How to add the Run Download Option to Firefox
Description: This article shows how to allow users to run downloads instead of saving them when using Firefox.
- Click the Windows Start button to open the Start menu.
- Inside the search programs and files box on the Start menu, type Firefox and press enter on the keyboard to open Firefox.
- After Firefox opens, press Ctrl+Shift+A on the keyboard to open the Firefox Add-ons Manager.
- In the search all add-ons box on the top right corner, type opendownload and press enter on the keyboard.
- The first result should be OpenDownload 3.2.2. Click the install button on the right.
- After it finishes downloading it will show that it will be installed after Firefox is restarted. Click the Restart Now option to restart Firefox.
- After Firefox has restarted, the run download option will be enabled for all future downloads.
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