Mozilla is significantly expanding support for add-ons and extensions in the Android version of the Firefox browser, with over 400 new options becoming available starting December 14th.
Up until now, Firefox’s extension library on Android has been limited compared to the desktop version. However, Mozilla is opening up compatibility so that developers can more easily port popular desktop add-ons over to Android.
In preparation for the launch, Mozilla has added a link in the Firefox Add-ons site to “Explore all Android extensions” to increase visibility of the new expanded catalog. They have also already released a couple dozen open extensions for Android as a preview of what’s to come.
With over 400 additions incoming, Firefox Android users will have far more flexibility customizing and enhancing their mobile browsing experience. Extensions can provide functionality like ad blocking, password management, translating web pages, organizing tabs, enhancing security/privacy, and more.
The planned redesign of Firefox’s add-on libraries aims to improve search and discovery for Android-compatible extensions amongst the wider catalog. Between streamlined store presentation and significantly more Android-optimized extensions to choose from, it should prove easier than ever for Firefox mobile users to boost productivity or enjoyment through custom add-ons.
Overall, Mozilla’s major extension support expansion will bring Firefox for Android much closer to the desktop browser in terms of personalized features and functionality starting next month.
Trending Android Add-ons for Firefox
| Extension | Description |
|---|---|
| SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube | Easily skip YouTube video sponsors. When you visit a YouTube video, the extension will check the database for reported sponsors and automatically skip known sponsors. You can also report sponsors in videos. |
| Privacy Badger | Automatically learns to block invisible trackers. |
| LeechBlock NG | A simple productivity tool designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day. All you need to do is specify which sites to block and when to block them. |
| uBlock Origin | Finally, an efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory. |
| Decentraleyes | Protects you against tracking through “free”, centralized, content delivery. It prevents a lot of requests from reaching networks like Google Hosted Libraries, and serves local files to keep sites from breaking. Complements regular content blockers. |
| Unhook: Remove YouTube Recommended Videos Comments | Hide YouTube related videos, comments, video suggestions wall, homepage recommendations, trending tab, and other distractions. |
| SingleFile | Save an entire web page—including images and styling—as a single HTML file. |
| Stylus | Redesign your favorite websites with Stylus, an actively developed and community driven userstyles manager. Easily install custom themes from popular online repositories, or create, edit, and manage your own personalized CSS stylesheets. |
| AdGuard AdBlocker | Unmatched adblock extension against advertising and pop-ups. Blocks ads on Facebook, Youtube and all other websites. |
| Bitwarden Password Manager | At home, at work, or on the go, Bitwarden easily secures all your passwords, passkeys, and sensitive information. |
| Web Archives | View archived and cached versions of web pages on various search engines, such as the Wayback Machine and Archive.is. |
| Search by Image | A powerful reverse image search tool, with support for various search engines, such as Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu and TinEye. |
| Tomato Clock | A simple browser extension that helps with online time management. |
| Dark Reader | Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing. |
| Video Background Play Fix | Some sites may not work with Firefox for Android video background play feature. This add-on provides a quick fix by blocking the Page Visibility API and the Fullscreen API. |
| NoScript Security Suite | The best security you can get in a web browser! Allow potentially malicious web content to run only from sites you trust. Protect yourself against XSS other web security exploits. |
| ClearURLs | Removes tracking elements from URLs |
| Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker | The best privacy tool and ad blocker extension for Firefox. Stop trackers, speed up websites and block ads everywhere including YouTube and Facebook. |
| FoxyProxy Standard | FoxyProxy is an open-source, advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Firefox’s limited proxying capabilities. No paid accounts are necessary; bring your own proxies or buy from any vendor. The original proxy tool, since 2006. |
| Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader | Read out loud the current web-page article with one click. Supports 40+ languages. |
| YouTube High Definition | YouTube High Definition is a powerful tool that automatically plays all YouTube videos in HD, changes video player size, offers auto-stop and mute, and much more. |