moz-extension:// desktop shortcut
I would like to be able to open my browser extension directly from the desktop instead of clicking through a multitude of menus. But attempting to open it: The protocol "moz-extension" does not have a registered program.
How do i assign Firefox to open "moz-extension" files?
Chosen solution
One possibility would be to create a program-style shortcut instead of a URL shortcut. There are two research steps first:
(1) Find the path to your Firefox program (firefox.exe). For example, you can find that on the Troubleshooting Information page. Either:
- "3-bar" menu button > Help > More Troubleshooting Information
- (menu bar) Help > More Troubleshooting Information
- type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter
In the first table on the page, find the row titled Application Binary. It should list a path such as
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Got it?
(2) Find the URL of your extension page
This should be easy to copy from the address bar.
Once you have both elements: resize Firefox so you can see some clear desktop, and then:
Right-click a blank area of the desktop > New > Shortcut
Enter the path:
(A) Type " then paste the Application Binary path then type "
Most likely, at that point, you have:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
(B) Type a space then paste the URL of the extension page
Now it should look something like this:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" moz-extension://bc22919a-d570-4194-bb19-626d77e55dda/manage.html
(C) Click Next and enter a useful label for your shortcut, such as the name of the extension, and then click Finish
Now you can test your shortcut. It should open a new tab to your extension page.
Success?
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That can only be done if the add-on itself is set up to do that.
Add-on questions should be posted in the add-ons forum; https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/c/add-ons
Chosen Solution
One possibility would be to create a program-style shortcut instead of a URL shortcut. There are two research steps first:
(1) Find the path to your Firefox program (firefox.exe). For example, you can find that on the Troubleshooting Information page. Either:
- "3-bar" menu button > Help > More Troubleshooting Information
- (menu bar) Help > More Troubleshooting Information
- type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter
In the first table on the page, find the row titled Application Binary. It should list a path such as
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Got it?
(2) Find the URL of your extension page
This should be easy to copy from the address bar.
Once you have both elements: resize Firefox so you can see some clear desktop, and then:
Right-click a blank area of the desktop > New > Shortcut
Enter the path:
(A) Type " then paste the Application Binary path then type "
Most likely, at that point, you have:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
(B) Type a space then paste the URL of the extension page
Now it should look something like this:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" moz-extension://bc22919a-d570-4194-bb19-626d77e55dda/manage.html
(C) Click Next and enter a useful label for your shortcut, such as the name of the extension, and then click Finish
Now you can test your shortcut. It should open a new tab to your extension page.
Success?
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Note that you can also create a copy of an existing Firefox desktop shortcut and modify its properties and add the moz-extension:// link to its target field. Note the moz-extension:// are profile specific, so you would have to update the UUID if it gets changed for some reason (see also about:debugging).