{"id":85786,"date":"2026-05-21T05:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=85786"},"modified":"2026-05-21T06:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:49:02","slug":"new-firefox-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/new-firefox-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing Firefox for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Crafted with care. Built for speed. Ready for what\u2019s next.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A great browser is so intuitive that you often forget you’re using it. Yet today the internet is changing faster than ever, and your browser needs to keep up. Firefox is still the only browser built for people, not platforms: independent, customizable, private and firmly in users\u2019 control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping Firefox the best browser for being online today<\/em> is what motivated our recent work to update Firefox\u2019s design and design system. We\u2019re aiming to deliver a more cohesive foundation for Firefox: making the browser feel cleaner, warmer, faster and more adaptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internally, we\u2019ve been calling this work Project Nova. The name fits: A nova can look like a new star, yet it comes from existing matter \u2014 a renewal, not a replacement. When it rolls out later this year, you can just call it Firefox. Here\u2019s what it\u2019s all about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Privacy at the center<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A good default matters. When you choose Firefox, privacy and clear data practices are there from the start. Our new design pulls privacy features forward, making it easier to find and use tools like our free, built-in VPN<\/a> and private browsing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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We\u2019re also redesigning Settings so choices about your data are easier to understand and act on. That includes controls for turning off AI features entirely, plainer language throughout, as well as tuning Enhanced Tracking Protection<\/a> to match your preferred balance of protection and usability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speed you can feel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Privacy and speed aren\u2019t trade-offs. When Firefox blocks trackers, pages load faster, too. We also prioritize the most important parts of a page before the optional stuff around the edges. In the last year, we\u2019ve improved load times for key page content by 9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new design can speed up your workflows, too. It\u2019s easier to access tab groups<\/a>, split view<\/a>, and vertical tabs<\/a> \u2013 putting these productivity features at your fingertips, but not in your face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we\u2019re bringing back compact mode. <\/strong>People told us that they missed it, and we listened. If you want your browser controls as condensed as possible, this one\u2019s for you. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Balancing the new and familiar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When it came to design, we wanted Firefox to feel current, but not generic. Warm, but still precise. More expressive, but never louder than the web itself. You\u2019ll see the change first in the fundamentals: <\/p>\n\n\n\n