If I open a new tab, I want Google to come

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Setting the homepage in the Firefox browser is child's play. But shouldn't there also be a way to determine which page appears when you open a new tab? They actually do exist, but it's not that easy to get to the point where you can set Google as your default page, for example.

New tabs can be customized.
New tabs can be customized.

An add-on can help get you to Google

One way to open a new tab too Google to come is a corresponding add-on. This is called Tab Mix Plus and is available free of charge for Firefox. To install the add-on:

  1. Open your Firefox browser.
  2. Click on the small orange box in the top right corner of the browser window.
  3. In the menu that now opens, click on the Add-ons entry. This will take you to your add-on menu.
  4. At the top right of the menu is a small search mask. Enter "Tab Mix Plus" in this and confirm with the Enter key.
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  5. A list of various extensions appears. The top one should be Tab Mix Plus. Click on the "Install" button for this entry.
  6. Restart your browser after the installation is complete.
  7. Open your browser again and go to the add-on menu again. This time, however, click on the blue piece of the puzzle on the left edge of the menu.
  8. Under your installed extensions, find Tab Mix Plus and click on "Settings".
  9. In the window that now opens, click the "Behavior" icon. Under the "New Tabs" tab there is the option "Show when opening a new tab:". Set "New Tab Page" here.
  10. Last but not least, you have to enter "google.de" in the address field below, then you will come exactly to this page when you open a new tab. Of course, you can also enter another page such as wikipedia.org or helpster.de.
  11. Confirm your choice and exit the menu.

Open a new tab and come to the desired page - for advanced users

You can achieve your goal without an add-on, but this approach may be a bit strange for beginners.

  1. Open your browser.
  2. Enter the command "about: config" in the address line and confirm with Enter.
  3. A page will open asking if you really know what you are doing. Confirm this.
  4. On the page that opens, look for the entry "browser.newtab.url" under the settings name.
  5. Open it with a double click.
  6. Enter your desired tab homepage.
  7. Confirm your entry with Enter and exit the window.
  8. Test that everything works and be happy that you solved the problem.

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