Firefox 64: Autocompletes about: URLs in address bar

Unless you visit about:about page in Firefox browser, you don’t know Firefox has this many internal pages, they are there for different purposes, of them, mostly, you use, about:config, about:support, about:profiles and about:performance to change a preference or to troubleshoot issues or to create a new profile or to see which tabs/pages are consuming more resources.

For some, you use options provided in the menu or Firefox UI. For instance, you can visit add-ons manager by visiting about:addons, but most prefer to click on the menu and choose add-ons, same the case with about:preferences as people select options in hamburger menu. Mozilla wants to ensure address bar should autofill the about: page you want to visit when you type about: and the first letter and list all URIs in drop-down that starts with that letter.

For instance, when you type about:c, about:cache will be auto-completed and all Firefox about: URIs that contain about:c will be populated and shown below for selection. The feature is now working in Firefox 64 Nightly.

Firefox address bar autocompletes about urls

Which about page do you visit most in Firefox? About:config?

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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