This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

How do I download an add-on?

  • 2 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 2 views
  • Last reply by cor-el

patrickmarkiewicz
patrickmarkiewicz
more options

This is not for a specific extension, this is for all add-ons. How can I download an add-on? When I visit the addons page, it always asks to add to firefox. I need to install the add-on on a different instance of firefox without internet access. How can I do that? Thanks.

This is not for a specific extension, this is for all add-ons. How can I download an add-on? When I visit the addons page, it always asks to add to firefox. I need to install the add-on on a different instance of firefox without internet access. How can I do that? Thanks.

All Replies (2)

TonyE
TonyE
  • Moderator
more options

Right-click on the "Add to Firefox" button and choose "Save Link As". This should let you save the add-ons file (a .xpi file)

To install the add-on, you can use "File > Open File" and open the .xpi file.

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installing_extensions