{"id":449208,"date":"2022-05-18T21:40:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mozilla-says-how-firefox-extensions-will-keep-up-with-chrome\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T21:40:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:40:05","slug":"mozilla-says-how-firefox-extensions-will-keep-up-with-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozilla-says-how-firefox-extensions-will-keep-up-with-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mozilla Says How Firefox Extensions Will Keep Up With Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f07d8e3146\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f07d8e3146\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozilla-says-how-firefox-extensions-will-keep-up-with-chrome\/#%E2%80%9CMozilla_Says_How_Firefox_Extensions_Will_Keep_Up_With_Chrome%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mozilla Says How Firefox Extensions Will Keep Up With Chrome&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMozilla_Says_How_Firefox_Extensions_Will_Keep_Up_With_Chrome%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mozilla Says How Firefox Extensions Will Keep Up With Chrome&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-786950\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chromeandfirefox.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chromeandfirefox.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chromeandfirefox.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Chrome and Firefox logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google Chrome 88 introduced the Manifest V3 API for extensions, which changes how extensions work in the browser. Mozilla has now outlined its plans for integrating those changes into Firefox.<\/p>\n<p>Manifest V3 is a major update to the extension API in Google Chrome, which is in the process of replacing the earlier Manifest V2 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.chrome.com\/docs\/extensions\/mv3\/intro\/mv3-overview\/\">Google plans to block older extensions in January 2023<\/a>. Most of the changes are only important to extension developers, but there are a few key differences. Google replaced the <code>webRequest<\/code> API used by content blockers (such as uBlock Orgin) with a safer <code>declarativeNetRequest<\/code> API, which limits the amount of rules. That prevents ad blockers and other privacy tools from having expansive lists of domains to block or filter, leading to criticism by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2019\/07\/googles-plans-chrome-extensions-wont-really-help-security\">Electronic Frontier Foundation<\/a>\u00a0(EFF), <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2019\/01\/22\/future-chrome-update-may-kill-ad-blocking-extensions\/\">the developer of uBlock Origin<\/a>, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla Firefox has a custom implementation of Chrome\u2019s extension API, called WebExtensions, which is why so many browser extensions are available for both browsers. Mozilla has now outlined how it plans to handle Manifest V3 support, which will be required for extensions to continue supporting both Chrome and Firefox with the same code. \u201cFor Mozilla, this is a long term bet on a standards-driven future for WebExtensions,\u201d the company said in a blog post.<\/p>\n<p>Firefox will soon support all the new features and APIs introduced in Manifest V3, to maintain parity with Chrome, but Mozilla is keeping some of the functionality around that Google kicked to the curb. Firefox extensions will still be able to use the old <code>webRequest<\/code> API, so you don\u2019t have to worry about content-blocking tools becoming broken. However, Manifest V3 extensions on Firefox will still have the same permissions model as new Chrome extensions, so you\u2019ll still be easily able to allow and deny permission to certain sites.<\/p>\n<p>Mozilla is aiming for Manifest V3 support to be completed by the end of 2022, which should keep Firefox\u2019s extension ecosystem alive and well \u2014 Chrome completing its Manifest V3 transition long before Firefox could leave the Firefox versions of many extensions abandoned.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2022\/05\/18\/manifest-v3-in-firefox-recap-next-steps\/\">Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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