Emoji reactions in Firefox
Firefox is the one mainstream browser where Emojery runs on the phone as well as the laptop, which makes it the shortest route to reacting on mobile.
Install it
- Open the Emojery listing on addons.mozilla.org.
- Click Add to Firefox, then Add in the confirmation.
- Pin it to the toolbar so the popup is 1 click away. Step by step.
- On Android, open the same listing in Firefox for Android and add it from there.
What you get in Firefox
| Installs from | Firefox Add-ons (addons.mozilla.org) |
|---|---|
| Reviewed by | Mozilla, before the listing is published and again on every update |
| Version | Firefox 128 or newer |
| Mobile | Yes - Firefox for Android, from the same listing |
| Also covers | LibreWolf and other forks built on ESR 128 or newer |
| Private windows | Off until you tick Run in Private Windows on the add-on. What changes there |
| Price | Free, open source, no ads, no tracking. |
What you are installing
Mozilla reviews the add-on before it is listed and again on every update. As with any store, that review is a floor. The useful part is that the whole extension is public under GPL-3.0, so the reviewed package and the published source are the same thing, and you can build your own.
Every permission it asks for is listed with its reason on browser permissions, and privacy spells out what leaves your browser. Reaction history never does: it stays in the browser that made it.
Tor Browser and Mullvad Browser
Both are built on Firefox, so the Firefox Add-ons listing technically installs. The Tor Project and Mullvad both recommend against adding third-party extensions, because each one narrows the anonymity set and can itself be a fingerprinting signal.
If anonymity is why you use one of those browsers, that advice outranks anything on this page: leave the default extension set alone.
What is different on the phone
Firefox for Android installs the same add-on from the same listing, signs in with the same provider account, and shows the same counts. The picker is the one built for touch: tap the button, tap an emoji.
Your reaction history is the part that does not follow, because it lives in the browser that made it. Desktop and phone each keep their own, and the file export is how you move one to the other.
Using a different browser?
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Emojery for Chrome
The Chrome Web Store build, what it can do in Chrome, and what it asks for on the way in.
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Emojery for Edge
Installing from Microsoft's own add-ons store, and what works on Edge for Android.
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Emojery for Brave
Installing from the Chrome Web Store, and what a browser chosen for privacy should want to know before adding an extension.
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Emojery for Opera
Chrome Web Store now, Opera Add-ons soon, the same extension in both.
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Emojery for Vivaldi
Installing from the Chrome Web Store, what to do if the install button is missing, and the per-site switches Vivaldi users tend to want.
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Emojery for Safari
Not yet, and why: Safari needs its own separate build. What to use on a Mac in the meantime.
Add it to Firefox
The same listing covers the laptop and the phone, so one sign-in reaches both.