Firefox is the main competitor promoted with Windows Internet Explorer (MSIE). Unlike the latter, it has more functionality, more extensions and, quite importantly, it can check spelling. It also has some protection, although, of course, this should be done by an antivirus with a firewall.
It should be noted that the browser is cross-platform and can work not only on Windows. Many of the necessary plugins for Firefox have long been ported to other operating systems that the browser can work with. So, the aforementioned spellchecking can be carried out not only on Windows, but also on Linux.
Having learned about the possibility of extensions for the browser, inexperienced users can sometimes install so many plugins that it really starts to slow down or freeze. This raises the question of how to remove the plugin from Firefox. You can not delete it, you can simply disable it - an inactive plugin will not create problems, but subsequently the question will still pop up. Yes, and what to disable, what to delete - all this is done from one window. Below we will analyze the removal options, but first you need to understand where and how to find plugins.
Plugin installation
gnelis, as some users call it, has its own huge database of plugins where you can choose an extension for every taste, color and opportunity. For example, to check spelling, you need a dictionary plugin. Those dictionaries in the database are several versions, from basic to advanced. The fact that the browser has a Russian interface is also achieved by the plug-in (originally "fire" English).
For example, this is how the process of Russification of the portable version or the mistakenly downloaded English looks like.
Against the desired version, click on the button "Russification" (highlighted by a small square) and on the sentence "Install" - we agree. Then we restart the browser. Other extensions from the base are also installed.
Sometimes on third-party sites the “Install in Firefox” buttons appear. Most often, this is some kind of extension for working with this site. To put or not to decide the user. Installing this option does not differ from installing from the database.
Download music, video
On a separate step are plugins that allow you to download music or video from popular media hosting sites and social networks. Some allow you to download only from VKontakte, some from other resources. For example, the VKontakte plug-in for Firefox allows you to download photos, music or a video from groups and pages of the VK network. At the same time, there are plugins that allow you to send a link to a site to your wall, VK, My World, and several other networks.
If the question is only in downloading, you can look in the direction of the plugin from the popular service - “SaveFrom.net”. In principle, the service allows you to work without a plug-in - the search string is directly on the site, but using the SaveFrom.net plug-in greatly simplifies downloading various media content. For VKontakte audio and video recording pages, he offers the Download button directly to the records, but he understands not only VK, the actual list of supported sites can be found on the service’s main page, but here we mention that among its functions there is the ability to download YouTube videos.
A green Download button appears on the video page. Pressing the button offers several formats, from which you can choose the one you want. Note that the plug-in for the Firefox browser, like for others, is absent in the aforementioned database - it is installed from the network or from the service website.
Plugin settings
The main actions with plugins, including removal, are performed from a special window. The window wanders from version to version, but regardless of the installed “firefox” it is located in the menu “Tools” - “Add-ons”. There are several sections of the menu on the left, but we are interested in the very top line in the right part of the window. The magnifying glass, the search box to the left of it and to the left of the gear icon is a drop-down list. This list hides the check for Firefox plugins for new versions.
There are few settings, but these are common to all. We translate into Russian. Top down. “Check for updates” gives you the opportunity to find updates in express order - if any, install. The second paragraph can show what and when was last updated. Most often useless. The next item is separated by a dash, if you were reinstalling the browser, maybe you saved somewhere on the update disk, you can install them using this button. Two points below control the update. The second one from the bottom is usually turned on, and Firefox, upon learning about the updates, will immediately install them, and the last you turn on the automation - the browser updates all the plugins without asking you. If for some reason you do not want automatic updates, there is a second item from the bottom for this. By clicking on it, we will clear the checkmark, further updating will be at the command of the user.
Delete
In the same add-ons window, the question of how to remove the plugin from Firefox is also resolved. Go to the desired menu, select the extension or plug-in, then click the "Delete" button, which appears in the highlighted line. In case of some difficulties, you can proceed in several stages. First stop, then delete. Sometimes between these steps a program will need to be restarted.
Febe
The main aspects were sorted out, but one of the chips that users love for Firefox is the ability to quickly deploy to the familiar look. Imagine a situation - reinstalling the OS. After a new installation, the installation of programs begins, then each program must be configured in the form familiar to the user. Mozilla developers have created an application that will allow you to return to the installed browser the familiar look in record time. In this case, even if you downloaded the assembly, you do not have to think about how to remove the plugin from Firefox, everything will do this extension. All you need to do is install it before the permutation, save your settings for applications, bookmarks, browsing history and even the bookmarks bar.
After installing Firefox on the new system, you need to install this application again, the familiar applications and restore their settings. The app is called FEBE. First you need to understand the settings a little, but after several experiments working with the plug-in will not be difficult even for a first grader.
Mozbackup
We will analyze the situation when, after installing a crooked plug-in or software failure, the browser stops starting. In this case, it doesn’t matter how to remove the plugin from Firefox. It is more important to restore the entire program. For such cases, there are third-party services such as Mozbackup. According to the assurances of the developers, this program works not only with Firefox, the entire line of Mozilla programs is supported.
A program can “pull out” everything necessary from a dead browser — bookmarks, cache, history, and among other things, “configured” extensions. The program works simply, at first you will be asked what you want to do - “Save” or “Restore”. Then in a new window there will be a choice of components that the program can process.
The selection is impressive - from basic settings to the download list. Select the one you need and, depending on what you selected earlier, restore or save. A version with a Russian interface is also available on the network.
Conclusion
Some users are wondering how to update plugins for Firefox. After all, the program hid this feature from the main settings. By default, the update works in automatic mode, but rebuilding this function, manually checking, adding or removing plugins - all this now happens from one window.