Extensions in Firefox 63
Firefox 63 is rolling into Beta and it’s absolutely loaded with new features for extensions. There are some important new API, some major enhancements to existing API, and a large … Read more
Articles from August, 2018
September’s featured extensions
Pick of the Month: Iridium for YouTube by Particle Play videos in a pop-out window, only see ads within subscribed channels, take video screenshots, and much more. “Been using this … Read more
Timeline for disabling legacy add-ons on addons.mozilla.org
Mozilla will stop supporting Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 52, the final release that is compatible with legacy add-ons, on September 5, 2018. As no supported versions of Firefox will … Read more
Volunteer Add-on Reviewer Applications Open
Thousands of volunteers around the world contribute to Mozilla projects in a variety of capacities, and extension review is one of them. Reviewers check extensions submitted to addons.mozilla.org (AMO) for … Read more
Share files easily with extensions
When we want to share digital files, most people think of popular file hosting services like Box or Dropbox, or other common methods such as email and messaging apps. But … Read more
Building Extension APIs with Friend of Add-ons Oriol Brufau
Please meet Oriol Brufau, our newest Friend of Add-ons! Oriol is one of 23 volunteer community members who have landed code for the WebExtensions API in Firefox since the technology … Read more
New backend for storage.local API
To help improve Firefox performance, the backend for the storage.local API is migrating from JSON to IndexedDB. These changes will soon be enabled on Firefox Nightly and will stabilize when … Read more
August’s Featured Extensions
Pick of the Month: Privacy Possum by cowlicks Protect yourself against some of the sneakiest trackers out there. “Perfect complement for your privacy.” Featured: Textmarker by underflyingbirches If you do … Read more