Firefox Suggest helps you quickly find what you need as you type in the address bar. It can show results from your bookmarks, open tabs, browsing history, or even suggest useful sites from the web.

This article explains how Firefox Suggest works, the types of suggestions you may see, and how to control what appears.

What is Firefox Suggest?

Firefox Suggest is a built-in feature that enhances the address bar. It shows real-time suggestions from:

• Browsing history – Page titles and web addresses from your history, using local data stored on your own computer
• Bookmarks – Page titles, web addresses and tags from your bookmarks
• Open tabs – Pages you currently have open in other tabs
• Search engines – Relevant search terms or solution buttons related to the task or answer you may be looking for
• Suggestions from Firefox – Contextual suggestions from the web related to your search
• Suggestions from sponsors – Occasional sponsored suggestions related to your search

These settings are on by default. You can turn them on or off at any time. To learn more about Firefox Suggest and your data, see this Mozilla blog post.

What setting is opt-in?

The following Firefox Suggest settings are turned off by default, but all users have the ability to opt in:

• Improve the Firefox Suggest experience – If enabled, this feature lets Mozilla process your search queries to improve suggestions and help make Firefox Suggest more useful. It’s turned off by default.

The setting will only be turned on if you explicitly select Allow via an opt-in prompt or by selecting Improve the Firefox Suggest Experience in the Firefox settings.

The following section describes how to determine if you're opted into this experience and how to customize your settings.

To learn more about the additional data being processed when you opt in, see this Mozilla blog post.

How do I determine what Firefox Suggest experience I'm in?

Firefox Suggest offers different types of suggestions based on your preferences. You can choose to see helpful suggestions related to your searches, sponsored suggestions from partners, or both.

To view which Firefox Suggest experience you are in, follow the steps below:

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (select Preferences on older macOS versions).Click the menu button and select Settings.
2. Select Privacy & SecuritySearch in the left panel.
3. Scroll down to the section labeled Address bar — Firefox Suggest.

   

   • If you don't see the Improve the Firefox Suggest experience setting, you may be in a region where this option is not yet available.
   • If you see the Improve the Firefox Suggest experience, this setting is turned off by default. The toggle next to the setting turns the feature on or off. For additional clarity, the gray information box will summarize your Firefox Suggest preference choices.
4. A checkmark will appear next to the Firefox Suggest option you’re currently using. You can check or uncheck any option to turn that type of suggestion on or off.

• If the gray information box shows the text Based on your selection, you’ll receive suggestions from the web, including sponsored sites. We will process your search query data to develop the Firefox Suggest feature, you've enabled the expanded Suggest experience.

• If the gray information box shows the text Based on your selection, you’ll receive suggestions from the web, including sponsored sites. We won’t process your search query data, the Suggest experience is turned on, but the enhanced Suggest experience is not.

Manage your Firefox Suggest settings

To customize your settings for the types of suggestions displayed in the address bar results, follow the steps below:

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (select Preferences on older macOS versions).Click the menu button and select Settings.
2. Select Privacy & SecuritySearch in the left panel.

   

3. Scroll down to the section Address bar and click the checkbox next to the settings you want to enable or disable.

   

From here, you can switch the toggle next to Improve the Firefox Suggest experience on or off. The gray information box will summarize your new Firefox Suggest preference choices.

Manage your address bar suggestions

Firefox lets you control what content appears in your address bar suggestions. Simply, click the three-dot menu button ⋯ next to a suggestion in the address bar.

The following options are available:

Who are Mozilla’s partners?

Mozilla collaborates with trusted organizations to provide some of the suggestions you see in Firefox. Privacy is fundamental to Mozilla’s mission, and we carefully evaluate all partners to ensure they meet our strict privacy standards.

We partner with adMarketplace, Yelp and AccuWeather to provide sponsored suggestions that enhance your browsing experience with helpful, context-based information. Certain partnerships are limited to the United States, while others are active in every region where Suggest is available. Sponsored suggestions are clearly labeled as Sponsored, meaning Mozilla receives revenue when users engage with these suggestions, which in turn helps fund Firefox development and other Mozilla initiatives. Through adMarketplace, we share recommendations for a variety of products and services. Through Yelp, we offer recommendations for local businesses and services, such as restaurants and shops. AccuWeather enables us to provide weather-related suggestions, including local forecasts and current conditions.

Firefox also provides suggestions from Wikipedia, which are not sponsored and can enrich your browsing experience with useful, community-driven information.

You can also access stock market information directly from the address bar. Polygon API provides these suggestions, and you’ll need to opt in to Firefox Suggest to get the most accurate data. See Get custom suggestions in the Firefox address bar for more information.

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