How to Set the Homepage in Firefox: Desktop & Mobile

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Easy instructions to add a custom start page in Mozilla Firefox

Co-authored by Luigi Oppido and Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: March 10, 2026 Fact Checked

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Changing your home page (start page) in the Firefox web browser lets you customize your browsing experience. Whether you want your homepage to be the latest issue of The Onion or use Firefox's customizable start page, setting a homepage is quick and easy. This guide will teach you easy ways to change your homepage in Firefox on your PC, Mac, or mobile device. And if your new homepage isn't working or you're seeing a homepage you didn't set, we'll also show you how to get rid of malware and extensions that affect your homepage.

Quickly Set Up a Homepage in Firefox

To make a website your homepage, go to the website first, then drag the website's tab to the house icon in the top toolbar.
If you don't see a house icon in the Firefox toolbar, right-click a blank area of the toolbar, select Customize Toolbar, drag the Home icon to the top, then click Done.
You can also change your homepage and customize the Firefox default start page in ☰ > Settings > Home.

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Using the Home Button (Computer)

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Add the Home icon to your toolbar. First, if you don't see a house icon at the top of Firefox (to the left of the address bar), you'll need to add it. Here's how:
- Right-click a blank area of the toolbar, such as between the Refresh icon and the address bar.
- Click Customize Toolbar… on the menu.
- Drag the Home icon (the house) up to the top of your browser, just left of the address bar.
- Click Done to save your changes.
For example, to make wikiHow your homepage, go to wikihow.com.

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Click and hold the tab in which you opened your desired home page, then drag it over to the house icon you added to the toolbar.^{[1]
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Click Yes to save your homepage. The website open in the tab is now set up as your browser's homepage.
- To further customize your homepage preferences, jump to the Firefox settings method.

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Using Firefox Settings (Computer)

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Click the Firefox menu ☰ and select Settings. The menu is the three horizontal lines at the upper-right corner of Firefox.
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Click the Home tab. It's on the left panel of your Firefox settings.^{[2]
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Choose what to show when you open new tabs and windows. Click the menu next to "Homepage and new windows," then select the type of homepage you want to see each time you open a new window or tab. Then, do the same for new tabs.
- Firefox Home (Default) is the default Firefox start page, which you can customize by adding a search bar, weather, news, and more.
- To set a specific homepage, select Custom URLs…
- To make a blank page your homepage, select Blank Page.
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Set a specific homepage (optional). If you chose Custom URLs…, a new field will appear. Type the full URL of the page you want to make your homepage, e.g., https://www.wikihow.com. Alternatively, you can choose to set the current page(s) you have open or select a bookmark.
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Customize the Firefox Home default page. If you are using the Firefox Home page as your homepage, you can use the options under "Firefox Home Content" to control what appears. For example, you can opt to display (or not display) a search bar, today's weather, shortcuts to your favorite websites, recommended stories (news), and recent activity.

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Setting Multiple Homepages (Computer)

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Open the websites you want to open automatically. If you want Firefox to automatically open a set of websites when you open a new browser window, begin by loading each website you want to use in individual tabs.^{[3]
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- Be sure to close any tabs containing websites you don't want to launch automatically.
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Click the Firefox menu ☰ and select Settings. The menu is the three horizontal lines at the upper-right corner of Firefox.
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Click the Home tab. It's on the left panel of your Firefox settings.
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Click the "Homepages and new windows" menu and select Custom URLs…. Additional options will appear.
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Click Use current pages. Now all the websites you currently have open will launch automatically each time you open a new Firefox window.

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Using Firefox Settings (Mobile)

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Open the menu in the Firefox mobile app. If you're using an Android phone or tablet, tap ⋮ at the top-right. If you have an iPhone or iPad, tap ••• at the bottom.
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Tap Settings. This opens your mobile Firefox settings.
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Tap Homepage. Your homepage options will appear.
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Choose a homepage style. Scroll down to "Current Homepage," then select an option.
- To use the default Firefox start page as your homepage, select Firefox Home.
- To set a specific website as your homepage, select Custom URL, then type the full URL of the website you want to make your homepage. For example, https://www.wikihow.com.
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Tap Done to save your changes. Your homepage is now set in Firefox.

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Removing Malware Homepages (Computer)

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Reset Firefox. If your home page is set to an advertisement against your will, resetting Firefox is the simplest solution. Note that this will delete all your extensions and add-ons. Your bookmarks and saved passwords should remain. To reset Firefox:^{[4]
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- Click the menu ☰ and select Settings.
- Go to Help > More troubleshooting information.
- Click Refresh Firefox…
- Click Refresh Firefox to confirm.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
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Delete malicious add-ons. Unwanted add-ons can set your home page by force and prevent you from changing it. If you don't want to reset Firefox, here's another way to deal with the problem:^{[5]
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- Click the menu ☰ and select Extensions and themes.
- Click Extensions.
- Click ••• on any extensions you don't recognize and click Remove.
Remove malware. If the problem persists, malware that's infected your computer could be affecting Firefox and changing your homepage. This cannot be removed within Firefox settings, but our detailed malware removal guide should help you handle the problem.

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Open a new tab, then click on the cog at the top right of the page. Select "show blank page."

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