New Firefox add-on lets Mozilla users run Google Chrome extensions

[A Guy]

Sure, Google Chrome has a rapidly-growing repository of extensions -- but Firefox's add-on platform is a bit more mature and robust. That enables developers to do certain things that just aren't possible yet in Google Chrome.

Say, for example, creating an add-on for Firefox which allows you to install and use Google Chrome's extensions. Yep. It's called Google Chrome extensions manager and it just hit the add-on site.

Yes, the idea is a little bizarre. For one thing, I haven't found many Chrome extensions which don't have a Firefox add-on counterpart. For another, most people who want to use Chrome Extensions -- well, they probably want to use them in Google Chrome.

The process is cumbersome (you'll have to check out the included readme file) and I had a hard time finding any extensions which worked 100%, but the concept is still pretty damn amazing. Those of you who are feeling adventurous, try it out -- and let us know what extensions you got to work!

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/03/24/new-firefox-add-on-lets-mozilla-users-run-google-chrome-extensio/

A Guy

[hellnoire]

.... I think my response is either someone went and smoked something he wasn't supposed to, or we've got some wacked out developers that came from Steve Ballmer's conventions...

[safeguy]

We need it the other-way round. Can a kind and smart developer please make an add-on for Google Chrome which allows you to install and use Firefox' extensions.?

[shan]

i noooooo to that safeguy