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Firefox extension

Software that adds functionality to the Firefox Web browser. There are hundreds of Firefox extensions available, including toolbars, tab treatments, bookmark organizers and dictionaries.

Extensions, Themes and Plug-Ins
All falling into the "add-on" category, "extensions" add or modify the behavior of Firefox, whereas "themes" change its overall appearance and "plug-ins" add self-contained software systems such as Java, Adobe Reader and media players such as Flash and QuickTime. See browser plug-in, Persona and Firefox.

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Several tools for developing Firefox extensions proved to be very helpful in the development process of the PAKE-SRP 6 extension:

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Because third-party developers will no longer be able to drop their code into the components directory, they must instead recreate their add-ons as XPI-based files, the standard Firefox extension format.

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RECAP, employs a Firefox extension to put the duplicated documents on a mirror hosted by Internet Archive.

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html), a Firefox extension that looks at any webpage (at any time interval needed), caches the data, and displays this cached version of the page, highlighting the new content.

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The Firefox extension upgrades Wikipedia's search engine to the faster, more relevant Wikiseek engine.

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95) covers the Firefox extension Greasemonkey, which allows one to alter web pages visited.

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In just a short time, Greasemonkey, the hot new Firefox extension that allows people to write scripts that alter the web pages they visit, has achieved a cult-like following to rival that of any muscle car or mint condition classic Chevy.