- Firefox Smart Window integrates advanced AI to automate price and job opening tracking using the /watch command.
- The system uses specific models such as Qwen to monitor websites and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite for form auto-completion.
- It allows you to manage up to 15 simultaneous tasks with direct desktop notifications when changes are detected.
It's probably happened to you a thousand times: you find a product you love or an ideal job offer, but the price is prohibitive or the position is no longer available. Refreshing the page every five minutes is a real drag and a total waste of time. Luckily, Mozilla has made a splash with the latest features of Firefox Smart Window , its intelligent assistant designed to take those tedious and repetitive tasks off our plates.
This tool isn't just a simple chatbot; it's an optional browsing experience that leverages artificial intelligence to understand the context of what we're doing. From helping us fill out lengthy forms by extracting data from other tabs to notifying us in real time when a website changes, Smart Window aims to give users complete control without them having to manually monitor every corner of the web.
The trick to monitoring prices and vacancies
If you want your browser to do the work for you, the page monitoring feature is the crown jewel. To activate it, simply type the command /watch in the Smart Window chat. From there, you can describe in detail exactly what you want to track, whether it's an item dropping in price or a company posting a new job opening. It's ideal for those hunting for deals or waiting for an out-of-stock product to become available again.
In terms of capacity, the system allows you to configure up to 15 tasks simultaneously , and each task can track up to five different websites. Checks can be scheduled daily or weekly, but there's an important detail: the browser must be open for the process to run. If the AI detects the change you were looking for, it will send you a desktop notification (provided you have them enabled) or display a green dot on the Tasks button in the toolbar.
To manage all this, Mozilla has created the internal page about:smartwindowtasks , where you can pause, edit, or delete your tracking. However, the system is efficient and doesn't stay running indefinitely; if 60 days pass without changes, the task is paused, and if 90 days go by without any updates , the assistant stops monitoring the page altogether to avoid unnecessary resource consumption.
AI applied to form auto-completion
Another lifesaver feature is Smart Window's ability to fill out forms using information from your open tabs. Imagine you're applying for a job and have your resume or portfolio open in another tab; the assistant, using the Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite model , detects empty fields and suggests relevant information to fill them in without you having to frantically copy and paste.
For this option to appear, the form must have at least four or five text fields . You'll see a button called "Complete from sources" that lets you choose which tabs you want to use as a reference. Best of all, Mozilla prioritizes privacy: the system doesn't send the data directly, but instead shows suggestions for you to review and edit before giving final approval.
Technology and privacy under the hood
It's interesting to note that Firefox uses different AI models depending on the task. While it relies on Gemini for forms, it uses the Qwen model for website monitoring , as it offers superior performance and reliability in detecting specific changes. All of this operates within a strict privacy framework , where the user decides what context to share and standard autofill data remains stored locally on the device.
External alternatives for total control
While Smart Window is fantastic, some users need more industrial-grade tools. If you're looking for something that works in the cloud without needing a browser open, options like Visualping are great for visual changes, or Thunderbit is ideal for extracting structured data from tables. For more technical users, Distill.io allows you to create complex macros and run checks every few seconds, while ChangeTower is the preferred choice for audits and enterprise compliance.
Other interesting tools include Wachete , which can monitor PDF and Word files, and PageCrawl.io , which enables team collaboration and AI-assisted analysis. If you're a Windows user and prefer to keep everything on your PC, WebSite-Watcher is the most powerful local alternative, while WebTingle stands out for its fast, visual alerts sent to Slack or Discord.
The ability to automate web monitoring, whether through Firefox's built-in AI with the /watch command or via specialized cloud services, transforms passive browsing into an active workflow . By delegating the task of tracking prices, stock, or jobs to intelligent tools, manual checks are eliminated, ensuring that no important opportunity is missed due to carelessness.