Questions tagged [firefox]
Recommendations for applications, extensions, and plugins related to Mozilla's Firefox web browser.
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Firefox extension to make exceptions for showing images in Firefox?
I know how to use about:config to block showing images in Firefox; but, for some websites, I need images to be shown; what Firefox extension will allow me to make these exceptions?
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Firefox extension to modify/remove CORS headers per-site (or with url matching)
I'm looking for a Firefox extension that works with a modern version (I'm using v83 developer edition), which can:
Filter for which urls it modifies any headers at all
Modify / remove / add specific ...
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Firefox extension to hide some elements permanently
This extension already existed with a name element hiding helper. But it's not supported by my version of the browser.
I have found lizard. It's great, but I would like to hide (remove) some elements ...
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watch URL changes in Firefox
I'm looking for Firefox extension that is able to watch for changes on a particular
webpage, similar to command line application urlwatch.
It should be able to watch
large number of webpages (not ...
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Is there a dark mode browser extension that works in an opt-in way?
Is there a dark mode browser extension that you can activate only in specific websites that are very hard to read, because they refuse to have dark mode themes, but are very hard to read without dark ...
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Separating work and personal tabs in Firefox
I am using my laptop for working and personal usage. I use usually many tabs for in my work and i keep using them for several days. Everyday in the afternoon when i want to use my laptop for personal ...
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Firefox extension to open JavaScript links in distinct tabs
Please recommend a Firefox extension that will force JavaScript links on a user-defined site to open in separate new tabs.
More detail:
A web site (not public-facing, sorry) loads links via JavaScript....
asked Sep 15 at 20:24
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Offline HTTPS test?
Clients cannot connect with webbrowser since they just get:
SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE_ALERT
but we cannot figure out, what is the issue with the HTTPS cert.
Since the HTTPS site is internal, not ...
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Count how many times I visit a website
I am looking for a Firefox (or chrome) extension that tells me the number of times I opened a certain webiste every day.
This is basically the same question of this but it is old, and i am not ...
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Extension to offer link to The Wayback Machine?
Suppose I click any linked resource and I end up with this:
... or this:
... but to me as a user it's obvious that this resource may have once existed, I'd like an extension that changes the above ...
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Firefox extension to auto-load ALL Youtube comments
Is there a Firefox add-on that will automatically load ALL Youtube comments on the page?
There are many addon-ons that will hide the comments, but I am looking for opposite, i.e. load all the ...
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Firefox addon to force paragraph word-wrapping on both desktop and Android
Readability is not the answer to this question as indicated in the graphic below.
Only on Firefox, running both in the desktop and Android versions, I would like to find an add-on (or other ...
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How to open Firefox container links in “No Container” - Automatically
This is a question for those familiar with the two Firefox add-ons:
Multi-Account Containers and Temporary Containers.
Normally if you open a page in a container, and click a link on the page, it ...
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App to download all links on a page
There's a webpage with download links. I need to download all the files listed on it - there are hundreds. Is there an open source app or browser add-on that can do this?
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How to print web pages from Firefox to PDF but with the utility similar to that of Chrome?
I want to print web pages from Firefox to PDF, but the default printing options of Firefox are insufficient for me because they lack:
• preview before printing,
• automatic change of the name of PDF ...
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Tree-style-tab that hierarchically orders tabs by domain
The Tree style tab Firefox add-on creates a sidebar where tabs are shown in a tree, typically based on how they have opened. A feature request to order them by domain was rejected with the commentary ...
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command-line jslint like program
I know about jslint, but it has a web interface. I am a 60 years old geek using Linux since 1993 (and have developed the GCC MELT tool, with Bismon wanting to be some successor)
For the Bismon ...
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Firefox or Chrome extension that clicks on webpage links with the keyboard (no mouse involved)
I like to use a Firefox extension called Vimium. Basically, it's a way of controlling the browser with the keyboard while mimicking vim shortcuts. However, there's one functionality on it that is not ...
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Looking for a Firefox extension to block nuisance in-page overlay popups
I'd search for this in the Firefox extension list myself if I knew what "nuisance in-page overlay popups" are formally known as.
Usually they darken or blur the rest of the web page behind them and ...
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Browser addon for copying text blocks from a file to multiple inputs
I need to enter multiple bank account numbers in raw text to multiple inputs in a bank website. For example, I've got one account number in a file, following this format:
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
And I'...
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Firefox extension to handle too many tabs open on Android
I have a habit of leaving tabs open for 'reading later' on my mobile. This is a bad habit, since it now means I have 100+ tabs open. The problem is that the tab view in Firefox for Android truncates ...
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screenshot tool for extremely long pages firefox and chrome
Is there a screenshot tool that works without bugs for extremely long pages with firefox and chrome. Preferably external (software) or internal (add-on) ?
I haven't found yet an add-on that works.
I ...
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Hidding but using saved passwords in web browser - Use saved passwords in browser without seeing them
I have one problem regarding managing passwords in web browsers.
When I save some passwords in Chrome, Mozzila etc, any user can see saved passwords.
I want to have saved passwords, which users can ...
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Browser addon to save options of a website's search page
I used Scrapbook for many years—and still
Use it on an older Mac running an older version of Firefox. As of mid-2019, is there an alternative?
For me, the key feature of Scrapbook is/was the ability ...
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Software to be able to insert text templates into current window
Here's my scenario: I'm a forum admin and people ask the same questions over and over again, and I want to answer them with a boilerplate post that says something like:
This is a common question ...
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Tool to convert large Mozilla LZ4 files to plain text?
TL;DR: I am seeking for software to turn Mozilla's headacheful LZ4 garbage into usable plain text.
There is already a scrounger for Mozilla LZ4, which even is supposed to work offline when saving the ...
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password manager addon for firefox by SITE not by domain
We have many sites in our network with many different passwords for each site,
unfortunately firefox,chrome,edge, all of them keep a single password no matter what the site is as long as the domain is ...
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realtime POST interceptor and sender based on filters
I'm looking for a way to intercept a POST method to a website and change it's content based on rules.
Given example:
A website is sending a data along with temporary unique identifier. I want to edit ...
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Chrome or Firefox Add On / Extension for editing CSS number values with buttons or scroll wheel
I know that there are a lot of addons for browsers available which let you edit the CSS. Even the stock Inspector lets you do that.
What I am looking for is a way to edit the CSS values in the ...
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Since, the latest firefox does not have firebug, which version of firefox should i use for firebug? [closed]
The latest version of firefox does not have firebug, how can i use firebug even if i have to use older version?
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Firefox extension to always open a link in the same tab
Please recommend a Firefox Web Extension that allows the user to always open a link in the same tab.
I'm open to any way for it to be enabled. The functionality can be "always on", meaning it ...
asked Mar 7 '19 at 17:26
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Firefox extension to automatically and globally cleanup all Google redirects
Starting roughly 1-2 years ago, Google made this annoying update where they make every link across all of their products a tracking redirect.
These links are largely broken in my browser. Clicking ...
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Is there a Firefox Add-on that lets you copy and paste Latex from websites?
Some websites like Wikipedia don't let me copy and paste the Latex.
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New tab graphic design inspiration for Firefox
I'm looking for an extension that would give me graphic design inspiration in each new tab. (It could be one design, it could be several -- that doesn't matter to me much. But it should be current.)
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Firefox 64 removed support for rendering RSS. Can you recommend an alternative for my usage?
I use Firefox on Linux, and a Sansa MP3 player to listen to podcasts.
I use the Firefox bookmark sidebar, because it provides a very visually clean way to keep track of my unread podcasts. I move my ...
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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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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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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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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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Firefox Quantum extension that will stop links from opening in new tabs
I'm looking for a Firefox Quantum extension that can prevent links from opening in new tabs.
I was previously using TargetKiller for Firefox but it currently won't work with Quantum. In Chrome, I use ...
