Favorite Firefox Extensions? 142
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)"
IE View (Score:3, Informative)
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.ph
Uhh no.. (Score:4, Informative)
Re:IE View (Score:5, Interesting)
Allow Right-Click [roachfiend.com] 0.2
Alt-Text for Links [roachfiend.com] 0.2
BugMeNot [roachfiend.com] 0.7
Compact Menu [mozdev.org] 1.7.2
CTC [mozdev.org] 0.3
DictionarySearch [mozdev.org] 0.9.3
Disable Targets For Downloads [cusser.net] 1.0
Download Statusbar [mozdev.org] 0.9.3.1
Google Toolbar for Firefox [google.com] 1.0.20051012
IE View [mozdev.org] 1.2.6
ListZilla [roachfiend.com] 0.5.1
Menu Editor [mozdev.org] 1.2
miniT (drag+indicator) [v2studio.com] 0.5
PDF Download [rabotat.org] 0.5.1.2
SwitchProxy Tool [mozmonkey.com] 1.3.2
ScrapBook [vis.ne.jp] 0.17.0
I'll second Scrapbook (Score:2)
http://amb.vis.ne.jp/mozilla/scrapbook/ [vis.ne.jp]
MiniT merged into browser (Score:2)
Also, Slashfix will not be needed in 1.5.
Re:IE View (Score:1)
Tabbrowser Prefs
Copy Plain Text Links
Focus Last Selected Tab
Must haves for me.
Thank you! (Score:2)
I've installed IE Tab, added these two sites to the "always use IE Tab" list, and my headaches have been solved. Thanks for the tip!
Favorite Extensions (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Favorite Extensions (Score:2, Informative)
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:
Re:Favorite Extensions (Score:2)
Actually, I look at that less and less now that we installed a modded xbox with xbmc and a PSOne LCD into the bathroom of our dorm. I just take a peek at the day's weather before I step into the shower.
Re:Favorite Extensions (Score:1)
Embedded Media for Linux (Score:2)
Re:Embedded Media for Linux (Score:2)
Re:Embedded Media for Linux (Score:2)
Imagezoom (Score:3, Informative)
The Answer is Plain (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:The Answer is Plain (Score:2)
Re:The Answer is Plain (Score:2)
"Don't you wish you could just copy the text itself, without having to copy it, paste it into notepad, then copy it again? This extension gives you an option to copy text without the formatting. You can even set it to trim extra space in and around the copied text!"
Re:The Answer is Plain (Score:2)
Re:The Answer is Plain (Score:2)
If you're a Windows user, you may find PureText [stevemiller.net] useful. It accomplishes the same thing but in 1 step (Win+V) instead of several (Win+R,notepad,Ctrl+V,Ctrl+A,Ctrl+C,Alt+F4,N,Ctrl+ V). Since it's a Windows program instead of a browser add-in, it works from any program and it's lightweight enough that I'm comfortable leaving it running in the background. Configurable for those with compulsive key
Re:The Answer is Plain (Score:2)
i use:
[RECOMMENDED]
[f + t + m] - conquery [mozdev.org] (context-menu searches) + mycroft plugins [mozdev.org]
[f] - openbook [chuonthis.com]
[f + m] - optimoz: tweaks [mozdev.org] (sidebar autopopout)
[f] - translate [mozilla.org]
[OPTIONAL]
[f] - autohide [krickelkrackel.de] & tbx [mozdev.org] for better fullscreen
[f + t + m] - chromedit [mozdev.org]
[f] - copyurlplus [mozdev.org]
[f] - customize google [customizegoogle.com]
[f] - extended statusbar [mozilla.org]
[f + m] - image zoom [yellowgorilla.net]
[f] - keyconfig [dorando.at]
[f + m] - launchy [gemal.dk]
[f + t + m] - optimoz [mozdev.org]
tabbrowser extensions (Score:2, Informative)
Re:tabbrowser extensions (Score:1)
since 1.4 i don't need TBP (unless you want to put tabbar on bottom and don't want to edit css file or something)
Re:tabbrowser extensions (Score:1)
not that no one needs them, just not "unusable"
Re: (Score:3, Informative)
Wikalong (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Wikalong (Score:1, Redundant)
Re:Wikalong (Score:2)
Again, this is not a personal criticism - just a general one. As a Slashdotter, you understand the concept of "tin-foil hat", right?
Re:Wikalong (Score:3, Insightful)
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
Re:Wikalong (Score:2)
Re:Wikalong (Score:2)
I hadn't noticed this. I've just fixed it. Shouldn't be a need to reinstall.
Thanks for pointing that out.
There are some other bugs here and there, but from this point, it should be more usable.
I'm hoping to release a new version before the end of the month.
cannot afford to miss these! (Score:4, Informative)
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.
Re:cannot afford to miss these! (Score:2)
Thanks.
my collection (Score:3, Informative)
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.)
Print-It (Score:4, Interesting)
Session Saver (Score:2, Interesting)
SessionSaver (Score:4, Interesting)
Second favourite is MediaPlayerConnectivity. Third favourite is probably Google Suggest.
Do you want the Firefox crashes fixed? (Score:2)
Since Bugzilla does not accept referrals from Slashdot (?), copy and paste this URL:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22266 0 [mozilla.org]. Remove the space inserted by Slashdot.
Re:SessionSaver (Score:2)
Re:Different experience (Score:2)
I would certainly use more extensions if they didn't risk make Firefox even more unstable than it already is. I'm sick of Firefox crashes, Firefox often going into manic 95% CPU burning mode on return from laptop suspends, etc. I keep using it because of its net advantages, but it simply is not as stable as IE
Do you want the Firefox crashes fixed? (Score:2)
Since Bugzilla does not accept referrals from Slashdot, copy and paste this URL:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2226
So many... (Score:2)
Re:So many... (Score:1)
Ooh... (Score:1)
about:kitchensink (Score:3, Interesting)
Been there, done that. (Score:2)
I'll match your gestures and raise you a menu (Score:5, Interesting)
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.
Re:I'll match your gestures and raise you a menu (Score:2, Insightful)
(And a side note is, I actually like Mouse Gesture more than AIO Gesture, because the prior allows you to define custom javascript fun
4 months old, and for Firefox 1.0... (Score:2)
My Firefox Extensions [guico.net]
NoScript... (Score:2)
Some others I use...BetterSearch [g-blog.net], LinkPreview [brownhost.com], Outfoxed [getoutfoxed.com], BugMeNot [roachfiend.com], del.icio.us [mozdev.org] and Farky [fark.com]...
Re:NoScript... (Score:3, Funny)
Enabled Extensions: [14] (astericks denote highly recommended extensions)
Adblock Plus 0.5.10.20051107 [sitesled.com]*
All-in-One Gestures 0.17 [wanadoo.fr]*
DOM Inspector 1.9a1 [mozilla.org]
FoxyTu [foxytunes.org]
Bookmark Synchronizer, but what about Profiles? (Score:2)
I REALLY wish the same concept could be created for profiles. Every time I install FireFox, it's the same routine: Download extensions, configure everyting, tweak the interface, adjust settings...
But It would be nice if some sort of remote synchronization to maintain profiles.
Re:Bookmark Synchronizer, but what about Profiles? (Score:1)
For Web Developers (Score:3, Informative)
My favourites:
Makes developing websites and web applications that much easier.
the one I use most is Greasemonkey (Score:2)
how 'bout Mozex? (Score:3, Informative)
http://mozex.mozdev.org/ [mozdev.org]
Other favorites have already been mentioned: all-in-one gestures, flash block, and Googlebar.
My Extensions window lists... (Score:5, Interesting)
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
Re:My Extensions window lists... (Score:2)
Re:My Extensions window lists... (Score:2)
Don't be Afraid... (Score:2)
The Homeland Security Threat Level Indicator!
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/extensions
Impress your friends.
SessionSaver! (Score:2)
It saves your tabs state (and things you have typed into forms). Very useful for when your browser or computer crashes, you accidentally close a tab with important information, or even accidentally close a whole window.
Also, you can restart the web browser for installing extensions (or to save memory when playing a game) and not worry about getting your state back.
This extension is a must!!
All the usual above and TargetAlert (Score:2)
Provides a visual cue for the destination of a hyperlink by appending a link with an icon that shows what type of file it leads to, or the effects it may have, such as opening a new window or leaving a secure site. Icons can be set to appear only when mousing over a link (default), or they may be added to links automatically when the page loads. TargetAlert makes it easier to locate links to important document types
Linky! (Score:2)
Linky is excellent and on occasion completely changes the way I browse.
Other useful ones are:
Linkification - turn text into link
also
Live HTTP Headers
Web Developer
User Agent Switcher
Spellbound's ok
Web Developer Extension (Score:2, Informative)
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 -.-)
4 not mentioned yet... (Score:1)
http://bookmarkshome.mozdev.org/ [mozdev.org]
creates a nice start page with your bookmarks (and live bookmarks)
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php ?id=82 [mozilla.org]
cookie culler (better cookie management)
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php ?id=253 [mozilla.org]
magpie (media leecher)
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php ?id=827 [mozilla.org]
dnsstuff.com toolbar (easy access to network tools)
and not an e
Webmail Compose (Score:1)
IE View makes me barf. (Score:1, Troll)
1. Greasemonkey
2. Download Statusbar (which should be the default download manager, imo)
3. Favicon Picker (though I can't find a decent 16x16 dilbert icon to save my life, and what's the point of using the generic one which the bookmarks bar never seems to keep? Gotta love just dropping the text, I can fit 50 icons across the front.)
Extension Developer and DOM Inspector are also important. And Adblock/Flashblock are indispensable. Also loved Session Saver, until it broken in deerpark.
Live HTTP Headers (Score:2, Informative)
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
So many to choose from... (Score:2, Informative)
Pr0nzilla (Score:2)
Really. I'd probably be using opera if it weren't for the pornzilla suite.
My life made easy (Score:1)
Tab Mix Plus (IMHO the best tab extension)
Mouse Gestures
BugMeNot [bugmenot.com] (For those "free subscription required" sites")
Adblock Plus and updater (Never have to worry about an ad again in my life)
Bookmarks Synchronizer (A necessity for portable apping)
Other on my desktop:
User Agent Switcher (I can be any OS running any browser)
Inline Autocomplete
Forcastfox
Auto Copy
FoxyTunes
FirefoxView (for those progams that insist on opening IE)
Conquery (Score:2)
I can query selected text using any online service I want to. It's great for dictionary, movie, abbreviation, transaltion, plus thousands of other lookups.
Using InfoLister extension: (Score:2, Informative)
* 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
* Grease
A Few Essentials (Score:2)
- BugMeNot
- CustomizeGoogle
- Plain Text Links
- IEView
- Download Statusbar
As well as six or seven personalized Mycroft search engines.
Dictionary Tooltip (Score:2)
Perhaps less important, but... (Score:1)
Slim Extension List [v2studio.com] (0.1) tidies the extension manager by reducing the display size of entries. (Good for people with too many extensions
Stop-or-Reload Button [v2studio.com] (0.1) make more room on your toolbar by combining the stop and reloa
firefox extensions (Score:1)
No question - StumbleUpon (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:No question - StumbleUpon (Score:3, Interesting)
Now, these small sites haven't historically
Repeated sites (Score:2)
Besides, with time the network that stumbleupon has access to will grow as the people on it both grow in number and experience.
Granted I don't want to give you the idea that stumbleUpon is perfect; It's just pretty damn good and the main reason you cite (that it repeats sites) isn't a bug; it's a
Cookie Culler (Score:1)
Favorite _Mozilla_ extensions (Score:5, Interesting)
three extensions are must-have for me (Score:2)
second one is tab killer - i hate tabs and without this extension i sometimes open pages in new tabs
third one is a bit modified tocyrillic - to type in russian without knowing russian keyboard layout
I also like... (Score:2, Informative)
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.
My own list (Score:2, Informative)
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 Firefo
AutoCopy (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:AutoCopy (Score:2)
yes, sixteen years of X has definitely made me bitter.
Adblock, of course... (Score:2)
Since I'm a web weenie, I also have View Formatted Source and Copy Plain Text.
Add Bookmark Here is very useful too.
One thing worthy of particular praise is NoScript's user interface - you can easily unblock items on a page temporarily or permanently, from the status bar of page itself. Now, why can't the cookie manager do this? I run with cookies blocked normally, but when I want to allow a site to use cookies, I have to
Re:Adblock, of course... (Score:2)
http://mfe.gorgias.de/#pcookies [gorgias.de]
alt-c to change per sites permissions. choose full allow, or only session cookies. or remove cookies.
FlashGot (Score:2)
Useful if you have a download accelerator with which some sites don't work, and you have to restart your browser every time you want to disable it.
Very useful if you use a DL manager.
Get it here: http://www.flashgot.net/ [flashgot.net]
CLUSTY for non native english speakers (Score:2)
Others I can't live without: Gmail notifier, Diggler (as in konqueror you can clean the address bar with one click), Launchy (integrate with your email
LiveHTTPHeaders (Score:2)
Mouse Gestures and GreaseMonkey (Score:3, 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.
ColorZilla (Score:2)
Coralize (Score:2)
Filterset.G, Prefbar, & TinyURL (Score:2)
.ORG (Score:2)
Followed by .COM
Though .INFO is growing on me.
Surprised myself (Score:2)
The most recent one I've installed is the Goolge toolbar, because I was thinking to myself that I hated switching the search bar between wikipedia, google, and dictionary (because although this is easy enough to do I walways f
I possibly over do it but..... (Score:2)
Tabbrowser Preferences - So I can stop saying "I wish I could"
Sage - A great RSS/Atom reader
Calendar Help - For Moz Calendar
EditCSS - Real time editing of CSS
Image Zoom - Postage stamp killer.
Mozilla Calendar - I'm supposed to WHAT WHEN!
TextMarker - Highlighter for websites
TinyUrl Creator - turn that 300 character URL into something easy
Translate - Key Euro and Asian languages to/from English
I must not fear! - Teaching from the Bene Gesserit
BugMeNo
Adblock + Filterset.G (Score:2)