


Below are a few more popular Firefox add-ons.įorecastFox: This add-on brings your local weather forecast to your Firefox task tray. There are also many utility add-ons, such as an Internet Protocol (IP) finder that shows the current website’s numerical IP address in the task bar, a cache cleaner button, and a cookie manager add-on that brings up all cookies with the click of a button, allowing deletion or other options. Some examples include download managers and accelerators, automatic copying of highlight text in a webpage, automatic mapping of a highlighted address, language translators for highlighted text, and dictionary lookup for right-clicked words. It is nearly impossible to overstate the vast array of optional features available in Firefox through the add-ons library. One Firefox add-on, SunCult, provides tracking of the different phases of sunrise and sunset. Firefox installs and updates chosen add-ons automatically with the user’s permission, which makes using Firefox add-ons a snap. The always-growing library of Firefox add-ons are posted at the Firefox website for perusal and download. This allows a wide range of applications to be written by enthusiasts that bring new, handy features to the browser.
Firefox add ons code#
Firefox is an open-source browser, meaning all of its internal code is freely available to developers, hobbyists, and to the public.

Firefox add ons software#
Firefox add-ons (sometimes written as addons or add ons) are free software routines or ‘miniature programs’ that work within the Mozilla Firefox browser to customize and personalize it.
