Questions tagged [browser-addons]
"Browser addon" is a generic term to cover both extensions to web browsers and plugins which are an older and more specific concept. Mostly used with regard to the Firefox web browser.
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Is there any way to prevent just popunder windows?
One of the greatest annoyances I experience almost daily while browsing the intertubes are popunder advertisment windows. Usually, they are triggered by clicking on the window somewhere, thus ...
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How to recover lost add-ons in Firefox?
When I upgraded to Firefox 7, all my add-ons (except for a few) were lost. Is there any way I can recover those add-ons (or at least find out what add-ons I had installed before the upgrade broke ...
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Disable parentheses autocomplete on Leetcode
The in-browser Leetcode text editor autocompletes parentheses. (Typing '(' will automatically create a ')' in the text editor.) Unfortunately, Leetcode does not provide settings that disable this ...
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Firefox open url as pinned tab by default
I want to open specific url as pinned tab by default. There is an extension for this in Chrome:
Pin Tab.
How to do this in firefox? I couldn't find a way to do this.
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Accessing blocked websites in a country with Internet censorship; preferably with whitelisting, to allow normal connection for non-blocked websites
I will be staying in a country that has Internet censorship in the near future (it's one of these countries: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Internet_censorship#Substantial ) and I ...
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How to sort tabs into separate firefox windows based on the domain name?
I'd like to see all my tabs from a particular domain in the same firefox window, even if I open a link to that domain from a different window (with open link in a new tab) or from an external ...
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DarkReader addon in Chrome: white flashes when tab-switching
I am using the DarkReader addon to make Chrome display pages in a dark theme.
This addon has for a long time been suffering from a persistent bug, whereby white flashes are displayed when switching ...
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user scripts like Greasemonkey are no longer editable in firefox 71 (they were working fine in the 6x version)
Just updated to Firefox 71 after not updating for more than an year. Now violentmonkey scripts can't be edited. Then also can't be switched on or off. They were working well in the 6x version of ...
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Install firefox addon programmatically
I would like to either install firefox addons, specified by URLs or XPI files, to the currently active firefox profile programmatically, or at least to make them available (disabled, but listed in the ...
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Firefox: select item in long dropdown list using search
I have to select an item in a dropdown select list which has 4000 items (options) in it. Typing the first letters helps, but it would really help if I could use search for this. The default search ...
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Vimperator: Map key to get out of Hints-mode
When I enter f in Vimperator I see all the links I could jump to. I want to exit this mode (Hints mode), with a key other than <Esc>.
Currently: <Esc> will exit, I'd like to map \ instead....
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Making Google Chrome open Source Code in External Editor
How do I configure Google Chrome to open source files (.c or cpp) in an external editor either using EDITOR variable or emacsclient rather viewing them by itself.
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Firefox keyboard shortcuts to menu items / add-on functions
At the moment I'm using context menus a lot to access commands in Firefox, but I would like to replace this repetitive clicking and searching with keyboard shortcuts for the common tasks that I ...
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Thunderbird add-on to toggle mail notification?
The purpose would be to reduce "email notification distraction" in very simple way (e.g. for when I'm extra busy for a little while and do not want even the usual minor distractions). Shutting down ...
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How do I filter certain javascripts from running and not block them all on Drudge Report?
How do I block this particular "auto refresh" script on Drudge Report from running in my Firefox browser on Windows XP?
var timer = setInterval("autoRefresh()", 1000 * 60 * 3);
function autoRefresh()...
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Print all open tabs in a Chrome window
I have to print frequently a couple of dozens of PDF pages open in one Chrome window. The manual process involves Cntrl+P for print; hit ENTER to proceed with the pinting; press Cntrl+DwnPg to go to ...
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How to check for full browser configuration
I am helping a customer who is trying to use our company's website and failing in mysterious ways. Other users, even with the same browser type, are using our site without problems, while she can't. I ...
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Firefox add-on bug 04-May-2019 - cannot enable "studies"
So Firefox has disabled the half a dozen plugins I'm using, essentially this problem. Instead of blindly trusting, using the xpinstall.signatures.required = false, hack, I would like to have FF update ...
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How to change default language for different source language in Google Chrome's translate function
By default, Google Chrome's embedded translate function will only default to translate webpages to user's webpage setting. Same for the translate option provided via right click manual
In the ...
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Finding the culprit behind "Another program on your computer would like to modify Firefox with the following add-on"
I booted my Win 10 today and started Firefox. All of a sudden I got the "warning" in the title. The add-on was Search and New Tab by Yahoo. I looked in my installed applications and right at the ...
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Firefox repeatedly asks about installed add-ons at launch
Whenever I start Firefox, it asks about installing all the add-on which I have already installed. How to get rid of this problem?
I update my browser regularly. I also tried uninstalling and ...
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Open URL in text selected in field or on page, in separate tab in Opera
I have just migrated from Google Chrome to Opera and one of the Chrome's functions, that I miss the most is the Go to [url] item in context menu, when I select a piece of text on page or in any field, ...
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How to know which firefox addon is adding advertisement to all pages?
Recently I am noticing advertisement on every page I visit in Firefox. ( In chrome everything works fine ). Even in Stackoverflow/stackexchange I see advertisement ( Hover over text to see the advt) ....
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Redirection from email addresses bound to site that asks them
I would like to:
Have distinct email address for any site I register on
Quick way to generate and "bind" random address to a site
Automatic forwarding from these addreses to "main" address
Block any ...
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Clone user input over multiple browser tabs for testing different languages
I am looking for a tool that will allow me to clone user input between multiple browser tabs/sessions.
I would like to be able to login to four accounts of my site in four different tabs. Set the ...
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Firefox - A vertical tab addon that works with All in One Sidebar
I have All in One Sidebar (AISO) installed and am loving it.
now, I was thinking of installing an addon that would display my tabs in the sidebar in a vertical way. Also, this sidebar should ...
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right-click "mouse gestures" on touchpad
Most touchpads support drag-and-drop (dragging with the mouse left button) using a double-tap action.
Many useful software add-ons (like Firefox FireGestures) define complex gestures based on ...
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Chrome won’t allow installing an extension from local .crx files
I have an extension that was installed via Load unpacked extension. I packaged and saved it as a .crx file. Now, when I drag it to Chrome, it won’t let me install from the .crx file and pops up the ...
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Search From a List of Multiple Entries using CTRL+F
I have many documents that I am viewing using Google Chrome and I am searching the PDF document for a word1. If word1 doesn't show up, I search for word2. If word2 doesn't show up, I search for word3. ...
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Clear Firefox history on exit except open pages
I would like to
clear the entire Firefox history on exit, except for
currently open windows, tab groups, tabs, pages so that they can be opened the next time Firefox starts,
by the click of a single ...
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Firefox plugin for quick text snippets inserting to forum posts
Is there any plugin / extension for Firefox that allows quickly paste (and create) small text snippets, e.g. signature for forum posts, piece of HTML code with embedded avatar, etc.? Having this ...
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Convert flattr buttons to privacy friendly ones on the fly using Firefox
I know how to block flattr buttons using Adblock Plus but I'd like to use Flattr so blocking isn't a solution. However, Im concerned about the button sending a query to the flattr server even before I ...
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Clean out external Facebook links when copying
When posting links on Facebook, it adds strange characters to these links.
For example:
This link on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.playmapscube.com%2F&h=...
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is there a browser-addon that can create a temporary txt file from my clipboard and populate the file submit dialog?
I would like to upload XML and diff reports into jira tickets as file attachments rather than inline text.
Jira has an image uploader as an attachment.
To clarify the question with a scenario -
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How to enable specific extensions in Firefox private mode?
I'm planning to use time tracking plugins for my time spent on the web and would like the private browsing sessions to be counted in.
In Chrome you can separately enable specific plugins in ...
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Firefox addon: submit link to multiple social services/sites?
Is there any tool or Mozilla Firefox addon to submit links to social networking sites/services (such as Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Delicious, etc) with one click?
Edit: The first time it is used, ...
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Drag to open link in container tab, in Firefox
What I want: Drag a link to a direction (left for example) then it was opened in a container tab (I have only one container currently)
What I have:
Firefox beta 124
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Glitterdrag that can ...
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How to sync Surfingkeys settings
What's the best way to sync Surfingkeys settings?
I've found Surfingkeys to be the best vim shortcut key extension for all browsers. It works amazing on every one that I've tried. However, it claims ...
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How to turn off notifications from Microsoft Edge extension?
I am constantly receiving notifications from the Edge browser due to an extension I installed to enforce some time limits on certain websites. Every time I visit one of those websites a notification ...
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Any browser allow multiple profiles under one email account and sync across devices?
As a developer, I am working with multiple clients so I need to store many credentials and sessions on many same/different sites on browser e.g., google/apple logins, server or domain logins etc for ...
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Can a browser extension view all files in the file system if I allow access to file URLs?
Can a browser extension view the entire file system if I allow it to access file URLs via the toggle in the settings?
I want to use some browser extensions on local HTML pages I make. To do that in ...
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How to add all sites from a specific domain into Opera GX's dark mode?
I recently installed Opera GX and learned about their dark mode extension, and I tried it on Stack Exchange, specifically Seasoned Advice:
So there's a configuration set where I can choose which ...
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Auto-rewrite Mixed Content HTTP links in Microsoft Edge?
There are a few websites I visit that have mixed content (reference to HTTP resources on HTTPS pages). Because of browser's policy on mixed content, those pages don't function normally. However all ...
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Firefox addons don't work at all
I've installed Autofill addon, it appears in the main taskbar now but when I click on it nothing happens:
I don't see any new items in the context menu either. I've installed another similar addon ...
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Equivalent symbols when finding text on a page ("Find"/Ctrl+F, Chrome/Firefox)
When searching for specific text on a webpage using the "Find" / "Find in this page" function (a.k.a. Ctrl+F), Firefox and Chrome distinguish between ASCII "-", Unicode ...
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How do you know which MetaMask is real or are they both?
So I was checking out a new dapp, and instead of the usual notification from MetaMask, a pop-up opened instead. The contents are virtually identical to the plugin dropdown, but I thought MetaMask ...
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How to give chrome extension permission to change protection pages
I am using dark reader extention and sometimes I stumble on pages protected by browser or settinfs pages which gives my eyes white theme shock which hurts
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AdBlock Edge extention is turn off on each restart
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At every restart, AdBlock addon is desactivated. Requiring me to manually enable the addon.
Is there a way to automaticaly reactivate it with a script or to solve the issue?
Version :
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Firefox: Remove all files from cache except images
When the Firefox browser closes, I have configured it to clear everything except cache so that images load quickly on the next run.
However when I checked C:\Users\jacobgu\AppData\Local\Mozilla\...
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How to automatically enable provisioned extension in Edge?
I have created an unattended installation image of Windows 10 following Kari’s excellent guide. I have downloaded uBlock Origin package from the Store and incorporated it with Add-...
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