Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Aug 19
Mozilla Launches Firefox 153 Smart Window Beta on MacOS and Windows With 3 AI Models
Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Aug 19

Mozilla Launches Firefox 153 Smart Window Beta on MacOS and Windows With 3 AI Models

3 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Aug 19

Summary

  • Firefox 153 adds Smart Window beta on MacOS and Windows, giving users a free built-in AI interface that can also be set as the browser’s default start page.
  • Three model options power the feature—Fast, Flexible and Personal—mapped to Google Gemini, Alibaba Qwen and OpenAI gpt-oss, with switching available during setup or per chat.
  • Smart Window also includes Memories, context-aware help using tabs and browsing history, tab management, search integration and local operation when possible, while letting users disable memory collection chat by chat.
  • Linux support was not available in the reported testing, leaving the beta limited for now even as Mozilla positions the feature as a differentiator against Chrome, Edge and Safari.

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