In summary:
- PCWorld reports that Firefox 149 launches next week with major new features including a free built-in VPN offering 50 GB monthly data in the US, Germany, France, and UK.
- The update introduces split-screen mode for side-by-side tab viewing and the ability to add organizational notes to tabs for improved workflow management.
- Additional features coming this spring include a simplified settings menu and AI window integration, marking significant enhancements for privacy and multitasking.
Mozilla announced via blog post that it’ll be launching Firefox 149 next week, and with this update the company will begin rolling out a number of features it has been talking about for quite some time now.
First up is the browser’s new built-in free “VPN” service, which we’ve been hearing about since last October. With it, Firefox users will be able to route up to 50 GB of data per month through Mozilla’s proxy servers. Firefox’s built-in VPN feature will initially only be available in the US, Germany, France, and the UK.
Next up is Firefox’s split-screen mode. If you have a large enough screen, this might be just the feature you didn’t know you needed. It’ll simply allow you to have two tabs open side by side in the same window—a feature that I, as a writer, will be very grateful for. You’ll also soon be able to add notes to the various tabs you have open in Firefox.
The above features will be available when Mozilla rolls out Firefox 149 on March 24th (next Tuesday). In addition, later this spring, the browser will also get a newly simplified settings menu, as well as a new AI window that you can access by joining the waiting list.
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.