Firefox add-ons source code???

[fritzdeelman]

I wanted to get a quick peek at some Firefox add-ons. I do not really want to get into add-on development but I like to have a peek at the source code. No google as I may I do not seem to find how one should go about doing this quickly. If this can't be done then I am beginning to question whether we are not exposing ourselves to security risks by installing these little add-ons. I was under the impression that these add-ons are simply javascripts so why is it not a simple matter of viewing the code?

 

[HavocXphere]

I think XPIs are compressed.

 

[BlaQ_PhoeniX]

%appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\extensions\{extension}

it will be in \chrome\content or/and \components. If you find a *.jar extract with winrar or something

 

[Raithlin]

XPI is merely a renamed zip. Simple, easy, effective. Download the XPI you're interested in, extract and view. Mozilla also has good extension documentation online.