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this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2023
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No they don't. They detect if an extension is installed in Chrome, and if so, automatically install the Firefox equivalent - if it exists - and migrate the data. An extension that's chrome exclusive can't be ported over. I just tested and confirmed this as well, instead I was the one misunderstanding the feature, but no. Can't import any extensions not already natively existing in Firefox.
It's the only sane way to implement this. Can't imagine what kind of strange compatibility issues they would run into if they try to run chrome extensions directly.
Is there any alternative that does the work of making one to addons if they only exist in webstore?
Thanks, I see now it is actually more a migration option for some supported extensions, I'll see if I can update the post accordingly. The title they gave was a bit misleading.