Firefox List/Enable/Disable Add-ons from Console

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Introduction

This is only useful if you need another way to toggle Firefox add-ons on/off
eg: in bulk, for testing and experimenting
JavaScript for use in Firefox web console
There is also an interactive option

Instructions

Run the required JavaScript code (copy/paste) in a Firefox console:
- Web Console (best way)
  - open Firefox about:addons page (Ctrl+Shift+A),
    the page titled "Manage Your Extensions"
  - open the Web Console (Ctrl+Shift+K or F12/Console)
- Browser Console (alternative way)
  - requires Firefox about:config devtools.chrome.enabled set to true
  - open the Firefox Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)
Start by using the first option to get the current add-on state and the add-on ids (some other options need the ids)
Optionally, you could save individual code snippets as a bookmarklet (ie create a bookmark and put the URL as javascript: followed by the code), although in this case you cannot click them to run, however you can drag the bookmarklet into the console input box

Useful Links

https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/addon-manager/AddonManager.html

Content

list your add-ons, ids and state
list your add-ons as links to their Mozilla Add-ons website page
about:addons links for Mozilla add-ons website pages (temporary)
about:addons compact style (temporary)
toggle (enable/disable) add-ons by id
disable add-ons by id
enable add-ons by id
disable all add-ons
enable all add-ons
reload active add-ons
interactive toggle (enable/disable) add-ons

list your add-ons, ids and state

First, run this code to make an add-ons list in the console
The list shows: add-on id, +/- (enabled/disabled), name, version
Suggest you copy/paste/save the list with a text editor for later reference (right click on the results and "Copy Object")
You will need some of these ids when using some of the other options

/* list your firefox add-ons, ids and state */
AddonManager.getAddonsByTypes(["extension"]).then(addons => {
  var list="";
  addons.sort( (a,b) => {
    if (a.isActive > b.isActive) return -1;
    if (a.isActive < b.isActive) return 1;
    return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
  }).forEach(addon => {
    if(!(addon.isBuiltin||addon.isSystem)) {
      list+=("'"+addon.id+"',").padEnd(45)
        +" /* "+(addon.isActive?"+":"-")
        +" "+addon.name+" ("+addon.version+")"
        //+(addon.creator?" "+addon.creator.name:"")
        +" */\n";
    }
  });
  console.log(list);
});

list your add-ons as links to their Mozilla add-ons website page

Sometimes https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ID will redirect to the add-on page
examples: uBlock0@raymondhill.net for ublock-origin and {aecec67f-0d10-4fa7-b7c7-609a2db280cf} for violentmonkey
you can see the add-on IDs on the about:support#addons page
if you have many add-ons the code below generates a html page of these links
optionally save the page created with right click "Save Page As..."
tip: make an account and extensions collection on the Mozilla Add-ons website
alternatively: see the section below for "about:addons links..."

/* list your add-ons as links to their Mozilla Add-ons website page */
AddonManager.getAddonsByTypes().then(addons => {
  /* ["extension","dictionary","theme"] */
  var titleStr=`Firefox Add-ons ${new Date().toJSON().replace(/[:.]/g,"-")}`;
  console.log(`/* ${titleStr} */`);
  function escapeHTML(unsafe) {
    return unsafe.replace(
      /[\u0000-\u002F\u003A-\u0040\u005B-\u0060\u007B-\u00FF]/g,
      c => '&\u{0023}' + ('000' + c.charCodeAt(0)).slice(-4) + ';'
    );
  }
  var iLink1="",iLink2="",dLink1="",dLink2="",dLink3="",
    vLink1="",vLink2="",vLink3="",rLink1="",rLink2="",rLink3="",hovLink="";
  var list=`<!DOCTYPE html>\n<head>\n${''
}  <title>${titleStr.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,"-")}.html</title>\n${''
}  <base href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/" target="_blank">\n${''
}  <style>\n    body { font-family: "sans serif"; font-size: 0.9em; }\n${''
}    a { text-decoration: none; }\n${''
}    table { font:inherit; table-layout: fixed; max-width:95vw; border-collapse:collapse;\n${''
}      margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }\n${''
}    .col-big { width:35%; }\n${''
}    .col-small { width:10%; }\n${''
}    table, th, td { padding: 2px 4px; border: 1px dotted black;}\n${''
}    th { text-align: left; }\n${''
}    td { vertical-align: top; }\n${''
}    tr, td, td div { height: 100%; min-height: 1.5em; }\n${''
}    td div { padding: 2px 4px; }\n${''
}    tbody .tr-dull { background-color: Gainsboro; }\n${''
}    tbody tr:hover { background-color: Lavender; }\n${''
}    tbody .tr-dull:hover { background-color: Thistle; }\n${''
}    .td-link { padding:0; }\n${''
}    .td-hov:hover { border: 1px solid red; }\n${''
}    .td-ctr { text-align: center; }\n${''
}    .td-ver { overflow:hidden; word-break:break-all; }\n${''
}    caption { font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px; }\n${''
}  </style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<table>\n  <caption>${titleStr}</caption>\n${''
      }    <colgroup>\n${''
      }      <col class="col-big"/>\n${''
      }      <col span="3"/>\n${''
      }      <col class="col-small" span="3"/>\n${''
      }      <col class="col-big"/>\n${''
      }    </colgroup>\n${''
}  <thead>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Name</th>\n    <th colspan=3></th>\n${''
}    <th>Type</th>\n    <th>Version</th>\n    <th>Enabled</th>\n    <th>ID</th>\n${''
}  </tr>\n  </thead>\n  <tbody>\n\n`;
  addons.sort( (a,b) => {
    /*if (a.isActive > b.isActive) return -1;
    if (a.isActive < b.isActive) return 1;*/
    if (a.type < b.type) return -1;
    if (a.type > b.type) return 1;
    if (a.isBuiltin < b.isBuiltin) return -1;
    if (a.isBuiltin > b.isBuiltin) return 1;
    /*if (a.isSystem < b.isSystem) return -1;
    if (a.isSystem > b.isSystem) return 1; */
    return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
  }).forEach(addon => {
    if(addon.isBuiltin||addon.isSystem||addon.type=="plugin") {
      iLink1="";iLink2="";
      dLink1="";dLink2="";dLink3="";
      vLink1="";vLink2="";vLink3="";
      rLink1="";rLink2="";rLink3="";
      hovLink="";
    }
    else {
      iLink1=`<a href="addon/${encodeURI(addon.id)}">`;
      iLink2=`</a>`;
      dLink1=`<a href="downloads/latest/${encodeURI(addon.id)}">`;
      dLink2=`\u{2B07}\u{FE0F}`;
      dLink3=`</a>`;
      vLink1=`<a href="addon/${encodeURI(addon.id)}/versions/">`;
      vLink2=`\u{1F1FB}`;
      vLink3=`</a>`;
      rLink1=`<a href="addon/${encodeURI(addon.id)}/reviews/">`;
      rLink2=`\u{1F1F7}`;
      rLink3=`</a>`;
      hovLink=" td-hov";
    }
    list+=`  <tr class="${addon.isActive?"":"tr-dull"}">\n${''
}    <td class="td-link${hovLink}">${iLink1}<div>${escapeHTML(addon.name)}</div>${iLink2}</td>\n${''
}    <td class="td-link td-ctr${hovLink}">${dLink1}<div>${dLink2}</div>${dLink3}</td>\n${''
}    <td class="td-link td-ctr${hovLink}">${vLink1}<div>${vLink2}</div>${vLink3}</td>\n${''
}    <td class="td-link td-ctr${hovLink}">${rLink1}<div>${rLink2}</div>${rLink3}</td>\n${''
}    <td>${addon.type}${addon.isBuiltin?` (builtin)`:""}${''
       }${addon.isSystem?` (system)`:""}</td>\n${''
}    <td class="td-ver">${escapeHTML(addon.version)}</td>\n${''
}    <td>${addon.isActive}</td>\n${''
}    <td>${escapeHTML(addon.id)}</td>\n${''
}  </tr>\n\n`;
  });
  list+="  </tbody>\n</table>\n<br><br><br><br>\n</body>\n</html>";
  console.log(list);
  console.log(`data:text/html;charset=UTF-8;base64,${
    btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(list)))}`);
  console.log(`/* if a "${titleStr.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,"-")}" ${''
    }page does not open, then copy the data/base64 code above into a ${''
    }new tabs URL box (use right click "Copy Object"), or save and ${''
    }open the html code shown above that */`);
  window.open(`data:text/html;charset=UTF-8;base64,${
    btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(list)))}`,'_blank').focus();
});

about:addons links for Mozilla add-ons website pages (temporary)

show links for the add-on pages at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/...
run this in the Web Console (Ctrl+Shift+K) while on the about:addons page
alternatively: see the section above for "list your add-ons as links..."

/* firefox about:addons links for Mozilla add-ons website pages (temporary) */
[...document.querySelectorAll('a[href^="addons:"]')].forEach(e=>{
  e.parentElement.insertAdjacentHTML("beforebegin"
    ,`<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/${''
      }${encodeURI(e.href.replace(/^addons:\/\/detail\//,''))}" ${''
      }target="_blank">\u{D83D}\u{DD17}</a>&nbsp;`);
});

about:addons compact style (temporary)

re-style the "Manage Your Extensions" page as a narrow line list
run this in the Web Console (Ctrl+Shift+K) while on the about:addons page
tip: if you always want a compact style you can use style sheets eg:
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/icpantsparti2/browser-bits/main/firefox-style/chrome/userContent.css

/* firefox about:addons compact style (temporary) */
[...document.querySelectorAll(".addon.card .addon-icon")]
  .forEach(e => { e.style.width = "18px"; e.style.height = "18px"; });
[...document.querySelectorAll(".addon.card .addon-description")]
  .forEach(e => { e.style.display = "none"; });
[...document.querySelectorAll(".addon.card")]
  .forEach(e => { e.style.margin = "3px"; e.style.padding = 0; });

toggle (enable/disable) add-ons by id

/* toggle firefox add-ons by id */
AddonManager.getAddonsByIDs( [
  'uBlock0@raymondhill.net',                 /* uBlock Origin */
  '{aecec67f-0d10-4fa7-b7c7-609a2db280cf}',  /* Violentmonkey */
] ).then(addons => { addons.forEach(addon => {
  addon.isActive?addon.disable():addon.enable();
}); });

disable add-ons by id

/* disable firefox add-ons by id */
AddonManager.getAddonsByIDs( [
  'uBlock0@raymondhill.net',                 /* uBlock Origin */
  '{aecec67f-0d10-4fa7-b7c7-609a2db280cf}',  /* Violentmonkey */
] ).then(addons => { addons.forEach(addon => {
  addon.disable();
}); });

enable add-ons by id

/* enable firefox add-ons by id */
AddonManager.getAddonsByIDs( [
  'uBlock0@raymondhill.net',                 /* uBlock Origin */
  '{aecec67f-0d10-4fa7-b7c7-609a2db280cf}',  /* Violentmonkey */
] ).then(addons => { addons.forEach(addon => {
  addon.enable();
}); });

disable all add-ons

/* disable all firefox add-ons */
AddonManager.getAddonsByTypes(["extension"]).then(addons => {
  addons.forEach(addon => {
    if(!(addon.isBuiltin||addon.isSystem)) { addon.disable(); }
  });
});

enable all add-ons

/* enable all firefox add-ons */
AddonManager.getAddonsByTypes(["extension"]).then(addons => {
  addons.forEach(addon => {
    if(!(addon.isBuiltin||addon.isSystem)) { addon.enable(); }
  });
});

reload active add-ons

/* reload active firefox add-ons */
AddonManager.getActiveAddons(["extension"]).then(({addons}) => {
  addons.forEach(addon => {
    if(!(addon.isBuiltin||addon.isSystem||addon.hidden)) addon.reload();
  });
});

interactive toggle (enable/disable) add-ons

shows a simple popup prompt user interface
choose the add-ons to toggle or search by names/all/enabled/disabled
note: "line numbers" are used to reference the add-ons, and these will change order (eg if you install/un-install add-ons, etc). If you need exact ids use the List/Toggle/Disable/Enable code options instead.
no add-on is toggled until you input the "line number(s)" to toggle
searching pre-fills the input box with "line numbers" (which you can edit)
prefix search names with + or - to only list enabled/disabled matches
entering just either: - + .* lists disabled/enabled/all add-ons
examples: name name|name.two . - + -name +name|name.*two
to run the function enter: toggleAddons();

/* interactive firefox add-ons toggle */
var toggleAddons=async function(
  match=/^$/i, filter=false, enabled=null /*boolean*/) {
  var addons,list=[],info="",spacer="",divider="\t\t",choices="";
  /*list*/
  addons=await AddonManager.getAddonsByTypes(["extension"]);
  for(var addon of addons){
    if(!(addon.isBuiltin||addon.isSystem)){
      list.push({'name':addon.name,'version':addon.version,
        'id':addon.id,'isActive':addon.isActive});
    }
  }
  /*sort*/
  list.sort((a,b)=>a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
  /*info*/
  info="**** Toggle Add-ons between enabled/disabled ****\n";
  info+="**** Filter by entering eg: name|foo.*bar - + .* +foo -bar ****\n";
  info+="**** Only toggles when line numbers entered eg 1,2... ****\n";
  if(typeof(DevToolsSocketStatus)=="undefined"){spacer="..";divider="\n"};
  for(var i=0,l=list.length;i<l;i++){
    if((!filter)||(match.test(list[i].name))){
      if( (enabled==null)
        || ((enabled) && (list[i].isActive))
        || ((!enabled) && (!list[i].isActive)) )
      {
        info+='['+(i+1)+']'+spacer+(list[i].isActive?"+":"-")
          +spacer+list[i].name
          +(divider=="\n"?spacer+list[i].version:"")+divider;
        if(match.test(list[i].name)){choices+=(i+1)+","}
      }
    }
  };
  /*choose*/
  choices=prompt(info,choices);
  console.log(choices);
  if(choices && /[^0-9, ]/.test(choices)) {
    /* a search was entered (ie not a number list) */
    if(/^\+/.test(choices)){
      /* eg entered "+ublock" = show enabled matching add-ons */
      toggleAddons(new RegExp(choices.replace(/^\+/,""),"i"),true,true);
    }
    else if(/^-/.test(choices)){
      /* eg entered "-ublock" = show disabled matching add-ons */
      toggleAddons(new RegExp(choices.replace(/^-/,""),"i"),true,false);
    }
    else{
      /* eg entered "ublock" = show matching add-ons */
      toggleAddons(new RegExp(choices,"i"),true);
    }
  }
  else if(choices) {
    /* a number list was entered = toggle add-ons between enabled/disabled */
    for(var choice of choices.replace(/[^0-9]/g,",").split(",")){
      if(choice>0 && choice<=list.length){
        AddonManager.getAddonByID(list[(choice-1)].id).then(addon=>{
          addon.isActive?addon.disable():addon.enable();
          console.log(("'"+addon.id+"',").padEnd(45)+" "
            +("/* "+(addon.isActive?"Enabled":"Disabled")
            +": "+addon.name+" */").padEnd(60)+" // ");
        });
      }
    }
  }
};
toggleAddons();

Advanced Options
- specify parameters if you want certain matches from the start
- toggleAddons(match, filter, enabled);

Parameter	Value	Description
match	`/regex/i`	match add-on names (to pre-fill input box)
	/^$/i	(default)
filter	false	list all add-ons (default)
	true	only list add-ons with name match
enabled	null	show enabled+disabled add-ons (default)
	false	only show disabled add-ons
	true	only show enabled add-ons

/* advanced options: toggleAddons(match, filter, enabled); */
toggleAddons(/^$/i, false, null); /* default show all toggleAddons(); */
toggleAddons(/ublock/i); /* show all with matches selected */
toggleAddons(/ublock|v.*monkey/i, true); /* show matches */
toggleAddons(/ublock|v.*monkey/i, true, false); /* show disabled matches */
toggleAddons(/ublock|v.*monkey/i, true, true); /* show enabled matches */

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Firefox List/Enable/Disable Add-ons from Console

Introduction

Instructions

Useful Links

Content

list your add-ons, ids and state

list your add-ons as links to their Mozilla add-ons website page

about:addons links for Mozilla add-ons website pages (temporary)

about:addons compact style (temporary)

toggle (enable/disable) add-ons by id

disable add-ons by id

enable add-ons by id

disable all add-ons

enable all add-ons

reload active add-ons

interactive toggle (enable/disable) add-ons

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Firefox List/Enable/Disable Add-ons from Console

Introduction

Instructions

Useful Links

Content

list your add-ons, ids and state

list your add-ons as links to their Mozilla add-ons website page

about:addons links for Mozilla add-ons website pages (temporary)

about:addons compact style (temporary)

toggle (enable/disable) add-ons by id

disable add-ons by id

enable add-ons by id

disable all add-ons

enable all add-ons

reload active add-ons

interactive toggle (enable/disable) add-ons