{"id":940,"date":"2013-01-03T14:14:48","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T14:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/?p=940"},"modified":"2016-12-09T21:18:24","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T21:18:24","slug":"firefox-default-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/2013\/01\/03\/firefox-default-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox Tip &#8211; Make Firefox Your Default Browser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of people use more than one browser (we hope Firefox is your go-to browser!) If you want to set Firefox as the default browser that opens links when you click on them, here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click Options (Preferences on a Mac.) Select the Advanced panel, click the General tab, and then click the button that says \u201cMake Firefox the default browser.\u201d If you\u2019ve already selected this option (thank you!) it will say Firefox is your default browser.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/2013\/01\/03\/firefox-default-browser\/defaultbrowser\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-941\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-941\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/files\/2012\/12\/defaultbrowser.png\" alt=\"Default browser\" width=\"565\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/files\/2012\/12\/defaultbrowser.png 565w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/files\/2012\/12\/defaultbrowser-252x247.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"SUMO open Firefox as default\" href=\"http:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/kb\/how-make-web-links-open-firefox-default\" target=\"_blank\">For more on setting your default browser, visit our Support site. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Set Firefox As Your Default Android Browser\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/2013\/03\/26\/set-firefox-as-your-default-android-browser\/\">Read this article for information on how to make Firefox the default browser on your Android device.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have a tip you&#8217;d like to share with other Firefox users, please post it on our <a title=\"Firefox Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/firefox\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> page with #FirefoxTips and tag us, or post on Twitter with #FirefoxTips. You can also <a title=\"Firefox Tips Archive\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/theden\/category\/firefox\/firefox-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">view more tips in our archive. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you found this tip useful, be sure to share it with the Facebook and Twitter buttons in the share drop-down below, and help tell the world about Firefox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of people use more than one browser (we hope Firefox is your go-to browser!) If you want to set Firefox as the default browser that opens links when you click on them, here\u2019s how. 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