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\"Stencil<\/a>

Stencil and its 700,000+ royalty-free images are now available for Firefox users, thanks to WebExtensions.<\/p><\/div>\n

From enhanced security for users to cross-browser interoperability and long-term compatibility with Firefox\u2014including compatibility with multiprocess Firefox<\/a>\u2014there are many reasons<\/a> why WebExtensions are becoming the future of add-on development.<\/p>\n

So it’s awesome to see so many developers already embracing WebExtensions. To date, there are more than 700 listed on AMO. In celebration of their efforts to modernize their add-ons, I wanted to share a few interesting ones I recently stumbled upon…<\/p>\n

musicfm<\/a> has an impressively vast and free music library, plus an intuitive layout for simple browsing. However, I’m more of a SoundCloud music consumer myself, so I was intrigued to find SCDL SoundCloud Downloader<\/a>, which is built for downloading not just music files, but related artwork and other meta information.<\/p>\n

The popular Chrome add-on Stencil<\/a> is now available for Firefox, thanks to WebExtensions. It’s a diverse creativity tool that allows you to combine text and imagery in all sorts of imaginative ways.<\/p>\n

\"musicfm<\/a>

musicfm offers unlimited free music and the ability to create your own playlists and online stations.<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m enjoying Dark Purple YouTube Theme<\/a>. I think video resolution reads better against a dark background.<\/p>\n

Keepa<\/a> is one of the finest Amazon price trackers out there that also supports various international versions of the online bazaar (UK, Germany, Japan, plus many others).<\/p>\n

Googley Eyes<\/a> elegantly informs you which sites you visit send information about you to Google.<\/p>\n

Search Engine Ad Remover<\/a> is a perfectly titled extension. But arguably even better than removing ads is replacing them with cat pics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks for your continued support as we push ahead with a new model of extension development. If you need help porting your add-on to WebExtensions, check out the resources<\/a> we’ve compiled. If you’re interested in writing your first add-on with WebExtensions, here’s how to get started<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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