Have you ever wondered what lay under the fox in Firefox? I have stumbled across articles here an there that helped me fix certain issues with Firefox by changing some settings in about:config. If you are like me and were wondering what other about: pages there might be… here is a list. Firefox version 30.0.
- about: Shows the Firefox about
- about:about – Shows all the about links.
- about:accounts
- about:addons – Shows all your installed addons, plugins, and themes.
- about:app-manager – This tool will help you build and install web apps on compatible devices
- about:blocked – Shows the malware protection page used when the browser identifies a page as not safe for viewing.
- about:buildconfig – Shows the arguments and options used to compile the build in use
- about:cache – Shows information about the Cache Service.
- about:cache?device=memory – Shows individual entries in memory
- about:cache?device=disk – Shows individual entries on disk
- about:cache?device=offline – Shows individual entries for offline viewing
- about:certerror – Shows the error page used when an SSL/TLS certificate is untrusted or otherwise invalid.
- about:config – You can get in a lot of trouble here. Control many aspects of Firefox that aren’t available through the GUI
- about:crashes – Find your Firefox crash reports here
- about:credits – Shows a list of all the contributors to Mozilla
- about:customizing – Customize Firefox.
- about:downloads – Shows your downloads
- about:feeds – Shows the page used when clicking the rss feed icon in the address bar.
- about:healthreport – Get insights and performance information about your version of Firefox
- about:home – Home page
- about:license – All licensing for Firefox
- about:logo – Shows the Firefox Logo
- about:memory – Shows memory usage for Firefox. You can clean up memory usage here too.
- about:mozilla – The twins of Mammon quarrelled. Their warring plunged the world into a new darkness
- about:neterror – Oops! Shows the page displayed when Firefox experiences a network error.
- about:networking – Network Monitor
- about:newtab – Opens a new tab, shows the grid of pins sites and frequently visited sites.
- about:permissions – Shows the permissions for site, like store passwords, block locations, allow cookies, etc.
- about:plugins – Shows your installed and enabled plugins
- about:preferences – Shows the preference configuration screen
- about:privatebrowsing – asks if you would like to open a private browsing window
- about:rights – These are your rights with regards to Firefox
- about:robots – We have come to visit you in peace and with goodwill!
- about:sessionrestore – Shows the session restore page that is displayed after a Firefox crash
- about:support – Page contains technical information that might be useful when you’re trying to solve a problem.
- about:sync-log – Shows a log of sync errors
- about:sync-progress – Shows the page for Sync is now complete
- about:sync-tabs – Tabs from other devices
- about:telemetry – This page shows the information about performance, hardware, usage and customizations collected by Telemetry. This information is submitted to Mozilla to help improve Mozilla Firefox.
- about:webrtc – Web Real-Time Communication
- about:welcomeback – Shows the page Firefox successfully reset your profile.
If I missed anything, please let me know in the comments below.