List of free and recommended Mozilla WebExtensions

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This is a list of WebExtensions [lower-alpha 1] that are recommended by Mozilla. [2]

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Mozilla software

Firefox

Browser extension Free licenseDependenciesWebExtRec. [2] CategoryDescription
Nonfree JS siteNonfree server
Cookie AutoDelete MIT NoNoYesYesPrivacy and security
Decentraleyes MPL-2.0 NoNoYesYesContent delivery network (CDN) emulation
DownThemAll! GPL-2.0 NoNoYesYesDownload managerA download manager and accelerator.
FoxyProxy Standard GPL-2.0 NoNoYesYesPrivacy and securityProxy management tool
HTTPS Everywhere GPL-2.0-or-later NoNoYesYesTransport Layer Security (TLS)HTTP Secure whenever possible.
NoScript GPL-2.0 NoNoYesYesPrivacy and securityJavaScript and other potentially executable content.
Privacy Badger GPL-3.0 NoNoYesYesAdblockerDo Not Track setting in a user's web browser.
Read Aloud GPL-3.0 NoNoYesYesAccessibilityA Text to Speech Voice Reader
Stylus GPL-3.0 NoNoYesYesCSSCustomization
Turn Off the Lights GPL-2.0 NoNoYesYesCustomizationObscure or mask content other than a running video.
uBlock Origin GPL-3.0 NoNoYesYesWide-spectrum content blockerBlocking ads and filtering content via a paired blacklist and whitelist.
Zoom Page WE GPL-2.0 NoNoYesYesAccessibilitycomputer vision syndrome (CVS)

Firefox compatibility

Browser extension FirefoxFirefox for Android
Cookie AutoDelete YesYes
Decentraleyes YesYes
DownThemAll! YesNo
FoxyProxy Standard YesYes
HTTPS Everywhere YesYes
NoScript YesYes
Privacy Badger YesYes
Read Aloud YesYes
Stylus YesNo
Turn Off the LightsYesYes
uBlock Origin YesYes
Zoom Page WE YesNo

Thunderbird

Browser extension Free licenseDependenciesWebExtRec. [2] CategoryDescription
Nonfree JS siteNonfree server
Enigmail MPL-2.0 NoNoYesYes

Notes

  1. WebExtensions are designed for web browsers based on Mozilla Firefox 57 or later. Legacy add-ons are not listed on addon.mozilla.org. [1] Many Firefox extensions work in the SeaMonkey web browser as well as the Pale Moon web browser and the Thunderbird e-mail client.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stylish</span> User style manager

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ScrapBook is an extension for the Mozilla Firefox web browser which adds enhanced scrapbooking, page saving, bookmarking, and notetaking functionality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WOT Services</span> Website reputation service

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AdBlock is an ad-blocking browser extension for Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Microsoft Edge. AdBlock allows users to prevent page elements, such as advertisements, from being displayed. It is free to download and use, and it includes optional donations to the developers. The AdBlock extension was created on December 8, 2009, which is the day that supports for extensions was added to Google Chrome. It was one of the first Google Chrome extensions that were made.

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Video DownloadHelper is an extension for the Firefox web browser and Chrome web browser. It allows the user to download videos from sites that stream videos through HTTP. The extension was developed by Michel Gutierrez.

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Content Security Policy (CSP) is a computer security standard introduced to prevent cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking and other code injection attacks resulting from execution of malicious content in the trusted web page context. It is a Candidate Recommendation of the W3C working group on Web Application Security, widely supported by modern web browsers. CSP provides a standard method for website owners to declare approved origins of content that browsers should be allowed to load on that website—covered types are JavaScript, CSS, HTML frames, web workers, fonts, images, embeddable objects such as Java applets, ActiveX, audio and video files, and other HTML5 features.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PDF.js</span> PDF viewer in JavaScript included in Mozilla Firefox

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Decentraleyes</span> Browser extension

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References

  1. "Add-ons for Firefox (en-US)". addons.mozilla.org.
  2. 1 2 3 "Recommended Extensions program | Firefox Help". support.mozilla.org.