Anyway to run Google Chrome extensions in Firefox?

Stereotactic

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Mar 24, 2011, 12:08:24 PM3/24/11

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I did come across something on the forums somewhere and on this blog post:
http://www.madrasgeek.com/2010/09/install-and-use-chrome-extensions-in-firefox.html

But it seems that this extension has been removed by Mozilla. An email
to the developer has been unanswered. While FF extensions are mature
taking advantage of the extensive API's (to my limited understanding
about the browser), Chromium lacks the same. However, there are certain
Chrome extensions which have been made to work for that platform only.

e.g. I miss the postrank extension (a must have for Google Reader to
filter out the news) but they are refusing to code one for Firefox
presently despite being after their CTO for consideration. If the
corresponding chrome extension be made to work out..... that would be
great.

Any thoughts?

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Man-wai Chang

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Mar 24, 2011, 12:37:09 PM3/24/11

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> Any thoughts?

How about this one:

http://www.chromeplugins.org/extensions/open-in-chrome-firefox-extension/

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EE

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Mar 24, 2011, 1:17:03 PM3/24/11

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On 2011/03/24 9:08, Stereotactic wrote:
> I did come across something on the forums somewhere and on this blog post:
> http://www.madrasgeek.com/2010/09/install-and-use-chrome-extensions-in-firefox.html
>
>
> But it seems that this extension has been removed by Mozilla. An email
> to the developer has been unanswered. While FF extensions are mature
> taking advantage of the extensive API's (to my limited understanding
> about the browser), Chromium lacks the same. However, there are certain
> Chrome extensions which have been made to work for that platform only.
>
> e.g. I miss the postrank extension (a must have for Google Reader to
> filter out the news) but they are refusing to code one for Firefox
> presently despite being after their CTO for consideration. If the
> corresponding chrome extension be made to work out..... that would be
> great.
>
> Any thoughts?
>

What are these Chrome extensions, and what is so marvellous about them?

Stereotactic

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Mar 24, 2011, 1:23:21 PM3/24/11

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On 03/24/2011 10:07 PM, Man-wai Chang wrote:
>> Any thoughts?
>
> How about this one:
>
> http://www.chromeplugins.org/extensions/open-in-chrome-firefox-extension/
>

I asked specifically about using Chrome extensions in Firefox.

It doesn't help but thanks anyway.

Girish Mony

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Mar 24, 2011, 1:43:49 PM3/24/11

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On Mar 24, 10:23 pm, Stereotactic <stereotac...@noreply.postinbox.com>
wrote:

> On 03/24/2011 10:07 PM, Man-wai Chang wrote:>> Any thoughts?
>
> > How about this one:
>

> >http://www.chromeplugins.org/extensions/open-in-chrome-firefox-extens...

>
> I asked specifically about using Chrome extensions in Firefox.
>
> It doesn't help but thanks anyway.

This might help

http://www.madrasgeek.com/2010/09/install-and-use-chrome-extensions-in-firefox.html

Stereotactic

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Mar 24, 2011, 1:47:43 PM3/24/11

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I linked to above article. It doesnt help. Any other options?

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