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  Hi Firefox Team, After using Google Chrome for well over a decade, I’ve recently made the switch back to Firefox as my primary browser. Overall, the experience has been great, but there is one critical feature from Chrome that I miss dearly: the native "Read selection" (Text-to-Speech) option in the right-click context menu. In Chrome, whenever I was reading an article or a long page, I could simply highlight any text block—or the whole page—right-click, and select the option to have the built-in system voice read it aloud to me through my headphones. While I know Firefox has an excellent Reader View with TTS capabilities, it doesn't work on every web page, nor does it allow for quick, on-the-fly highlighting and listening of specific text snippets on standard pages. Adding a direct "Read Selection" action to the right-click menu would make a huge difference for accessibility, workflow efficiency, and multi-tasking. Implementing this using system TTS APIs shouldn't require a complete overhaul, but it would make the browser feel truly complete for users coming over from Chrome. Please consider adding this feature in an upcoming release! Best regards, A returning Firefox user         ... View more

Hi everyone, I love the Split View feature, but I would like to suggest an improvement to make it much more flexible for multitasking. Currently, when using Split View (e.g., YouTube on the left, and a work tab on the right), clicking on any other open tab completely breaks the split layout and goes back to the full-screen view. It would be amazing to have an option to "Lock" one side as a Main Window (or Pin it), while keeping the other side dynamic. For the dynamic side, we could have a small dropdown menu or scroll buttons next to the split divider to easily cycle through our other open tabs without leaving the split screen layout. This would allow users to keep their main reference/entertainment tab open on one side while quickly switching between different work tabs on the other side. Thank you for considering this! ... View more

DevTools has an excellent built-in accessibility panel (contrast checker, vision deficiency simulation) for inspecting web pages — but the DevTools UI itself doesn't offer color-blind-safe syntax theme options for its own JSON/console output. Adding 1-2 palettes designed for common color vision deficiencies (deuteranopia, protanopia) would make DevTools itself more accessible to color-blind developers, not just the pages they're inspecting. ... View more

Currently, DevTools' dark theme uses highly saturated syntax colors (bright cyan, magenta, green) against a near-black background. Over long debugging sessions this creates harsh contrast that causes eye strain, especially in low-light environments. Suggestions: Desaturated/muted syntax colors instead of neon cyan/magenta/green (similar to how VS Code's "One Dark Pro" tones down saturation while staying readable) A "soft dark gray" background option (~#1e1e1e) as an alternative to true black, since pure black increases perceived contrast Slightly increased line height/spacing in the JSON/object tree view for easier scanning A few curated built-in theme presets (e.g., Solarized Dark, low-contrast) beyond just Light/Dark/Firefox default Developers spend hours daily in DevTools — small ergonomic improvements here compound significantly over time, the same reason code editors offer many accessible theme choices.   ... View more

Firefox already lets users mute individual tabs, which is great for silencing one noisy page in the moment. However, unlike Chrome, Firefox doesn't offer a persistent "Mute Site" option that remembers a user's preference for a specific domain across all future visits and new tabs. Why this matters: Many sites (news outlets, video platforms, ad-heavy pages) autoplay audio on nearly every visit. Muting the tab only fixes the current session — the next time I open that site in a new tab, I have to mute it again. Chrome's "Mute site" (right-click the tab → Mute site) applies to every tab from that domain, persistently, until the user unmutes it. This is a small but very high-impact quality-of-life feature. It would reduce friction for users who consistently want certain sites silent (e.g., social media feeds with autoplay videos) without having to disable audio/autoplay entirely via site permissions, which is a more heavy-handed and less discoverable solution. Suggested implementation: Right-click on a tab → "Mute Site" option (in addition to the current "Mute Tab"). Once muted, any new tab opened for that domain stays muted automatically. Persist this preference the same way site permissions (camera, location, notifications) are already stored per-site, so users can review/manage muted sites in Settings → Privacy & Security → Permissions. Provide an easy "Unmute Site" toggle from the same right-click menu or from the permissions panel. Benefit to users: This would bring Firefox to parity with Chrome on a small but frequently-requested convenience feature, improving daily browsing experience without adding complexity for users who don't need it. ... View more

I daily delete the cookies that have accrued on my browser. And each day I leave untouched a core group of cookies from trusted sites. The rest get ditched. If this core or 'persistent' group or list were in a separate container or list, I could leave them be and then more quickly (i.e. batch) delete the remaining 'transient' cookies. This isn't a tabl group thing, and I'm not a power user. I just want to avoid having to manually selected which cookies to delete each day, instead dumping a whole load in one go, knowing the 'right' ones will remain. 😀 ... View more

Based on my usage experience, I advise that the close button for each tab should be placed in front of each tab when Vertical tabs layout collapsed, then I can close the tab by moving the cursor on the X icon of each tab and then close the tab directly by click even without expanding the Vertical tabs bar. Or the Vertical tabs bar expanded with the close button in front of each tab, so I still don't need to move the cursor a long distance to aim at the close button icon on the right side of each tab. ( Floating the close button in the top-left corner of each tab is worth considering ) But now: I need to hover the cursor over the vertical tabs bar to expand it; move the cursor to the close button on the right side of each tab; click to close the tab Each time when I close a tab, I need to repeat the procedures again and again !!   ... View more

There are many extensions are very useful, however activate many of them with crash your browsers. Please consider to provide a quicker way to activate and deactivate the extensions ... View more

The chevron icon to List All Tabs looks too similar to the default Breeze minimize window icon on KDE Plasma. I suggest adding an outline or background fill to the button to differentiate it since they are right next to each other. No I will not be changing my window decorations on KDE Plasma.  ... View more

I’d like to suggest adding a GNOME-style theme as a new design option for Thunderbird. A modern GNOME-inspired interface could bring a fresh, clean, and contemporary feel to Thunderbird while maintaining everything that makes Thunderbird powerful and capable. The goal would not be to remove or hide advanced functionality, but rather to present it through a more polished, consistent, and visually modern interface. GNOME’s design philosophy focuses on minimalism, clear visual hierarchy, consistent spacing, and reducing unnecessary visual clutter. These principles could help make Thunderbird feel more approachable and pleasant to use — without sacrificing the depth of features and customization that power users rely on. I believe this would be a valuable addition for several reasons: Modern appearance: A clean GNOME-inspired design would give Thunderbird a more current and visually appealing look. Better visual consistency: Consistent spacing, typography, icons, and UI elements could create a more cohesive experience. Simplicity without sacrificing power: The interface could feel simpler and more intuitive while keeping Thunderbird’s advanced features readily available. More user choice: An optional theme would let users choose the visual experience that suits them best. Stronger modern identity: A refreshed design could help Thunderbird feel more aligned with modern desktop environments while retaining its unique strengths. A better balance for all users: New users could benefit from a cleaner interface, while experienced users could continue to access the powerful tools and workflows they depend on. Importantly, this would not need to replace the existing design. It could be introduced as an optional theme, allowing users to switch between the current appearance and a new GNOME-inspired experience. Thunderbird already has an impressive amount of power and functionality. I think the next step could be to give that power a fresh, modern, and cohesive visual experience — making Thunderbird feel both powerful and beautifully simple to use. Screenshots: Mail: https://www.pasteboard.co/lylNfb-36pZO.png https://ibb.co/twPPbqhJ   Calendar: https://www.pasteboard.co/Ql8DcF0L0qID.png https://ibb.co/NPJCNG9   Contacts: https://www.pasteboard.co/wcOu9k-hwDv8.png https://ibb.co/Tx59Pw74   Tasks: https://www.pasteboard.co/GeAcyAy_WhYb.png https://ibb.co/Cs1vNVQ1 (created with ChatGPT) I’d love to hear what others think. Would you be interested in seeing an optional GNOME-style theme for Thunderbird? ... View more

When hovering over a normal tab like a youtube tab it shows an image popup of what the site looks like, but when hovering over a saved bookmark it just shows the url and no image popup, so if i have 5 bookmarks of the same website saved it's impossible to know which one is the right one without an image ... View more

Recently, the Firefox community has added several new wallpapers, including fox-themed ones that are available in both light and dark versions. I usually set my Windows to light mode during the day and dark mode at night, but every time I open the browser, I have to manually change this in the tab’s customization settings. It would be nice if this feature were built right into the operating system itself. ... View more

User story As a macOS user, I want Firefox  ’s Picture‑in‑Picture (PiP) window to behave like a native floating window so that it remains visible and usable even when another app (e.g. Xcode, VS Code, Terminal) is in fullscreen / a separate Space Current behavior Firefox’s PiP window stays on top of other normal windows. When another app enters fullscreen (or when switching to a fullscreen Space), the PiP window disappears / is no longer visible. This makes PiP much less useful in typical developer / power‑user workflows where the browser is not the main fullscreen app. Expected behavior The PiP window should: Remain visible when other apps are in fullscreen. Move with the user between Spaces, including fullscreen Spaces. Behave like Safari/Apple TV App PiP windows on macOS in this respect. ... View more

Right now you can copy a request as fetch/cURL, but there's no built-in way to tweak the request body/headers and resend it from within DevTools itself. Adding an inline "Edit and Resend" option (similar to what some other browsers offer) would speed up API debugging without needing to switch to Postman or another tool. ... View more

When debugging APIs (e.g., comparing a working payload vs. a broken one), it would help to select two network requests and see a side-by-side diff of their JSON responses, similar to a git diff view. This is especially useful when troubleshooting intermittent API issues where only a small part of a large payload changes between requests. ... View more

I had to close firefox to implement an about:config change, and I ended up having to right click the tabs bar and scrolling down to select "reopen closed tab" option like 15 times before realizing it wasn't reopening my container tabs, and then by chance i managed to find "reopen closed session" hidden in the history sub-menu (I think? i don't see the option there anymore) which opened my containers AND all the tabs i had individually manually reopened and now needed to close the duplicates of. this menu needs to have a "restore previous session" and/or "reopen closed tabs" option that reopens all the tabs that were closed at once when a user closes the window to quit out of firefox WITH THE CONTAINERS INCLUDED IF I'M REOPENING TABS AND THE TABS CLOSED ARE IN A CONTAINER YOU NEED TO REOPEN THE CONTAINER, THIS IS BASIC FUNCTIONALITY. What I had to go through is so extremely stupid. didn't there used to be a "reopen closed tabs" option in this menu? I swear there was, why would you get rid of it?????? ... View more

Firefox can currently auto-enable Picture-in-Picture (PiP) for videos when the tab is switched. It would be great if PiP could auto-enable when Firefox is minimized or loosing focus when a video is playing too. I would be happy if the auto-switch tab setting actually was changed to something like "Keep playing videos in Picture-in-Picture when tab looses focus" which would apply for both switching tabs and minimizing/switching to another window. Alternatively it could be a separate setting, but that is maybe too complicated for users. ... View more

This option is available in both Chrome and Safari. I'm perplexed why it isn't part of Firefox and / or Firefox Developer Edition. ... View more

Periodically, Message Filtering fails. A message box appears asking me if I want to continue filtering. All processing stops until that message box is cleared. It would be beneficial to have a setting that says "Always continue filtering". Whether that's in settings or on this message box.  It would be beneficial for that message box not to be modal. It (appears to) suspend all further processing. Aside: It would also be beneficial to have some kind of indication as to what failed, and why. The logs I'm able to see do not provide any hints. Message Filtering only fails periodically. I cannot see the pattern.   ... View more