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> And they have some of the best extensions. Sadly 11 of the 14 extensions i use do not work on Firefox 57 (i just tried it). The browser is indeed faster - it
by badsectoracula 9y ago
> And they have some of the best extensions.
Sadly 11 of the 14 extensions i use do not work on Firefox 57 (i just tried it). The browser is indeed faster - it feels faster than Chrome and Edge - but i never really had an issue with its performance. On the other hand i have a very big issue with the functionality that is lost. Stylish, FireFTP, Greasemonkey (with its own extensions), Better Reader, DownThemAll and a bunch of other addons are things i rely on almost daily (e.g. the internet became way brighter the moment Stylish stopped working :-P) and there are either no plans to update, no alternatives or the alternatives are simply way inferior (e.g. FireFTP is my favorite (S)FTP client for years now, i use DownThemAll for pretty much every download, i use Stylish themes in many sites to tone the sunburns down, i use Better Reader to make Reader mode actually usable, etc.
Firefox is sadly solving a problem i never had and in the process it introduces a problem that for me is a showstopper.
- fernandotakai 9y agosame with me. vimperator doesn't work on fx57, which means i won't be updating soon. it's a big dealbreaker for me.
- tux1968 9y agoThey're transitioning way too quickly. There is going to be scorched earth if they stick to the plan to stop supporting legacy extensions in version 57. Over 10 basic extensions I use no longer work and have no replacement that works with the new webextensions... there's not even the ability to export all cookies for wget -- they need to reevaluate their timeline.
- digi_owl 9y agoLooked into Palemoon?
- badsectoracula 9y agoYes, but it doesn't seem to support all Firefox extensions and they've said they will not support WebExtensions (which is a dealbreaker from the other side since some extensions i use are WebExtensions and some new ones will only appear as WebExtensions).