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20 Must-have Firefox Extensions

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-it-comes-to-this-then-does-it dept.

An anonymous reader noted that Computerworld is running a story on the 20 must have Firefox extensions. Several of my favorites are in there so I'm looking forward to playing with the ones I haven't heard of.

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  1. What about unplug? What about flashgot? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2254/

    It allows you to rip streaming content easily from websites. It can handle everything from flash movies (.flv) on youtube to mp3 data streamed to your web browser. Paired with the Flashgot plugin:

    https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/220/

    You can download all of the links on a webpage, just like certain download managers used to. Its a great combo.

  2. sensationalism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    IAAFPS and i call bs on this one


    if this list were anywhere near accurate it should have included these extensions:

    • Navigation
      • Thumbs - Shows the first thumbnail from each linked gallery, letting you skip galleries that don't look interesting.
      • Linky - Open all links in tabs, etc.
      • firefusk - view all images from galleries with numerically named image files.
      • Browse Images - Use the Forward button or Alt+Shift+Right to go to the next image.
      • Location Navigator - Select a portion of a URL that varies, then navigate up or down.
      • Digger - Navigate to parent directories in URLs, etc.
      • refspoof - Modify your HTTP Referer to gain access to sites that use insecure login mechanisms.
    • Downloading and saving
      • DownThemAll - Download all the links to images/movies on a page at once.
      • FlashGot - Download all the links on a page at once using an external download manager.
      • Download sort - Save files to folders based on extension or download date.
      • spiderzilla - Download entire web sites.
      • Super DragAndGo - Drag a link to open it in a new tab; drag an image to save it.
    • Videos
      • Launchy - Open links to video files in an external player, streaming, so you can watch a video without waiting to download it. (Note that not all video players support streaming video; for example, WinAmp 5.111 hangs. VLC works well. Here's my launchy.xml for VLC.)
      • MediaPlayerConnectivity - Open embedded video in an external player, so you can use features like Full Screen.
    • Images
      • Image Zoom - Convenient shortcuts for zooming images.
      • mozImage - Browse images on hard drive or view them in a slideshow.

    Most of the authors of these extensions are not yet members of the Pornzilla project.

  3. The complete list by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Tools for taming the Web
    StumbleUpon
    Yahoo Mail Notifier
    Gmail Manager
    Greasemonkey

    Visual Improvements
    Firefox Showcase
    Cooliris Previews
    Colorful Tabs
    ChromaTabs

    Matters of convenience
    Google Browser Sync
    Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer
    Session Manager
    All-in-One Gestures
    IE Tab
    Download Statusbar
    Download Sort
    Nuke Anything Enhanced

    Information gatherers
    Forecastfox
    Answers

    Web developer essentials
    FireFTP
    Firebug
    Web Developer
    MeasureIt
    ColorZilla

    Yes, there are more than twenty, but 20 sounds better, doesn't it? By the way, please skip the IE tab. If you are using Firefox, it is in your best interest to abandon sites that only support Internet Explorer. I should go on to say something more, because I apparently don't have enough characters per line: more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more