Firefox is rolling out new home page widgets including a focus timer and checklist, which the author finds helpful for staying productive.
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<p class="has-text-align-none">I launched Firefox this morning to find some new blocks on my home page. The <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-new-tab-widgets">widgets</a> that are currently rolling out add sports scores, time zones, a focus timer, and a checklist, which are already some of my favorite new Firefox features in years. I usually have <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/763021/focus-friend-hank-green-app-store-ios-android">Focus Friend</a> open on my phone when I need a focus timer, and I use Google Tasks for my checklists. Now I can check in with similar tools every time I open a new Firefox tab instead.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-none">My phone's homescreen is full of useful widgets, so it's a nice addition to have the timer and checklist pop up on my browser - they add some extra functionality and blend in tools I was already using el …</p>
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# Firefox’s new home page widgets are helping me focus
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I launched Firefox this morning to find some new blocks on my home page\. The[widgets](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-new-tab-widgets)that are currently rolling out add sports scores, time zones, a focus timer, and a checklist, which are already some of my favorite new Firefox features in years\. I usually have[Focus Friend](https://www.theverge.com/tech/763021/focus-friend-hank-green-app-store-ios-android)open on my phone when I need a focus timer, and I use Google Tasks for my checklists\. Now I can check in with similar tools every time I open a new Firefox tab instead\.
My phone’s homescreen is full of useful widgets, so it’s a nice addition to have the timer and checklist pop up on my browser — they add some extra functionality and blend in tools I was already using elsewhere\. The timer is minimal, but having it on the home page is a good balance for me between having it out of sight so it’s not distracting, but not so buried that I forget about it\.
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You can add or remove any of the widgets from the home page customization tab, and there’s a toggle to expand them\. The timer is preset to 25/5 Pomodoro\-style intervals, with a 25\-minute focus mode and a 5\-minute break mode, but you can adjust both\. There’s also an optional notification for when the timer ends\.
The new widgets were[mentioned in release notes](https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/151.0/releasenotes/)as an improvement arriving between Firefox 151 and the recently released 152, and just this week, Mozilla launched a[roadmap](https://www.theverge.com/tech/935631/firefox-project-nova-redesign)of other changes on the way, like the[Project Nova](https://www.theverge.com/tech/935631/firefox-project-nova-redesign)redesign\.
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- Stevie Bonifield
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