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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]] and [[Use themes to change the look of Firefox|themes]]{/for} are types of add-ons for Firefox. This article explains how you can disable or remove these add-ons. {note}'''Note:''' Firefox includes ''OpenH264'' and ''Google Widevine'' plugins, another type of add-on. To learn more, see [[Why is there an OpenH264 plugin in Firefox?]] and [[Watch DRM content on Firefox]].{/note} __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 the blue toggle for the extension you wish to disable. #;[[Image:fx72 disable extensions]] To re-enable the extension, find it in the list of extensions and click the toggle for the corresponding extension. The toggle turns blue when enabled. To disable extensions that have changed your New Tab, New Window or home page, see [[An extension changed my New Tab page or 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'''. #;[[Image:fx72 remove extensions|width=200]] =Disabling and removing themes= Firefox comes with a Default theme and optional Light and Dark themes but you can add new themes to Firefox. For additional information, see [[Use themes to change the look of Firefox]]. ==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'''. ;[[Image:fx72 disable themes]] 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== You cannot remove the Default, Light or Dark themes that come with Firefox but you can remove themes you've added to Firefox. To remove an added theme: #[[T:Open Add-ons|type=Themes]] #Click the ellipsis (3-dot) icon that displays for the theme that you want to remove and then select '''Remove'''. #;[[Image:fx72 remove themes]] {note}'''Note:''' If you remove the '''Enabled''' theme, the Default theme will become enabled.{/note} =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]]. *See [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox#w_troubleshooting-add-ons|Troubleshooting add-ons]] for more help.