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MacOS desktop. Firefox is running, but there are no open windows. The “file” menu dropdown is open, and there is a “new AI window” option.

A new Firefox window open on MacOS. The “file” menu dropdown is open, and this time there is no “new AI window” option.

2026-02-04 01:14:27

reillypascal@hachyderm.io

Anyone know how to remove this “AI” menu option on Firefox?

When I have no windows open, there's a “new AI window” option in the “File” menu, but it disappears after I open a new window. I would prefer the menu option to never show up.

I set “browser.ml.chat.enabled” to “false” in “about:config” when I heard that would increase performance, and I have all the “AI” features I could find in the settings menu disabled. I'm on macOS 15.7.3, and Firefox 147.0.2.

#Firefox #Mozilla #FOSS #FLOSS #AI #Enshittification

2026-02-04 01:18:47

Heroic :monogame: :godot:

heroicthehobbyist@mastodon.gamedev.place

@reillypascal - Thanks for the heads-up! This exactly why I love this slice of the internet. I just get cool tip & tricks like this.

2026-02-04 01:21:45

*_jߍyrope

jrp@hub.kliklak.net

@Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them) @Firefox for Web Developers have announced to make it simple. Anyhow, just iuse Librewolf instead and they're gone already.

2026-02-04 01:26:42

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)

reillypascal@hachyderm.io

@jrp I tried LibreWolf and mostly liked it, but I couldn't get it to work with Netflix. While I agree Netflix is problematic, and I do collect DVDs, sometimes there are things I want to watch that are only on Netflix and not available on DVD.

2026-02-04 01:27:39

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)

reillypascal@hachyderm.io

@jrp definitely looking forward to these features: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-controls/ — thanks for the pointer to that account!

2026-02-04 01:46:18

*_jߍyrope

jrp@hub.kliklak.net

@Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them) Well DRM is cut off and that's a good idea. To me this asks more questions about Netflix than LW

2026-02-04 02:22:33

al netloc

alnetloc@universeodon.com

@reillypascal @jrp
Or try #waterfox. It's a little less aggressive that #librewolf.

2026-02-04 01:31:31

Kenner

kennergf@mas.to

@reillypascal I have found that Waterfox is the most compatible with Firefox from before the AI, they even have the Firefox account integrated.

@Waterfox

2026-02-04 01:34:40

Katie Kloss 🏳️‍⚧️

kitkatwastaken@hachyderm.io

edit: spoke too soon, it reappeared 😭

@reillypascal I poked around the Firefox source, it looks like setting these to (or creating them as) false disables it:

browser.smartwindow.enabled
browser.smartwindow.preferences.enabled