What Firefox Add-ons do you use?
Which ones do you consider essential, and why?
Which ones would you advise others to use, and why?
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Firefox Add-ons
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
The only extension I use is NoScript. Over time, I have whitelisted a (relatively small) number of sites that I trust - these are allowed to run scripts such as JavaScript, all others are denied. This acts as a security buffer and it blocks most ads.
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
Open Download and Plain Old Favorites. Get them on the Mozilla site.
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
I've read that UBlock is more optimised than AdBlock Plus?StuartR wrote:I use Adblock Plus and https everywhere
I don't use FireFox, but I can suggest two add-ons that I find handy:
- UBlock
- BBCodeXtra
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
I don't use Firefox, but as a confirmed luddite, I use Pale Moon (a fork of Firefox, which harks back to the good old days when browsers didn't want to be Chrome). I use the following to put back those features I found invaluable in my beloved Opera 12.17 (sadly gone to Chrome-land )
I usually check Pale Moon's repository first then install from AMO only if Pale Moon doesn't have them. (This is necessitated by the developer on Pale Moon forking Firefox so far that some addons don't work)
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Add to Search Bar | Add any search field to the search bar |
Autofill Forms | |
Close Button | I like a close tab button top right |
FinderBar Tweak | |
Pale Moon Commander | |
PlacesCleaner | |
Private Tab | |
Secure Login | A handy way to access saved login data |
Session Manager | A handy way to access saved sessions |
Super Start | A Speeddial thingy |
Tab Mix Plus | Does stuff with tabs |
uBlock Origin | ad blocker which, apparently blocks those pesky yahoo! Ads (YMMV) |
WOT |
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
Adblock Plus - Surf the web without annoying ads! - for obvious reasons
Advanced Cookie Manager Addon For Firefox | Facebook - useful for easily killing off unwanted cookies
Classic Theme Restorer - because I like it that way.
Close Button :: Add-ons for Firefox - because I like it that way too
ColorfulTabs Download - colours the tabs as above, plus - when you get totally lost - flashes the active one when you hover your mouse over the tabs ...
Born Geek » Copy Link Text (CoLT) - gives you single right-click BB code for pasting links as I have done
IE View - IE View - Launch pages in IE from Firefox - because sometimes it is unavoidable
NoScript - JavaScript/Java/Flash blocker for a safer Firefox experience! - again, for hopefully obvious reasons
Safe Browsing Tool | WOT (Web of Trust) - adds a touch of reassurance
And from reading Stuart's list above, I'm now going to install HTTPS Everywhere
Advanced Cookie Manager Addon For Firefox | Facebook - useful for easily killing off unwanted cookies
Classic Theme Restorer - because I like it that way.
Close Button :: Add-ons for Firefox - because I like it that way too
ColorfulTabs Download - colours the tabs as above, plus - when you get totally lost - flashes the active one when you hover your mouse over the tabs ...
Born Geek » Copy Link Text (CoLT) - gives you single right-click BB code for pasting links as I have done
IE View - IE View - Launch pages in IE from Firefox - because sometimes it is unavoidable
NoScript - JavaScript/Java/Flash blocker for a safer Firefox experience! - again, for hopefully obvious reasons
Safe Browsing Tool | WOT (Web of Trust) - adds a touch of reassurance
And from reading Stuart's list above, I'm now going to install HTTPS Everywhere
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
Adblock Plus is all I use.
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
I don't use WOT because DuckDuckGo (my default search engine) shows WOT symbols with all my searches anyway
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
Thanks for all the responses. I learned of a couple that I added to Firefox.
One that no one mentioned that I use is the add-on for the search engine, IxQuick.
One that no one mentioned that I use is the add-on for the search engine, IxQuick.
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
I know DuckDuckGo has been around for a while but I never really gave it a try, until now when it was mentioned again here in this thread.
So the first thing that caught my eye was the rather intrusive insertion of the Facebook and Twitter and other icons in the search links. ( sample below )
I looked in the Options for DDG but didn't see any obvious way to get rid of them?
Is there a way? If not, out goes DDG for me.
So the first thing that caught my eye was the rather intrusive insertion of the Facebook and Twitter and other icons in the search links. ( sample below )
I looked in the Options for DDG but didn't see any obvious way to get rid of them?
Is there a way? If not, out goes DDG for me.
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
I don't know where you got that screenshot from Bob. The main DuckDuckGo page looks like this to me
The search results look like this
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
I'll echo Stuart's response. My screens look identical to his. I've never seen anything like your screenshot.
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
Ditto for me, too.
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Re: Firefox Add-ons
I don't recall just how that came about but it was my first attempt using DuckDuckGo. Not even sure what I was trying to search but as you see, there was this blather about FB and Twit and all. I just tried to search Eileen's and got identical results as you without that thing. So, I'll keep DDG as default for a while and see if it occurs again?StuartR wrote:I don't know where you got that screenshot from Bob. The main DuckDuckGo page looks like this to meThe search results look like this
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