Fire Drag

Provide drag-and-drop utilities for texts and links

Fire Drag: Enhance Your Browsing with Drag-and-Drop Features

'Fire Drag' is a useful Firefox add-on that gives users the flexibility to drag texts for search, links or images for opening in new tabs, either in the foreground or background. It also offers options to customize the search engine and to disable the Fire Drag function on selected websites. This extension advances the usual browsing experience, making it more efficient and user-friendly.

Add-on stats

Users: 2,547
-18
Rating: 3.68
(136)
Version: 2.0.9 (Last updated: 2021-12-10)
Creation date: 2015-10-05
Weekly download count: 21
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 500.00K

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

This simple add-on allows users to drag:

  • texts: search in foreground/background tabs
  • links: open in foreground/background tabs
  • images: open in foreground/background tabs
  • customize the search engine
  • disable fire-drag on some websites
PS: Need to reload webpages after the installation

source code: https://github.com/erictsangx/fire-drag

link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fire-drag

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Great functionality for opening links in a new tab when dragged
  • Long-time user satisfaction
  • Easy to use and configure (when functioning correctly)
  • Excellent performance with specific Firefox versions
Cons
  • Stopped working after Firefox version updates
  • Issues with configuration page not loading
  • Compatibility problems with multi-account containers
  • Conflicts with other website functionalities (e.g., Facebook Messenger, WordPress)
Most mentioned
  • Stopped working on FF129
  • Options screen won't load
  • Functionality issues with dragged links
  • Incompatibility with certain websites
  • Desire for an update or fix
User reviews
希望有人幫忙更新
by IAMI, 2024-09-07

Stopped working after FF129, eagerly awaiting for the update as I need this like air.

does not function on latest firefox, is there something similar to use?
by Vector, 2024-08-12
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Fire Drag requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Fire Drag has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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