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Extensions and themes are 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#w_what-types-of-add-ons-can-i-install|Extensions]] and [[Use themes to change the look of Firefox|themes]] 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. #{for not fx140}[[T:Open Add-ons|type=Themes]]{/for}{for fx140}Click the menu button [[Image:IG main menu]], click {menu Extensions and themes} and select {menu Extensions}.{/for} #*The Add-ons Manager ''Manage Your Extensions'' page will open in a new tab. #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== #{for not fx140}[[T:Open Add-ons|type=Themes]]{/for}{for fx140}Click the menu button [[Image:IG main menu]], click {menu Extensions and themes} and select {menu Extensions}.{/for} #*The Add-ons Manager ''Manage Your Extensions'' page will open in a new tab. #Scroll through the list of extensions. #Click the ellipsis [[Image:Fx107-Addons-3dotIcon]] (3-dot) icon for the extension you wish to remove and select {menu Remove}. #;[[Image:fx72 remove extensions|width=200]] =Disabling and removing themes= Firefox comes with a default System theme and optional {for =fx106,=fx107,=fx108}[[Personalize Firefox with Colorways|Colorways]], {/for}Light, Dark, and Alpenglow themes, but you can add new themes to Firefox. For additional information, see [[Use themes to change the look of Firefox]]. ==Disabling themes== {for not fx140}[[T:Open Add-ons|type=Themes]]{/for}{for fx140}Click the menu button [[Image:IG main menu]], click {menu Extensions and themes} and select {menu Themes}.{/for} *The Add-ons Manager ''Manage Your Themes'' page will open in a new tab. You will see one '''Enabled''' theme and a list of {for not fx103}'''Disabled'''{/for}{for fx103}'''Saved'''{/for} themes. When the '''Enabled''' theme is not the default System theme, you can disable it by clicking {button Disable}. ;[[Image:fx72 disable themes]] This will enable the System theme. {note}'''Note:''' When the '''Enabled''' theme is the System theme, it will become disabled when you enable another theme.{/note} ==Removing themes== You cannot remove themes that come with Firefox ({for =fx106,=fx107,=fx108} [[Personalize Firefox with Colorways|Colorways]], {/for}System, Light, Dark and Alpenglow themes) but you can remove themes you've added to Firefox. To remove an added theme: #{for not fx140}[[T:Open Add-ons|type=Themes]]{/for}{for fx140}Click the menu button [[Image:IG main menu]], click {menu Extensions and themes} and select {menu Themes}.{/for} #*The Add-ons Manager ''Manage Your Themes'' page will open in a new tab. #Click the ellipsis [[Image:Fx107-Addons-3dotIcon]] (3-dot) icon that displays for the theme that you want to remove, and then select {menu Remove}. #;{for not fx103}[[Image:fx72 remove themes]]{/for}{for fx103}[[Image:Fx107RemoveTheme]]{/for} {note}'''Note:''' If you remove the '''Enabled''' theme, the System 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.