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Mozilla has released Smart Window beta.
This AI tool is powerful, flexible, and free.
You can test it on MacOS and Windows.
For most of the past decade, Firefox has been given the short shrift within the world of browsers. However, in the last couple of years, the browser has started to win back the favor it once had. Although I've been on and off again with Firefox, I'm starting to lean back towards 'on,' thanks to some new additions (such as vertical tabs).
I also just realized that the beta version of Firefox (sadly, only on MacOS and Windows so far) has finally added the free Smart Window feature that Mozilla has been teasing us with for some time. The version of Firefox I'm using is 153 on MacOS Tahoe. I've checked Firefox Nightly on Linux, and the feature hasn't appeared yet. I've checked versions 153, Beta, and Nightly (on both Ubuntu and Fedora) and have yet to see the feature (even though I've seen others reporting that it works on Linux). To that end, I had to test Smart Window on MacOS.
Also: I quit ChatGPT for a free, private, and local AI called Ollama - here's why
Right out of the gate, I'll say this: if you use AI, do yourself a favor and leave your default browser for Firefox, because you won't find a smoother, easier option in Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Safari.
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