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Firefox's experimental AI Link Preview feature allows users to quickly understand the content of a webpage before clicking a link. When activated, brings up a preview card that includes the page title, description, image, estimated reading time, and three key points which are summarized locally using a lightweight AI model. This post will show you how to enable this function and answer some common FAQs.
Firefox AI Link Preview is an experimental feature that lets users preview web content before clicking a link. By hovering over a link and pressing a shortcut key, a compact card appears showing the Page Title, Page Summary, Image, Estimated Reading Time, and 3 Key Bullet Points, which are generated by an on-device AI model. It enhances browsing efficiency and decision-making without compromising user privacy.
Step 1 Ensure you are running the latest version of Firefox.
Step 2 Go to Settings > Firefox Labs, then check the box for Link Preview to enable it.
With the feature enabled, preview a link by: Hovering over it and pressing
All processing happens on-device using wllama (WebAssembly port of llama.cpp) and the SmolLM2-360M model from HuggingFace. This ensures low-latency and private summarization.
No cookies are sent with the page request. However, Firefox includes a custom x-firefox-ai header so that websites may control what content is previewed.
After the initial download (~369MB), the first bullet point is generated in under 4 seconds. Additional points follow at approximately 1 per second.
English is the primary language, but community feedback suggests acceptable support for other languages. Mozilla plans future enhancements in this area.
References: Exploring on-device AI link previews in Firefox
