Bug 435891

Summary:	Add-on store
Product:	[Applications] Falkon	Reporter:	Simplissimus <kde.shieling>
Component:	extensions	Assignee:	David Rosca <nowrep>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	jurajoravec
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Other
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Description Simplissimus 2021-04-18 21:19:55 UTC

Falkon is a more than acceptable browser for 95% or more of websites and I would like to use it more because it is very light and its integration with Kwallet is very good, but I hardly use it because, for me, it has several shortcomings that hinder a regular use:

- It has no container support (see Temporary Containers add-on, for Firefox).
- No user agent spoofing (see Chameleon for FF)
- It has no alternative content provider (Privacy Redirect, Decentraleyes).
- Does not allow saving pages in Markdown.
- Etc, etc, etc...

All this is provided to Firefox and Chrome through add-ons, but unfortunately Falkon lacks add-ons except the 3 that come integrated. Please, create an add-on store and add to Falkon the possibility to install them easily.

Comment 1 Juraj 2021-04-19 19:35:13 UTC

Hello,
There is a Falkon store at https://store.falkon.org/
This feature is integrated in development version of Falkon.
It will appear in the next release which will be hopefully soon.

The add-ons from Firefox or Chromium are incompatible with Falkon and they have
to be fully remade for Falkon.
It looks like noone is interested enough to do that.

It would be best if QtWebEngine provided a way to use already existing add-ons
for Chromium but  see this as very unlikely.

Comment 2 Simplissimus 2021-04-19 20:20:28 UTC

(In reply to Juraj from comment #1)
> There is a Falkon store at https://store.falkon.org/
> This feature is integrated in development version of Falkon.
> It will appear in the next release which will be hopefully soon.

Cool. Thank you!


> The add-ons from Firefox or Chromium are incompatible with Falkon and they
> have
> to be fully remade for Falkon.
> It looks like noone is interested enough to do that.

And most of those who are interested aren't programmers:- /


> It would be best if QtWebEngine provided a way to use already existing
> add-ons
> for Chromium but  see this as very unlikely.

What a pity. Thanks for your work anyway.