A practical about:config checklist to declutter Firefox right-click menus on macOS, disabling AI/chatbot prompts, link previews, OCR, visual search, and other low-value context menu items.

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A practical guide to decluttering Firefox's bloated right-click context menu on macOS using about:config settings. Covers 13 specific boolean flags that disable AI chatbot prompts, link previews, OCR, Google Lens visual search, screenshot tools, translation, accessibility inspector, and form autofill entries. After applying all settings, the menu shrinks from 26 items to 15. Some remaining items like 'Bookmark Link' and 'Save Link As' can't be removed via about:config and require a custom userChrome.css, which the author plans to cover in a follow-up post.

Making Firefox's right-click not suck with about:config