Mozilla has just released Firefox 144, a powerful update that comes out on October 14, 2025, and includes a lot of long-awaited improvements that will make your browsing experience much better. This release is the best ever at responding to community feedback, whether you’re trying to balance work emails with weekend shopping or just want to manage your tabs better. Firefox 144 isn’t just a small update; it’s a big step forward that puts privacy, usability, and innovation first. It includes better profile handling and smarter tab groups. Let’s look at the best features that are getting people excited.
The best thing about Firefox 144 is that it will be available to everyone around the world. This feature has been at the top of wish lists for years. Imagine being able to switch between different profiles for work, school projects, or even planning a vacation without having to set them up by hand. Each profile has its own avatar, color scheme, and separate data, like bookmarks, tabs, history, and extensions. You can get to all of these things from the main menu. This isn’t a clunky fix; it’s a smooth, easy-to-use system that keeps your digital identities separate, improving both privacy and focus at the same time. The profile switcher that Firefox users have been asking for is finally here. It’s slowly rolling out to desktop users on Windows 11, macOS, and Linux (Windows 10 support is coming soon). It makes multitasking feel easy.
This release gives tab groups, Firefox’s handy organizational tool, a big upgrade. One of the most popular requests from the community was the ability to drag tabs into collapsed groups without having to open them. You won’t have to deal with accidental expansions anymore. Now you can slide tabs exactly where they need to go while keeping your workspace clean. Also, if you’re using a tab in a collapsed group, it stays visible on the tab strip, so nothing gets lost in the shuffle. These improvements make Firefox’s already great tab system even better. They turn messy sessions into smooth workflows and show that Mozilla is very aware of what users want.
With Firefox 144, security gets a big boost thanks to the switch from the old 3DES-CBC to the ironclad AES-256-CBC scheme for password encryption. This makes your locally stored logins safer from threats and adds an extra layer of protection to the built-in Password Manager without interfering with Firefox Sync’s end-to-end AES-256-GCM protection. It’s a quiet but important win for privacy advocates that keeps your credentials safe even if someone else gets your device. Along with this, 14 security holes have been fixed, and Mozilla gave them a high severity rating because safe browsing shouldn’t mean giving up convenience.
Google Lens is now built right into the right-click menu on desktops, which is a highly requested shortcut for image-based searches. See a mysterious landmark or a cool gadget? If Google is your default search engine, just click the shiny NEW badge that says “Search Image with Google Lens” to find similar items, translate text, or copy details on the fly. Perplexity, a conversational answer engine that is now built into the unified search button in the address bar, adds to this AI flair. Stop switching between tabs all the time to get direct, helpful answers to hard questions. This combines Firefox’s privacy focus with cutting-edge intelligence.
Translation fans will be happy to know that Firefox 144 adds Azerbaijani, Bangla, and Icelandic to its built-in translator, which respects privacy and improves accuracy across all languages. A new banner on Android shows when pages are being translated, making the process clearer. People who like multimedia aren’t left out either. The Picture-in-Picture mode now lets you close windows without pausing the video by pressing Shift + Click or Shift + Esc. This is a small but useful change that makes viewing more seamless. Windows users also benefit from better link handling: links to external apps now respect your current virtual desktop, so you won’t have to deal with annoying window jumps.
The View Transitions API lets developers make single-page app animations that are very smooth. CSSStyleProperties helps make sure that things work better across browsers. WebCodecs optimizations on Windows make video encoding faster. The Inspector tool’s event tooltip now shows badges for custom events, which makes it easier to find bugs. Dithering also improves how gradients look in hardware-accelerated WebRender. Even Firefox for Android gets rid of the “Allow screenshots in private browsing” setting to make privacy controls easier to use. iOS gets a new address bar and customizable toolbar buttons.
Firefox 144 isn’t just about new features that look cool; it’s proof that Mozilla is dedicated to making progress through user feedback. With these highly requested gems, the browser feels more intuitive and secure than ever, making it easier for both power users and casual surfers to use. Are you ready to move up? To get the update, go to Menu > Help > About Firefox, or go to mozilla.org to get it right away. Your tabs (and your sanity) will be grateful.
