There are 3 types of add-ons in Firefox: extensions (for additional browser functionality), themes (modified browser appearance), and plugins (to view additional web content). Firefox add-ons may be obtained from the official Mozilla Add-ons web site or from other sources.
Extensions | Themes | Plugins
|  |  Firefox also supports a variety of themes/skins for changing its appearance. Themes are simply packages of CSS and image files. Many themes can be downloaded from the Mozilla Update web site.
The change of default theme from Qute to Winstripe in Firefox 0.9 was subject to vocal debate. The Winstripe theme was created by heavily modifying Pinstripe, a theme designed with Mac OS X in mind. Prior to that, Firefox and its predecessors had used the Qute theme, designed by Arvid Axelsson. Due to licensing issues, the theme was prevented from being released under the Mozilla Public License. Axelsson was upset about being notified about the theme change only a few days before it took place, and posted the transcript of his dialogue with Ben Goodger, who had informed him of the change, on the MozillaZine forums, breaking the news before it was formally announced. Although many people criticized the new theme when it was rolled out, eventually the tension subsided. Axelsson continues to produce Qute privately. Axelsson still makes Mozilla Thunderbird’s default theme.
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Dictionaries
Another type of XPI add‐ons for Firefox — dictionaries for spell checking of input fields. |
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