Mozilla Will Kill Legacy Firefox Add-Ons in Exactly Three Months (Now November 14, 2017)

Bleeping Computer ^ | August 14, 2017 | Catalin Cimpanu

[CedarDave]

This has already started with the current version of Firefox (56+). All my current add-ons are label legacy including AdBlock plus, Noscript, Classic Theme Restorer, and about a half-dozen more. Below are some links to help Firefox users understand the explosive demolition of their browser come Black Tuesday November 14:

Old Firefox add-ons get 'dead man walking' call After version 57, plugins go to browser heaven

What does the LEGACY sign on add-ons mean?

Legacy Add-on Support on Firefox ESR

Legacy add-ons like CTR will stop working when Mozillas XUL/XPCOM support ends with Firefox 57 release #299

[CedarDave]

Dayglored,
This is not related directly to Windows, but you might want to ping your list anyway given its importance.

[SkyDancer]

Well there’s Brave to go to. FF just may have shot itself in the foot.

[Paladin2]

Mozilla is apparently now supporting antifa financially according to an article here on FR.

Embrace, then extinguish.

[freedumb2003]

I turn them off anyway.

Firefox is my middle child browser. I use Explorer for business (kinda gotta), Chrome for fun and FF when I need an alternate to either.

Of course I never use Edge no matter how hard Win tries to make me. Edge is the worst browser ever. I will use Opera or Dolphin first.

[Bethaneidh]

Brave wants google account, which sux rox. Another alternative, please?

[CedarDave]

The problem with Brave (https://brave.com/) is they do not support add-ons/extensions though they say they may do so in the future:

https://brave.com/faq/#browser-vs-extension

However, they are at the top of the list in speed and privacy.

[McGruff]

I’ve noticed Firefox lagging alot lately. Switched over to Chrome for some sites.

[PapaBear3625]

Mozilla gives $100k to fund Antifa email

[CedarDave]

Brave wants google account, which sux rox. Another alternative, please?

They say not so on their home page but I'm not using as I need Firefox type extensions.

Brave never sees the sites you browse. If you use a search engine such as Google, then anything you type in the search bar will be recorded by Google — but not by Brave servers.

Pale Moon is one alternative as is switching to Firefox ESR until June of next year.

[PAR35]

Firefox seems determined to commit suicide. They appear to have fully sold out.

Between wanting to update every few days, and killing off the add ons that make it superior to the spyware browsers.

I’m blocking updates at this point and will stick with it as long as I can. Meanwhile, I’m learning to make do with Brave.

[Rastus]

I’m not getting by without mouse gestures, so they can keep this update.

[SkyDancer]

I heard of something called TOR.(??)

[SkyDancer]

Mmm,K - so I heard of something called TOR(???)

[dayglored]

Firefox Heads-Up ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to CedarDave for the ping!!

[txnativegop]

I just got used to Firefox again due to Windows 10 Edge garbage I refuse to use.

Now I have to find another browser, crap!

[CopperTop]

Firefox jacks my memory in pretty short order. So I've taken to just keeping minimal tabs open and closing often.

Gonna be getting a new desktop PC shortly and will be looking into something different.

Thanks for the heads up on options, ,folks. d:^)

[dayglored]

> FF just may have shot itself in the foot.

I'm afraid you're right.

Back in the early 90's I switched from SpyGlass (NCSA Mosaic) to Netscape, and from Netscape to Firefox. (Spyglass was bought by Microsoft and became IE.) I've used Firefox ever since because I have to run everyday on Windows, Linux, and Mac computers, and using different browsers with different rules and bookmarks was insane. Firefox was my sanity.

No more, sorry to say. Sic transit.

[NewJerseyJoe]

FF has been steadily implementing this over the last couple of weeks.

First, the add-ons were identified as Legacy and wouldn't work; however, a work-around solution (restart in Safe Mode, exit, restart normally) restored them to working. Then, the work-around wouldn't work anymore. A couple of days after that, the Legacy add-ons weren't even listed anymore -- and any attempt to reinstall them was met with a message that the add-on was incompatible and would not be installed.

[NewHampshireDuo]

Well just darn. One of the addons I use is FireFTP. Just checked out its status (I’d never heard of Waterfox):

FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP/SFTP client for Waterfox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP/SFTP servers.

Check out my new project, FireSSH!After 13 years and 25 million downloads later, Firefox has officially removed FireFTP and FireSSH support from the browser. Thus, I’ve ended support / development of the addons. I recommend switching to Waterfox to continue using the addons.

Along with transferring your files quickly and efficiently, FireFTP also includes more advanced features such as: directory comparison, syncing directories while navigating, SFTP, SSL encryption, search/filtering, integrity checks, remote editing, drag & drop, file hashing, and much more!