WILL YOUR FAVOURITE ADD-ON SURVIVE?
ADBLOCK PLUS
With nearly 14 million users, advert-blocker Adblock Plus is the most popular Firefox add-on by a country mile. You’d expect it to have been updated for Firefox Quantum – and you’d be right – but its developer certainly took its time doing so. To add it to Quantum go to www.snipca. com/26161.
UBLOCK
Firefox’s second most popular advert blocker – and the second most popular add-on overall – among Firefox users has been fully updated for Quantum. Go to www.snipca.com/26213 to install it.
NOSCRIPT SECURITY SUITE
This security add-on blocks active content such as Java, Javascript and Flash from running on websites without your say so. Its developer is hoping to make it available for Quantum very soon. Go to www. snipca.com/26131 to see if it’s been released, or check www.noscript.net for more information.
GHOSTERY
We use this to stop advertisers tracking our browsing habits. We were happy to see that it has already been updated for use on Firefox Quantum ( www.snipca.com/26135).
TAB MIX PLUS
This popular add-on lets you customise the way Firefox’s tabs work. As it stands its future is unclear. Its developer is working on an update, but there’s no word on a release date (see www.snipca.com/26136 for the latest bulletins). The bad news is that there’s no alternative available, with all similar add-ons also struggling to make the leap to Firefox Quantum.
HTTPS EVERYWHERE
Visiting the more secure https version of websites is a must when browsing the internet, which is why we recommend you install HTTPS Everywhere. We’re happy to say it’s already available for Quantum ( www. snipca.com/26137, see screenshot below).
CLASSIC THEME RESTORER
This add-on lets you roll back the look of Firefox so it resembled the browser circa 2014 (before the menu was moved and other changes implemented). It seems Firefox doesn’t want you to turn back time anymore because the new computer code used in Quantum stops Classic Theme Restorer working (and its developer has all but admitted defeat – see www.snipca. com/26138). If you want to carry on using it, we suggest you install Waterfox.
GOOGLE EARTH
For the first time Google Earth will soon be available for browsers other than Chrome – and that includes Firefox Quantum. That’s because Google has been working on something called Webassembly, which is a fancy name for a bit of tech that makes computer code work across all browsers. It’s not available yet, but you can read more from Google at www.snipca. com/26139.