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Ask Slashdot: Best Browser Extensions -- 2016 Edition 195

Posted by msmash from the let's-talk dept.
Reader LichtSpektren writes: Almost eleven years ago, Slashdot featured an Ask titled "Favorite Firefox Extensions?". I thought it might be worthwhile to ask the question again (Editor's note: we couldn't agree more!), but expand the query to all web browsers now that there's more choices available.

Right now my main browser is Firefox, which I use with uBlock Origin, Disconnect, HTTPS Everywhere, Privacy Badger, NoScript, Self-Destructing Cookies, Decentraleyes, Privacy Settings, and Clean Links. (N.B. the first four of these are also available in Chromium-based browsers.) I use Chrome as a secondary browser, with the first four of the aforementioned extensions, plus also Clear Cache and occasionally Flashcontrol.

This one has nothing to do with security or privacy, but Reedy on Chromium is a really nice tool for speed reading.

What do you use?Let's get this going.
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  • Adblock Plus, Ghostery (Score:2, Insightful)

    by Anonymous Coward

    I never setup a computer without both

    • Re:Adblock Plus, Ghostery (Score:5, Informative)

      by LichtSpektren ( 4201985 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:15PM (#52606993)
      uBlock Origin and Disconnect do the same things as Adblock Plus and Ghostery respectively, minus taking money to let some "acceptable ads" through the filters.

      • Out of curiosity, how does Disconnect compare to uMatrix? I use uBlockO & uMatrix for the ABP+NoScript/Ghostery functionality. uMatrix took getting used to at first but I never leave home without it these days.

    • Most of the people on Slashdot would be better-served by using either uBlock Origin [github.com] or uMatrix [github.com] instead of ABP.

      uBlock Origin is a drop-in content blocker that "just works" out of the box. It's great for dropping onto non-techies computers and knowing that they'll be a lot better off. Plus, unlike ABP, it doesn't allow ads through by design for companies willing to pay, and it's also significantly more efficient than ABP in terms of its processing and memory overhead (though APK may point out that it's still

      • Most of the people on Slashdot would be better-served by using either uBlock Origin [github.com] or uMatrix [github.com] instead of ABP.

        I would say uBlock Origin and uMatrix.

        I'm running both of those, and also scriptblock, but most users will only want uMatrix.

        The "regular end user" set that I would recommend is uMatrix, uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, Flashblock. (Flashblock isn't just for flash, it is also for stopping html5 auto-play)

        For us grumpy old paranoid farts who don't mind having to fiddle before a site can run client code, then add in scriptblock.

      • I still use ABP because I rely on the Adblock Plus Pop-up addon. This allows for site specific handling of pop-up windows. It is useful on certain contaminated sites. Couldn't find a replacement for this until now. (NoScript requires too much re-enabling of scripts on too many sites in my experience, which makes it useless for me.)

  • Besides all the one you mention, being an asocial asshole I use 'Social Disconnect Plus' to block all Facebook, Twitter etc buttons and servers, Allinone Gestures, Canvasblocker, Google Privacy, 'I don't care about cookies', 'Simple site blocker' to block some newspaper directories that serve otherwise unblockable ads,

    I use also Greasemonkey with scripts to circumvent Anti-Adblock measures in WIRED and to replace all occurrences of 'Trump' on a page with 'orange baldyman orangutan', I know it's stupid but

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by green1 ( 322787 )

      I don't suppose you'd be willing to share your greasemonkey scripts for the anti-adblock measures?

    • Privacy Badger will automatically replace the social media buttons for you, there's an option on its dashboard.

    • Opera used to have an asteroids extension that allowed you to shoot elements off the page... Anytime an ad made it through I would blow the website to hell..

    • Also, thanks for mentioning Canvasblocker -- didn't know about that one, it looks to be useful.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by jon3k ( 691256 )

      I use also Greasemonkey with scripts to circumvent Anti-Adblock measures in WIRED

      Just switch from Adblock Plus to uBlock Origin. WIRED doesn't harass me about using it and it's better anyway [github.com].

  • Adobe plugins (Score:5, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 29, 2016 @12:48PM (#52606843)

    I'd put Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader at the top of the list. Microsoft Silverlight is really good, too.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by green1 ( 322787 )

      If silverlight qualifies as "really good" for you, I'd hate to see what you think is bad...

      • If silverlight qualifies as "really good" for you, I'd hate to see what you think is bad...

        Lol, silverlight...never used it, never will. Doesn't seem to affect my browsing not to have it installed. If I ever run across a site that's using it I'll just go somewhere else.

    • Surely you missed the most useful one that enhances security.

  • Chrome extensions (Score:5, Interesting)

    by green1 ( 322787 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @12:50PM (#52606853)

    Adblock (with "acceptable ad" turned OFF)
    Centre Image
    Cisco WebEx (for work)
    Disable HTML5 Autoplay
    Enhancer for YouTube
    Google Calendar
    Image Backtrace!
    IMG Rotate (why isn't this included by default with so many galleries of sideways iPhone images?)
    IPvFoo (I'm on a test group for IPv6 at work)
    Linkclump
    Mailto: (again, why isn't this default in chrome, you'd think many of their users would want to open mailto: links with gmail?)
    Open Frame
    QR-Code Tag Extension (because someone depreciated chrome-to-phone)
    Right-Click Enabler (Browsers should never allow websites to block right clicks, it's MY browser, not yours!)
    Save to Google Drive (Another one google should have included by default)
    Text URL Linker (because browsers are too stupid to figure out that text formatted as http://www.somedomainname.com/ [somedomainname.com] are actually URLs even if someone forgot to wrap them in A tags)
    View Background Image
    View Image
    Yet another flags (It's nice to see at a glance where the website is likely actually hosted)

    And with all that loaded, and an aggressive ad-filtering DNS server, the web is almost tolerable.

    • Great. But does your page load at a decent speed after it's been filtered by all those exts?

  • RequestPolicy and RefControl (Score:2, Interesting)

    by Anonymous Coward

    There are no legitimate reasons for cross-site requests and you should never use a referrer for anything, even access control.

    • Try uMatrix, it blocks all third-party scripts by default, but it is easy to turn them on a per-first-site basis.

      I use it together with regular scriptblock, so first I have to say "yes you can use scripts" and then if it wants third party, I have to say yes to each one. There are few sites that get that much access.

      It can also strip the referrer for you.

      It can also fake the agent string, but IME that will break most mapping applets so if you can't get your government weather radar to work, turn that off.

  • What do most of these other blockers do that Noscript doesn't? Been using NS for years and it seems to handle all my needs just fine.

    • What do most of these other blockers do that Noscript doesn't? Been using NS for years and it seems to handle all my needs just fine.

      Yep...I use Adblock and NoScript and together they seem to sanitize the web fairly well.

      I've considered installing Ghostery but I'm not sure what it would bring to the table. Blocking ads and scripts seems to cover most of the stuff I don't want running in my browser.

      • Well, here's the thing. What do you need adblock for? If you're not going to whitelist advertiser domains, they're not showing up in the first place.

        • Re: (Score:2)

          by nmb3000 ( 741169 )

          Well, here's the thing. What do you need adblock for? If you're not going to whitelist advertiser domains, they're not showing up in the first place.

          Most, but not all advertising is displayed via Javascript. AdBlock is useful for blocking static images and element hiding rules are nice for just removing text ads or other annoying elements of webpages. There is also the case of allowing domains to execute scripts (temporary or trusted) to make pages functional. AdBlock takes care of any ads that would be displayed as a result.

          But yes, NoScript easily takes care of 60-70% of it and AdBlock helps clean up the rest. I don't think Ghostery is necessary w

        • Well, here's the thing. What do you need adblock for? If you're not going to whitelist advertiser domains, they're not showing up in the first place.

          As nmb3000 mentioned below, most ads are served via a javascript snippet embedded in the page. NoScript takes care of most ads but it also blocks any malicious javascript that may be in the page as well. It blocks javascript called from other domains as well, so it's pretty effective.

      • Re:Serious question (Score:5, Informative)

        by amicusNYCL ( 1538833 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:33PM (#52607091)

        I've considered installing Ghostery but I'm not sure what it would bring to the table.

        Tracking, privacy, etc. All of those third party domains that have a tracking pixel or some other thing to track you across web sites. If you install Ghostery and configure it you'll see that it has sections for Advertising, Analytics, Beacons, Privacy, and Widgets (Facebook, Twitter, etc). It's blocking over 2,000 items for me. Right now I've got a recent version of Opera with the built-in ad blocking turned on, plus Ghostery, AdBlock, and Privacy Badger, and even here on Slashdot all of them are blocking something (Ghostery 7 items, AdBlock 5, Privacy Badger 2, and Opera is still natively blocking 10 items).

        • But if all those tracking domains haven't had a chance to even load in the first place, why would you need Ghostery?

          • Obviously, you wouldn't, but I provided an example to show that AdBlock does not block all of those. Like I said, I have 4 different ways to block content and all of them are blocking certain pieces. I don't know if all of them are injected via Javascript, but it would be trivial for OP to install Ghostery and determine whether or not it found anything to block.

            • I don't know if all of them are injected via Javascript

              Noscript doesn't just do javascript. That seems to be a common misconception.

          • Oh, but they do load! They load the JS, and also cookies and images and image cookies, etc. If you only block the JS, you still get tracked by the image loading.

            I recommend Privacy Badger rather than Ghostery, though.

  • For Chrome, Honey, Dictionary of Numbers, Backstay, and Transover. Stop Autoplay for Youtube is a good one, too.

  • uMatrix or RequestPolicy Continued (Score:3)

    by mrchaotica ( 681592 ) * on Friday July 29, 2016 @12:57PM (#52606891)

    uMatrix or RequestPolicy Continued let you block all the cross-site requests and whitelist them yourself instead of relying on a possibly-subverted third-party whitelist (like Ghostery or Adblock).

  • Adblock & NoScript (Score:4, Informative)

    by JustAnotherOldGuy ( 4145623 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @12:58PM (#52606901) Journal

    Adblock and NoScript seem to make the web a much nicer, faster, safer, cleaner place.

    I used a browser without Adblock the other day and was stunned by the amount of crap that litters most pages. Without Adblock and NoScript most pages load megabytes of ads and run dozens of scripts from a hundred different places. Using Adblock speeds up browsing to the point where not using it is downright painful.

    • Adblock and NoScript seem to make the web a much nicer, faster, safer, cleaner place.

      Very much so. For the last 6-12 months I've noticed Safari on multiple macs crashing, freezing, and failing to load pages at least one a day. I went and installed various ad blockers as an experiment and so far it's been weeks without a single such crash or freeze. I was willing to let ads by but not when they are actively breaking the internet. Ad in fear of third party injection of malware via ads, and now I'll always install an adblocking extension.

      • Ad in fear of third party injection of malware via ads, and now I'll always install an adblocking extension.

        Yep, that all by itself is a good enough reason to install one.

        Sadly, the web has become a gaudy, eye-watering shithole, littered with endless ads and social media vomit. I remember when it wasn't that way, when you didn't have to worry that just visiting a site would load malware on your system that would maliciously encrypt your files and hold them for ransom.

        It's become the equivalent of a $2 crack whore- an entity with zero morals or ethics who's just looking for any opportunity to rip you off and fuck

  • Google Voice - send and receive text messages right from the browser.
    IPvFoo - shows what connections are IPv4 vs IPv6 with a page. Great for debugging new IPv6 web servers to ensure everything is working properly.

    Everything else I use is quite obvious and listed countless times here already, mostly just privacy/blockers.

  • My primary browser is currently Vivaldi, but I have recently started the search again for a new one because it seems that after a couple hours of youtube my computer cannot do anything... Which just means that I still mostly run chromium extensions

    Adguard AdBlocker [google.com] I am not super picky about my ad blocker, and I generally leave acceptable ads turned on for blockers that support it

    Ghostery [google.com] Privacy matters, and I am suspicious about the many trackers that are all over everywhere...

    Magic Actions for Youtube [google.com] Th

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by Xian97 ( 714198 )

      Vivaldi user here too.
      Ublock Origin
      uMatrix since Chromium based browsers do not have No Script like I used in Firefox
      I did have HTTPS Everywhere, but there is a bug in it that prevents you from seeing your Netflix DVD queue so I had to remove it. I still have a DVD plan as there are many titles I want to see that are available on streaming.

  • FoxyProxy (Score:3)

    by Sarusa ( 104047 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:14PM (#52606989)
    If you need a browsing proxy, which is great for things like tunneling out through an ssh link, it's really hard to beat FoxyProxy Standard [mozilla.org]. Also available for chrome: FoxyProxy Standard [google.com]

  • Don't Fuck With Paste (Score:5, Informative)

    by TechyImmigrant ( 175943 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:21PM (#52607025) Homepage Journal

    The only extension I use on Chrome is "Don't Fuck With Paste", which prevents web sites preventing you from pasting into a field. So I can copy and paste from my password manager.

  • Work: uBlock Origin TamperMonkey goo.gl Tabs Outliner Home: uBlock Origin Tabs Outliner Various price comparison and inventory count web scraping tools that change frequently (I run a side biz flipping items on AZ)
  • You don't need Disconnect any longer since Firefox integrated Tracking Protection into the browser.
    Enable Tracking Protection
    about:config
    privacy.trackingprotection.enabled = true
    • I'm aware of that, but here's the deal on that: Firefox gives you two options -- "strict" or "regular" tracking protection. The strict blocks more things than Disconnect, but it also breaks lots of websites. (I presume the "regular" is exactly equivalent to just using Disconnect.) Occasionally I want to temporarily disable the "strict" protection but still have the "regular", which is not currently an option in Firefox; it's all or nothing. You can switch in the Options menu, but it requires a restart of th
      • Ah, I see. I didn't realize it worked that way. Thanks for the clarification. I have uBlock Origin, so should I just disable FF's tracking protection after enabling the filters?
        • If you just use the "Normal" protection, then yes; use one or the other, both is redundant. But the "Strict" catches more things than the "Normal", in which case it makes sense to have both going so you can disable the "Strict" protection on occasion but still have the "Normal" filters going.

  • TrackMeNot (Score:3)

    by nowsharing ( 2732637 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:36PM (#52607103)
    Everyone should be installing TrackMeNot to pollute the search engine result tracking pool:
    TrackMeNot
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trackmenot/ [mozilla.org]

    By issuing randomized queries to common search-engines, TrackMeNot obfuscates your search profile(s) and registers your discontent with surreptitious tracking.

    • Re:TrackMeNot (Score:4, Insightful)

      by Thelasko ( 1196535 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @02:03PM (#52607295) Journal

      Everyone should be installing TrackMeNot to pollute the search engine result tracking pool: TrackMeNot https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trackmenot/ [mozilla.org] By issuing randomized queries to common search-engines, TrackMeNot obfuscates your search profile(s) and registers your discontent with surreptitious tracking.

      I'm concerned this plugin might trigger Google's bot detection algorithm. Furthermore, wouldn't it be simpler to use DuckDuckGo? [duckduckgo.com]

      • When I first started using TrackMeNot, once every few months Google would ask me to answer a captcha (bot detection). I haven't had that happen for at least a year now, so they must have fixed it along the way.

        Yes, DuckDuckGo is definitely the best solution. But if you're stuck making occasional Google searches or using gmail, it's nice to have TrackMeNot running.
        • How does TrackMeNot stop gmail tracking? Google reads the contents of your inbox and outbox before you even open your browser.
          • It doesn't stop tracking at all, rather it adds a continuous flow of useless search results to your profile, thus obscuring your footprint.

  • Classic Theme Restorer (Score:3)

    by nowsharing ( 2732637 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:38PM (#52607123)
    Classic Theme Restorer brings back the drop down search engine list that they removed. I'm not one of those people who critiques every decision that Mozilla makes, but I was disappointed when they removed the about:config string that allowed you to retain the search engine list.

    Classic Theme Restorer
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/ [mozilla.org]

    • Yep, and it also fixes UI and has convenient buttons to disable non-browser functionality (Pocket, Reader, etc)

  • An Important One (Score:4, Funny)

    by jon3k ( 691256 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:39PM (#52607127)
    Video Speed Controller [google.com] will change your life [washingtonpost.com].
  • X-Notifier is a great way to get email updates from lots of different accounts.
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/xnotifier/ [mozilla.org]

  • uMatrix (Score:3)

    by McGruber ( 1417641 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @01:54PM (#52607237)
    I love uMatrix, an extension for Firefox. It's like noscript, but much more powerful: "uMatrix puts you in full control of where your browser is allowed to connect, what type of data it is allowed to download, and what it is allowed to execute. Nobody else decides for you: You choose. You are in full control of your privacy."

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by AmiMoJo ( 196126 )

      I like the concept but I prefer something a bit more automated. Privacy Badger isn't bad.

  • My Browser Is SeaMonkey (Score:5, Informative)

    by DERoss ( 1919496 ) on Friday July 29, 2016 @02:29PM (#52607455)

    To a large extent, SeaMonkey extensions are also compatible with Firefox. The reverse is not always true.

    I have 27 extensions (not plugins) installed. Here are my most important. Note that three are merely to restore capabilities that were lost when Mozilla developers decided that users really do not know what they need.
    * Adblock Plus -- I do not subscribe to any filters; instead, I depend entirely on my own, manually-entered filters.
    * Expire history by days -- Some developer at Mozilla decided that the users are wrong, that browser history should be pruned only when the database gets full. This extension restores that prior capability for users to set a preferred life-span for history entries. This extension was Firefox-only, but a Web tool allowed me to convert it for SeaMonkey.
    * Find Preferences -- I hate the proliferation of banners in the user interface, another case where developers at Mozilla think they know what users need more than what the users say they need. This extension restores the prior capability to use a popup dialogue to search within a Web page.
    * Flashblock -- Yes, I could use the Addons Manager to enable and disable the Flash plugin, Via the PrefBar extension (see below), Flashblock allows me to have a checkbox on my tool bar to enable and disable the Flash plugin without having to open the Addons Manager. Flashblock also indicates where on a Web page Flash presentations are present, provides a simple click to show the presentation, and a context menu to completely delete the presentation.
    * Live HTTP headers -- I used this to find that my credit union was setting cookies for Facebook.
    * Old Default Image Style -- Again, Mozilla developers decided that the user-set background color was not what users really wanted when displaying only a selected image. Instead, they forced a black background, which conflicts with images that have black along their edges. This extension restored the use of user-set background colors (pale mint green in my case).
    * Password Exporter -- I use this to move passwords from my PC to my wife's. This extension was Firefox-only, but a Web tool allowed me to convert it for SeaMonkey.
    * Passwords Button -- Part of the Toolbar Buttons extension (see below), this gives me a tool bar button to open the edit window of Password Manager so that I can delete, change, or copy passwords. This extension was Firefox-only, but a Web tool allowed me to convert it for SeaMonkey.
    * PrefBar -- I want this as an inherent capability in the vanilla browser. I cannot easily browse without it. I have 31 checkboxes, buttons, and menus setup in PrefBar. Some are from the basic extension, some are added from the PrefBar Web site, and some I created myself.
    * Secret Agent -- Although not entirely effective, this confuses attempts by Web servers to track me.
    * Show Password On Input -- This is for my master password; see Show my Password below.
    * Show my Password -- This is for login passwords. This and the Show Password On Input extension make passwords visible upon my request. I am getting old, and my fingers do not always type what I think I am typing. These let me see if I have mistyped a password and take corrective action.
    * Theme Font & Size Changer -- This controls the fonts and their sizes in the browser's user interface, not on rendered Web pages. As I get older, I increase the sizes.
    * Toolbar Buttons -- This provides an enhanced set of buttons for customizing my browser's tool bar. Additional buttons beyond that enhanced set are available from the extension's Web site.

    Where I indicate "This extension was Firefox-only, but a Web tool allowed me to convert it for SeaMonkey.", the tool is at http://addonconverter.fotokrai... [fotokraina.com].

    • My SeaMonkey extensions are uBlock Origin and Web of Trust (WoT). Plugins are on demand like Flash. No Java since no web sites use it for me. Send referrer disabled, no tracking, etc.

      • Last updated: Fri Jul 29 2016 23:15:03 GMT-0700 (Pacific Standard Time)
        User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:43.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/43.0 SeaMonkey/2.40

        Extensions (enabled: 6)
        * ChatZilla 0.9.92 (http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/) (disabled)
        * ColorfulTabs 18.1 (http://www.binaryturf.com/free-software/colorfultabs-for-firefox/)
        * DOM Inspector 2.0.16.1-signed (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/inspector/)
        * IE View 1.5.6 (http://ieview.roub.net/)
        * PrefBar 7.0.0.1-signed (http://prefbar.tuxfamily.org/)
        * WO

  • My favorite was when one of the developers of Kingdom of Loathing forgot they'd installed that, and replaced cloud with butt permanently in some item descriptions after updating them (through their web-based dev tool) without noticing. That was awesome.

  • AdBlock Plus.
    HTTPS Everywhere.
    Desktop Notifications for StackExchange.
    Chrome extension source viewer (allows examining extensions and apps without installing them).
    Kicktraq (shows funding graphs embedded in the header of Kickstarter page)
    RSS Subscription Extension + The Old Reader Notifier (disclosure: I maintain that one)
    A few self-written extensions for Fallen London browser game.

  • Sorry if I'm not nerdy enough to run my own SMTP server. And why isn't Copy Link Text built-in? I use it very often.

  • Mine:

    * Classic Theme Restorer - To undo stupid ideas introduced with Australias.

    * DownloadThemAll - To make quick work of downloading a large number of individual images or links on a page.

    * The Camelizer - For historical charts of Amazon pricing on items.

    * Hover Hound - Because sometimes NewEgg is the better deal even without my Prime shipping.

    * UBlock Origin - For general adblockng.

    * Ghostery 5.4.11 - Because version 6.0+ has a shitty interface.

    * New Private Tab - Allows you to open private browsing as a

  • Back/Forward History Tweaks
    Back/forward dropmarker
    Classic Compact Options
    Clear Cache Button
    Cookie Controller
    Direct Torrent Downloader
    Disable Ctrl-Q Shortcut
    Download Manager
    Flash Video Downloader
    Flashblock
    FoxClocks
    FxIF
    Hide Tab Bar With One Tab
    Image Zoom
    New tab toolbar button
    NextPlease
    Open in Browser
    Phrase Highlighter
    Print selected text
    RightToClick
    Session Manager
    Zoom Page
    google-no-tracking-url

  • ....most posts are about privacy, but here's a few that make my life enjoyable in Chrome that aren't privacy related.

    General items:

    Fireshot - sort of a snipping tool for webpages.
    OneTab - a good tab saver and restorer.
    Context Menu Search - adds configurable context searchers (IDMB, Wiki, Magic Cards, whatever)
    Visualping - takes snapshots of webpages, checks them for changes.

    Fun items:

    Destiny Item Manager - for, well, Destiny item management.
    F.B. Purity - cleans unwanted items from Facebook, since it's an ev

    • Do people not know about this extension? Nothing better than sucking 20 tabs into a nice group you can label and get back to later. It's the only thing that makes the bloated chrome useable.

      Btw side note why isn't Chrome blazing fast at this point? I mean so fast you can't believe the pages loads before you noticed? Is all the code really that far abstracted from the metal? Shouldn't it be leak proof and ultra low memory no matter how badly behaved a webpage is? Can't a company worth half a Trillion dollar

  • As Meta-Extension: www.ffprofile.com to create a firefox profile with security defaults. Creates a prefs.js and a zip with some (but not many) extensions.

  • Hope this helps someone:

    Adblock Plus - self explanatory
    BetterPrivacy - unknown Cookie control including flash cookies
    Case Changer - occasionally useful when I accidentally leave the caps lock key on for a few sentence.
    Classic Theme Restorer - Makes Firefox like it used to be
    Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus - makes blocking web annoyances much easier
    Extended Copy Menu (fix version) - Adds copy as plain text
    Flashblock - I prefer to manually enable Flash when I want to use it
    Forecastfox (fix version) - t

  • >What do you use?

    One I have not seen mentioned that I like is:

    Nuke Anything Enhanced- a GREAT way to hide/remove stuff you don't want to see, especially useful before printing. Also useful for getting rid of distracting animated junk while you are trying to read. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-... [mozilla.org]

    Of course, I also use Adblock Plus, and Classic Theme Restorer, and a few others.

  • I mainly use firefox but am starting to use chrome more and more since netflix will work with it "out of the box" in Linux.

    The addons I mainly use and will install in every browser

    get them all
    adblock plus
    xmarks
    last pass

    I wish I can find a good one that will stop all autoplaying videos in places like Topix. none of the flash blockers were work nor will the adblockers.

  • Actually I find the offensively stupid and distracting clickbait at the bottom of many serious articles more irritating than many ads.
    But I am not aware of a clickbait remover.
    Does it exist or why not - I cannot be the only one who hates clickbait.
  • Firefox Developer Extensions

    Add-on Compatibility Reporter
    Add-ons Manager Context Menu
    ContextMenu Extensions (Piro, not signed)
    DOM Inspector
    Element Inspector
    Enhanced Steam
    Greasemonkey
    LastPass
    Multiple Tab Handler (Piro, not signed)
    OmniSidebar
    Remote XUL Manager
    Session Manager
    Stylish (only because "User Style Manager" is broken)
    SuperUserContent (doesn't really work as well as Stylish or USM)
    Tab Groups
    Tabhunter
    Tree Style Tab (Piro, not signed)
    uMatrix
    url-addon-bar
    Vertical Toolbar

    Chrome Canar

    • Addenum Notes:

      Firefox: All Plugins are uninstalled; Thus I disabled "Flash Control"

      Chrome: prefer "Post It All : Sticky notes" to "Page Notes"

      Opera: last item is uMatrix...

  • How has noone suggested Classic Theme Restorer for Firefox! This is what allows you to restore the pre-Australis theme that (imho) marked one of the more serious nails in the coffin for Firefox.

    I also use:
    - FireGestures, for mouse gestures (how people work without right-click-scroll-up/down to go to the top and bottom of pages is beyond me).
    - FoxyProxy, so I can use different proxies for specific URLs, mostly allowing me to test geoip stuff but also coincidentally allowing me to avoid geographical restricti

  • On odd days, we mock the proles for not using browser extension, thereby leaving themselves vulnerable to security exploits and tracking.

    On even days, we mock the proles for using browser extensions, thereby leaving themselves vulnerable to memory leaks.

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