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Firefox can now import and use Chrome extensions as part of its migration import option (debugpointnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by GadgeteerZA@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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In a major update towards cross-browser compatibility, Firefox users are set to enjoy the benefits of importing Chrome extensions (note this is really part of the data import/migration from an existing Chrome browser installed, just for extensions that are already supported, and not installing from the Chrome web store), thanks to a new feature unveiled by Mozilla. This is a big deal because it brings us one step closer to having more compatibility between browsers.

Mozilla has been working on making extensions easier across multiple browsers, and this new feature is currently being tested.

Best part? It’s already available to all users of the latest stable version of Firefox.

Firefox itself actually has quite a few excellent extensions that you don't find on Chromium based browsers, so I'm wondering whether Google will be responding with importing Firefox extensions into Chrome? But I'm not holding my breath at all.

See https://debugpointnews.com/firefox-chrome-extensions/

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[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 137 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think you’re misunderstanding what this is. This is simply grabbing data from an extension installed on chrome, and putting into the firefox version of the extension. This doesn’t allow chrome extensions to run within Firefox.

[–] GadgeteerZA@beehaw.org 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks, I see now it is actually more a migration option for some supported extensions, I'll see if I can update the post accordingly. The title they gave was a bit misleading.

[–] Zelaf@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year ago

That's not misleading, that sites subtitle is just blatantly lying.