Featured Add-Ons

Recommended Lists

These were formerly known as "trusted" add-ons, but are no longer selected on a trust basis.

What is an Instant Update Add-on?
- A Instant Update Add-on will have its updates automatically pushed public without being reviewed by an AMO editor.
- AMO has a small, select group of add-ons on the Instant Update list.

What is the criteria for becoming a Instant Update Add-on?
- Does your add-on have a need to be frequently updated?
- Is the audience of your add-on so large that a pending bug fix could inconvenience many, many, MANY users (as in millions)?

How do you request your add-on to become Instant Update?
- Send an email to amo-editors@mozilla.org explaining why your add-on needs this status.
- Remember the list is very small. We set the bar very high for this, so don't be surprised if your submission is rejected.

If I were to design the idea recommendation list, I would consider whether:

The add-ons are generally compatible with each other
Not all of them are site-specific
Doesn't create a weird first-run experience when more than 2/3 are chosen
Represents a sample of the variety of add-ons that are available
Represents a cross-section of things that people do on the Internet, e.g. social networking, chat, VOIP, video, commerce, information retrieval, music, info/data organization, etc...

What are some of the ideal criteria for deciding if something should be recommended:

Has it been marked as a "favorite" by users?
Popularity based on AMO or other locations downloads, already in the hands of lots of users, mileage, tried and tested (at least 20,000 downloads?)
"perceived as useful", "well maintained" and "well tested".
Helps demonstrate an interesting browsing experience
Quality, works as expected, proven
Effect on performance (startup time, rendering time, UI zippiness)
Effect on memory usage (static and over time, no leaks)
Free of security holes
Has good feedback from reviewers and end users
Doesn't degenerate or severely affect the core Firefox user experience
Appropriate for New-to-Firefox Users (new demographic)
Demonstrates interesting capabilities
Brand compatible
Not severely incompatible with privacy policy/No spyware
Useful for a general populace
Compatibility with current Firefox release (and beta versions)
Documentation/associated content (e.g. support on relevant site, mktg, help info, etc…)
Licensing - is it trialware?, MPL, etc…
Hurdles to get going: does it require a new login? Or extra client software?
Compatibility with other extensions
Support for addon by developer, forums, docs, etc…