How to tweak the new Firefox 57 Quantum browser to suit your preferences
0How to tweak the new Firefox 57 Quantum browser to suit your preferences.
Mozilla's new Firefox 57 Quantum browser has been well received, with TechRepublic claiming that it "could take Chrome's position as the king of browsers". If you are thinking of trying it, here are some tips on setting it up. Indeed, Firefox has changed so much has that current users may also learn a few things. I had to.
There is one major caveat: Quantum only supports new-style extensions in multi-process mode, so old extensions will not work in the default installation. There are alternatives, but if you depend on a particular extension, you might want to experiment first using John T. Haller's portable version of Firefox. You can run it from a USB stick or CD on any version of Windows from XP onwards, or on Unix/Linux with Wine, and it won't affect the rest of your system.
If you need to Find a Compatible Alternative to your Firefox Legacy Extension, Mozilla has a GitHub page to help. Someone has also created a Google Docs spreadsheet that lists the main extensions and tells you whether they are being ported or abandoned.