Firefox Extension Guide and More 206
Anonymous Coward writes "A comprehensive list of Firefox extensions geared for the average power user and web developer includes description and screenshots of featured extensions. Plus Firefox Hacks and keyboard command guide. Always updated with the latest Firefox extensions, and tweaks."
Correction -- (Score:5, Funny)
1 post and its already inaccessible.
No wonder the guy submitted it anonymously.
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CORAL CACHE WORKS BEAUTIFULLY (Score:5, Informative)
Coral extension too! (Score:2)
Re:CORAL CACHE WORKS BEAUTIFULLY (Score:2)
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the list as I would have written it. (Score:2, Informative)
It's cool. Seriously! It's way, way cool. And I mean that. Totally.
Best plugin evar.
2. I forgot.
Re:the list as I would have written it. (Score:2, Informative)
Click here [userscripts.org] to install.
Re:the list as I would have written it. (Score:2)
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Platypus! (Score:2)
With Platypus, you can easily create Greasemonkey scripts to strip junk out of your favorite sites. You don't have to use JavaScript to strip out those unwanted sidebars at your favorite sites, and you don't have to search for scripts that others have written to see if someone else wanted to make the same changes.
My extensions (Score:5, Informative)
Adblock
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.ph
Needless to say, the most important extension to me. But even better with this one: Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.0.3 https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/ [mozilla.org]
TabFX
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.ph
while we wait for Firefox 2.0
FlashGot
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.ph
but I never really used it on a regular basis
Page Update Checker
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.ph
That one should be in the built-in features. Very useful.
And not to forget (not listed on Firefox's website): Bug me not:
http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/02/07/bugmeno
Very useful for the soul-sucking registration-required articles on slashdot
Cheers.
Re:My extensions (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:My extensions (Score:3, Informative)
Tab Mix Plus (Score:2)
https://addons.mozilla.org/addon.php?id=1122 [mozilla.org]
That's the one I've been using.
Re:Tab Mix Plus (Score:2)
That kind of extension really should be integrated in the vanilla Firefox. I know tabs will change in 2.0... we'll see then.
Firefox extension's website is bad. It shouldn't. (this will also improves over time I guess
Re:My extensions (Score:2)
Re:My extensions (Score:2, Informative)
http://downthemall.mozdev.org/ [mozdev.org]
Re:My extensions (Score:2)
Re:My extensions (Score:2)
Slashdot Extension (Score:5, Informative)
The TFA was quickly Slashdotted.
The perfect moment to suggest the Slashdot Firefox Extension:
Slashdot Extension [slashdot.org]
Generates TFA mirror links and other handy features...
Re:Slashdot Extension (Score:2)
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I really need this website (Score:3, Funny)
Average power user? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Average power user? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Average power user? (Score:2)
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Combating the dreaded Flash (Score:5, Informative)
Adblock may handle most everything else, but it is still lacking in its ability to handle {Macromedia|Adobe} flash.
The solution is FlashBlock [mozilla.org], and it works incredibly well. Not only does it make browsing faster, it reduces the bright flashing 'bunch bush to win $10' ads to whitespace -- tis much easier on the eyes.
For those rare occasions where you actually want to see the flash, just click on the play button that adblock substitutes for the embedded swf.
Use NoScript instead of FlashBlock + Adblock (Score:2)
Re:Combating the dreaded Flash (Score:2)
Re:Combating the dreaded Flash (Score:2)
Re:Combating the dreaded Flash (Score:2)
TFA (Score:4, Informative)
Forecastfox [mozdev.org] - Get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or status bar with this highly customizable and unobtrusive extension.
FlashGot [flashgot.net] - Download one link, selected links or all the links of a page at the maximum speed with a single click, using the most popular external download managers for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD (dozens currently supported products, see http://www.flashgot.net/ [flashgot.net] for details). FlashGot offers also a Build Gallery functionality which helps to synthesize full media galleries in one page, from serial contents previously scattered on several pages, for easy and fast download all.
Adblock [mozdev.org] - One of the best plug-ins ever written. Adblack allows you to block elements of a web page, images, flash, i-frames, etc This will help make pages load faster and with zero ads!
Adblock is a content filtering plug-in for the Mozilla and Firebird browsers. It is both more robust and more precise than the built-in image blocker.
Adblock allows the user to specify filters, which remove unwanted content based on the source-address. If this sounds complicated, dont worry: its not.
Just add a few filters. Every time a webpage loads, Adblock will intercept and disable the elements matching your filters. See?- nothing to it.
Adblock Filterset.G Updater [pierceive.com] - This is a companion extension to Adblock and should be used in conjunction with it. This extension automatically downloads the latest version of Filterset.G every 4-7 days. Filterset.G is an excellent set of filters maintained by G for Adblock that blocks most ads on the internet. In addition, this extension allows you to define your own set of filters that you can add along with Filterset.G during an update.
Tabbrowser Preferences [216.55.161.203] - This extension provides a comprehensive UI for changing a number of the hidden tabbed browsing preferences in Firefox. It also provides the ability to control how internal and external links are opened in the browser and how the browser will react when links are sent to it.
IE Tab [mozdev.org] - IE Tab - an extension from Taiwan, features: Embedding Internet Explorer in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox. Note, this will also allow you to run Windows Update also.
Wizz RSS News Reader [wizzcomputers.com] - News is the new frontier for the web. With the up-and-coming rss and atom technologies, news is becoming easier to read and more accessible, but Firefoxs livebookmarks are rather lacking when it comes to features.
Wizz RSS News Reader is the solution. Over the past year, its evolved into a mature feed aggregator. Although the UI lacks polish, it includes a number of powerful features, such as the watch list, OPML support, and the ability to subscribe to podcasts. The documentation is extensive and the author maintains support forums, so its easy to get help too :)
Viamatic foXpose [mozilla.org] - The Viamatic foXpose plugin is a tiny little extension that lets you view all your tabs inside a browser window.
Duplicate Tab [mozdev.org] - Duplicate Tab allows you to clone a tab along with its history.
SessionSaver [mozilla.org] - SessionSaver restores your browser -exactly- as you left it, every startup, every time. Not even a crash will phase it. Windows, tabs, even things you were typing theyre all saved. Use the menu to add + remove sessions; right, shift, or middle-clickin
Re:TFA (Score:3, Informative)
That said, changing the network.http.pipelining to true and network.http.pipelining.maxrequests to 100 made an AMAZING difference in page render speeds.
Thanks.
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It also used to break GoogleMaps - not sure if it's fixed yet but I disabled pipelining a while ago for that reason.
Oh Come On! (Score:3, Insightful)
Me, I like to keep it light:
Adblock plus, Bugmenot, Downthemall, Sessionsaver, Greasemonkey, Tabmixplus.
Optionally Aardvark, Del.icio.us, enhanced history manager, and IEtab.
Plug-ins to Avoid unfairly targets fasterfox (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Plug-ins to Avoid unfairly targets fasterfox (Score:2)
Another good extension for CSS (ab)users.. (Score:3, Informative)
I found it very useful for closing the loop between code and result.
NoScript? (Score:2)
Please Give Him Mod Points (Score:2)
Even my dad can work it. It was easy to explain. "If a site looks really funny, you probably need to tell the c
extension request (Score:2)
Missing Faves: All in one gestures, Google toolbar (Score:2)
I use Flashblock to eliminate most annoying flash advertisements, but so many webpages are just filled with so much crap that it's best to get rid of the clutter altogether. Even bl
BAH! (Score:2)
EASYGESTURES is the greatest aid to navigating the web since the invention of the hyperlink. There simply is no substitute for opening multiple tabs in the background: it improves the speed and amount of information available to you, in a way which does not cause any waiting.
Every single person I have taught to use Easygestures (and this includes 8-year
No Mozex? (Score:2)
The official version is way of out date, since firefox keeps on changing the way extensions work... but there's an updated version here:
http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/~iam23/code/mozex/ [ucl.ac.uk]
Why one should need an extension to force a browser to do what should have been built in from the start is another matter.
I can onl
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:4, Interesting)
Firefox caches a lot of pages in memory because studies show that the "back" button gets heavy use in average browsing situations. So cacheing recently visited pages improves performance.
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:3, Informative)
That may be your operating system's fault. Many OSes assign memory to an application as demanded, but do not reclaim it when it's released - they leave it assigned to that application, so the next time the application demands memory it can just reuse the same block. I believe Windows may do this as a compatibility measure
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:2, Interesting)
It just almost never returns it to the operating system. See, instead of using one of the many well-tested memory allocators available online, they use a custom memory allocator. And the way it works, it only returns memory used at the end of the heap back to the OS.
So, generally speaking, memory Firefox uses will NEVER be returned to the OS. Oops!
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SETTINGS are an open source advantage?! (Score:2)
Now, if you had suggested something which required a source code change, that would be one thing. But those are just normal settings, and closed source programs have them too. In fact, I think two of those are even in Opera's GUI.
Re:SETTINGS are an open source advantage?! (Score:2)
Pug
Re:SETTINGS are an open source advantage?! (Score:2)
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:4, Funny)
Firefox is also a visionary product, looking forward to the day when the browser is the only application one uses.. if it's not, it certainly doesn't leave much room for other apps.
I mean, seriously, I *heart* firefox, but it's scary when it consistently uses twice as much memory as the traditionally most bloated of all apps, a Java IDE.
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:2)
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:2)
MSWord costs money. i'd call support and bitch about it. vi is a damn text editor. text editors don't crash or use lots of resources. what i'm saying is that for what it does and how it does it Firefox is *not* a hog. if i can live with it in only 256 megs of ram, then i must call bullshit on all the people that have 2G and still whine.
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:2)
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:2)
Beware the Google Safe browsing extension (Score:2)
After some googling, I found a thread about thi [archivesat.com]
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:2)
What it does suffer with is instability. While it was an improvement when I moved from Internet Explorer a few years back, Konqueror and Opera are both definitely better browsers. Familiarity with the UI, keyboard shortcuts, and the range of extensions
Re:Slashdot is working towards a Sunday trifecta (Score:3, Informative)
5. There was no need or demand for this [mozilla.org].
This story reaks of one of those Top Ten lists you see in print magazines.
Mirrors (Score:3, Informative)
Google cashe: http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:http://willlan gford.com/geekpages/firefox/ [66.249.93.104]
Mirrordot: http://www.mirrordot.com/stories/ae719a80708f8f898 a2de351770c74b9/index.html [mirrordot.com]
One of them should work for you.
Re:Are extensions the only advantage of Firefox? (Score:2)
Re:Encourage extensions that cause instability? (Score:2, Interesting)
Secondly, I have never heard anybody state that all extensions are unstable. I've seen lists of unstable extensions, but by no means is every extension listed on any of them.
Re:Encourage extensions that cause instability? (Score:3, Insightful)
Personally, I agree - I have had extensions that seem to cause the browser to crash. When I uninstall them and limit myself to the one or two . . . okay, twenty-eight extensions I have installed that seem to be perfectly okay, I don't have crashes.
Pardon me sir, but your hyperbole is showing.
Pug
Opera has always been smaller than Firefox. (Score:2)
You may be referring to the optional Java bundle that used to be available ages ago, but Opera doesn't require Java to run. It was simply there as a convenience. Opera without Java was 3 or so MB.
Heck, since Opera 5, Opera has bundled the Flash plugin in all versions, so basically Opera itself is half a meg or so smaller than the download since Flash adds a lot to the size.
Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:5, Insightful)
It's called addons.mozilla.org
Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:5, Informative)
I find it preferable to have a no-install zip file than a windows installer and the mozilla site lags waaay behind in providing a no-install version.
Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:4, Insightful)
I would like to see a site that *does not* have a comprehensive list and instead shows something a little more useful, like the extensions that are not in alpha or beta stages, and the extensions that are not the "my first useless geek" extension. A list of good extensions.
I like addons. But I think it still has a long way to go to become user friendly. On the other hand, extensions are generally aimed to more tech-savvy users, because average users may be afraid to try them. Are these sites aiming at the right demographics or leaving out a very large potential audience?
Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:5, Informative)
There are, how about the Extend Firefox contest [mozilla.org] or CNET download.com's Best Firefox Extensions [download.com] and Optimizing Firefox [download.com].
And this article doesn't even mention ScrapBook [vis.ne.jp] even though it has to be one of the most revolutionary ways to organize reference material. Just check it out, it won 'Most Useful Upgraded Extension' in the Extend FF contest.
Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:2)
Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:2)
http://willlangford.com.nyud.net:8090/geekpages/f
works for me
Re:Nice Idea, but No Thanks (Score:2, Informative)
http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-
Re:Are there any extensions... (Score:3, Interesting)
Firefox keeps downloaded items in the download list, even when they're completed. Unfortunately, this can add up quick - so you should make sure you clear out that list frequently. I heard about this and discovered my list was hundreds of items long. It took nearly thirty seconds just to register the download.
There are also
Re:Are there any extensions... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Are there any extensions... (Score:3, Informative)
When I used IE, Adobe's horrible Acrobat plugin was definitely the problem. Close a page that was a pdf and the Acrobat plugin would stay in memory (taking a huge chunk of it BTW). I would have to fire up Task Manager and kill the Acro plugin every time.
As to a better PDF reader, may I suggest Foxit PDF reader. Loads
Re:Are there any extensions... (Score:2)
You can change this behavior in preferences. In the "Privacy" tab, select the "Download History" tab. From there, you can decide when Firefox should purge the download history list. You can set it to delete items from the list as soon as a download is complete
Re:Are there any extensions... (Score:2)
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I ask, why is this necessary? Safari takes no performance hit when its download window is full of stuff, why does Firefox?
Seems like the question is being avoided. Don't tell me how to get rid of my download items automatically. I want to see what I've downloaded in the past, but I don't want to wait for twenty seconds every time I
Re:Are there any extensions... (Score:3, Informative)
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http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php [foxitsoftware.com]
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Re:Firefox is the most unstable program in common (Score:3, Interesting)
But no, it's a link to another posting by you. You cite all sorts of interesting bugs in Firefox, which are bad and wrong, but don't add up to justifying your statement that it's the "most unstable". Clearly many users find it "stable enough", especially at the price ($0), and more usable than the leading competitor (i.e. IE).
By the time I
Web site devoted to Firefox dishonesty: (Score:2)
There is an entire web site devoted to Firefox dishonesty: Slyerfox [slyerfox.com].
Re:Firefox in Linux is a memory hog (Score:2)
Re:Missing Link? (Score:2)
Now, for resizing the search box: I hate hard-coded sizes, and I've hated the search box from day 1. There is an extension called Resize Search Box [mozilla.org] which can avoid the need change the size by hard-coding a different size into the skin. Resize Search Box adds a handle to the Search Box element so that you can resize the field at whim as needed.
Re:Firefox extensions and plugins are good. (Score:2)
I had the same sort of complaint from a person about the changes to the interface between O7 and O8
How can Firefox be secure with trojan extensions? (Score:2)
I wonder about this every day as I start up Firefox on my KDE desktop. Should I be using Konqueror instead? After all, it passed the ACID2 test. But then I think of all those indispen