Extensions in Firefox 64
Following the explosion of extension features in Firefox 63, Firefox 64 moved into Beta with a quieter set of capabilities spread across many different areas. Extension Management The most visible … Read more
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The future of themes is here!
Themes have always been an integral part of the add-ons ecosystem and addons.mozilla.org (AMO). The current generation of themes – also known as lightweight themes and previously known as Personas … Read more
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
The New Thunderbird Add-ons Site is Now Live
As we announced last week, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird add-ons will now reside on https://addons.thunderbird.net. Add-ons for Firefox and Firefox for Android will remain on https://addons.mozilla.org (AMO). We wanted to let you … Read more
Upcoming changes for themes
Theming capabilities on addons.mozilla.org (AMO) will undergo significant changes in the coming weeks. We will be switching to a new theme technology that will give designers more flexibility to create … Read more
Extensions in Firefox 62
Last week Firefox 62 moved into the Beta channel. This version has fewer additions and changes to the WebExtensions API than the last several releases. Part of that is due … Read more
Larger image support on addons.mozilla.org
Last week, we pushed an update that enables add-on developers to use larger image sizes on their add-on listings. We hadn’t updated our size limits for many years, so the … Read more
Extensions in Firefox 61
Firefox 60 is now in the Release channel, which means that Firefox 61 has moved from Nightly to the Beta channel. As usual, Mozilla engineers and volunteer contributors have been … Read more
Switching to JSON for update manifests
We plan on switching completely to JSON update manifests on Firefox and AMO. If you self-distribute your add-on please read ahead for details. AMO handles automatic updates for all add-ons … Read more