30-09-2026 05:58 PM
Please give us a permanent option to disable the rounded tabs in Firefox 157.
The new Nova tab design is visually distracting, wastes space, and is simply worse for users who prefer the clean, rectangular tabs Firefox had before. I should not have to dig into about:config or maintain a custom userChrome.css just to get a basic interface choice back.
If Mozilla wants rounded tabs as the default, fine. Give users a setting to turn them off permanently.
Firefox has always been about giving users control. Please apply that principle to the UI too.
Please note UI changes just stop with that Firefox looked fine. Focus on just making the brower faster.
Also stop with the **bleep** rounded everything. I really hate it or at least give me an option to shut it off and not deal with your oh this UI looks cool stuff.
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01-10-2026 04:47 AM - edited 01-10-2026 04:53 AM
I literally created an account on this forum, which I have not done in the 15 or so years I've had Firefox, to say this exact thing.
I just found this post in the release forum, and it reverts back to the old tab look:
In the address bar, type about:config , then press ENTER
Accept any warning
Search for nova
Double-click on "browser.nova.enabled" to change it to "false"
05-10-2026 09:59 PM
我太不喜欢157.0新版本的标签页了(浪费我好多时间寻找着怎么能设置回上个版本) 强制用户使用吗 不可以自定义设置吗 我不喜欢那么圆 太女性化了 新版更新是位女性吗? 我喜欢上一个版本的标签页 浏览器是大众化的产品 别的浏览器更新后也变圆了 但是别的浏览器可以自定义圆的弧度 我一般不喜欢讨论 但是这次更新真的忍不住 上来吐槽了 希望下一个版本更新可以让用户自定义标签页外观的弧度 不喜欢那么圆 太女性化
06-10-2026 12:19 AM
I will translate for the English readers :
I absolutely hate the new tab page in version 157.0 (it wasted so much of my time trying to figure out how to revert to the previous version). Is it being forced upon users? Can't users customize it? I don't like it being so round; it's too feminine. Was the new update designed for a woman? I liked the previous tab page. Browsers are mainstream products; other browsers have also become rounded after updates, but they allow users to customize the curvature of the circle. I usually don't like to discuss things, but I really couldn't help but complain about this update. I hope the next update will allow users to customize the curvature of the tab page. I don't like it being so round; it's too feminine.
06-10-2026 01:26 AM
While it's helpful you offered the translation, in Firefox you can select the text, right-click and choose "Translate selection to English"
Given the recent dislike over the new UI, may as well insert some positivity by highlighting actually useful Firefox features 😉
06-10-2026 02:00 AM
@dftf wrote:While it's helpful you offered the translation, in Firefox you can select the text, right-click and choose "Translate selection to English"
Given the recent dislike over the new UI, may as well insert some positivity by highlighting actually useful Firefox features 😉
You dont even have to right-click ... just highlight and this icon pops up ...
06-10-2026 02:07 AM
I don't see that icon when I select text
Are you definitely using Firefox 157.0, or are you on the beta or development versions? Or have you enabled something in about:config for this to display?
I cannot find any options in about:preferences#translations to enable a pop-up icon?
06-10-2026 03:04 AM
@dftf wrote:I don't see that icon when I select text
Are you definitely using Firefox 157.0, or are you on the beta or development versions? Or have you enabled something in about:config for this to display?
I cannot find any options in about:preferences#translations to enable a pop-up icon?
oops sorry, I see i have an extension called "simple translate" that gives me that feature