The new open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android launched in December with just over 400 extensions. Less than five months later we’ve surpassed 1,000 Firefox for Android extensions. That’s an impressive achievement by this developer community! It’s exciting to see so many developers embrace the opportunity to explore new creative possibilities for mobile browser customization.
What are some of your favorite new Firefox for Android extensions?
Consent o matic
I don’t care about cookies
Bypass paywalls
And extensions to redirect reddit, Twitter, and tiktok Links to alternative frontends
not sure how well the first two are going to work together, given that the first one clicks through the banners to deny as many cookies as possible, while the second one blocks said banners from loading.
Sometimes I find redundant extensions beneficial when neither captures 100%. It’s a bit like the “swiss cheese” model of security. The main thing I’m after is reducing annoyances, so it doesn’t matter to me if they’re blocked or denied, so long as I don’t have to see the banners.
Is there a working alternative frontend for Twitter? I haven’t visited the site since the public instances of Nitter I used went down