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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__ =Disabling and removing extensions= ==Disabling extensions== Disabling an extension will turn it off without removing it. #[[T:Open Add-ons|type=Extensions]] #Scroll through the list of extensions. #Click {for not fx72}the ellipsis (3-dot) icon for the extension you wish to disable and select '''Disable'''.{/for}{for fx72}the blue toggle for the extension you wish to disable.{/for} #;{for not fx72}[[Image:fx71 disable themes|width=200]]{/for} #;{for fx72}[[Image:fx72 disable extensions]]{/for} To re-enable the extension, find it in the list of extensions {for fx72}and click the toggle for the corresponding extension. The toggle turns blue when enabled.{/for}{for not fx72} , click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon and select '''Enable''' (restart Firefox if required).{/for} To disable extensions that have changed your New Tab, New Window or home page, see [[An extension changed my home page|An extension changed my home page]]. ==Removing extensions== #[[T:Open Add-ons|type=Extensions]] #Scroll through the list of extensions. #Click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon for the extension you wish to remove and select '''Remove'''. #;{for fx72}[[Image:fx72 remove extensions|width=200]]{/for} #;{for not fx72}[[Image:remove addon|width=200]]{/for} =Disabling and removing themes= ==Disabling themes== [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Themes]] You will see one '''Enabled''' theme and a list of '''Disabled''' themes. When the '''Enabled''' theme is not the Default theme, you can disable it by clicking {for not fx72}the ellipsis (3-dot) icon and selecting{/for} '''Disable'''. ;{for fx72}[[Image:fx72 disable themes]]{/for}{for not fx72}[[Image:fx71 disable themes|width=200]]{/for} This will enable the Default theme. {note}'''Note:''' When the '''Enabled''' theme is the Default theme, it will become disabled when you enable another theme.{/note} ==Removing themes== Firefox comes with the Default theme, a Light theme and a Dark theme, which can be disabled but not removed. You can also add new themes to Firefox. To remove an added theme: #Click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon that displays for the theme that you want to remove and then select '''Remove'''. #;{for fx72}[[Image:fx72 remove themes]]{/for}{for not fx72}[[Image:remove theme|width=200]]{/for} This will enable the Default theme. For additional information about using and managing themes, see [[Use themes to change the look of Firefox]]. =Disabling and removing plugins= [[T:PluginSupportEOL]] ==Disabling plugins== Disabling a plugin will turn it off without removing it: # [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Plugins]] # Scroll through the list of plugins. # Click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon and select {button Never Activate} from the drop-down menu for the corresponding extension. To re-enable the plugin, find it in the list of Plugins, click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon and select {button Always Activate} or {button Ask to Activate} in the drop-down menu. {note}'''Note''': The Flash plugin can no longer be set to "Always Activate" starting in [[Find what version of Firefox you are using|Firefox version]] 69. For more information, see [[Why do I have to click to activate plugins?]] and [https://www.fxsitecompat.dev/en-CA/docs/2019/flash-player-can-no-longer-always-be-activated/ this compatibility document].{/note} ==Removing plugins== Most plugins come with their own uninstall utilities to remove them from our computer. 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= * If you are not able to remove an extension or a theme, see [[Cannot remove an add-on (extension or theme)]]. * 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 with the Flash plugin, see [[Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems]]. *;See [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox#w_troubleshooting-add-ons|Troubleshooting add-ons]] for more help.