Firefox: Change search engine in the address bar

Mozilla has revised Firefox’s search and address bar. It is now laid out more in search of web content and browser data. So the search terms remain in the bar during the search and are not replaced by the URL of the search engine. In addition, users can select the desired search engine via a dropdown menu in the bar. Bookmarks, open tabs or the course can also be used for the search. Alternatively, this is also about entering the short commands @lesezeichen,, @tabs and @verlauf possible in the address bar.

Start browser functions from the address bar

In addition, the dropdown menu or the short command can be @aktionen Call up individual browser functions. These include, for example, the inclusion of screenshots or the management of themes, add-ons and bookmarks. For some websites, Firefox offers a search from the address bar as soon as they are open, such as Stack Overflow. Loud a blog post Mozilla promises higher productivity from the innovations. Firefox also hides the HTTPS part from URLS and instead rejects unencrypted transmissions.

The Mozilla developers have previously expanded their web browser with tab groups. With them, users can put their open tabs on top of each other via drag-and-drop and summarize them into a group. To do this, a menu opens independently in which users can set a name for the group and assign it a color. As a group, tabs can be moved together in the tab bar or outsourced to a new window. Users can also add or remove further tabs using drag-and-drop.

Finally, the Mozilla Foundation continued to announce to switch off its bookmark service Pocket. Instead, the foundation wanted to concentrate on the further development of the browser. A reinstallation of the add-on is no longer possible, but is still available for existing users. On July 8, 2025, Mozilla hires the service. After that, users remain for three months to export stored bookmarks, notes and articles. Access to service ends on October 8th.