidia GPUs

Firefox is adding hardware-accelerated Vulkan Video decoding, saving Nvidia users on Linux the hassle of manually configuring the nvidia-vaapi-driver package. The change will be included in Firefox 153, out July 21, but it will not be enabled […]

1 July 2026

Firefox 152 debuts with new-look Settings, odd way to mute tabs

Mozilla has released Firefox 152 with revamped Settings and faster ways to share web content – plus, a peculiar way to mute noisy tabs. The update is available from today (15 June, 2026) on Windows, […]

16 June 2026
Firefox VPN.

Firefox’s free VPN lifts data limit, offers 28 server locations

You can now use Firefox’s free built-in VPN without a monthly data limit – but only until August 31, 2026. Mozilla is also temporarily expanding the list of VPN server locations available to proxy your browsing […]

15 June 2026

Firefox 151: New Tab design changes, PDF merging + more

The new tab page has a (slightly) new look and a new name in Firefox 151, the newest version of Mozilla’s famous open-source web browser that begins roll out today, May 19, 2026. Now called […]

19 May 2026
Firefox VPN.

Firefox’s free VPN is getting the one feature it was missing

Mozilla has attracted kudos since it added a free built-in VPN to its Firefox web browser, not least because of the generous 50 GB a month usage limit. Now it’s set to add another sweetener: […]

26 April 2026
Firefox logo in front of the number 150.

Firefox 150 brings Linux emoji picker, PDF page ordering + more

Firefox 150 brings enhanced Split View features, multi-tab sharing and a crop of PDF editor improvements. Split View debuted in Firefox 149 last month, letting you easily view two web-pages side-by-side in a single tab […]

20 April 2026
Firefox VPN.

Firefox’s free VPN rollout finally reached me – is it any good?

Firefox recently added a free built-in VPN to its desktop browser, but access to the feature is rolling out gradually. It hit my Ubuntu machine last night – and I’m last to be invited to […]

6 April 2026