2 Billion Firefox Add-on Downloads! ❍ Rock Your Firefox

This morning, we reached a huge milestone: we served our 2 billionth Firefox Add-on download from addons.mozilla.org!

This exciting feat was made possible by the huge community of people like you who use Firefox Add-ons as well as the thousands of developers who make the add-ons you use.

Over the years, we remained dedicated to building features and products that make Firefox the world’s most customizable Web browser for consumers and developers:

2008: Extend Firefox 3 (engaging with developers), Fashion Your Firefox (introducing first-time-users)
2009: Recommendations, Collections, & Contributions (improving user experience), Mobile Add-ons (extending mobile browsing), Personas (backgrounds for Firefox)
2010: Rock Your Firefox (sharing add-ons with consumers)

When we reached 1 billion Firefox Add-on downloads in November 2008, we thought it would take us less than 3 years to get to the next billion, and with your help, we’ve gotten to 2 billion in half that time! With more than 150 million add-ons in use every day, we know that the next billion add-on downloads will be here before we know it.

To celebrate this occasion, we asked you for your favorite add-ons and created a special collection we’re calling the Best of 2 Billion Firefox Add-ons. Check it out! We’re pretty sure you’ll find some add-ons that become an important part of making your journey through the Web easier, more productive or more fun.

Let us know what you think of the collection and thank you for your part in helping us reach 2 billion Firefox Add-on downloads!

Illustration by Alex Woodbury for the Firefox Add-ons 2 Billion Download Celebration

Posted by Julie Shin Choi, on behalf of the Firefox Add-ons Team See all posts by Julie Choi.

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July 6th, 2010 at 7:25 am

Robert FJ Davies

Dear Sirs,

You, OR SOMEBODY ELSE, have recently, carried out
a change, an ‘add on’, for me that I do NOT want. This has been to remove the line where the ‘http://’ current internet address appears from your displays and others’ displays.

**I WANT THIS LINE RESTORED FOR ME as soon as possible!! This will allow me to type in my own desired address and not go through an unnecessary and convoluted search with a search engine to hopefully reach it.

Yours, Bob Davies, dedicated, UP-TO-NOW, Firefox user.

July 6th, 2010 at 8:21 am

1. Ashish G
  
  Hi Bob,
  
  If you right-click your mouse on the area just below the title bar of your firefox window (title bar is where the names of the websites or pages you are visiting get displayed), you’ll get a context menu with a list of toolbars. Make sure you have “Navigation Toolbar” checked. I think that option might be unchecked, hence your issue…
  
  Another dedicated FF user
  
  Ashish G
  
  July 20th, 2010 at 6:29 am
  
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July 6th, 2010 at 9:07 am

Jesse DeMann

Thank you so much to Firefox.3.6.I just got a new Mac-17 book and the Safari was not very fast enough.. I am glad the Tech guy at ATT helped me download this Browser.. I just don’t know who I can be with out this service..Please..Please.. keep me posted if it ever Up-Grades..

July 6th, 2010 at 10:09 am

thomas Palmer

I have used bookmarks in my business (meteorology) in the past but recently I have been unable to access them, for what reason I have no been able to determine. I would appreciate any help you can provide.

July 6th, 2010 at 3:09 pm

1. Gary
  
  Get the xmark’s plug-in to keep your bookmarks forever.
  They are kept on a server under your own password and keep synchronized whenever you use them on other pc’s anywhere in the world or if you need to reload your system.
  
  Gary
  
  July 21st, 2010 at 6:16 pm
  
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July 6th, 2010 at 11:35 pm

djames

i use firefox because its totally awesome.. I hope it’ll get faster and faster… Way to go!

July 12th, 2010 at 8:01 am

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July 15th, 2010 at 11:55 am

hamza

wow dats nice

July 17th, 2010 at 11:27 pm

javad-ul-hassan

I always use firefox because it work fastly and i hope that it will always go and get fast. i love it.

July 20th, 2010 at 2:04 pm

bashari

I always use only firefox because it work fast and secure,I hope that it will always go and get fast.

July 25th, 2010 at 10:47 am

littlebearz

I love firefox

August 7th, 2010 at 12:04 pm

webpedia

firefox rocks!!
but how to promote an addon is still a hard problem.

August 10th, 2010 at 7:40 am

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August 29th, 2010 at 12:59 pm

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October 14th, 2010 at 11:02 am