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Add-ons allow you to customize Firefox in an infinite number of ways. We'll show you the various ways you can get and install add-ons to Firefox.

Add-ons allow you to customize Firefox to your liking by either improving your browsing experience in an infinite number of ways or changing the appearance of your browser such as how you would change the background picture of your desktop. We'll show you the various ways you can get and install add-ons to Firefox. __TOC__ = Browse for add-ons = ''Browsing for add-ons is a great way to discover ones you never knew you needed.'' # At the top of the Firefox window, click on the {button Firefox} button and then select {menu Add-ons}. #* Alternatively, you can also press and hold {key Ctrl+Shift+A} on your keyboard.<br><br>[[Image:Select Add-ons]] # Make sure that you select the {menu Get Add-ons} panel if it is not already selected. # Scroll all the way down; at the lower right of the screen, click on '''Browse all add-ons'''. #* You can also enter [https://addons.mozilla.org/‎] on your address bar to head to the add-ons page directly. <br><br>[[Image:Browse Add-ons]] # When you find an add-on you wish to install, click on the {button Add to Firefox} button that appears when you hover your cursor over the add-on. # Wait for the {button Install(#)} button timer to finish and then click on {button Install Now} to proceed. # After the add-on is installed, you may be prompted to restart Firefox, click the {button Restart Now} button on the top left to begin restart Firefox and begin using the add-on. = Search for add-ons = ''If you have an idea of what add-on you want to install or know it by name you can search for it within Firefox.'' # At the top of the Firefox window, click on the {button Firefox} button and then select {menu Add-ons}. # On the top-right corner of the browser, enter the search term for the add-on you would like to search for and press {key Enter} on your keyboard or click on the '''Search''' symbol. # Once you have found the add-on you want to use, simply click the {button Install} button on the right side of the screen. # After the add-on is installed, you may be prompted to restart Firefox; click '''Restart now''' to begin using the add-on. = Install an add-on from a file = ''If you have an add-on in the form of a file downloaded from the Internet, you can install it this way.'' {note}'''Note:''' Always make sure that the file you have downloaded is from a trusted source.{/note} # At the top of the Firefox window, click on the {button Firefox} button and then select {menu Add-ons}. # Click on the {button Tools for all add-ons} button and select {menu Install Add-on From File...}.<br><br>[[Image:Install Add-on From File]] # Search for the add-on on your hard drive (it should have a .xpi extension,) click on it, and select {button Open}.<br><br>[[Image:Select Add-on File]] # If you are sure this add-on is safe, wait for the {button Install(#)} button timer to finish and then click on {button Install Now} to proceed.<br><br>[[Image:Install Now]] # After the installation is complete, it might prompt you to restart Firefox. Simply click {button Restart Now} so you can begin using your new add-on.<br><br>[[Image:Restart Now]] = Remove an add-on = ''To remove an add-on take the following steps:'' # At the top of the Firefox window, click on the {button Firefox} button and then select {menu Add-ons}. # Select the type of add-on you wish to remove. #*If the add-on is one that adds a function to the browser, click on the {menu Extensions} panel. #*If it is a cosmetic add-on such as a theme, click on the {menu Appearance} panel.