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# ProToots (v0.99)
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A Firefox extension which displays an author's pronouns next to their name on Mastodon.
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## Download/Installation
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### ⚠️ This is a **pre-release, temporary extension**! It will be **removed when you restart your browser**! ⚠️
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To install go to [the releases page ](https://github.com/ItsVipra/ProToots/releases ) and follow the instructions there.
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## FAQ
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Why does it need permission for all websites?
> The addon needs to determine whether or not the site you are currently browsing is a Mastodon server. For that to work, it requires access to all sites. Otherwise, each existing Mastodon server would have to be explicitly added.
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## setup
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- install web-ext with `npm install --global web-ext`
- optionally:
- run `web-ext run --firefox-profile='$ProfileNameOfYourChoosing' --profile-create-if-mising`
- open that profile in firefox, log into fedi
- after that when you run `web-ext run -p='$ProfileNameOfYourChoosing'` you should be logged into your fedi account
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- run the extension with `web-ext run -u -u="yourinstancehere"`
