[Changelog] What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 120 and Later Versions

Mozilla Firefox is a popular web browser available for Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. Mozilla team updates Firefox browser every month and you can download the latest version of Mozilla Firefox from following article:

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For your convenience, in this changelog article, we’ll list all changes, fixes, improvements and new features found in all versions of Mozilla Firefox browser (version 120 and later).

Read changelog of older versions of Mozilla Firefox web browser:

[Changelog] What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 90 and Later Versions

[Changelog] What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 100 and Later Versions

[Changelog] What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 110 and Later Versions

So let’s start the changelog/version history article of Firefox web browser:

What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 120.0?

Mozilla Firefox 120.0 version was released on November 21, 2023. It came with following new features, changes, fixes and improvements:

• Addition of a new “Copy Link Without Site Tracking” option to the right-click context menu which ensures that copied links no longer contain tracking information.
• A new option added on “Preferences -> Privacy & Security” page to enable Global Privacy Control. With this opt-in feature, Firefox informs the websites that the users don’t want their data to be shared or sold.
• Firefox’s private windows and ETP-Strict privacy configuration now enhance the Canvas APIs with Fingerprinting Protection.
• Cookie Banner Blocker is enabled by default in private windows for all users in Germany. Firefox will now auto-refuse cookies and dismiss annoying cookie banners for supported sites.
• URL Tracking Protection is enabled by default in private windows for all users in Germany. Firefox will remove non-essential URL query parameters that are often used to track users across the web.
• Firefox now imports TLS trust anchors (e.g., certificates) from the operating system root store. This will be enabled by default on Windows, macOS, and Android, and if needed, can be turned off in settings (Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Certificates).
• Keyboard shortcuts have now been added for editing and deleting a selected credential on about:logins. For editing – Alt + enter (Option + return on macOS) and for deleting – Alt + Backspace (Option + Delete on macOS).
• Users on Ubuntu Linux now have the ability to import from Chromium when both are installed as Snap packages.
• Picture-in-Picture now supports corner snapping on Windows and Linux – just hold Ctrl as you move the PiP window.
• Security fixes and improvements
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• New group policies implemented
• Developer improvements

What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 121.0?

Mozilla Firefox 121.0 version was released on December 19, 2023. It came with following new features, changes, fixes and improvements:

• Firefox can now force links to always be underlined. This option can be enabled in the Browsing section of the Firefox Settings menu. (How-to Enable Guide)
• The PDF viewer now includes a floating button to simplify deleting drawings, text, and images added in PDFs.
• Windows users will see a prompt message on about:support page to install Microsoft AV1 Video Extension which will be used by Firefox to enable hardware decoding support for the AV1 video codec if not already installed on user’s device.
• Added support for Voice Control commands on macOS systems.
• On Linux, Firefox now defaults to the Wayland compositor when available instead of XWayland. This brings support for touchpad & touchscreen gestures, swipe-to-nav, per-monitor DPI settings, better graphics performance, and more. Note that due to Wayland protocol limitations, Picture-in-Picture (PIP) windows require an extra user interaction (generally right-click on the window) or a shell / desktop-environment tweak. Another known issue is that windows are not correctly placed when restoring a previous session on launch.
• Security fixes and improvements
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• New group policies implemented
• Developer improvements

What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 122.0?

Mozilla Firefox 122.0 version was released on January 23, 2024. It came with following new features, changes, fixes and improvements:

• Rich Search Suggestions in URL bar: Firefox now displays image thumbnails and descriptions for search suggestions in address bar when provided by the search engine. (How-to Disable Guide)
• Improvements to the quality of translated webpages in the native translation feature to make the results more stable.
• Fixed the issue where the content of a page could disappear when translated, or interactive widgets could break.
• Firefox now supports creating and using passkeys stored in the iCloud Keychain on macOS.
• MDN Web Docs article suggestions from Firefox Suggest will be available in the address bar for users searching for web development-related information. (How-to Disable Guide)
• Firefox now ships with a new .deb package for Linux users on Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint.
• Security fixes and improvements
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• New group policies implemented
• Developer improvements

What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 123.0?

Mozilla Firefox 123.0 version was released on February 20, 2024. It came with following new features, changes, fixes and improvements:

• Search Integration into Firefox View: Users can now search through all of the tabs listed under various section subpages such as Recent Browsing, Open Tabs, Recently Closed Tabs, Tabs from other devices, or History.
• Broken Site Reporting Tool: If a website is having issues in Firefox but working fine in other browsers, users can now report Mozilla team about it via the Web Compatibility Reporting Tool. (How-to Enable/Disable Guide)
• Built-in Translation Improvements: When translating web pages, the text in tooltips (i.e. titles) and text displayed in form controls (i.e. placeholder) are now also translated.
• Address bar settings can now be found in Firefox Settings’ Search section.
• Improved PGO optimizations for macOS ARM64 and Android.
• Off-main-thread canvas on macOS, Linux and Android.
• Security fixes and improvements
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• New group policies implemented
• Developer improvements

What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 124.0?

Mozilla Firefox 124.0 version was released on March 19, 2024. It came with following new features, changes, fixes and improvements:

• Caret browsing mode (F7) now also works in the PDF viewer. (More Info)
• In Firefox View, open tabs can now be sorted by either recent activity or tab order. Recent activity is the default setting.
• Firefox now populates the Windows taskbar jump list more efficiently, which should allow for a smoother overall browsing experience.
• Firefox on Mac now uses the macOS fullscreen API for all types of fullscreen windows. This should better match the expected macOS user experience for fullscreen spaces, menubar and the Dock.
• As of Firefox 124, Qwant’s availability has been expanded to all languages in the France region along with Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland.
• Security fixes and improvements
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• New group policies implemented
• Developer improvements

What’s New in Mozilla Firefox 125.0.1?

Note: Firefox 125.0 version was skipped due to a high-severity quality issue discovered shortly before release.

Mozilla Firefox 125.0.1 version was released on April 16, 2024. It came with following new features, changes, fixes and improvements:

• Firefox now more proactively blocks downloads from URLs that are considered to be potentially untrustworthy. (How-to Fix Guide)
• Firefox now supports the AV1 codec for Encrypted Media Extensions (EME), enabling higher-quality playback from video streaming providers.
• The Firefox PDF viewer now supports text highlighting.
• Firefox View now displays pinned tabs in the Open tabs section. Tab indicators have also been added to Open tabs, so users can do things like see which tabs are playing media and quickly mute or unmute across windows. Indicators were also added for bookmarks, tabs with notifications, and more.
• Firefox now prompts users in the US and Canada to save their addresses upon submitting an address form, allowing Firefox to autofill stored address information in the future.
• The URL Paste Suggestion feature provides a convenient way for users to quickly visit URLs copied to the clipboard in the address bar of Firefox. When the clipboard contains a URL and the URL bar is focused, an autocomplete result appears automatically. Activating the clipboard suggestion will navigate the user to the URL with 1 click.
• Users of tab-specific Container add-ons can now search in the Address Bar for tabs that are open in different containers.
• Firefox now provides an option to enable Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) while configured to use system proxy settings.
• Security fixes and improvements
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• New group policies implemented
• Developer improvements

We’ll keep continue updating this article as soon as a new version of Mozilla Firefox is released to public.

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