Ever wish you could peek at a page before you click? Now you can with Firefox Link Previews, rolling out in Firefox 142 on desktop for English for users in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. This new feature lets you long-press a link (or right-click and choose “Preview Link”) to open a small card showing details like the page title, description, and even estimated reading time if available.
Want more context? If you have at least 3gb of RAM you can also choose to add AI-generated key points, all processed privately on your device, to quickly get the gist of what’s ahead. Thanks to feedback from Labs testers, and based on data from a release experiment, Link Previews helps people browse more confidently and save time while keeping healthy engagement with the publishers who create the content.
How to try it:
- Long press a link on desktop, or right-click and select Preview Link.
- In the preview card, click the settings gear to enable or disable AI-generated key points.
- You can manage Link Previews anytime in Settings > General > Browsing.
How to turn Link Previews off:
If you prefer not to use Link Previews, go to Settings > General > Browsing and uncheck Enable link previews. The option to preview links will be removed from right-click menus, and the long-press shortcut will be turned off.
How to remove the local AI model:
If you’ve turned on AI key points, Firefox downloads a small on-device language model to make those summaries possible. To review or remove it:
- Type about:addons in the address bar.
- Select On-Device AI from the menu.
- You’ll see which models are installed, what they’re used for, and can remove any you no longer need.
This feature is available in English for users in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia, and is being introduced gradually to ensure great performance and quality.
We’d love your feedback!
Have you tried Link Previews yet? Share what you think: is it helping you decide what to click, or do you have ideas to make it even better?
