How to Speed up Mozilla Firefox in 4 Steps

Update Firefox

Ensure that your version of Mozilla Firefox is updated to keep it running fast, smoothly and without issues. 

– Launch Firefox.

– Click on the burger icon or three vertical lines at the top right of the screen.

– Click ‘‘Help’’.

– Choose ‘‘About Firefox’’, and the update will begin automatically.

– Press “Restart Firefox’’ to complete the process.

Free up Memory and Space

Freeing up the memory and space used by your browser can instantly increase your speed.

– Launch the browser.

– In the address bar, type about:memory.

• Click ‘‘Minimize Memory Usage’’.

Clear Cookies, Cache and History

It is good practice to occasionally clear your cookies, cache and history to keep your browser working optimally.

– Launch Firefox.

– Click on the burger icon or three vertical lines at the top right of the screen.

– Click ‘‘Options’’ and then ‘‘Privacy and Security’’.

– Scroll down to ‘‘Cookies and Site Data’’ and choose to clear data.

• Finally, scroll down to ‘‘History’’ and choose to clear history.

Disable Add-Ons

Having add-ons enabled on your browser can also cause it to slow down. Try disabling some or all of your add-ons and see how it affects your speed.

– Launch Firefox.

– Click on the burger icon or three vertical lines at the top right of the screen.

– Choose ‘‘Add-ons’’.

– Click on ‘‘Extensions’’.

– Next to each extension, click the three dots and choose to disable the extension.