Ever since Mozilla has intro­duced Col­lec­tions I wanted to be able to install a com­plete col­lec­tion with one click. These add-on col­lec­tions cre­ated by Mozilla or users are dis­played on the Mozilla web­site but they do not pro­vide an easy way to install a com­plete set. Mas­sive Exten­der is going to change that. Mas­sive Exten­der is a brand new – read: exper­i­men­tal – add-on that extends Mozilla’s Add-on Col­lec­tor by adding batch install capabilities.

Every add-on in a col­lec­tion is included in batch actions by default. You just tick the check box of the exten­sions you’d like to add to your browser. The num­ber of exten­sions marked for instal­la­tion is dis­played in the lower right cor­ner of the header of the sub­scrip­tion win­dow atop the dis­played add-ons con­tained in the col­lec­tion. Now all you have to do is to click the Install but­ton and you’re done.

While this add-on may not serve any pur­pose dur­ing daily oper­a­tions it will cer­tainly come in handy after the instal­la­tion of Fire­fox or the cre­ation of a new pro­file. This is a won­der­ful idea! Mas­sive Exten­der will cer­tainly become part of my exten­sion. After all, it’s pos­si­ble to dis­able it if you don’t need it. What’s your take on this exten­sion? Will it become part of your add-on col­lec­tion too?