Internet, Networking, & Security Browsers How to Open New Web Pages in a New Firefox Tab or Window Don't lose your place while browsing by Scott Orgera Writer Scott Orgera is a former writer who covering tech since 2007. He has 25+ years experience as a programmer and QA leader, and holds several Microsoft certifications. our editorial process Facebook Twitter Scott Orgera Updated on December 02, 2020 Tweet Share Email Browsers Firefox Chrome Safari Microsoft In the Firefox web browser, the default behavior is to open a new tab instead of opening a new window, as was the case before tabs became a mainstream feature. However, you may prefer to open web pages in a new window each time you click a link. This tutorial applies the Firefox web browser on the Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. Disable Tabbed Browsing Firefox makes it easy to revert this functionality so that links are opened in a new window in place of a tab. This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to modify this setting. Open the Firefox browser. Enter the about:preferences in the browser's address bar and press the Enter or Return key. The Firefox General preferences display. At the bottom of this screen, in the Tabs section, are four options, each accompanied by a check box. The second, Open links in tabs instead of new windows, is enabled by default and instructs Firefox to always open new pages in a tab instead of a window. To disable this functionality and have new pages open in a separate browser window, remove the check mark next to this option by selecting it once. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit