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Extensions, themes, and plugins are all types of add-ons for Firefox. This article describes how to disable and remove add-ons in Firefox.

[[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox|Extensions]], [[Use themes to change the look of Firefox|themes]], and [[Use plugins to play audio, video, games and more|plugins]] are all types of add-ons for Firefox. This article describes how to disable and remove add-ons in Firefox. __TOC__ = How to disable extensions and themes = Disabling an extension or theme will turn it off without removing it: # [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Extensions or {for not fx57}Appearance{/for}{for fx57}Themes{/for}]] # Select the add-on you wish to disable. # Click its {button Disable} button. # Click '''Restart now''' if it pops up. Your tabs will be saved and restored after the restart. To re-enable the add-on, find it in the list of Add-ons and click {button Enable}, then restart Firefox if required. = How to remove extensions and themes = # [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Extensions or {for not fx57}Appearance{/for}{for fx57}Themes{/for}]] # Select the add-on you wish to remove. # Click the {button Remove} button. # Click '''Restart now''' if it pops up. Your tabs will be saved and restored after the restart. * If you are not able to remove an extension or a theme, see [[Cannot remove an add-on (extension or theme)]]. = How to disable plugins = [[T:PluginSupportEOL]] Disabling a plugin will turn it off without removing it: # [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Plugins]] # Select the plugin you wish to disable. # Select {button Never Activate} in its drop-down menu. To re-enable the plugin, find it in the list of Plugins and select {button Always Activate} in its drop-down menu. = How to uninstall plugins = Most plugins come with their own uninstallation utilities. For help uninstalling some popular plugins, go to [[Use plugins to play audio, video, games and more#w_popular-plugins|this list of articles]] and select the article for the plugin you want to uninstall. * If you are not able to uninstall a plugin, see [[Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems#w_manually-uninstalling-a-plugin|Manually uninstalling a plugin]]. = Troubleshooting = * For help diagnosing problems caused by extensions and themes, see [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]]. * For help diagnosing problems caused by plugins, see [[Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems]].