Today, Mozilla is thrilled to join the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as its newest member. The DPGA is a UN-backed initiative that seeks to advance open technologies and ensure that technology is put to use in the public interest and serves everyone, everywhere — like Mozilla’s Common Voice, which has been recognized as a […]

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With Firefox 145, we’re rolling out major privacy upgrades that take on browser fingerprinting — a pervasive and hidden tracking technique that lets websites identify you even when cookies are blocked or you’re in private browsing. These protections build on Mozilla’s long-term goal of building a healthier, transparent and privacy-preserving web ecosystem. Fingerprinting builds a […]

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We’re working on a new feature to display direct results in your address bar as you type, so that you can skip the results page and get to the right site or answer faster. Every major browser today supports a feature known as “search suggestions.” As you type in the address bar, your chosen search […]

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What would your browser history say about you? Whether you were getting things done this week or just collecting tabs, a new Firefox extension helps you reflect on your digital habits.  Designed as a personal productivity tool, Fox Recap is a capstone project from a group of college seniors at California State University, Monterey Bay. […]

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Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing. In […]

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At Mozilla, we build Firefox around one principle: putting you in control. With today’s release, we’re introducing new features that make browsing smarter and more personal while staying true to the values you care about most: privacy and choice. A new option for search, still on your terms. Earlier this year, we gave you more […]

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Shake to Summarize has been recognized with a Special Mention in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025. Each year TIME spotlights a range of new industry-defining innovations across consumer electronics, health tech, apps and beyond. This year, Firefox’s Shake to Summarize feature made the list for bringing a smart solution to a modern user problem: information overload.  […]

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Every part of your life has its own rhythm: work, school, family, personal projects. Beginning Oct. 14, we’re rolling out a new profile management feature in Firefox so you can keep them separate and create distinct spaces — each with its own bookmarks, logins, history, extensions and themes. It’s an easy way to stay organized, […]

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An ads milestone in marketing reach without data risk. The ad industry is shifting, and with it comes a clear need for advertisers to use data responsibly while still proving impact. Advertisers face a false choice between protecting privacy and proving performance. Anonym exists to prove they can have both — and this week marks […]

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This essay was originally published on The Sidebar, Mozilla’s Substack. There’s a moment Wiandi Vreeswijk knows well. After tending virtual crops in “Stardew Valley” and chatting with other players on Discord, he types: “I can’t anymore. I have to go lay in bed.” It’s the fatigue from long COVID setting in — and almost always, […]

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Today Mozilla is excited to announce Raffi Krikorian — technologist, innovator and community builder — as our first-ever portfolio wide Chief Technology Officer.  Reporting to Mozilla President, Mark Surman, Raffi will be part of the team that coordinates efforts across our whole family of organizations. He will work alongside the existing bench of technical leaders […]

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This essay was originally published on The Sidebar, Mozilla’s Substack. Trigger warning: Discussion of pregnancy loss. Open up TikTok on any given day and you’ll find confident young women openly discussing their periods. They might recognise a low mood is due to the luteal phase or feel amazing because they are ovulating. They acknowledge the […]

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All web browsing starts with a DNS query to find the IP address for the desired service or website. For much of the internet’s history, this query is sent in the clear. DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) plugs this privacy leak by encrypting the DNS messages, so no one on the network, not your internet service provider or […]

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On mobile, browsing often means quick checks on small screens, squeezed in between everything else you’re doing. We built Shake to Summarize on iOS to give you a clear summary with one move. That way, you can get what you need more easily and keep going. How it works Whether you just want the recipe, […]

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