add-on/extension recomendation for firefox?

Jul 9, 2007 at 8:28 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 26
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I'm just interested what add-on or extension are you using for your firefox? A general description on why are you using that addon/extension will be nice.
 
Jul 9, 2007 at 8:48 PM Post #2 of 26
I don't feel so good right now, so I'll come back to this thread once it gets some replies and add onto them. I have quite a bit, and this stomach ache isn't getting any help while I sit here and type. But to start you off:

Adblock
 
Jul 9, 2007 at 9:06 PM Post #5 of 26
Here are the good ones that I use:
  1. Adblock Plus - Yes, web minus ads is cool.
  2. All-in-One Gestures - When I'm mousing around, clicking links etc, it's quite nice to be able to use gestures to: forward, backward, close tab, next tab, prev tab... that's all I use it for.
  3. All-in-One Sidebar - MUCH nicer from a UI standpoint to have all these things in the side bar vs separate windows. (addons, themes, history, bookmarks, etc)
  4. Download Statusbar - Along the same lines as All-in-One Sidebar, puts downloads as small status bars along the bottom of the browser. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
  5. Firebug - A must-have for any front end (html/css/javascript) web developers. Inspect anything. Absolutely huge (as in value) extension.
  6. Googlepedia - Make use of the right half of the Google search results page with a relevant Wikipedia page!
  7. HTML Validator - Validate and see errors/warnings for the page. Can you tell I'm a web dev yet?
  8. Tab Mix Plus - Add all those tab features that were missing. Highly recommended again.
  9. Web Developer - Lots of little tricks for web devs.
 
Jul 9, 2007 at 9:32 PM Post #6 of 26
Alright, I'm feeling better now.

Adblock - Obviously good
Adblock Filterset.G Updater - Convenient, except for that if you want to add something yourself, the next time it updates, you'll have to add it again. That issue might be fixed by now.
All-In-One Gestures - Already mentioned
Colorful Tabs - It might be useless with the newest version of Firefox or Tabbrowser preferences, but it looks nice and helps you differentiate the tabs with your peripheral vision.
Fasterfox - You have it, it's kind of self explanatory.
Flashgot - GREAT download manager. You have to download Flashget too. It's free.
Forecastfox - I don't really like it, as I always end up checking weather.com anyway so I know what hour it might rain, but it gives you the gist of what it will be like, and isn't an inconvenience.
Gmail Notifier - One of the best. If you use Gmail and constantly get e-mails, you can use this so that you won't have to keep a tab of it open.
IE View - For those pages where Firefox just doesn't work.
Image Zoom - Love it.
Nuke Anything Enhanced - Comes in handy when there are large, or buggy things on the screen. There used to be a function where you could permanently nuke it from coming up again, but it's been gone for a couple versions now.
Paste & Go (Currently not available) - Still waiting for the update! However, it's really convenient. Right click on the address or search bar and click paste & go instead of simply paste. Saves a second or two each time, but it feels great to simply have the convenience. I miss it.
ReloadEvery - Helps with auctions and such, but you have to make sure you turn it off once you want to do something instead.
Tab X - Might be unnecessary with the latest version of Firefox or Tabbrowser Preferences, but oh well. If not, it's really convenient
Tabbrowser Preferences - Great. It's a necessity.
Text to Image - Very handy at certain times, but I like to keep it off until I find a bunch of images linked.
 
Jul 9, 2007 at 10:16 PM Post #7 of 26
What's your memory usage? Mine is at 50k, but slowly grows to about 75. With Forecastfox it was going to 125k (also wasn't too accurate for my area-don't use it anymore).

I stick to the basics, not too much going on here.
Adblock Plus - Blocks ads and everything, but it's kind of redundant with NoScript.
Download Statusbar - Convenient, can instantly work downloads instead of hassling in a different window.
Fasterfox- Self-explanatory.
IE Tab - Self-explanatory.
NoScript - Probably the most important here. Blocks Flash, Java, XSS from all sites except those you put on a whitelist, and very easy to use.
Tab Mix Plus - Also essential. Open closed tabs, show progress, etc.
URL Link - Not too many know about this one. You can highlight a URL that hasn't been highlighted, or you can highlight words and instantly search Wikipedia, Google, etc.
 
Jul 9, 2007 at 10:23 PM Post #9 of 26
A few more:

Greasemonkey - Runs various user created Java scripts, mini-extensions almost.
Answers - Right click on a word to look it up.
Image Zoom - Use mouse wheel to enlarge/shrink images.
 
Jul 9, 2007 at 11:15 PM Post #10 of 26
everyone should have Adblock and especially NoScript installed.
Among the plugins not yet mentioned
Morning Coffee: open all your favourites web sites in one go. Incredibly useful little bugger.
del.icio.us: search your bookmarks (and tags), access them from many computers.
 
Jul 9, 2007 at 11:18 PM Post #11 of 26
I use Forecast Fox, IE Tab, and Tabbrowser Preferences regularly. A cool one is "TabEffect" but you're not going to want to use it regularly.
 
Jul 9, 2007 at 11:23 PM Post #12 of 26
McAfee SiteAdvisor--tells you whether or not a site is safe, and is good with search engines too.
Adblock Plus--no more annoying ads.
IE Tab--see how your website looks in IE compared to Fx.
UnPlug.
 
May 4, 2008 at 11:36 AM Post #15 of 26
Hi guys, I just want to add some of my addon addition

Foxclocks -- to display several clocks on the bottom of the status bar
piclens -- love it to browse pics
foxmark -- to synchronize bookmarks on several machine
pdf download -- to see in html format
faviconize tab -- rarely use but I guess it's useful for tab who you have it open all day without taking up so much tab space (ex: head-fi)
 
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