Friction for Facebook

Makes Facebook less addictive Friction makes Facebook less addictive by: 1) Dimming alert badges to a calm grey 2) Makes the notification box more boring 3) Auto-hides the newsfeed and adds a delay to loading it

Friction for Facebook is available to install from Firefox Browser Add-ons and for download from this page. It has 23 daily users. The latest version is 0.1.1resigned1, and it was last updated a year ago.

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Total download count: 0 (Only count downloads from Firefox-Stats)

Available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Friction for Facebook here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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Version	Download	Size	Download count	Timestamp
0.1.1resigned1	XPI · ZIP · Source code	19.95K	0	2024-04-26
0.1.0	Paid users only	16.61K	0	2018-08-05

Install XPI file

An XPI file, short for "XPInstall," is a compressed file format used primarily by Mozilla applications, like Firefox and Thunderbird, to distribute and install add-ons or extensions. These files are similar in function to CRX files for Chrome but cater to the Mozilla ecosystem.

Simply drag-and-drop the XPI into Firefox to install the add-on.

Install ZIP file

Download the Friction for Facebook ZIP file
In Firefox browser, go to about:addons to open Add-ons Manager
Click on , then select Install Add-on From File
Select the Friction for Facebook ZIP file from step 1. Friction for Facebook is now installed on your browser.