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Share Backported
Share your pages on Firefox with a simple click to 30~ different web services!
What is Share Backported?
"Share Backported" is a Firefox extension designed to bring back the share feature that was removed in Firefox Nightly 57 due to API issues. This add-on allows users to easily share pages to up to 30 different web services, including popular platforms like Twitter, LinkedIn, Skype, WhatsApp, and Pinterest. It also supports the Container feature and the Facebook Container extension.
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- tabs
- storage
- cookies
- activeTab
- management
- contextualIdentities
- https://www.linkedin.com/*
- https://www.reddit.com/*
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Summary
Firefox Nightly 57 removed the share feature because it was using a non official API.
This extension reimplement the feature, basically a modal window (that is opened in your Firefox toolbar) that let you share to Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, Tumblr, GMail, Diaspora, Telegram, VKontakte, Outlook, Pinboard, Yahoo! Mail, Weibo, Shaarli, Mastodon, MeWe, Skype, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Instapaper, Evernote, Scoop.it, Google Translate (Auto>EN), Bing Translator, Viber, Line, KakaoTalk, Internet Wayback Machine, Friendica, Feedly, Parler social networks.
Support also the Container feature and Facebook Container extension.
For new services and ideas instead leave a bad review open a ticket on https://github.com/Mte90/Share-Backported
The extension require different permission for the Container support.
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Work fine
- Has everything I'm looking for
- Beautiful work
- Thank you for Mastodon and Shaarli
- Completely configurable
- No advertisements
- Highly recommended
- Extremely useful
- Developer is great at keeping it working
- Whastapp sharing facility
- Convenient
Cons
- Doesn't work with Firefox 93 in some cases
- Missing CSS for Whatsapp integration
- Some issues with Kakao Talk icon removal
- Popup window for sharing too small by default
Most mentioned
- Work fine
- Has everything I'm looking for
- Beautiful work
- Thank you for Mastodon and Shaarli
- Completely configurable
- No advertisements
- Highly recommended
- Extremely useful
- Developer is great at keeping it working
- Whastapp sharing facility
Safety
Risk impact
Share Backported may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
Share Backported has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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