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Favorite Firefox Extensions?

Posted by Cliff on from the customize-your-browser dept.

vwjeff asks: "Extensions are perhaps the greatest feature of Firefox. On my Firefox install, I use Foxy Tunes, AdBlock, IE View, Mouse Gestures, and Forecast Fox. What extensions do you use on your Firefox install? (assuming you use Firefox, of course)"

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  1. IE View by killa62 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I use IE view with my Firefox 1.5.
    It allows you to use the IE rendering engine within firefox to view IE pages, such as windowsupdates (which runs perfectly in a tab of firefox).
    Get it at https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php ?application=firefox&id=1419

    1. Re:IE View by ElectricBrain · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Enabled Extensions: (15)

      Allow Right-Click 0.2
      Alt-Text for Links 0.2
      BugMeNot 0.7
      Compact Menu 1.7.2
      CTC 0.3
      DictionarySearch 0.9.3
      Disable Targets For Downloads 1.0
      Download Statusbar 0.9.3.1
      Google Toolbar for Firefox 1.0.20051012
      IE View 1.2.6
      ListZilla 0.5.1
      Menu Editor 1.2
      miniT (drag+indicator) 0.5
      PDF Download 0.5.1.2
      SwitchProxy Tool 1.3.2
      Disabled Extensions: (1)

      ScrapBook 0.17.0

  2. Favorite Extensions by vicgolgo13 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Definitely No Script, IE View, Forecast Fox, Tabbed Browser Preferences, and best of all Open Download. I download and test a lot of different programs, and I personally just open the programs rather than saving the executable to my harddrive. Saves me juat a few seconds, I know, but in the long run well worth it. And No Script is absolutely awesome, cause it stops scripts dead in their tracks.

    1. Re:Favorite Extensions by markild · · Score: 2, Informative
      I too got the ForecastFox thingy.

      What's with that? When i install a fresh Firefox, that is the first thing I install, but now, when I thinka about it, I can't seem to remember the last time I looked at it


      My useful favourites though:
      • Download Statusbar (Puts the downloading at the bottom, showing %, kbps and eta)
      • FlashBlock (removes that awful 100% load in windows on flash-rich sites)
      • Google Toolbar (of course! + it got spell check!)
      • Movies and Music Search (all music and imdb search at a glance!)
      • PDF Download (if Adobe did things right, this extension would be dead)

      Well.. That's my top 5 :)
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  3. Imagezoom by b00m3rang · · Score: 2, Informative

    With right=click+thumbwheel zooming. Best feature ever.

  4. The Answer is Plain by ndansmith · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Copy Plain Text is up there as my number 1 or 2 (fighting with adblock, of course). It is so annoying for me when I copy something out of a webpage, paste it into some type of document, and find that all the HTML formatting has come with it, causing a bomb to explode in the middle of my otherwise clean page. In other words, Copy Plain Text is slowing my rate of hair-loss.

  5. tabbrowser extensions by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why are these not built in to the standard distribution? Firefox is unusable without them.

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  6. Wikalong by phUnBalanced · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm a bit biased as the author, but Wikalong is my personal favorite.

    1. Re:Wikalong by phUnBalanced · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Heh, of course.

      I've had people bring this up before. All I can say is, "Ok."

      There's little I can do to assure people that I just don't care about what they're looking at. My theory is, it could become useful enough that those fears are outweighed. Or so I hope.

      On an upside, and you can verify this yourself, it only relays said information when the extension is active, or in other words, when the Wikalong sidebar is open.

      When the Wikalong sidebar is not open, no data is transmitted. I mean, I know that's not perfect, but hopefully should offer some reassurance.

      Thanks for your comments though. Perhaps I'll come up with some way around this, but unfortunately, a lot of the more useful bits of info come from having the actual unencrypted URLs.

      I guess it's sorta like del.icio.us in that, you don't bookmark private things in delicious, so perhaps you just don't browse private things with Wikalong on?

  7. cannot afford to miss these! by Gaurang · · Score: 4, Informative

    The ones I use:

    Themes:

    Nautipolis by Alfred Kayser -- Never seen Firefox looking better.

    Extensions:

    SessionSaver -- backs up your session in case of normal shutdown, crash, or manual save

    Bookmarks Synchronizer -- will synchronize your bookmarks vias FTP/SFTP, and save it in XBEL format, which you can by adding a XSL sheet, make a pretty looking webpage (and also convert it into HTML if you want)

    Tabbrowser Preferences -- gives you "tab" power

    GreaseMonkey -- will allow javascript plugins which modify behavior of pages

    GreaseMonkey Scripts which I use:
    Slashdot recolor, google maps zooming use mousewheel, and moveable-type stylecatcher.

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  8. my collection by croddy · · Score: 2, Informative

    My favorites are:

    All-in-One Gestures
    Download Statusbar (best download manager yet!)
    Image Zoom
    Linkification (turns plain text URLs into links)
    Adblock
    Web Developer (Ctrl+Shift+T)
    Google Toolbar (with Gmail Notifier in place of the built-in Gmail button)

    I also have:

    Tabbrowser Preferences
    Favicon Picker
    BugMeNot
    User Agent Switcher
    hideBad
    Firesomething (always set to Mozilla Hypnotoad)
    Add N Edit Cookies (a good complement to the Web Developer ext.)

  9. Print-It by psykocrime · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I use Print-It! to restore the Print command to the context menu. Of course it never should have been taken out in the first place, but that's an argument for another day.

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  10. Session Saver by holy_robot · · Score: 2, Interesting

    session saver

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  11. Uhh no.. by billybob · · Score: 3, Informative

    You are talking about IE tab, which is different than IE view. IE view is just a context menu item to open the current page in an IE window. IE tab works as you described.

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  12. SessionSaver by Guspaz · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've got at least two dozen loaded, but SessionSaver is by far the most useful. Browser crashes (Because FireFox does crash with some regularity) are no longer a problem since I just open the browser again and all my stuff is back, even messages I was typing and cookies. I also now frequently simply close the browser window with lots of tabs open, and then re-open Firefox when I want to resume surfing. I save the memory (Firefox is pretty bloated memory-wise and has memory leaks, or one of my extensions do), and when I re-open the browser SessionSaver handles everything.

    Second favourite is MediaPlayerConnectivity. Third favourite is probably Google Suggest.

  13. about:kitchensink by Trepalium · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Spellbound gives me a fighting chance of having decent spelling. The Web Developer Toolbar comes in handy when working with websites. When you're done adding all the extensions, don't forget the most important one, the kitchen sink.

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  14. I'll match your gestures and raise you a menu by Hast · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Radial menues are IMHO way better than mouse gestures. For Firefox you can try RadialContext or Easy geastures. Personally I prefer the RadialContext plugin as I find that it's a bit cleaner.

    The benefit you get from using radial menues instead of only gestures is that you actually get feedback as you perform the gesture. So if you can't remember the gesture then you can just right click and the menues will guide you through it. Once you know it you no longer need to look at the menues and only do the gesture directly.

    I recommend those interested in gestures to take a look at it.

    1. Re:I'll match your gestures and raise you a menu by imess · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I kinda agree. One of the reasons I don't like Opera and other Firefox mouse gesture extensions is that they preload tons of gestures that they think are useful, but I can only remember so much to use regularly. So the first thing I do (yes I have Opera and Firefox All-in-one gesture) is to go to preference and remove ALL of them (except 1 or 2) and redefine my own (about 5).

      (And a side note is, I actually like Mouse Gesture more than AIO Gesture, because the prior allows you to define custom javascript functions and more wheel rocker options; I use latter because it has the Acrobat-like drag page function)

      (note 2: it would be great if someone can integrate mouse gesture + keyconfig + menu editor and provide an interface to define custom actions (built-in or js) on various mouse/key/menu combination. I try to write my own by was stopped by the lack of documentation... xulplanet and google and RTFS aren't that helpful (enough)... I was expecting something like msdn...)

  15. For Web Developers by jasonwea · · Score: 3, Informative

    My favourites:

    Makes developing websites and web applications that much easier.

  16. how 'bout Mozex? by tldraben · · Score: 3, Informative

    Lets you edit any textbox with your favorite editor. Also good for Wikis and submitting comments, feedback, or questions. Check it out:

    http://mozex.mozdev.org/

    Other favorites have already been mentioned: all-in-one gestures, flash block, and Googlebar.

  17. My Extensions window lists... by darkwhite · · Score: 4, Interesting

    SessionSaver - invisible and absolute persistency
    TabMix Plus - tab rearrangement, scrollable tab bar, one window rule enforcement, tab highlighting and permissions, and a lot more
    Flashblock - replace all Flash on a page with clickable banners
    ImageZoomer - zoom in or out of images via context menu
    Nuke Anything - remove any element of a page via context menu, useful for annoying page elements when you just want to read the text
    Permit Cookies - cookie management via alt+C
    downTHEMall! - occasionally useful for mass downloads short of wget
    Google Suggest - occasionally useful for searching with the Google box

    I don't use AdBlock because the combination of Flashblock and /etc/hosts based filtering is sufficient for me.

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  18. Web Developer Extension by Scott+Swezey · · Score: 2, Informative

    the web developer extension helps, and gives easy access to source code, window resizing, page information, as well as has many options for dealing with css, forms, images and javascript.

    It was the first extension I ever got, and the first one I always install.

    Oh, the flashblock extension is cool too. Altho either Flash 8 is broken in firefox, or that extension is messing it up. (I cant see flash things in FF anymore -.-)

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  19. Live HTTP Headers by Evro · · Score: 2, Informative

    LiveHTTP Headers - see the HTTP headers as they come in

    Web Dev - Lets you do all sorts of stuff like disable CSS / JS / Forms / resubmit POST forms as GET & vice versa (iirc).

    The one that lets you not open PDFs in the browser

    Flashblock

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  20. So many to choose from... by _mythdraug_ · · Score: 2, Informative
  21. Using InfoLister extension: by deezilmsu · · Score: 2, Informative

    * Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.2.6
            * Adblock Plus 0.5.10
            * Autofill 0.2
            * BBCode 0.4.1.2
            * CustomizeGoogle 0.34
            * Download Statusbar 0.9.3.1
            * downTHEMall! 0.9.4
            * fireFTP 0.88.3
            * Forecastfox 0.8.2.4
            * FoxyTunes 1.1.1
            * Greasemonkey 0.5.3
            * HostIP.info Geolocation Plugin 0.3.1.1
            * InfoLister 0.8.2+
            * Launchy 4.0.0
            * Menu Editor 1.2
            * Mines 1.0
            * ReloadEvery 0.6.1
            * Sort Extensions 2.1.3
            * Tab Mix Plus 0.2.5.2
            * TinyUrl Creator 1.0
            * SearchPluginHacks 0.1.1

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  22. Re:NoScript... by jZnat · · Score: 2, Funny

    NoScript is definitely one of the most useful extensions ever! Have a site that somehow gets pop-ups past you? Well, they work via javascript, so fuck 'em! New security vulnerability due to JS somehow? Fuck 'em again! Ads in general? Fuck 'em, they use JS! Badly coded tag soup websites that depend on JS? Fuck 'em and their incompetent web developers!

    Enabled Extensions: [14] (astericks denote highly recommended extensions)
    Adblock Plus 0.5.10.20051107*
    All-in-One Gestures 0.17*
    DOM Inspector 1.9a1
    FoxyTunes 1.1.5.4
    Linkification 1.1.6*
    Location Navigator 0.6* (for porn)
    Menu Editor 1.2
    MR Tech Local Install 4.0
    Nightly Tester Tools 0.7.9.10
    NoScript 1.1.3.3*
    Permit Cookies 0.5*
    Redirect Remover 0.43* (for porn)
    Update Channel Selector 1.0.1
    WebmailCompose 0.6.1

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  23. No question - StumbleUpon by themusicgod1 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    StumbleUpon is the next iteration of the evolution of the WWW. It's both addicting as hell, and helps to create content. Don't just be a blogger; be a Stumbler! StumbleUpon:Generica blog::Computer:Television.

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    1. Re:No question - StumbleUpon by Dan+Ost · · Score: 2, Interesting

      StumbleUpon might be a great way to increase FireFox mindshare. Lots of the sites I find with StumbleUpon are small sites that would be very hard to find accidentally and once they're rated in StumbleUpon, FireFox suddenly becomes the dominant browser in the server logs for that site since that site is shared with other StumbleUpon users. Once the site owner notices this, the becomes more important to the site owner to make sure FireFox works well with their site.

      Now, these small sites haven't historically been IE-only, but it seems like a good thing to raise awareness.

      Just a thought.

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      *sigh* back to work...
  24. Favorite _Mozilla_ extensions by stuuf · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Multizilla Lost of enhancements for tabbed browsing. You can drag tabs around, move tabs between windows or into new windows, etc. Qprefs Included with the above. Quick access to UA spoofing, disable javascript, referer spoofing Mouse Gestures Saves a lot of time not having to move the mouse all the way up to the toolbar. Download statusbar Replaces the download manager with a bar that pops up at the bottom of the browser window when downloads are active Web developer toolbar Lots of commands for debugging web pages. turn off style sheets, add your own, quick access to W3C HTML/CSS and Section 501 validators. Even lets you upload a file to the HTML validator, for local files, POST forms, slashdot... Live HTTP headers adds a tab to the page info window that shows the HTTP request/response headers for the current page, also lets you request a page with custom request headers. AdBlock Probably mentioned several times before Enigmail GPG encryption and signatures for mail

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  25. I also like... by arun_s · · Score: 2, Informative

    Session Saver: Saves sessions, snapback closed tabs, restore last session...
    MileWideBack: Go back/forward by right- or left-clicking anywhere on the entire left edge of the window.
    BookmarksHome: My homepage! Makes a neat page out of all your bookmarks.
    ScrapBook: Save web pages with a simple right click. Very useful, 'cos when you're browsing an rfc or something offline from ScrapBook, you have other tools like highlighting, adding text boxes etc.

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  26. My own list by zanglang · · Score: 2, Informative

    Personal favourites

    Firesomething - Titles like "Microsoft Evilhamster" simply rocks. ;)
    Mr Tech Local Install - Simply indispensible if you're an extension-junkie running nightlies.
    Tab Mix Plus
    Mouse Gestures
    Text Link - Opens unanchored URL links by just double-clicking. I can't remember when was the last time I had to press Ctrl-C.
    AutoCopy - Ditto.

    Others:
    # Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.2.6
    # Adblock Plus 0.5.10
    # Bookmarks Synchronizer 1.0.2.1
    # BugMeNot 0.8
    # ChromEdit 0.1.1.1
    # ClamWin Antivirus Glue for Firefox 0.2.3
    # Download Manager Tweak 0.7
    # Extended Statusbar 1.2.4
    # Feedview 0.9.7
    # Forecastfox 0.8.2.4
    # Greasemonkey 0.6.2
    # gTranslate 0.2.6
    # IE View 1.2.7
    # OpenBook 1.3.4
    # OpenDownload 0.2.1
    # Right Encoding 0.2
    # SearchPluginHacks 0.1
    # Sort Bookmarks 0.5.0.1
    # SwitchProxy Tool 1.3.2
    # Update Bookmark 0.0.4
    # Update Channel Selector 1.0.1
    # XUL Error Haikus 0.1

  27. AutoCopy by cwebb1977 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    http://autocopy.mozdev.org/ AutoCopy, just mark the text and it's in your clipboard. Sound familiar?

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  28. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2, Informative

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  29. Mouse Gestures and GreaseMonkey by Phreakiture · · Score: 2, Informative

    The subject says it all. There are a lot of extensions out there, but GreaseMonkey is effectively a meta-extension. Using it, I have Ad Blocker (clobbers flash ads), freetables (allows me to see table-formatted pages across the whole width of my 1600x1200 screen, not just the left-hand half), and Slashdot-Add Mirrors, which automagically adds links to Mirrordot, NYUD, and Google Cache for every link.

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