Mozilla won't follow Google in limiting APIs in coming Extensions Manifest v3
Google revealed some time ago that it was working on a new Extensions Manifest file for the Chrome web browser. The company published an early draft of the Manifest v3 file and […]
How to locate a noisy tab in Firefox and switch to it instantly
This article isn't about annoying auto-playing videos. You know that Firefox displays a speaker icon on tabs which are playing audio and that you can mute those easily with a right-click on […]
Firefox 69.0 release information
Firefox 69.0 is a new stable version of the Firefox web browser; the official release date is September 3, 2019. Mozilla pushes out updates to all Firefox channels when a new stable […]
Malwarebytes Browser Guard for Firefox and Chrome leaves Beta
Malwarebytes launched a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox in early 2018 that it called Malwarebytes for Chrome and Malwarebytes for Firefox initially. The company changed the name to Malwarebytes […]
DownThemAll WebExtension now available for Firefox
The classic DownThemAll extension for the Firefox web browser is now available as a WebExtension which makes it compatible with all recent versions of the Firefox browser. DownThemAll came to fame years […]
Firefox 71 has a new Certificates Viewer
Mozilla plans to introduce a new Certificates Viewer in Firefox 71. The new viewer is enabled by default in recent Firefox Nightly builds already. The majority of websites use the Uniform Resource […]
Mouse & Video adds mouse controls to video players on the Web
Mouse & Video is a free browser extension for the Mozilla Firefox web browser that adds mouse-powered controls to HTML video players on the Internet. You may use the add-on to change […]
Firefox add-on DownThemAll makes a comeback
Several add-on developers criticized Mozilla in 2015 when the maker of Firefox revealed that it would drop the classic Firefox add-ons system to replace it with a new system based on WebExtensions. […]
Tab Session Manager is an add-on for Firefox and Chrome that saves your windows and tabs
Firefox may be configured to restore the browsing session using its Session Manager. The feature works well for some but not for all users; those who experienced Session Manager issues in the […]
Firefox 68.0.2 release information
Mozilla plans to release Firefox 68.0.2 and Firefox ESR 68.0.2 on August 14, 2019 to the stable release channel. Firefox users who run the Stable version of the browser will be updated […]
Mozilla revamps Firefox's HTTPS address bar information
Mozilla plans to make changes to the information that the organization's Firefox browser displays in its address bar when it connects to sites. Firefox displays an i-icon and a lock symbol currently […]
Goodbye Firefox Quantum, Hello Firefox Browser
The Firefox web browser has had a few names since the release of the first experimental build back in 2002. First known as Phoenix, a name Mozilla had to drop because of […]
Firefox 70: Site Isolation testing begins officially
Mozilla has been working on integrating site isolation in the Firefox web browser for a while. Called Project Fission, the goal is to improve security in the Firefox web browser by isolating […]
Firefox 70 shows an indicator when geolocation has been used
All modern web browsers support the HTML5 Geolocation API that allows sites, with the permission of the user, to get the geographical position. The feature is used by numerous services on the […]
Mozilla launches Site Compatibility Tools for Firefox
Site Compatibility Tools is a new extension for the Firefox web browser designed to find and report site compatibility issues experienced in Firefox. If you take Internet Explorer and the old Microsoft […]
ClearURLs is an extension for Firefox and Chrome that deletes tracking information from URLs
When you browse the web, you will come across different types of URLs. Some are regular, some are really long with weird symbols, others use link shortening services, etc. It's not always […]
Mozilla recommends a Firefox extensions that appears to be a copycat
Mozilla maintains a list of recommended extensions for the Firefox web browser that it highlights on the official Mozilla AMO add-ons website and also in Firefox in various ways. The system used […]
How to preview Prints in Firefox
Firefox does not display a print preview when you print a webpage in the browser and use the Ctrl-P shortcut to start the process. No print preview is displayed when you use […]