Mozilla Put a VPN in Your Toolbar — Here’s What It Does
Built into the browser. No app. No signup fee. No data harvesting. Just click it on.
Firefox 149 ships with a free built-in VPN — 50 GB of proxy-routed browsing per month.
No extension to install. No separate app. No “free VPN” that sells your data to advertisers. Mozilla built this into the browser itself, backed by the same privacy principles that gave you Total Cookie Protection and anti-fingerprinting. One toggle in the toolbar, and your IP disappears from every site you visit.
How to Turn It On
Step 1 — Update Firefox to version 149 or later.
Step 2 — Sign into your free Mozilla account (create one at accounts.firefox.com if you don’t have one).
Step 3 — Look for the VPN toggle in the top-right toolbar area.
Step 4 — Click it on. That’s it — your IP is now hidden from every website you visit in Firefox.
Gradual rollout. Not everyone gets it on day one. If you don’t see the toggle after updating, give it a few days — Mozilla is rolling it out in waves starting March 24, 2026.
Exclude specific sites: Go to Settings → Privacy & Security → VPN section → Manage website settings. You can whitelist up to 5 sites that bypass the VPN (useful for banking or region-locked services that block proxies).
