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A vital tip for Chinese users on how to permanently install Cat-Catch add-on, since the Mozilla store appears to be blocked in China #809

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Hi, I'm not Chinese, but I'm altruistic and I care about other users' needs : apparently, Chinese users can't use the Cat-Catch extension because the Mozilla store is blocked in China:

https://github.com/xifangczy/cat-catch?tab=readme-ov-file#firefox

So, my suggestion is that Cat-Catch should recommend to Chinese users to install Firefox Developer Edition or Firefox ESR to install the Cat-Catch extension permanently outside the store.

Here, I'm referring to permanently installing Cat-Cacth outside the store, not the temporary method where you have to activate the extension each time using:

load temporary addon
about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox

Some say that browsers like Waterfox, LibreWolf, and perhaps Zen, Floorp, and Mullvad allow permanent installation of extensions outside the Mozilla Add-ons store, obviously with:

xpinstall.signatures.required false

extensions.quarantinedDomains.enabled false

I think the download link for Firefox Developer Edition should be added to the main Cat-Catch github page in the Firefox section and even in mozilla store page of the extension to make things easier for Chinese users. Thanks!

Obviously, i think Cat-Catch should recommend that users regularly check for updates and new releases to manually install the new version of Cat-Catch, while also disabling the Firefox option "Automatically check for extension updates".

Also, i think Chinese users are the most more likely to make donations because ffmpeg online site in in China, so I think it's a good idea to give them special attention. Thanks!

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