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Wanted to share the libredirect Firefox plugin, for abandoning Youtube. (libredirect.github.io)
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This is a plugin I found recently and really enjoy. It gives you the opportunity to redirect several webpages to alternatives. For example Youtube to FreeTube or Piped. If I search for youtube in Firefox, FreeTube automatically opens and shows me my feed. I like it, I use it, I can recommend it.

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[–] TonyOstrich 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This still can't be installed on standard FireFox mobile, right?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

on android you can enable "share"/"open in external app" and send the link to piped or newpipe or whatever your preferred app is; that's how I do it

[–] TonyOstrich 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, that's what I currently do. I'm just constantly annoyed how restricted I seem to be in Firefox mobile in general with add-ons. No scripting add-on, no redirect add-on, no User Agent add-on. I still run Firefox as my main on all devices, but using it on mobile is definitely my least favorite.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You can and have been able to install pretty much any add-on you want in the nightly and I guess beta versions, for a long time.

It's not exactly convenient but it can be done.

https://www.androidpolice.com/install-add-on-extension-mozilla-firefox-android/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I agree it it very annoying. I feel it goes against the whole libre and neutrality aspect of why firefox is important. I want the full linux-type experience on every device. :D

As the other comment says, it is possible to get addons in mobile FF . Tbh I have never done it. But I probably will someday.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not currently, but Mozilla has announced a "dramatic" increase in the available extensions for mobile coming in December, so, fingers crossed.

(as others have pointed out you can with Firefox Nightly and a custom collection)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sadly not, no.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It works fine on Fennec, Beta, Nightly, and others using custom collection.

[–] TonyOstrich 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought someone might say that, lol. It's good to know this extension will work that way. I have at least one extension that when using the custom collection method causes none of the extensions in the collection to load or work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I experience the same issue with some extensions. You never know which extension will work properly using custom collection.

Sadly, you can't install Librediec directly from Mozilla without collection on Nightly.