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Firefox can now import and use Chrome extensions as part of its migration import option (debugpointnews.com)
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In a major update towards cross-browser compatibility, Firefox users are set to enjoy the benefits of importing Chrome extensions (note this is really part of the data import/migration from an existing Chrome browser installed, just for extensions that are already supported, and not installing from the Chrome web store), thanks to a new feature unveiled by Mozilla. This is a big deal because it brings us one step closer to having more compatibility between browsers.

Mozilla has been working on making extensions easier across multiple browsers, and this new feature is currently being tested.

Best part? It’s already available to all users of the latest stable version of Firefox.

Firefox itself actually has quite a few excellent extensions that you don't find on Chromium based browsers, so I'm wondering whether Google will be responding with importing Firefox extensions into Chrome? But I'm not holding my breath at all.

See https://debugpointnews.com/firefox-chrome-extensions/

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[–] 4vr@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While passkeys don’t work in Firefox.

[–] beta_tester@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the advantage over bitwarden/protonpass?

[–] pjhenry1216@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's passwordless login, not a password manager. It's in development and they said the earliest release would be v120.

[–] viq@social.hackerspace.pl 2 points 1 year ago

@beta_tester @4vr bitwarden/protonpass are implementations of a password manager storing (generally) username + password combinations.
Passkeys are a cryptographic way to prove your identity to a website, after authenticating yourself (generally with PIN or biometrics) to the secure store holding the cryptographic material.

As a side note, at least BitWarden and 1password are getting support to be used *as* passkey.