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		cityzen on May 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Switch from Chrome to Firefox Surprise! Chrome extensions work on Firefox! This was a big one for me as well, namely Tab Wrangler. https://www.howtogeek.com/346981/how-to-install-any-chrome-e... I can't recall if I used that Chrome Store Foxified but I do know that i'm using all of my chrome extensions and firefox and don't miss chrome at all.

ihuman on May 31, 2019 | [–]

If you use that method, don't they uninstall themselves if you relaunch firefox?

cityzen on May 31, 2019 | | [–]

How do you mean? My firefox extensions work just like chrome. If I quit firefox or restart my computer they're still all there.

dpedu on May 30, 2019 | [–]

Interesting, I didn't know about this. I'll have to give it a try!

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