omg! ubuntuMar 13

Firefox's new 'Smart Window' mode is taking shape in development builds, so I had a play around in a beta build.

It revamped the browser UI to a prompt-based browsing experience, powered by your choice of LLM – OpenAI, Alibaba or Google – with your tabs, searches, questions and entire browsing history all handled on each company's servers...

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-smart-window-hands-on?v1

#firefox #opensource

I tried Firefox's new AI 'Smart Window' in a beta build

Firefox's new AI-powered 'Smart Window' feature is taking shape in development builds – I gave it a hands on in the latest v149.0b7 beta (on macOS).

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Show threadyoasifMar 13

@omgubuntu Mozilla claims that you can use a local LLM for AI Window: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1rri5e7/i_tried_firefoxs_new_ai_smart_window_in_a_beta/oa0q3ha/

But I found a forced login to Mozilla/Apple/Google accounts when I tried it.

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@yoasif Yeah, I mention the local LLM option in the article. When I checked the box it showed the right fields, but a warning to say it won't work properly (if at all), so it feels a bit "what's the point then?". I don't have any kind of AI endpoint to test it with. Sort of surprised to see an account is needed to use a local LLM... But also, with /this/ Mozilla, not.
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Show threadyoasifMar 13

@omgubuntu I'm more concerned about the fact that I need to sign into an online account to access "local" functionality.

Also, really good work Joey -- been watching since you started OMG and it has been one of the best open source publications over the years. ❤️