Firefox: Private Web Browser

Name: Firefox: Private Web Browser
Rating: 4.6 (186302 reviews)
Author: Mozilla

Search, Browse, Stay Incognito

Free

186K Ratings
Ages

16+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Mozilla
Language

EN
+ 94 More
Size

372.5
MB

Take control of your internet experience with Firefox. When you choose Firefox, you choose privacy, focus, and a better way to browse. PRIVACY WHERE IT COUNTS Firefox blocks hidden trackers that follow you online and slow things down. Want more control? Switch Enhanced Tracking Protection to Strict mode for stronger defense across all your tabs. Or use a private window — your search and browsing history automatically disappears when you close all your private tabs. STAY IN SYNC, WHEREVER YOU BROWSE Start a search on your phone, pick it up on your laptop — or vice versa. With a Mozilla account, your open tabs, history, and bookmarks stay in sync. Firefox can also suggest strong passwords when you create an account, and store them securely so they’re available on every device. A SMARTER HOME SCREEN Jump right back in. Your open tabs are grouped automatically, along with your recent bookmarks, top sites, and popular articles — all in one place. FIND WHAT YOU NEED FAST Get smart suggestions as you type and quickly access your most-visited sites and past searches from your favorite search engines. TABS, YOUR WAY Open as many tabs as you need without losing your place. Firefox shows them as thumbnails, so it’s easy to jump back to what matters. SHARE IN SECONDS Easily share links or specific parts of a page, with quick access to your most recently used apps. BILLIONAIRE-FREE FOR OVER 20 YEARS Launched in 2004, Firefox was built by Mozilla as a faster, more private, more customizable alternative to other browsers. Today, we’re still not-for-profit, still independent — and still working to make the internet, and the time you spend on it, better. Learn more about Mozilla at https://www.mozilla.org. LEARN MORE • Terms of Use: https://www.mozilla.org/about/legal/terms/firefox/ • Privacy Policy: https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/firefox • Latest news: https://blog.mozilla.org

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

186K Ratings

The best and safest browser
11/01/2022

Systems Analyst 1/2 Century
I was a computer scientist, systems analyst and support technician for 51 years. I am also a woman. I have exclusively used Firefox since it’s inception. I have always been impressed that it is nonprofit. In 2013, I had 2 PC’s and my bank card. Having hacked the stolen computers, the perp was able to access my bank account and steal $300,000. She was able to gain remote access to my other computers and commit other crimes. I was able to track her activities, but law enforcement did nothing, because they didn’t believe a woman could know that much about computers and the law. Using Firefox, I was able to protect myself from this known hacker. Any time she broke through Firefox’s secure settings, if Firefox didn’t first notify me, I would notify them, and my accounts would again be sufficiently secured. The techs at Internet Explorer or Chrome wouldn’t have done the same. I am forever grateful to the people who have made Firefox possible. I love Nightly. Not only will I always exclusively use Firefox, I have promoted it to all of my clients, and anyone else who would listen because they cared about safety when on the Web. I will continue to do so because I have faith and experience that no other browser can even come close to what Firefox can do.

Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to share your experience and how useful Firefox has been for you. We hope we get to be a part of your workflow for many years!
The best and safest browser
11/01/2022

Systems Analyst 1/2 Century

I was a computer scientist, systems analyst and support technician for 51 years. I am also a woman. I have exclusively used Firefox since it’s inception. I have always been impressed that it is nonprofit. In 2013, I had 2 PC’s and my bank card. Having hacked the stolen computers, the perp was able to access my bank account and steal $300,000. She was able to gain remote access to my other computers and commit other crimes. I was able to track her activities, but law enforcement did nothing, because they didn’t believe a woman could know that much about computers and the law. Using Firefox, I was able to protect myself from this known hacker. Any time she broke through Firefox’s secure settings, if Firefox didn’t first notify me, I would notify them, and my accounts would again be sufficiently secured. The techs at Internet Explorer or Chrome wouldn’t have done the same. I am forever grateful to the people who have made Firefox possible. I love Nightly. Not only will I always exclusively use Firefox, I have promoted it to all of my clients, and anyone else who would listen because they cared about safety when on the Web. I will continue to do so because I have faith and experience that no other browser can even come close to what Firefox can do.
Developer Response 11/04/2022
Thanks for taking the time to share your experience and how useful Firefox has been for you. We hope we get to be a part of your workflow for many years!
Please make an option to enlarge the font!
01/06/2023

gdgrl666
I have an autoimmune disease that is destroying my eyes and sadly I am not going to be able to use Firefox on my mobile much longer which makes me very sad because I find it to be the safest browser I've ever used. Sure there are some other things that could be improved but hey it's all a work in progress! I did see on the website where other people have wanted or looked for an option to be able to to this the first time being over a year ago that I noticed this was a big issue for some people and I I ow we can't always get everything we want and life but if we try sometimes we his might we get what need and I definitely need this to be possible or I will be forced to switch back to Safari which btw really isn't quite large enough in the font dept either but better than what I am able to get on here. Now I did try using Firefox with DuckDuckGo and that gave me the ability to enlarge a tiny bit which was marginally helpfully but it seems I'm always getting Hijacked whenever Duck is in my life... not sure why this is but it's a huge problem and unacceptable. So if you could a blinding person out I would really appreciate it as I know others would as well! Thanks for taking the time to read this I know you ha e your hands full! And I'll be praying that my prayers are answered! Much love to all!

Developer Response
Thanks for taking time to leave a positive review and share your experience with us. We're sorry to hear the font size has been troublesome. We don't have a setting to adjust font size at the moment but we appreciate your feedback and we've made sure of sharing this suggestion with our team, we're always looking forward to improve our user experience.
Please make an option to enlarge the font!
01/06/2023

gdgrl666

I have an autoimmune disease that is destroying my eyes and sadly I am not going to be able to use Firefox on my mobile much longer which makes me very sad because I find it to be the safest browser I've ever used. Sure there are some other things that could be improved but hey it's all a work in progress! I did see on the website where other people have wanted or looked for an option to be able to to this the first time being over a year ago that I noticed this was a big issue for some people and I I ow we can't always get everything we want and life but if we try sometimes we his might we get what need and I definitely need this to be possible or I will be forced to switch back to Safari which btw really isn't quite large enough in the font dept either but better than what I am able to get on here. Now I did try using Firefox with DuckDuckGo and that gave me the ability to enlarge a tiny bit which was marginally helpfully but it seems I'm always getting Hijacked whenever Duck is in my life... not sure why this is but it's a huge problem and unacceptable. So if you could a blinding person out I would really appreciate it as I know others would as well! Thanks for taking the time to read this I know you ha e your hands full! And I'll be praying that my prayers are answered! Much love to all!
Developer Response 01/11/2023
Thanks for taking time to leave a positive review and share your experience with us. We're sorry to hear the font size has been troublesome. We don't have a setting to adjust font size at the moment but we appreciate your feedback and we've made sure of sharing this suggestion with our team, we're always looking forward to improve our user experience.
WHY MOZILLA WHY?
02/26/2020

CB hates apple
I have been using Firefox as my sole browser since 2008. They have had a fantastic and secure browser for a long time and it has been a great relationship. Apple products on the other hand are complete garbage in the usability department. I bought a Mac mini in 2014 because my hard drive went out on my 5 year old gateway laptop, within 18 months the Mac mini was unusably slow. And now for my Ipad I got this little dandy last year and I have never owned another piece of technology so infuriating in my life, the one respite was the fact that I had Firefox on it, the one program I knew would never let me down. I was asked to do a major update a couple months ago, and I figured what’s the harm Firefox has never steered me wrong. When the update was complete, lo and behold I have lost all my loveable Firefox usability. They have updated me to what is little more than a safari skin. I am permanently unable to access any of my Firefox account information. I can’t change my password because all of my information will be lost and with it still working on my other devises (pc and galaxy) I cannot afford to risk losing that information. This one star review is not for Mozilla as a company but their decision to bow to apple and its BS.

Developer Response
Hello! We really appreciate you took the time to share your experience using Firefox. The app has been significantly improved since you shared your review with us. We hope you’ll try it again and let us know about your experience!
WHY MOZILLA WHY?
02/26/2020

CB hates apple

I have been using Firefox as my sole browser since 2008. They have had a fantastic and secure browser for a long time and it has been a great relationship. Apple products on the other hand are complete garbage in the usability department. I bought a Mac mini in 2014 because my hard drive went out on my 5 year old gateway laptop, within 18 months the Mac mini was unusably slow. And now for my Ipad I got this little dandy last year and I have never owned another piece of technology so infuriating in my life, the one respite was the fact that I had Firefox on it, the one program I knew would never let me down. I was asked to do a major update a couple months ago, and I figured what’s the harm Firefox has never steered me wrong. When the update was complete, lo and behold I have lost all my loveable Firefox usability. They have updated me to what is little more than a safari skin. I am permanently unable to access any of my Firefox account information. I can’t change my password because all of my information will be lost and with it still working on my other devises (pc and galaxy) I cannot afford to risk losing that information. This one star review is not for Mozilla as a company but their decision to bow to apple and its BS.
Developer Response 08/05/2021
Hello! We really appreciate you took the time to share your experience using Firefox. The app has been significantly improved since you shared your review with us. We hope you’ll try it again and let us know about your experience!
Safe but has some problems
10/29/2024

12358Etc
Yes Firefox is safe – I've used it for years and it is still good for many things. However I've found recently that it struggles with PayPal transactions and often fails. Specifically, when making a payment for an online purchase using PayPal, one usually clicks on the PayPal option at the vendors web page and it should then transfer the buyer to the PayPal web site for completion (or it sometimes just pays the amount due using the preferred credit card in the buyer's account at PayPal without first transferring to the PP site). But Firefox does neither. It just freezes on a new tab named "Blank." On the other hand DuckDuckGo browser works flawlessly for these transactions — the transfer to PayPal's site is automatic and immediately a screen comes up that allows Touch ID to be used to enter the buyer's PayPal account without looking up the password. What could be easier than that? So DDG is my main browser now. Although I'm not an IT guy I understand that DuckDuckGo was designed for safety from its inception and I believe it IS safe. But anyway, if I want to use the PayPal option for online payments then apparently I cannot do so using Firefox, so there is really no choice. I have to use some browser other than FireFox and I've chosen DuckDuckGo.

Developer Response
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. It sounds like Firefox for iOS struggle to work as expected when you attempted to do online purchases. Please take a moment to post this report on our forum and our community will be glad to help: https://mzl.la/3owNESY
Safe but has some problems
10/29/2024

12358Etc

Yes Firefox is safe – I've used it for years and it is still good for many things. However I've found recently that it struggles with PayPal transactions and often fails. Specifically, when making a payment for an online purchase using PayPal, one usually clicks on the PayPal option at the vendors web page and it should then transfer the buyer to the PayPal web site for completion (or it sometimes just pays the amount due using the preferred credit card in the buyer's account at PayPal without first transferring to the PP site). But Firefox does neither. It just freezes on a new tab named "Blank." On the other hand DuckDuckGo browser works flawlessly for these transactions — the transfer to PayPal's site is automatic and immediately a screen comes up that allows Touch ID to be used to enter the buyer's PayPal account without looking up the password. What could be easier than that? So DDG is my main browser now. Although I'm not an IT guy I understand that DuckDuckGo was designed for safety from its inception and I believe it IS safe. But anyway, if I want to use the PayPal option for online payments then apparently I cannot do so using Firefox, so there is really no choice. I have to use some browser other than FireFox and I've chosen DuckDuckGo.
Developer Response 11/01/2024
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. It sounds like Firefox for iOS struggle to work as expected when you attempted to do online purchases. Please take a moment to post this report on our forum and our community will be glad to help: https://mzl.la/3owNESY

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