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I just recently downloading a file with xpi and i am not able to open it with windows and i would like to know how do i download the exi onto firefox addon

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I just recently downloaded a xpi and i head that it is an addon for firefox and i couldnt open it and i would like to know wat do i use to open it with.

I just recently downloaded a xpi and i head that it is an addon for firefox and i couldnt open it and i would like to know wat do i use to open it with.

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You can save it as xpi to zip and extract

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Swarnava Sengupta
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You can save it as xpi to zip and extract

xr417
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Go to Tools -> Add-ons (CTRL+SHIFT+A) -> Click settings button on the top ->

Select Install Add-on From File... option. Locate your .xpi file and Firefox will automatically install the add-on.

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I have already figured it out the minute i posted the question lol but thanks for helping me .