It should however be noted that this add-on is not a clone of Flashgot. You can check the add-on’s repository on GitHub here. Its development seems to have stalled, however the add-on still works. The extension I’m referring to is called Download Grab and is developed by Pouria Pirhadi. That led me to the FlashGot forums, where surprisingly I found this thread of someone that had attempted to make a FlashGot-like extension.ĭownload Grab – A Flashgot-like Addon for Firefox This got me wondering if somebody else had attempted to make a fork in the WebExtension format. That’s until recently, when I came across a fork of FlashGot for Palemoon called Grabit. Desperate, I installed Palemoon and used FlashGot with it whenever I needed to until it eventually got outdated there too. I’ve since then tried many extensions, but nothing has ever comes close to the awesomeness of FlashGot. It’s here that I unfortunately realized that FlashGot wasn’t available in the Add-ons store. Meanwhile, for those that gave in and updated to Quantum, Mozilla added insult to injury with some annoying update notifications.įor a few months I held my ground using Firefox ESR, but eventually I too capitulated to the new brave world of Quantum. For those that had to use them, this meant sticking with outdated Firefox versions. Certain toolbars (e.g., security toolbars) are installed by other programs and cannot be removed from within Firefox.Some extensions that we had grown accustomed to however never got around to having this rebirth, which meant they became incompatible with all new Firefox versions. They are nearly always stored in your personal Firefox settings folder (AKA Firefox profile) and usually are installed directly into Firefox and can be both disabled and removed from the corresponding add-ons page. * Extensions and Themes modify web pages or the Firefox UI. Nearly all plugins install through the Windows installer (either directly or as part of another program) and can be disabled in Firefox but cannot be uninstalled from within Firefox. * The typical purpose of plugins is to render specific kinds of binary content, such as media or PDF, within a web page, tab or browser window. ''I do not understand why a plugin can be deleted, but an addon can only be disabled?'' However, if you want to remove it, look in Programs and Features for Adobe Flash Player. For example, it seems very popular with restaurant websites. Shockwave Flash, AKA the Flash player, is necessary to browse a lot of sites even if you don't want to watch videos. Part of the cost of being extensible and supporting so many different technologies is this inconsistency. Certain toolbars (e.g., security toolbars) are installed by other programs and cannot be removed from within Firefox. Extensions and Themes modify web pages or the Firefox UI.The typical purpose of plugins is to render specific kinds of binary content, such as media or PDF, within a web page, tab or browser window. Let's clear up the terminology a bit: the term add-ons encompasses Plugins, Extensions, and Themes/Personas. I do not understand why a plugin can be deleted, but an addon can only be disabled?
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