![]() inside many extensions.įor Firefox add-on development and documentation, head to Developer Hub. Note: You may find non-openable compiled files like dll, etc. ~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles//extensions/Ĭheck more details on Firefox profile folder of different platforms. Here are the Firefox add-on/extension locations on different platforms:Ĭ:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data \Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\\extensionsĬ:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\.default\extensions However you may find them sitting there with weird names. using any text editor, thus you can see the source code.Īnother way is to install an extension first and locate the extension files on your local machine. Open the 'install.rdf' file with a text editor such as Notepad. xpi extension, so you should be able to use something like unzip or Stuffit-expander (on Mac) to extract it. Once you get the files inside an extension, you should be able to open most files like RDF, JS, etc. Download to your computer a copy of the extension (the '.xpi' file). Open one with Firefox through the Add-ons Manager screen, or drag the file into the browser. It might contain a browser plug-in or theme. Or you can rename the file extension from XPI to ZIP to open it Windows explorer. An XPI file is a Mozilla installer package. This is like downloading CRX file of a Chrome extension.Īfter you have downloaded the XPI file you can use any ZIP utility like 7-Zip to open the file. ![]() You can simply use a different browser like Chrome to get the XPI download button. Firefox do not let us download XPI files. You can use any ZIP tool to open the add-on package. ![]() Analyze a Firefox add-on for security or privacy breach.Īll Firefox extensions and themes are distributed as XPI file which is a standard ZIP file.You want to edit a Firefox add-on to customize it.You are in Firefox addon development and want to check the codes of an existing Firefox extension/add-on.Reasons you might want to View or Edit the add-on source Code
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