https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manage-downloads-preferences-using-downloads-menu Changes to how file downloads are handled in Firefox version 98

• Firefox no longer asks what to do for each file by default
• Downloads panel automatically opens
• Downloaded files are saved to disk
• Set a default app to open a file type
• "Always Open Similar Files" option from the Downloads panel
• Frequently asked questions

Fred - Thanks for taking the time to respond.

I often download images that I want to work with later and the Download Panel opening up all the time was a distraction I wanted to stop.

Although not addressing this directly, your post got me thinking a bit more. I ended up using 'about.config' and changed the 'browser.download,alwaysOpenPanel' value to false.

Issue solved. Thank you.

In Firefox 97 and 98+ there have been changes to the download panel.

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manage-downloads-preferences-using-downloads-menu
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/98.0/releasenotes/

You can set this pref to false on the about:config page to prevent opening the download panel on each download.

• browser.download.alwaysOpenPanel = false

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox

Mozilla, do you know how ANNOYING this "feature" is? You know how many computers I have to change this on??? And on the next update, won't it just revert the change so I have to do it all over again???