https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/98.0/releasenotes/ Firefox has a new optimized download flow .

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/98.0/releasenotes/ Firefox has a new optimized download flow . . . .

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

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

WARNING: Changing preferences through this interface not officially supported Hidden settings edited using the about:config tool are explicitly not supported, which means that Mozilla makes no guarantees they will be supported in the future, or that Mozilla will fix them if they break. Mozilla does not test these preferences, and will not in the future. That includes security and performance testing which these preferences may affect.

[Warning added by moderator]