Mozilla Releases Firefox 160 With Mini Window
The update adds an always-on-top Mini Window, expanded video playback controls, and on-device speech-to-text in 40 languages.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Science Fiction
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Mozilla published final Firefox 160 builds on November 9, 2026, with an official unveiling planned for November 10 alongside Firefox 153.7 and 115.46.0 ESR releases. The browser introduces Mini Window, which moves a tab or part of a page into an always-on-top window.
Why it matters
The release brings several features aimed at multitasking, media playback and accessibility to the desktop and Android versions of the browser. Its changes to local network access and authentication handling also address privacy and enterprise login issues.
Picture-in-Picture playback speed can be set from 0.25x to 2.0x, and real-time speech-to-text runs on-device in 40 languages. Mozilla operates on a two-week release cycle, but the source does not report adoption figures for the new build.
The players
Mozilla
Mozilla is the nonprofit organization behind the Firefox browser, which it develops as an open-source project.
The details
Users can move a tab or part of a page into Mini Window, and drag history entries from the sidebar to the tab strip to open them in new tabs. Firefox 160 also plays Matroska (MKV) files with FLAC, MP3 or PCM audio, adds a "Paste and Search" option to the address bar menu, and fixes a macOS bug that opened downloads in the wrong app.
Timeline
November 9, 2026: Mozilla publishes final Firefox 160 builds.
November 10, 2026: Mozilla officially unveils Firefox 160 alongside Firefox 153.7 and 115.46.0 ESR releases.
Market Landscape
Firefox 160 extends the Picture-in-Picture feature Mozilla has offered in its browser, adding variable playback speed for video. The update places Mozilla alongside other desktop browsers competing on media and multitasking features.
Firefox 160 lets users watch Picture-in-Picture video at speeds between 0.25x and 2.0x and play MKV files with FLAC, MP3 or PCM audio without extra software. Users who rely on dictation can use on-device speech-to-text in 40 languages.
The takeaway
Firefox 160 gives users more control over how they view and organize video and web content within the browser. Checking the release notes after November 10 will show which features are available on each platform.
What happens next
Mozilla plans to officially unveil Firefox 160 on November 10, 2026, alongside Firefox 153.7 and 115.46.0 ESR releases.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by 9to5Linux.
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