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Any alternative for PlainOldFavorites with Firefox 57

GrahamSR
GrahamSR
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I need a replacement for the PlainOldFavourites add-on following the upgrade to Firefox 57.

This add-on was the main reason for adopting Firefox as a secondary browser, but it does not work in Firefox 57, I still use Internet Explorer as my default browser. PlainOldFavorites was perfection for syncronizing the 2 browsers.

I do NOT want an online add-on such as Xmarks. I only have a single computer running both Internet Explorer and Firefox. It must be a proper syncronizer utility - I do not want the simpler option of export/import.

Possibly an add-on for Internet Explorer?

I need a replacement for the PlainOldFavourites add-on following the upgrade to Firefox 57. This add-on was the main reason for adopting Firefox as a secondary browser, but it does not work in Firefox 57, I still use Internet Explorer as my default browser. PlainOldFavorites was perfection for syncronizing the 2 browsers. I do NOT want an online add-on such as Xmarks. I only have a single computer running both Internet Explorer and Firefox. It must be a proper syncronizer utility - I do not want the simpler option of export/import. Possibly an add-on for Internet Explorer?

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Shadow110
Shadow110
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Developers do not do addons for Microsoft. If a Developer has made something check here : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/extensions/ More being made all the time.

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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GrahamSR said

I need a replacement for the PlainOldFavourites add-on following the upgrade to Firefox 57.

That extension was created by a 3rd party developer. I doubt if updating that extension for the WebExtension format in Quantum or rewriting it from scratch would be a worthwhile endeavor for a developer. The Microsoft Edge web browser has a different format for storing favorites / bookmarks - so to me it would make little sense for anyone to waste much time supporting "old stuff". Internet Explorer is on a compost heap as far as internet applications are concerned.

As far as an add-on for Internet Explorer goes, that would a question for an IE support forum.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi GrahamSR, you can open links from your Windows Favorites if you navigate from

file:///C:/

(you can paste that into the address bar and press Enter)

Then click through to:

file:///C:/Users/your_username/Favorites/

You can create a Firefox bookmark to that page/folder for quicker access.

Unfortunately, it doesn't show the destination URLs, but instead, the local file names that contain the shortcuts.

Also, you cannot add links from Firefox to Windows Favorites through this page (the file:/// method is read only). You would still need to drag the "i-in-a-circle" or lock icon out to the correct folder in a Windows Explorer window to create the shortcut there.

Firefox 57 allows an odd hybrid kind of extension: an extension can use a so-called native application to interoperate between Firefox and the rest of your system. Since this kind of extension requires two installs -- the extension from the Add-ons site and a separate download from the developer -- you need to have a high degree of trust in the developer to install this kind of extension. Anyway, that technology makes me think a toolbar button could drop down a menu of your Windows favorites, and potentially add to them, but is anyone actually going to create such a thing? I have no idea.