#addons

I reject the dead Internet theory: I see a vibrant Internet full of humans sharing their experiences and seeking connection. Degradation of the engagement-driven web is well underway, accelerated by AI slop. But the independent web works on a different incentive structure and is resistant to this effect. Humans inherently create, connect, and share: we always have and we always will. If you choose software that works in your interest you’ll find that it’s possible to make meaningful online connections without mental hazard.

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The logging level defaults to "error". extensions.sdk.console.logLevel: if set, this determines the logging level for all installed SDK-based add-ons. This includes add-ons being developed using the Extension Auto-installer.

Cheevos for Firefox is an addon for Firefox that makes learning about different parts of the browser fun, as well as giving you the opportunity to brag to your friends about your pro-level web surfing.

Cheevos for Firefox is an addon for Firefox that makes learning about different parts of the browser fun, as well as giving you the opportunity to brag to your friends about your pro-level web surfing.

This makes me sad. And it's a problem that's been magnified by the switch to rapid release. One of the strengths of Firefox is it's rich selection of add-ons. In fact, 85% of Firefox users have chosen to install an add-on. On average, those users have 5 add-ons installed. Firefox users really love their add-ons. So it's not surprising that they get frustrated when one of their favorite add-ons gets disabled because it's not marked as being compatible with the new Firefox update they just installed. So I started working on a project to fix it. The end result will be that most add-ons will automatically be compatible with Firefox, starting with (hopefully) Firefox 10.

The "Change Referer Button" add-on allows the user to quickly toggle "network.http.sendRefererHeader" without going to the "about:config" window.

Of course, no one honors the header, but the movement starts here

Traditional extensions include overlays, wherein the application can load up XUL from the extension's package and automatically apply it atop its own UI. While this makes creating extensions that add to the application's user interface relatively easy, it means that updating, installing, or disabling an extension requires an application restart.

"EPUBReader is a Firefox addon which let you read ePub-files just in the browser. You don't need to install additional software! If you click on a link to an ePub-file, you are normally prompted by the Firefox "save as" dialog. With EPUBReader installed, the ePub-file is downloaded, processed and directly displayed ready to read!"

"One of the hardest bosses to fight is the RNG, or Random Number Generator. While the tactics are fairly straight forward (try, try, try again), defeating this boss can take a lot of patience. Lots of players don't understand quite how this boss fight works, so i'll attempt to explain. A few months back, I created a World of Warcraft addon called BunnyHunter, to help you track your progress when farming for rare pets."

"BarTab intercepts when a tab is loaded in the background (e.g. after a browser restart) and will only load the content when the tab is actually visited."

Uses the open source software powering addons.mozilla.org "Activities extend Sugar, letting you personalize your experience. Take a look around and make Sugar your own."

I'm sure Opera Unity is more than this, but it doesn't seem so radical. "Turn the web on its head with the Plain Old Webserver (POW), which adds a server to your browser."

"Starting today, visitors to the add-ons website will see a brand new look with collections of add-ons front and center. We’ve integrated collections throughout the site, and created a Collection Directory that showcases all of the add-on lists created by our users."

"Today I gave a presentation at Google I/O explaining some of the cool ideas that lie at the heart of our upcoming extension system. For those who didn't get a chance to attend the conference, you can check out the slides"

"Presentation given at the company all-hands regarding the future of addons.mozilla.org"

"I abused the power and wasted the enormous trust capital gained by the NoScript add-on through the years to prevent Adblock Plus from blocking stuff on four internet domains of mine, without asking an explicit preemptive user consent." The rest of the blog entry is basically sorry-but-not-really.

"The CCK Wizard can be used to create an extension that customizes Firefox. To access it, after installation, select Tools->CCK Wizard... "

"The Feed Sidebar is an extension for Firefox that displays the items from your Live Bookmarks in the sidebar. "

"One of the pieces of feedback in our recent survey was that add-on developers really wanted to remove the login requirement for experimental add-ons. So we did it."

This is my new favorite addon. "Show tabs like a tree."

"In a nutshell, our thesis is that AMO is an incubator for innovation, and our goal is to help developers on our platforms succeed. We can provide the audience, support, and data that can help users and developers get the best possible experience."

"Ever had one of those “oh $*#@” moments when you've finally finished filling out a long form, and hit submit only to see an error message? And when you hit the back button, the form was blank... If so, you know you need Lazarus. And if not, you have a chance to install Lazarus before disaster strikes! "

"Replaces the default throbber with a spinning rotor from a Wankel engine."

"AideRSS is pleased to provide a Firefox extension to harness the power of PostRank™ to score, filter and track performance of any RSS feed directly within GoogleReader. Now GoogleReader users can reclaim their time with a single mouse click to find the best content, boost their productivity and stay on top of the news."

Seems somewhat sad when the game needs a game within the game to keep things fun, but kudos to PopCap for not firing the lawyer guns. "Fromwiller developed the add-on as a method of killing time during long raids and farming sessions, but it wasn't too long before PopCap caught wind of the MMO mini-game. Instead of issuing a timely cease and desist, the casual gaming colossus hired Fromwiller to create a more polished version of the application."

"Vimperator is a free browser add-on for Firefox, which makes it look and behave like the Vim text editor. It has similar key bindings, and you could call it a modal web browser, as key bindings differ according to which mode you are in."

"All data is sent via a set of X-FirePHP-Data response headers. This means that the debugging data will not interfere with the content on your page. Thus FirePHP is ideally suited for AJAX development where clean JSON or XML responses are required."

"There is however no reason to be disappointed anymore because the themes website received an update that makes it look and feel similar to the new Firefox add-on website."

"A little over a month ago, we announced our beta for Firefox 3 and encouraged you to try it out. ... We’ve incorporated many fixes and refinements into the final release, and we’ve got a plan to release more features on a regular basis."

"FireNes allows us to play around 2500 Nintendo games, without the need to download anything or emulator or roms. "

"ScribeFire is a full-featured blog editor that integrates with your browser and lets you easily post to your blog. "

"Spectator is a Firefox extension that collects data about how Firefox is used. This information is used to better understand what people value in the browser."

"Makes it easy to keep your Ace add-ons for World of Warcraft up-to-date on Mac OS X."

Crazy super plugin for Safari

"Well here you have it, the hello kitty UI"

"Makes unused tabs fade with age and highlights the selected tab."