Questions tagged [firefox]
Recommendations for applications, extensions, and plugins related to Mozilla's Firefox web browser.
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Convert relative dates in web sites to absolute dates by reading hover property
Relative dates are one of the worst examples of overengineering we find nowadays: makes it more difficult to know the exact date (which month? which day of week? which time of day?), to know which ...
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Firefox Quantum multiple Monitor Fullscreen
Is there a software (add-on, standalone, script, whatever) to put the current Firefox (Quantum I think) into fullscreen on a desktop stretched across multiple monitors? It must run on a 2x2 Kiosk mode ...
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'Symbolic link' Firefox plugin for bookmarks
I have a folder deep in my bookmarks structure, that I would like to also access from the bookmark toolbar. Any changes I make in either place should be reflected in the other place, transparently, ...
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Extension for full-screen Opera for typing URLs
Chrome is slow, and sometimes cannot open URLs that I type (my friend said to me that this is not only my problem). Opera is fast, and on my touchbar I see icons of opened tabs (great). But Opera miss ...
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Front end to manage multiple Firefox instances?
Firefox recently rolled out a feature called container tabs, which sounds awesome. However, you have to have Quantum to use it, and I don't want to use Quantum.
There's always been a way to have ...
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How can I download all the pdf files linked in a webpage in Firefox?
I would like to download all the files of a given type (such as pdf) linked from a web page.
I used to use DownThemAll in Firefox, but the addon is "Not compatible with Firefox Quantum".
I have ...
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Firefox add-on that suspends inactive tabs, to use less cpu
Looking at Firefox add-on that suspends inactive tabs, to use less memory I tried out Dormancy. It does what it says on the box, but to me the reload is fairly annoying. I would rather just have the ...
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Scrapbook for Firefox (add-on) alternative
The last Firefox (Quantum) could not maintain back-compatibility for some add-ons (to understand the reason, see an explanation, but it's not needed for answering the question).
The Scrapbook ...
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Add-on to manually highlight desired tab in Firefox Quantum
I would like to highlight certain tabs manually, for example with with red or yellow or green or blue (or with some easily visible tag). All other tabs are supposed to keep their default color.
Can ...
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Is there a Firefox app that emails notifications for multiple twitter and tumblr users everytime they tweets or post something on their tumblr?
I tried Ifttt for Twitter but I don't know how to set up it for multiple users and I can't found one for Tumblr
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Firefox-Quantum-compatible extension for directly saving links to Google Drive
I would like to find a Firefox-Quantum-compatible extension that allows you to directly add files from links to Google Drive without first downloading them to the local computer and then manually ...
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Extension to sort tabs across all windows in Firefox Quantum
Trying to find an extension, that will sort all tabs in all windows by domain.
Ideally, I'd like something that I can choose to sort all windows together, and have the option also of sorting just the ...
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Block certain words and bad language in a webpage and remove the text that is not related to the subject matter of the page
I have 3 questions:
On some webpages, even on popular sites, sometimes bad words come up, how to block them?
And also, on some webpages, even on popular sites, sometimes such language is written that ...
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Browser window resizing add-on for Firefox Quantum?
Can anyone recommend an add-on for Firefox Quantum which will let you resize the browser window to a new size, from a list of sizes which you can define?
Up until now, with Firefox ESR (pre-Quantum), ...
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SSB for Firefox? Like Prism or Epichrome?
Epichrome is a fantastic solution for site-specific browsers (AKA SSBs). Yet, I prefer Firefox to Chrome due to its great extensibility. Also, even though Epichrome is great, it has problems like ...
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Grammar checker extension for Firefox
I'm using Mozilla Firefox, and I'm writing a lot of articles on different sites. I need an extension that will check the text I write (in English) and suggest me how to fix it if there are any grammar ...
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Firefox similar tool to Chome JavaScript Tracker
I'm looking for a Firefox tool that has the same features as Google Chrome extension: JavaScript Tracker, i.e. can investigate which JS code causes a DOM modification on the specified element.
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Firefox extension to override website font preferences on individual websites?
Is there such a thing as a Firefox extension to override a website's preferred fonts, able to be used selectively on individual websites?
(Preferably for Firefox 52 ESR at present, but also for ...
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Replacement for RequestPolicy addon for Firefox?
The venerable, vintage, and very useful, RequestPolicy add-on for Firefox now seems to be behaving erratically for me (and I know that I won't be able to use it for much longer in any case, when ...
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Is there a Firefox plugin to prevent websites from getting local time?
I use VPNs to prevent sites from accessing my location and IP address, but certain sites can see my local time and it narrows down my location significantly. Is there a plugin I can install to prevent ...
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Firefox Quantum extension that will remove target attributes “_blank” and “_new” from links
I'm looking for a Firefox Quantum extension or user JavaScript that can remove the HTML <a> target attributes _blank and _new from all links.
I was previously using TargetKiller for Firefox ...
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Firefox quantum extension to delete unaccessed cookies after a specified timeframe
I'm looking for a browser extension like Cookie Time that works for Firefox Quantum. Cookie Time can remove unaccessed cookies after a specified timeframe. It will not delete recently accessed cookies....
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What to use to save website offline including externally-referenced media?
I am trying to save a site that includes externally-referenced media in javascript media players, flash players, HTML5 media players.
Using Chrome Save As, the external references are being preserved,...
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Always mute all sound from all tabs in an Android browser (Preferably FireFox)
I don't ever want to hear any sounds from my Android web browser - ever, under any circumstances.
I currently use FireFox and would accept an add-in for that. I would equally be willing to use any ...
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Download router extension
On Chrome, there is an extension called Downloads Router. Looking for something similar for Firefox. The Downloads Router allows you to automatically save your downloads to different folders based on ...
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Firefox add-on to check or prevent duplicated tabs
For Chrome (related post), there is a Tab Dupectomy extension.
I am looking for something similar, but for Firefox Quantum.
I have checked few such as Duplicate Tab or Duplicate This Tab, but these ...
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Firefox add-on to check SSL certificates for changes
I am looking for a Firefox add-on that checks SSL serial numbers or fingerprints and reports changes to the user. I realise that SSL certificates can change at any time for many legitimate reasons, ...
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Firefox add-on to indicate in which profile I'm currently on
I'm using multi-profiles via about:profiles, however it's difficult to recognise which window belongs to which user profile.
So I'm looking for Firefox add-on which will give me some clear indication ...
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Any extensions out there that sends a full page capture of a website to Pinterest?
I use Chrome, and found Page2Images Pin Full Page.
Works great, except that the image captured was so small that I can't read the text, and some text and layout are screwed.
Anyone came across any ...
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Firefox plugin to block sites
I want to block skeptics.stackexchange.com in Firefox.
Must have:
when that part is in the URL, display a message that the site is blocked.
Ideally:
from other sites (e.g. this one in the hot ...
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How to download an entire folder from an http files view or ftp?
For years, I have been disappointed by the fact that it is impossible to download a entire folder on a site like this: https://nephi.unice.fr/ftp/canon_pilotes/Mac/
I can click on a file individually,...
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Downloader extension for Chrome or Firefox that limits speed of downloads?
I'm looking for a downloader extension for Chrome or Firefox that limits the speed of downloads.
DownThemAll did that perfectly until a recent version change on Firefox that made it incompatible, and ...
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Firefox Websocket inspection
Goal/Requirements
I want to inspect websocket messages with the latest Firefox.
I don't want to switch browsers. The situation is kind of messed up for me. I really don't want to move to closed-source ...
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plugin for firefox to highlight text
I want plugin to firefox, which would allow me simply to highlight text on the websites and it woudn't disappear, after next launch.
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Flashgot alternative for Firefox quantum
Flashgot doesn't work with quantum anymore, I want a similar extension which would work with uGet on Linux.
Basically an extension that would let me click on a download link and open it with uGet.
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PixelBlock alternative for Firefox?
I'm using Firefox 57. I'm looking for software that blocks the 1x1 pixels that cause the HTTP{S} fetches that are used to track users. The product I used in the past is called PixelBlock. I searched ...
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Extension for required reading time
Is there any extension that can tell me how much time it would take a person to read a page?
I need for Firefox.
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Tab extract extension on Firefox
Is there a similar extension on Firefox that lets you extract all tabs with certain URL to a new window like Tab Extract for Chrome?
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Firefox add-on that suspends inactive tabs, to use less memory
Is there any Firefox extension similar to Chrome's The Great Suspender?
Basically it suspends tabs that are not actively being used, allowing you to have a lot of tabs without consuming all your ...
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Multiple tab rows for Firefox 57
I usually have dozens of tabs open, because I work on many different things.
So I need my tabs on multiple rows (other UI suggestions are OK).
Is there an add-on for this?
Gratis
Compatible with ...
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Firefox add-on to delete cookies
Not sure if deleting the browser-history will delete local shared objects (a.k.a. Flash cookies).
Is there a new add-on for Firefox which is similar to the BetterPrivacy add-on, or it's not needed?
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Equivalent to NoScript for Firefox Quantum
NoScript is no longer supported under Firefox Quantum. What other methods exist to allow scripts to run on a per-domain basis?
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How to “save as” everything on a remote server directly?
I am using browsers like firefox and chrome.
Many times I need to use "save as" a webpage rather than only bookmark it.
What "save as" does is saving a html page and a folder with a lot of other ...
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In a browser, how to get the position and dimension of a rectangle selection?
I'm looking for a browser extension working on any cross-platform browser such as Firefox, Chrome or Opera.
This extension should let the user drag a rectangle on an image, an give him the position ...
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Simple feed icon for Firefox
I am looking for an add-on that serves a simple feed icon.
All I want is an icon/button in the button bar that is highlighted or blinking in any way when any of my feeds has new content.
I don't ...
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looking for you tube video downloder app
I am looking for a software, that can download video's from youtube like website.
And also it should be able to download flash video's
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Firefox auto form filler extension
For a long time, I used LastPass as my password manager. But the newest version is very bloated and slow, and finally I gave it up in favour of KeePass. But I miss LastPass' form-filling capabilities -...
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Is there a Chrome/Firefox extension that can edit response body from a POST
The title says pretty much everything.
But let me give you an example here:
REQUEST HEADER
REQUEST BODY
RESPONSE HEADER
RESPONSE BODY
And all I want is changing the valid property to true ...
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Browser hijack protection for Firefox (BrowserProtect is dead)
I installed K-Lite Codec pack and it installed Bing(R) as a search provider and reset my homepage to Bing (in Firefox, but not PaleMoon). I don't like or use Bing. While this isn't the most ...
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Replacement for TableTools addon (Firefox)
As described in my other question (see there for some background), I need replacements for some Firefox addons which should work with v57+ – i.e. they should be Web Extensions. In this case here, my ...
