Re-posted from The Den: Not too long ago, someone downloaded the 3 billionth Add-on for Firefox. 3,000,000,000! That’s a lot of add-ons (and a lot of zeros to type!) These eight add-ons are the best of the best. They’re the most used, and with good reason. Let’s count down to number 1. #8 – With… Continue reading
We are excited to announce that we just crossed more than 3 billion downloads* of Firefox Add-ons! That’s almost half of the world’s population and more than the number of people on the Internet today. Mozilla introduced add-ons to the Web in 2004 with the Firefox Add-ons Gallery and first brought them to phones in… Continue reading
This month, customize Firefox with your nation’s flag and join us in celebrating the spirit of community that’s bringing the world together. See the complete theme collection and cheer on your nation! Or, try on one of these Global themes to get into the spirit!
Update: The winners have been chosen! Voting has begun in the Favorite Add-ons contest. Your votes will decide the three winners of the Android tablets! When voting, keep in mind the following three criteria: Is the story compelling? How creative is the use of the favorite add-on? Does the review capture the “spirit” of the… Continue reading
Update: The winners have been chosen! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Favorite Add-ons Contest and shared your amazing stories. We received over 2,000 entries during the contest period! What’s Next? Our panel of judges will review the entries and select 10 finalists by July 4th. The AMO community will then cast their… Continue reading
Some Firefox users on Windows Vista and Windows 7 are experiencing problems when viewing videos in Adobe Flash Player 11.3, released on June 8, 2012. Firefox and/or Flash Player may crash or not load videos using Flash Player, or videos may not display correctly. Adobe and Mozilla are working closely to diagnose and address these… Continue reading
Since we implemented Add-ons Default to Compatible, most add-ons that were updated to work on Firefox 4 continue to work on the latest releases. The add-on compatibility problems we’ve had ever since have been minimal. However, there are still a number of popular add-ons that weren’t updated for the switch to Firefox 4. People who… Continue reading
The Adobe Acrobat Reader plugin is currently causing problems for most Mac OS X users who have it installed. In the majority of cases, the plugin shows a blank page when a user clicks on a link to a PDF file. There are also reports of crashes when using the plugin in 32 bit mode.… Continue reading
Continuing with our effort to eradicate vulnerable versions of the Java plugin, we are now blocking it for all versions of Mac OS X. We had previously blocked it for old Mac OS X versions because they would not be updated anyway, and we were holding off on updating modern versions because of a bug… Continue reading
Update: The winners have been chosen! In 200 words or less, tell us how your favorite Firefox Add-on makes your day more productive, saves you money, or just makes you happy. A special panel of judges will pick 10 finalists, and the AMO community will pick 3 winners. Each winner will receive an Android tablet… Continue reading
