How to use browser extensions on mobile

Currently, the only viable options supporting Chrome extensions to a reasonable degree are:

• Kiwi Browser
• Yandex Browser
• Firefox

Adding extensions in Kiwi Browser

1. Open the Android Kiwi Browser
2. Tap on the vertical ellipsis (three vertical dots) menu icon
3. Select Extensions
4. Tap on “+ (from store)” to open the Chrome Web Store
5. Select your extension by browsing categories or searching for it
6. Tap on Add to Chrome to launch the installation process
7. Follow the installation prompts and log in to the add-on if necessary
8. To confirm and access all installed extensions, tap on the vertical ellipsis in the top-right section, then choose Extensions from the list. You can also type “kiwi://extensions” in the URL/search box

Adding extensions in Yandex Browser

Yandex offers full support of the Chrome Web Store. This browser is an excellent option for using Chrome Extensions on your Android device.

1. Open the Android Yandex Browser
2. Tap on the address bar at the top. Type in “chrome.google.com/webstore” without the quotes
3. When the Web Store opens, tap the search bar and type the extension you want to add. Note:  Use two fingers to zoom out because you’ll likely see the desktop version.
4. Tap on Add to Chrome in the upper right-hand corner
5. Tap on ADD EXTENSION
6. Follow the prompts to install the extension, and log in to it if necessary
7. To confirm and view all installed extensions, type “browser://extensions” without quotes into the URL/search bar. Yandex does not feature an “Extensions” option in the settings

Small drawback of using Yandex is that a good amount of the content is in Russian. The app only has settings to set the location as the following countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan.

Adding extensions in Firefox for Android

Firefox for Android supports Mozilla’s custom add-ons, but the mobile version is limited to less than 20 extension choices. Therefore, Firefox for Android doesn’t offer much add-on flexibility. If you want to try Firefox with limited, precompiled extensions, here’s how to do it.

1. Open Firefox for Android and tap the vertical ellipsis (three vertical dots) in the lower-right corner to access the Settings
2. Tap on Add-ons from the list of options
3. Browse any listed extensions you want to add to Firefox, then tap on the “+” icon to install them

Source: Alphr

Following Chromium-based Android browsers do not support Chrome extensions and have been taken out of consideration:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Opera Mobile
• UC Browser
• Vivaldi
• DuckDuckGo
• Brave
• Bromite