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Go Private Quickly
for Firefox

One click opens a Private Browsing window. Free, open source, zero tracking, and zero network requests — ever.

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Works on Firefox and Firefox ESR, version 115 and newer.

What it does

Side-by-side comparison of the Go Private Quickly toolbar icon: a vivid purple-and-gold mask in a normal Firefox window, and a muted silver mask in a private window.
The toolbar mask is full-color in a normal window and dims to silver in a private one.

Works on

FirefoxWin · Mac · Linux
Firefox ESRWin · Mac · Linux

About Hardened Mode on Firefox

On Chromium browsers, GPQ's Hardened Private Mode can confine extra privacy settings to a single private session. Firefox doesn't offer a private-session scope for those settings, so — rather than silently change your normal browsing — the Firefox build leaves Hardened Mode out entirely. It opens the private window and nothing else; your global Firefox settings are never touched. The extra hardening is Chromium-only.

How to install

  1. Open the Firefox Add-ons (AMO) listing.
  2. Click Add to Firefox, then confirm.
  3. A welcome page opens. Follow the one-time step: about:addons → Go Private Quickly → Details → Run in Private Windows: Allow.
  4. Click the toolbar icon — a Firefox Private Browsing window opens immediately.

Now live on Firefox Add-ons — addons.mozilla.org/addon/go-private-quickly.

What it is not

GPQ is a convenience tool, not anonymity. It is not a VPN, it does not hide your IP, and it does not block ads or trackers (pair it with uBlock Origin or Firefox's Enhanced Tracking Protection). Files you download during private browsing stay on your computer after the window closes. See the full privacy policy.