{"id":169138,"date":"2021-06-08T10:42:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T08:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=169138"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:04:50","slug":"how-to-update-mozilla-firefox-in-2-different-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-update-mozilla-firefox-in-2-different-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update Mozilla Firefox In 2 Different Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To keep your <a href=\"https:\/\/mozilla-firefox.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Firefox<\/a> working optimally and securely, you will need to update your browser. Updating your browser can help improve speed and web security, and it is free to update your browser.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let\u2019s look at how you can update your browser easily on either Mac or Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"howto_container schema-howto-acf-block\"><ol><li><div class=\"howto_item\"><h2>Manual Update on Windows<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/How-to-Update-Mozilla-Firefox-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to Update Mozilla Firefox\" width=\"662\" height=\"383\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Open your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">browser<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Click<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the three horizontal lines or hamburger icon in the top right of the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Click<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the \u2018Help\u2019 option near the bottom of the drop-down list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; In the Help menu, choose the option \u2018About <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the new window that opens, you will have the option to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">click<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on \u2018Update <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019. If an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">update<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has already been downloaded, you can choose \u2018Restart to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019. If there are no new updates available, you will see the message \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Is Up to Date\u2019 in this window.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"howto_item\"><h2>Manual Update on Mac<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/How-to-Update-Mozilla-Firefox-2.jpg\" alt=\"How to Update Mozilla Firefox\" width=\"658\" height=\"379\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Open your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">browser<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; In the top menu bar, click \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; In the drop-down list, choose \u2018About <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the new window that opens, you will have the option to click on \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019. If an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">update<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has already been downloaded, you can choose \u2018Restart to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019. If there are no new updates available, you will see the message \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Is Up to Date\u2019 in this window.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t.howto_container {\n\t  margin: 0 auto;\n\t}\n\t.howto_container img {\n\t\theight: 100%;\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 30px;\n\t}\n\t\n\t\t  .howto_container h2 {\n\t\t\t  clear: none !important;\n\t\t  }\n\t\t  .howto_container ol {\n\t\t\t  list-style: none !important;\n\t\t  }\t\n\t.howto_container ol li::before {\n\t\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\n\t\tbackground:#0073aa !important;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Update Firefox to Continue Browsing Safely<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping your browser up to date is very important to ensure that you have the best and safest browsing experience. Make sure to check your Firefox for new updates every so often to ensure you continue working securely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To keep your Firefox working optimally and securely, you will need to update your browser. Updating your browser can help improve speed and web security, and it is free to update your browser.&nbsp; So, let\u2019s look at how you can update your browser easily on either Mac or Windows. 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