Flockr’ize your Firefox extensions
Posted in Tech by Derek at 1:10 am
This post was published 4 years 27 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.Flock users are aware that in order to get your favorite Firefox extensions to play nice with Flock you’ll need to do a little .xpi editing. Mainly, editing the install.rdf. Download and install the Flocker for easy drag n’ drop conversion of Firefox extensions.
Well, I made it easier. Download Flocker and all you have to do is drag and drop a downloaded Firefox extension (a .xpi file) onto the Flocker window and you’ll have a newly modified xpi to install the extension in Flock.
Due note that not all Firefox extensions will work perfectly with Flock. Some extensions may work partially or not at all. If you’re interested in getting an official Flock friendly extension, contact that extension author directly. For a list of unofficial Flock extensions visit here.
[...] Ah, Flock. Haven’t heard about these guys lately. Well they browser (which I feel is a driving wedge in Mozilla’s grab on the throne) entered public beta (Whatever!). Yes, flock has a few bugs and it is not truly 100% compatable with FireFox extensions (Did I mention Flock is a driving wedge?). But that skin is ohhhhhhh so sweet! Now you can have the best of both worlds, the Flock look and feel with the power of FireFox! Not too shabby if you ask me. Now if we could only tame the memory usage :-) [...]