Support for extension sideloading has ended
Today marks the release of Firefox 74 and as we announced last fall, developers will no longer be able to install extensions without the user taking an action. This installation … Read more
Caitlin Neiman
FAQ for extension support in new Firefox for Android
Dec. 12, 2023 UPDATE: Please see this post for the most updated information around extensions on Firefox for Android. ************************************* What add-ons are supported on the new Firefox for Android? … Read more
Friend of Add-ons: Jocelyn Li
Our newest Friend of Add-ons is Jocelyn Li! Jocelyn has been an active code contributor to addons.mozilla.org (AMO) since May 2018, when she found a frontend issue that involved broken … Read more
Secure your addons.mozilla.org account with two-factor authentication
Accounts on addons.mozilla.org (AMO) are integrated with Firefox Accounts, which lets you manage multiple Mozilla services from one login. To prevent unauthorized people from accessing your account, even if they … Read more
2019 Add-ons Community Meetup in London
At the end of October, the Firefox add-ons team hosted a day-long meetup with a group of privacy extension developers as part of the Mozilla Festival in London, UK. With … Read more
Security improvements in AMO upload tools
We are making some changes to the submission flow for all add-ons (both AMO- and self-hosted) to improve our ability to detect malicious activity. These changes, which will go into … Read more
Upcoming changes to extension sideloading
Sideloading is a method of installing an extension in Firefox by adding an extension file to a special location using an executable application installer. This installs the extension in all … Read more
Search Engine add-ons to be removed from addons.mozilla.org
For the last eleven years, Firefox Search Engine add-ons have been powered by OpenSearch. With the recent implementation of the search overrides API, a WebExtensions API that offers users more … Read more
Friend of Add-ons: B.J. Herbison
Please meet our newest Friend of Add-ons, B.J. Herbison! B.J. is a longtime Mozillian and joined add-on content review team for addons.mozilla.org two years ago, where he helps quickly respond … Read more