How to create a Submitter Firefox addon?

[resoft11]

Hi,

Are there easy way to create a Submitter Firefox addon (as almost ddls website have)?. Can i download their tools then edit source code? I just need a simple addon.

Thanks

resoft11 Reviewed by resoft11 on 24th Feb 2012. How to create a Submitter Firefox addon? Hi, Are there easy way to create a Submitter Firefox addon (as almost ddls website have)?. Can i download their tools then edit source code? I just need a simple addon. Thanks Rating: 5

[soft2050]

Most of the firefox addons can be modified unless they are encrypted.

• Download the .xpi addon file and then rename it to .zip
• Open zip file and extract all files from there to some folder
• Generally, the content of what addon does are in the folder chrome/content
• You can look at the source and modify it
• After modifying, zip all the files again (You must use .zip format)
• Then change the extension of .zip file to .xpi
• You can use the addon then

* Addons are coded in Javascript. In The archive, install.rdf contains values like plugin name, version it should work to ...

[resoft11]

Thank @soft2050!

I downloaded an addon yesterday, and tried to edit it but seem like its encrypted

Can you give me an editable addon?

[Lock Down]

The .JAR needs to be opened with winrar or winzip and extracted also to be modified.