Firefox's Smart Window adds live web search — and it's opt-in
firefox's smart window now integrates exa for live web search with citations and visual tab sorting. it gives users privacy controls and local ai options instead of forcing a specific model.
mozilla updated firefox's smart window with a partnership with exa to pull current web info and show source links, plus automatic tab grouping and visual previews for history searches. users can access specific details like 'running shoes looked at last week' and manage duplicates, with future updates promising chrome-like journey surfacing and ai autofill. the feature remains an opt-in beta with granular settings to turn ai off, supporting models like gemini 3.1 flash lite or local lms under zero-data-retention contracts. this privacy-focused, agnostic approach contrasts with browsers designed to funnel users into proprietary ecosystems, emphasizing digital sovereignty and user experience over query volume.