Certain add-ons in Firefox like Tabliss can change the default home page and new tab appearance.
![Firefox custom new tab and home page appearance](https://ihaveapc.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fftc2-1024x808.png)
Once installed, during the first run Firefox lets you know that the appearance is now controlled by an external add-on.
![Add-ons controlling Firefox new tab appearance](https://ihaveapc.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fftc1.png)
Firefox does have an option though by which you can restore the default appearance for the home page and new tabs or continue with the changed appearance through these add-ons.
Controlling the Firefox home page and new tab appearance:
Click on the Firefox menu icon and choose Settings.
![Accessing Firefox settings](https://ihaveapc.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fftc0.png)
In the Home option, there will be New Windows and Tabs. Under that section, you can control the appearance settings.
![Firefox Home settings](https://ihaveapc.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fftc3a-1024x347.png)
The Homepage and new windows option lets you choose between the default and the add-on related appearance for Firefox homepage and new windows from the menu drop-down next to it.
![Changing the Firefox Homepage and new windows settings](https://ihaveapc.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fftc3c.png)
Similarly, the New tabs option lets you do the same for the new tab through the menu drop-down next to it.
![Changing the New tabs settings in Firefox](https://ihaveapc.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fftc3b.png)
So, you can have both, a new tab page that is different than the default new tab and a home page that can be the Firefox default page or that from the add-on.
Happy browsing.