You can set your New Tab page to show a search bar, your most visited sites, recommended and highlighted stories, or nothing at all. This article will show you how to change this content.

• For other changes you can make to your New Tab page, such as customizing your Top Sites, see this article.

Change your New Tab page content

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select Settings.
2. Select the Home panel.
3. Under Firefox Home Content, put a checkmark next to the sections you want to see on your New Tab page. Some sections will let you choose the number of rows you want to see on your New Tab page:
   • Web Search: turns the search box on or off on the New Tab page.
   • Top Sites: shows your most visited sites. (Use the drop-down menu to indicate how many rows of Top Sites you want to view).
   • Recommended by Pocket (U.S., Canada, U.K. and Germany only) to see stories that are popular among Pocket users.
     • Sponsored Stories to see the occasional sponsored article. These will be clearly marked if you choose to turn this on. See Sponsored Stories (Pocket site).
   • Highlights to see pages you've visited or bookmarked recently.
     • Visited Pages
     • Bookmarks
     • Most Recent Download
     • Pages Saved to Pocket
   • Snippets to see content from Mozilla. See Snippets in Firefox FAQ.

Tip: You can also change your Firefox Home Content by clicking the cogwheel iconPersonalize button at the top right corner of the New Tab page.

Blank New Tab page

If you prefer a blank page when you open a new tab:

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select Settings.
2. Select the Home panel.
3. Under New Windows and Tabs, select Blank Page from the New tabs drop-down menu.

   

If you prefer a blank page as your home page and when opening new windows, follow the above steps and select Blank Page from the Homepage and new windows drop-down menu. See How to set the home page for more information.