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We spend a lot of time browsing online. Whether you are researching for work, planning a trip, paying your bills, or scrolling through social media, your browser is there for it all. While all these tasks are very different in nature, a lot of people still tend to stick to the same window type for […] The post Classic, Private, or Smart? Choose the right Firefox window for every task appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
When it’s Monday morning and you’re on the subway, in a coffee shop, or squeezing in a few email replies after your morning workout, your phone becomes your digital office. But every time you open your browser, you risk getting struck with any combination of distracting ads, auto-playing videos, and open tabs from the previous […] The post Stay focused wherever you work with Firefox mobile browsers appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Today at ALL IN, Canada’s largest AI and technology event, Mozilla and Mila announced a new initiative and fresh investment to build an open source AI foundation layer that enables organizations and institutions to own and operate advanced AI systems locally, ensuring full control over their technology and data. Doubling down on its commitment to […] The post Mila and Mozilla announce new initiative to build trustworthy open source AI for everyone, with Canadian government support appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
The AI race is shifting. Again. Practically overnight, competition has expanded from “which AI model is best?” to a new high-stakes battle over which models people can access, through which products, and whether people have meaningful choice about AI at all. In response, Mozilla and Mistral today announced a partnership built on a shared idea: […] The post Mozilla and Mistral: Partnering to expand AI competition and preserve user choice appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
People feel differently about AI, and here at Firefox, we think that is completely reasonable. Something else that is completely reasonable: deciding for yourself how and when you engage with AI features. For some of you, AI is part of your everyday life, whether you are using it to summarize a large amount of information, […] The post AI on your terms: Firefox meets you where you are appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
There’s only so much room on your screen. Pop-ups, overlays, and ads can take over fast, getting between you and what you came to do. That’s where Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS comes in: a built-in option that blocks many third-party ads and ad-related trackers before they load, helping reduce clutter and distractions while […] The post Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS: More Control, Fewer Distractions appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Open or closed AI isn’t a fringe question anymore; it’s a live policy debate, with real consequences for who gets to build, audit, and compete in the AI ecosystem. But as that debate plays out in Washington, Brussels, and beyond, the harder questions are still very much up for discussion. What does meaningful openness actually […] The post A New Framework for Open Source AI appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Gamers have asked for GeForce NOW support for years. Today, NVIDIA made it official, opening up GeForce RTX-powered play to Firefox on Windows. Firefox users can now stream more than 2,000 PC games from virtually anywhere, no downloads, installs, or hardware upgrades required, just a Windows PC and a browser. Gaming: one of the web’s […] The post The wait is over. NVIDIA GeForce NOW adds Firefox to its supported browser lineup. appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Firefox users were choosing Startpage long before today — to the tune of more than a billion searches a year, every one of them required some assembly: an extension, a manual setting, a workaround. Today, starting with Firefox 154, that choice becomes as easy as head to the drop-down menu, hit ‘select,’ and start searching. […] The post A billion searches a year, now built in: Startpage comes to Firefox appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Browsers make it easy to start things, but picking them back up is another story. We start planning a trip or researching a purchase, and before long we’re comparing options and chasing ideas across dozens of tabs. That work rarely happens in one sitting. When we come back after an interruption, we have to figure […] The post Smart Window: Finish what you start online appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
AI has changed how we browse. Full stop. The real question is whether AI leads to one browser experience for everyone, or gives people more ways to make the browser work for them. Firefox was always built to give users an alternative to the status quo, and our approach with AI is no different. Much […] The post Firefox and Exa: Building AI search around people, not platforms appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Tabs pile up fast on mobile. Imagine you’re planning a summer barbecue, and you start by searching for the best rib recipe. Twenty minutes later, you’re 17 tabs deep: comparing marinades, debating side dishes, checking the weather, making a grocery list and adding songs to a playlist. None of those tabs are organized. They’re mixed […] The post Your Android tabs just got a lot more organized with Firefox appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
You’re planning a trip. Reading an article. Following a recipe. Then a question pops into your head. Sometimes it leads down a rabbit hole – with more searches, more tabs and plenty to explore. Other times, you just need a little context so you can get back to what you were doing. That’s why we’re […] The post Quick Answers: For the questions in between appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Today, we’re excited to announce the Preview of Containers in Firefox version 153, which lets you keep separate parts of your online life (work, shopping, personal, banking) logged into different accounts in the same browser window, but keeps your cookies and ad tracking isolated inside each container. This means that stuff you do in one […] The post Experience Better Browsing: Introducing Native Containers in Firefox 153 appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Two years ago Mozilla asked two leading experts on deceptive design, Dr. Harry Brignull and Cennydd Bowles, to look at how Microsoft was treating people who tried to use a different browser on Windows. Their report, Over The Edge, documented a pattern of design choices in Windows, Edge, and Bing that nudged, pressured, and at […] The post Over The Edge 2.0: what independent researchers found about browser choice on Windows appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Open source AI has crossed a threshold. For years the debate has centered around whether open models could ever compete with closed ones. This is no longer a debate we should be having. Today Mozilla is publishing its inaugural State of Open Source AI report, built on new analysis and a global survey of 950+ […] The post Mozilla’s Inaugural ‘State of Open Source AI’ Report Is Here appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
We don’t put our name on much. So when we do, it means something. Starting with the 2026/27 season, Firefox is Wrexham AFC’s Official Web Browser Partner and front-of-kit sponsor on the men’s and women’s teams. More than 160 years old and nearly lost for good, the football club was saved by the community that […] The post Wrexham AFC and Firefox announce a multi-year, front-of-kit partnership appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Earlier this month, we officially stood up Mozilla.org: a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit created to steward the long term success of the Mozilla Project. Over the last year or so, I’ve said a lot about how AI is reshaping the web — and how we need to simultaneously stand up for the open internet Mozilla helped build […] The post The web is evolving. So are we. appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
If you’ve been running into endless CAPTCHAS or website login requests lately, you’re not imagining things. Websites, facing a rising tide of abusive traffic from bots, are adopting increasingly aggressive countermeasures, damaging user’s experience of the web, their privacy and open access to the web. In this post, we’ll talk about a new initiative we’re […] The post Keeping the Web Open and Private in the Bot Era appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Firefox gives you many ways to make the browser your own, from privacy settings and AI controls to tab management, custom colors, and more. As we continue to improve Firefox, you get more control over how it works for you. Today, we’re introducing a redesigned settings experience that makes your options easier to find, understand, […] The post Firefox is easier than ever to customize appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Firefox has been busy introducing updates across productivity, privacy and AI. From Project Nova and browser-wide AI controls to expanded privacy protections and new ways to stay organized, the goal is simple: help you spend less time managing your browser and more time getting things done online. But building the best browser isn’t just about […] The post What’s new in Firefox this June, and what’s next on the Firefox roadmap appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
For a limited time, where the VPN is available, users can get unlimited VPN bandwidth in Firefox – up from the 50 gigabytes monthly limit — plus access to over 25 country locations to browse from. Don’t have Firefox yet? Try it now. Firefox’s free built-in VPN usually gives eligible users 50 GB of free […] The post Browse more privately all summer with Firefox’s free built-in VPN appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Your browser tabs say a lot about your life: work projects, vacation plans, shopping carts and all the rabbit holes in between. Add the world’s biggest soccer tournament to the mix, and your browser is suddenly juggling scores to check, streams to watch, lineups to scan and group chats to keep up with. And since […] The post Make Firefox your World Cup sidekick this summer appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Launching Web Serial in Firefox 151 The web is built by communities, but not all communities use the web the same way. That philosophy shaped part of this week’s Firefox 151 release, which introduced support for the Web Serial API on desktop. Most folks won’t use this API, but for our community of builders and […] The post Mozilla and Adafruit bring Web Serial workflows to Firefox appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Crafted with care. Built for speed. Ready for what’s next. A great browser is so intuitive that you often forget you’re using it. Yet today the internet is changing faster than ever, and your browser needs to keep up. Firefox is still the only browser built for people, not platforms: independent, customizable, private and firmly […] The post Designing Firefox for the future appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Today, Firefox is rolling out updates across desktop and mobile that give you more choice over how you browse. Here’s a look at what’s new. Adding location selection to Firefox’s free VPN Firefox now offers a fully featured VPN experience directly in the browser — for free. In just two months, over 1 million users […] The post New in Firefox 151: VPN location selection, AI controls on mobile, and expanded Shake to Summarize support appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Mobile browsing is personal. It’s the link you open from a group chat because someone said, “Wait, is this real?” It’s the article you read in the few quiet minutes you have to yourself. It’s the review you skim before buying something you’ve been thinking about all week. On a phone, browsing follows you through […] The post AI controls are here for Firefox mobile appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Don’t let bloated websites slow you down. When you just need the gist, scrolling through ads and filler content can turn a quick check into an endless scroll. Firefox’s Shake to Summarize feature solves that. We first launched it on iOS in English last September, earning a special mention in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 […] The post Firefox’s Shake to Summarize expands to Android and new languages on iOS appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
We’re delighted that Abigail Besdin has joined Mozilla as our new Chief Operating Officer. This is an incredibly exciting time for Mozilla. Our focus is to become the world’s most trusted software company by building products that let people use the internet openly, safely, and on their terms. As technology changes rapidly, we are working […] The post Welcoming Abigail Besdin, Mozilla’s new Chief Operating Officer appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Mobile browsing hasn’t kept up with how people actually use their phones. Right now, even basic tasks can feel harder than they should. Finding what you need can mean scrolling through ads and filler content, keeping track of too many tabs, or thinking twice about how private your connection is. A mobile browser should do […] The post What’s new in Firefox mobile: Less clutter, more control and a free built-in VPN appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Since February, the Firefox team has been working around the clock using frontier AI models to find and fix latent security vulnerabilities in the browser. We wrote previously about our collaboration with Anthropic to scan Firefox with Opus 4.6, which led to fixes for 22 security-sensitive bugs in Firefox 148. As part of our continued […] The post The zero-days are numbered appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Microsoft recently announced it’s pulling back Copilot from several of its core Windows apps — Photos, Notepad, the Snipping Tool, and Widgets. Rolling back these forced AI integrations is the right move, but this is just the most recent example of Microsoft going too far without user consent. Copilot was pushed onto users Over the […] The post Old habits die hard: Microsoft tries to limit our options, this time with AI appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
We’re launching across the developer and security community this week on Product Hunt and Hacker News. If you’ve been following AI security, we’d love your support and your feedback. At Mozilla, open source has never been just a licensing choice. It’s a conviction: the internet gets healthier when tools and knowledge circulate freely, when anyone […] The post 0DIN is open-sourcing AI security and the hard-earned knowledge behind it appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
The future of AI should belong to all of humanity, well beyond a handful of countries or companies. For that to happen, AI needs to be open, trusted, and built in ways that give people, institutions, and nations real choices. That’s why, today, Mozilla is announcing a strategic partnership with Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute […] The post Mozilla and Mila announce strategic research partnership to advance open source and sovereign AI capabilities appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Today we’re introducing a free built-in VPN in Firefox, a new IP-protection feature designed to keep you even more private while you browse. We’re starting by offering an industry-leading 50 gigabytes of free VPN-browsing each month. Firefox has long focused on building privacy tools directly into the browser to protect you online. Over the years, […] The post A free VPN you can trust, now built into Firefox appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Much of what we do on the web involves looking at more than one thing at a time – booking tickets while checking your calendar, taking notes as you go through a report, or comparing options before making a purchase. The web is inherently multidimensional. For years, browsing this way meant bouncing back and forth […] The post Split View in Firefox: Two tabs side by side, right where you need them appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Don’t remember why you have all those webpages open? Now you can leave yourself a note for any tab. Tab Notes — our latest experimental feature in Firefox — are designed to help you remember, reflect, and pick up where you left off on the web by letting you attach a short note to a […] The post Try Tab Notes in Firefox to leave a note on any page appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Firefox is for people who make their own choices online, from what stays private to the tools that help get things done. That commitment to choice shows up throughout the Firefox experience, and AI controls is just the latest example — making it possible to turn generative AI features off, on, or customize them feature […] The post More reasons to love Firefox: What’s new now, and what’s coming soon appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
The web shouldn’t feel like it’s working against you. Yet so much of it now is designed to pull you off course: endless feeds, pop-up windows and content that looks credible until it isn’t. Staying focused and trusting your next click takes more effort than it should. Firefox is here to help you navigate the […] The post Meet Kit, your companion for a new internet era appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
We recently released a feature in the Firefox iOS mobile app called “Shake to Summarize”. The reception was remarkably positive, earning an honorable mention on Time Magazine’s best inventions of 2025. For anyone unfamiliar with Shake to Summarize, it’s just what the name implies: when you’re browsing a webpage, you can shake your phone to […] The post Under the hood: The AI powering Firefox’s Shake to Summarize appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
The unique architecture of the web enables a much higher degree of user privacy than exists on other platforms. Many factors contribute to this, but an essential one is that you don’t need to log in to start browsing. Sharing details about yourself with a website is an optional step you can take when you […] The post The web should remain anonymous by default appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
For more than two decades, Firefox has been one of the most scrutinized and security-hardened codebases on the web. Open source means our code is visible, reviewable, and continuously stress-tested by a global community. A few weeks ago, Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team approached us with results from a new AI-assisted vulnerability-detection method that surfaced more […] The post Hardening Firefox with Anthropic’s Red Team appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
This is an edited transcript of an episode of Outside the Fox, Firefox’s flagship podcast, where we explore what’s happening online and why it matters. Stay up to date by subscribing on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. On Outside the Fox, my co-host Kim Horcher and I spend a lot of […] The post Ajit Varma on Firefox’s new AI controls: ‘We believe in user choice’ appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Other browsers force AI features on users. Firefox gives you a choice. In the latest desktop version of Firefox, you’ll find an AI controls section where you can turn off AI features entirely — or decide which ones stay on. Here’s how to set things up the way you want. But first, what AI features […] The post How to turn off AI features in Firefox, or choose the ones you want appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Mozilla is headed to New Delhi, India for the India AI Impact Summit 2026 next week with a message: Open Source is the path to both economic and digital sovereignty. Participating in dozens of events across the weeklong global forum, Mozilla leaders will make the case that a different kind of AI future is possible, […] The post Heading to India AI Impact Summit, Mozilla leaders call for investment in open source AI as a path to sovereignty appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
AI is changing the web, and people want very different things from it. We’ve heard from many who want nothing to do with AI. We’ve also heard from others who want AI tools that are genuinely useful. Listening to our community, alongside our ongoing commitment to offer choice, led us to build AI controls. Starting […] The post AI controls are coming to Firefox appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
We’re at a fork in the road. AI is here, and has started to define how we search, create, communicate — and how the web itself works. Some of you love AI, but want it to work better for yourselves and society. Some of you hate it, and don’t want any of it. We get it. […] The post The State of Mozilla: Are you ready to choose your future? appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Who will build the next version of the web? Mozilla wants to make it more likely that it’s you. We are committing time and resources to bring experienced builders into Mozilla for a short, programmed period, to work with our New Products leaders to build tools and products for the next version of the web. […] The post Who will pioneer the next web? appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Mozilla has always believed that technology should empower people. That belief shaped the early web, when browsers were still new and the idea of an open internet felt fragile. Today, the technology is more powerful, more complex, and more opaque, but the responsibility is the same. The question isn’t whether technology can do more. It’s […] The post How Mozilla builds now appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
At Mozilla, we’ve long believed that technology can be built differently — not only more openly, but more responsibly, more inclusively, and more in service of the people who rely on it. As AI reshapes nearly every layer of the internet, those values are being tested in real time. Our 2025 Mozilla Ventures Portfolio Convening […] The post How founders are meeting the moment: Lessons from Mozilla Ventures’ 2025 portfolio convening appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Mozilla is pleased to announce that Amy Keating has joined Mozilla as Chief Business Officer (CBO). In this role, Amy will work across the Mozilla family of organizations, and alongside other business leaders, including the Mozilla Corporation’s CBO Brad Smallwood — spanning products, companies, investments, grants, and new ventures — to help ensure we are not […] The post Mozilla welcomes Amy Keating as Chief Business Officer appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
The future of intelligence is being set right now, and the path we’re on leads somewhere I don’t want to go. We’re drifting toward a world where intelligence is something you rent — where your ability to reason, create, and decide flows through systems you don’t control, can’t inspect, and didn’t shape. In that world, […] The post Owners, not renters: Mozilla’s open source AI strategy appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.
Mozilla has always believed that technology should serve people — not the other way around. As we enter a moment of rapid change in how people experience the internet and AI, we’re focused on building products that are private, transparent, and put people in control. Today, we’re excited to take an important step forward in […] The post Welcoming John Solomon as Mozilla’s new Chief Marketing Officer appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.