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How do I get rid of the Browser onsole window that pops up when i launch firefox

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How do I get rid of the Browser Console window that pops up on top of my homepage when I launch firefox "Browser Console" (separate window that appears when you press Ctrl+Shift+J) I have to click "x" to close it.

How do I get rid of the Browser Console window that pops up on top of my homepage when I launch firefox "Browser Console" (separate window that appears when you press Ctrl+Shift+J) I have to click "x" to close it.

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the reader mode feature in firefox would have a narration feature built-in: Firefox Reader View for clutter-free web pages

otherwise there are a handful of other tts addons available on addons.mozilla.org, but i don't have personal experience with them. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ttsfox/ seems to be the one with the highest ratings.

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hi, how are you opening firefox - through a shortcut on your desktop?

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Yes, I start it through either a shortcut on the desktop or on the start bar

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can you right-click this icon, go to properties and in the "shortcut" tab, look at what's entered into the path field? does it end in firefox.exe or are there some commands like -js-console appended to it?

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Hi

Path just includes "firefox.exe"

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Worth mentioning that this "browser console" only started appearing after I registered to "firefox monitor"

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hm ok, does it change when you launch firefox in safemode once to rule out the influence of an addon?

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In safe mode the "browser console" does NOT open.

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in this case please try to disable your few addons in the firefox menu ≡ > addons manager > extensions panel & then reenable them one by one, restarting the browser in between to hopefully narrow this down to a particular one.

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a helpful helper has given me the hint that it's probably "RasTeck TTS Reader" causing this, since some reviews on the addons page describe a similar behaviour: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/rasteck-tts-reader/reviews/

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Thanks

Found the culprit: It is "Rastec TTS Reader" addon.

Do you know of any other reader which works with firefox?

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the reader mode feature in firefox would have a narration feature built-in: Firefox Reader View for clutter-free web pages

otherwise there are a handful of other tts addons available on addons.mozilla.org, but i don't have personal experience with them. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ttsfox/ seems to be the one with the highest ratings.