Private browsing is a browser feature in Firefox that enables anonymous browsing – meaning that no information is left behind about which websites you have visited.
On this page you can read about the following:
- How to open a private browser in Firefox
- How to set Firefox to always start in Private Browsing mode
Open a Private Browser in Firefox
- Right-click on the Firefox icon in the taskbar at the bottom of Windows
- Click on the New private window menu item
- A Firefox window in private mode will open; notice that the Firefox button (in the top left corner of the browser) has now changed color from the normal orange to purple – this indicates that the browser window is in private. There is also a small mask indicating the same
Alternative 1: You can also open a private window by clicking the Firefox button in the top left corner of the browser and selecting the New private window menu item
Alternative 2: You can also open private windows using the shortcut keys Ctrl + Shift + P in Firefox
Set Firefox to always start in Private Browsing
If you want Firefox to start up as a private browser by default, you can do this:
- Click the Firefox button in the top left corner of the browser
- Click on the menu item Options
- Click the drop-down menu ‘Firefox will:’ and select Never save history.
- Click the OK button at the bottom of the same menu
Firefox will now start as Private Browser every time!