dictionary configurer

Name: dictionary configurer
Author: Siarhei Kuzeyeu

The extension can enable spell checking for all fields on a page or on all pages of all sites by default. Also it lets you choose which spell checking dictionaries use by default. Useful for multi language dictionary to set them active by default.

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Warning This extension change some attributes on pages to rule dictionary configurations, It can break some sites that depend on changed attributes. The extension is too young and it possibly has some bugs.

A dictionary configuration that is used for pages manually can overwrite the extension configuration. If that doesn't work, you can manually clear all content preferences by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE (some sites can block this hot key) or through Firefox menu on about:preferences#privacy page in Cookies and Site Data menu item.

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Add-on

By:

Siarhei Kuzeyeu

Daily users:

Version:

3 Last updated: 2019-08-27

Version code:

4845661

Creation date:

2019-08-15

Risk:

Permissions:

<all_urls>
tabs
storage
unlimitedStorage

Size:

487.55KB

Email:

se*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-14

Ranking

# 48,518 ▲ 186

Other rankings

#9 in configure keyword 15 #170 in dictionary keyword 49 #238 in spelling keyword 51 ▼ 2

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dictionary configurer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

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