#firefox add-ons

[trivalentlinks]

I made Discount (open source) Tumblr Dashboard Bells as a Firefox extension to decorate your tumblr dashboard!

(And they're already reviewed and approved even though I only submitted for review yesterday!)

You can get them here.

(You can also look at the source code. (Here are instructions for downloading Firefox extension source code.) The code is Mozilla Public License v2.0, which I think means you can modify it and/or distribute under the same license if you like (but I'm not a lawyer). In any case, I'd be happy to hear any edit suggestions!)

Once you've added it to Firefox, if you to go to your tumblr dashboard it should have a row of bells at the top like this:

When you mouse over a bell or type the corresponding number or letter (not case sensitive) it should play the sound and light up like below.

(After opening tumblr, you may need to click somewhere on the dashboard to get the sounds to work.)

The keyboard keys you can use are q, w, e, r, t, y, u, i, and digits 1-8, with q, w, e, r, t, y, u, i, being one octave below 1-8. ('i' plays the same bell as '1', which is why there is no 'i' bell.)

You can disable the bells by clicking "Disable Bells". Otherwise they will play when you type the relevant keys even when you are making posts :-(

They unfortunately don't look or sound like tumblr bells. When I made them, I couldn't remember how tumblr bells looked well enough to draw them from memory, and these bells were in the public domain. The sound is vibraphone, instead of jingle bells like tumblr bells were, because I couldn't find jingle bell sounds in even one octave. Sorry about this; that's why they're called Discount Bells.

If you click "Play a string" the div should expand like:

And then you can enter a string and a tempo.

Any character in the string which is not one of q, w, e, r, t, y, u, i, or 1-8 (NOT case sensitive) will be treated as a rest. My preferred rest to use is the comma.

The tempo is in bells per minute (rests count as bells).

For example, my best approximation of Hallelujah (verse and chorus) is:

et,tt,ty,yy,et,tt,ty,yy,ty,yy,yy,tt,et,t,,,,,,,,et,tt,ty,yu,ti,ii,yi,12,12,22,23,33,21,1,,,,,,e,ty,,y,,,,,y,te,,e,,,,,e,ty,,y,,,,,y,te,,,rew,,,,qq

with tempo set to between 200 and 240.

You can find the source code on the Mozilla link provided above. Here are instructions for downloading source code for Firefox extensions.

Hope you give it a try and let me know if you have any thoughts/encounter any issues!

EDIT: I've made an update so that now the bells are disabled by default, so you need to click "Enable Bells" for the bells to work. (I also made them less loud. Let me know if you think they're still too loud.)

[qiwipanini]

i know this probably already exists but i learned how to make an entire firefox extension that de-rounds the corners of yt’s ui out of sheer spite and i’m proud of myself ✨✨

[lindwurmkai]

I wrote a Pillowfort post the other day that didn't get much attention, presumably due to being about a bit of a niche topic - I couldn't think of any communities to reblog it to, either. Anyway, here it is

[oliswamp]

I'd also like to introduce you to ruffle, a flash player emulator. You can download it to open old flash files or use the add-on/extension in Chrome, Fireworks and Safari. It can open all those forgotten flash games that still exist on the internet.

it's come to my attention that a lot of people don't know about bluemaxima's flashpoint and genuinely think they'll never be able to play their favorite 00s internet games ever again so i just want to remind everyone that flashpoint is a huge internet flash game preservation project that allows you to play just about any internet flash game/animation despite the death of flash. if they've got it in their database (and they probably do) you can play it. go forth and drink in the 00s nostalgia

even if you think there's no way they'll have the game u want. they probably do anyway. when i first downloaded flashpoint i thought for sure theres no way they will have the obscure flash game i played for hours as a kid that was only even available on the internet for like 2 months in 2006. but you know what. they had it. seriously, download flashpoint

[x-v4mp3y3lin3r-x]

Yesterday I finished moving to Firefox so here's some extensions. First, the serious ones:

AdBlocker Ultimate: Your run-of-the-mill adblock. I chose this one instead of uBlock since I'm fairly sure uBlock was giving me problems on Chrome and I don't wanna repeat the experience. You can use the "Block Element" feature to get rid of all the new annoying Tumblr features, it's easy.

ClearURLS: Removes tracking from URLs.

Decentraleyes: Protects from tracking & targeted ads.

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials: More tracking, cookies, etc etc protection.

Privacy Badger: More tracking protection.

Shinigami Eyes: Marks transphobic blogs/accounts/profiles red.

Alright now some less serious, more fun ones:

Enhancer For Youtube: Gives you a highly customizable utility bar with features like simple screenshotting, pop-up players, volume enhancement, & other things. Also has the ability to alter your YouTube theme and toggle settings that'll stop pesky YouTube tabs from automatically starting.

Firefox Color: Custom themes for dummies! It doesn't customize everything but it gets pretty close. I think this would be a good tool for folks who need high contrast themes and can't find pre-made ones suited to their needs. Also comes with a few pre-made themes you can either use or use as bases.

LanguageTool: A spelling and grammar checking program that works in many languages and on all websites!

OneTab: Turns tabs into lists. Fantastic for when you're knee-deep in hyperfixation/special interest territory, or even for research.

Turbo Download Manager: Helps with frustrating downloads.

Video DownloadHelper: Gives you options to download any video from your tabs in multiple formats. Also has the option to download and convert to another format. [Update: This one requires a paid subscription AND externally downloaded program for these features. Nevermind.]

XKit Rewritten: Most Tumblr users already know of xKit but I'm including the link nonetheless! This kit makes Tumblr on PC enjoyable.

Custom Scrollbars: Makes your scrollbar pretty :)

Also, Firefox has their own page of useful add-ons, like Facebook containers and note-taking extensions. There's also a ton of themes. I don't think any of these are advertised on the main add-ons page? So I might as well mention it.

cheers :)

[cheebuss]

Damn I kind of hate how I can't Google references for anything without having to scroll past 4000 absolute dogshit A.I images. I actually hate you cunts so much it's unreal.

[theoneofwhomisblue]

Yo, I switched to Firefox

I was able to carry over my data, passwords, bookmakers, history, all that shit

I'm still gonna use Gmail, and Google photos, cause Firefox don't got one of those yet

But I'm doing decent it seems

What was the addon for getting past paywall/sign up walls on sites?

And anyone else got any other add-ons to recommend? It'd be much appreciated

[izicodes]

Coding A Simple Firefox Extension

Hiya! Today I want to share my experience creating a simple Firefox extension. I was a bit intimidated by the idea of creating an extension, but I was determined to give it a try! Been on my 'projects to-do' list for a long time! 😅

I found that the process was actually quite straightforward, and with some guidance from a couple of YouTube videos, I was able to create a working (temporary) extension in just an hour. My hope is that this post will serve as a helpful guide for anyone who is interested in creating their own Firefox extension~!

What exactly are we making?

We will be making a simple temporary extension - an extension that only you have access to e.g. end-users will not be able to use the extension. This is a way to test if your extension works and find issues. I might make another post on how to actually upload it for other people to use, but for now, this method is for you to use the extension.

This is the link to the official Mozilla Firefox 'Temporary installation' Guide' for extenisions - LINK

Now, for the steps into making the extension:

Setting up the development environment

Creating a manifest file

Adding a pop-up window

Attaching JavaScript functionality to a button

Load your extension in Firefox

Let's get started~!

Step 1 - Setting up the development environment

Obviously, you will need to have Firefox installed on your computer. You will also need a code editor, such as Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text, to write your code. I'm going to use VS Code.

In your code editor, create a new folder where you will store your extension files. You can name this folder whatever you like. For this example, I will call it 'Firefox Extension'. I also recommend adding the following files in the folder:

index.html (or in this case popup.html file)

icon image in .png or .jpg or similar formats

manifest.json - talked about in the next step

script.js

Step 2 - Creating a manifest file

The most important file I believe when creating an extension is the manifest JSON file. This file will contain metadata about your extension, including its name, version, and permissions. In your new folder, create a new file called "manifest.json".

This is the general structure of the file. The icon size you need to have is 48x48 pixel size image and then you can have others to be responsive to screensizes, I just added one extra. The 'browser_action' part includes the default icon image that will display an icon in the Firefox toolbar and the popup html file. In 'scripts', that is where we will add the JavaScript code to run.

Step 3 - Adding a pop-up window

The code simply displays the text "Hello World" and a button in the center of the window. I assume you're good at your HTML and CSS so I won't go into too much detail here but the CSS is in the style tags within the head tags and what we can see also is what is between the body tags - the 'Hello World' and the 'Click me!' button.

Don't forget to include the script tag at the end of the body tag so it'll link to the script.js file in your folder AND include "scripts": ["script.js"] in the manifest.json for the javascript code.

Step 4 - Attaching JavaScript functionality to a button

Again, I hope you very basic JavaScript. This code basically adds an event listener to the button with the ID "myBtn" (which is the button with 'Click me!' on it). When the button is clicked, it changes the heading 1 text from 'Hello World' to 'The button was clicked!'.

And that it! Done with all the coding part and now to upload it for you to use~!

Step 5 - Load your extension in Firefox

Open Firefox and type "about:debugging" in the address bar. This will open the Firefox Developer Tools page. Click the "This Firefox" section to the left of the page, then click "Load Temporary Add-on". Navigate to your extension folder and select the manifest.json file.

The extension is now loaded in Firefox! Click the icon in the toolbar to see your pop-up window!

Whenever you make changes to the extension, back on the Firefox Developer Tools page, click the 'Reload' button on your extension section and changes should show up!

I hope that this post has been helpful to you and that it has inspired you to create your own Firefox extension! 👩🏾‍💻💗 Remember, the most important thing is to have fun and experiment with different ideas - play with the colours or sizes or the javascript code! Don't be afraid to try new things and explore!!

Extra links that helped me learn:

How to build an extension for Firefox in less than 5 minutes [video]

Temporary installation in Firefox [webpage]

Thanks for reading 🥰💗

[yuzu-balignon]

Get your add-ons on mobile NOW

Mozilla recently announced that, in a ground-shaking move, Firefox on Android would support virtually all add-ons. What a great christmas gift ! Firefox will be the 1st mobile browser to fully support modern add-ons ✨

But you said now you lowly liar :(

Yes ! In fact you don't have to wait at all !!! If you download Firefox Beta (119) or Firefox Nighyly (120), then you can enjoy your favourite extensions ! Just click on the add-ons menu, then Find More. Search for your favourite ones, and don't forget to filter by Everything (default to Recommended)

Enjoy a vastly enhanced browsing experience on mobile on world's best browser !

[wabblebees]

heyo, anyone got any firefox extension recommendations that would help remove ai generated bullshit from search results?? im going fucking insane out here. attempting any kind of reference img research kinda already sucked bc of pintrest, but now its so so SO much fucking worse

[queerofthedagger]

why is it that every single app manages to open links in firefox, my default browser, but tumblr for SOME fucking reason sends me to chrome every single time. like there is even an option in the chrome menu then to 'open in firefox instead' so clearly it Knows that chrome is Not My Fucking Default. like. oh my godddd

[ya-killin-me-smalls]

Long Loading Times on YouTube Videos?

for my Firefox-using followers who may have noticed that Youtube now takes 8 years to load a video, it's because they're in bed with Google and intentionally making videos take an extra 5 seconds to run on anything but chrome

the solution? firstly, disable cookies so they can't see if you're using an adblocker or anything of the sort

second, install this add-on:

and then to set it up, here's what you do

select Extensions in the top right corner, looks like a little puzzle piece

select User-Agent Switcher and Manager

it'll pull down the menu below, make sure chrome is selected in the top left box and whatever OS you're running

delete existing text in the box at the bottom of the menu, then select the button for the latest version of chrome

the agent ID will appear in the box, then you just click Apply(containter) at the bottom right

Youtube should load with zero issues after that

stick it to the man

[maareyas]

just found out that both paypal and ko-fi load wayyyy slower on firefox 💀 man the bias towards chrome is worse than i thought huh

[charlignon]

For those who don't know, XKit Rewritten is a browser add-on that provides a diversity of quality-of-life features for the Tumblr website, for a better and more customisable user experience. It is available on Firefox and Chrome.

And if you are an Android user, you can get it on Firefox Nightly as well ! It requires a few technical steps but it's definitely doable :)

[fruityumbrella]

sorry for liveblogging my reaction to your fic in the ao3 comments. it will happen again.

[kandicon]

Terrifying mental imagery. Thanks for the input