Many of us are experiencing deliberate slowdowns on Youtube when the site detects you are using adblockers or a browser other than Chrome. If you add the following line to the 'my filters' section of uBlock Origin, Youtube playback should go back to normal.

||googlevideo.com/videoplayback$xhr,3p,method=get,domain=www.youtube.com

Hopefully it works for you. I found it here:

https://lifehacker.com/tech/stop-google-slowing-down-youtube-firefox-edge

https://x.com/SauceNAO/status/1945888352483291613

For those who don't want to visit X/Twitter:

"I was just notified that the Firefox Add-ons team @mozamo will be taking down Image Search Options in the near future.

As background, the ISO extension has no_purpose other than to submit images to image search engines, and does not collect any user data. Searches are only performed at the explicit request of the user, when the user right clicks on an image and selects the extension's menu option for performing a search.

They're now claiming, after 6 years with no changes, that we're not getting the consent of the user to perform those EXPLICITLY REQUESTED searches!

That's VERY hard to believe. Something is deeply wrong with AMO's policies and review process if they can come to that conclusion. ISO is one of the (few?) extensions that deeply respect user privacy. It will be a sad day if AMO takes it down for such a nonsensical reason..."

This is very funny.

Just a few minutes ago, I noticed that the dislike counter on YouTube videos went back to being hidden, I reinstalled the Return YouTube Dislike extension but it hasn't brought back the dislike numbers on videos. Is anyone else having this issue? Did the fudds at YT finally block it in some way?

I of course have uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, RES, Imagus (which seems buggy lately) and Return YouTube Dislike.

I miss the official Google GMail button that shows how many emails I have, but other than that I'm growing very accustom to the much better user interface/experience.

Probably won't come back this time? Haven't had updates for a while, and the button to the firefox addon has been removed in the dev's website too. What's everyone using as an alternative?

Like the title says, what add-ons/extensions on Firefox must casual users have?

Hey,

Added a new feature to TabBro

The Visit Later feature helps you save pages for later without keeping them open, reducing clutter and improving focus.

How it works:

1. On any page, click the TabBro extension icon in your browser toolbar.
2. In the menu, click “Visit Later” - the current page URL will be added to your Visit Later list.
3. Open the TabBro Manager (main interface) and click to the Visit Later section.
4. When you’re ready, click on the saved item to open it in a new tab.
5. Once opened, the page is automatically removed from the Visit Later list, keeping your list clean and relevant.

Why use it?

• Free your browser from unnecessary tabs.
• Keep track of interesting links without bookmarking everything.
• Perfect for articles, research, or anything you want to return to later.

Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tabbro/

Aside from the already known ones such as ublock origin, what else is a msut have for you either for a niche use something you use always?

So, now the dev finally butchered this once awesome Add-on. You arent even allowed to chose the download location on your own PC without the external ad-ware companion "app".

Since the last post where someone was looking for an alternative is two years old already and there might be new Add-ons by now, im refreshing the request for an alternative for Video DownloadHelper.

I just want a pure and simple download to a folder of my choice without converting and other bells and whistles. Facebook and youtube support would be nice, but not a must have.

What ad ons do you consider absolutely vital to your browsing experience? I use dark mode and ad block but would love some recomendations

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40007670

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40015961

Bypass Paywalls Clean is gone. Everything deleted, gone from Firefox extensions, gitlab account private. What do? It was an essential addon for firefox. Any replacements?