What are the "Must Have" extensions for Firefox

[HandsOff]

you know the one's

particularly in the area's of ad-blocking and privacy, but anything you have become hooked on might be something worth looking at.

I have to admit, I have a pretty bare bones setup, and am pretty happy with it. I just wonder if I couldn't be even happier!


-HandsOff

[MaB69]

Hi HandsOff,

For me, you need NoScript, AdBlock plus + Filterset G Updater, Refcontrol, Spoofstick and Extended Cookie Manager for privacy and security of your browser

[~*Nat*~]

Hi HandsOff, :)

Though I'm STILL looking...I've so far got in Security:

Adblock Plus,
No Script, &
Netcraft toolbar
Cookie Culler

Then absolute "Must Have's for me are also:

Forecastfox (Weatherforecasts from the Weather Channel)

Reminder Fox

Foxclocks (displays times from cities around the world. Good if you have family
and friends living abroad, for example)

Gmail skins with emoticons! ;)

Gmail Notifier

Smiley Xtra ;)


I think that's it so far.
I'm sure though there's still more to come. :P

[~*Nat*~]

-{ Quote: "Hi HandsOff,

For me, you need NoScript, AdBlock plus + Filterset G Updater, Refcontrol, Spoofstick and Extended Cookie Manager for privacy and security of your browser" }-


Hi MaB69,

I've been looking for Spoofstick in the Extension pages, but I think it said no longer available or I cannot find it. :-\
I have the latest browser version.
Where did you get Spoofstick from ? I know..dumb question. :-[

Thanks. :)

[ronjor]

Spoofstick (http://www.spoofstick.com/)

[Get]

Tab Mix Plus, QuickJava, OpenBook and of course the Qute theme, but that goes without saying :)

[~*Nat*~]

-{ Quote: "Spoofstick (http://www.spoofstick.com/)" }-


Thank's ronjor ! :)

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "Thank's ronjor ! :)
" }-


You're welcome Nat.

[Old Monk]

Ahh great :)

I too couldn't find a 1.5 Firefox version of Spoofstick.

Thanks Ronjor

Cheers

Jon

[MaB69]

-{ Quote: "Spoofstick (http://www.spoofstick.com/)" }-

Thanks ronjor for your reply and sorry nat i was busy :-\

[sweater]

I frequently used ScrapBook - as I can copy and captures everything in the webpages if I want to. ;)

ImgLikeOpera - if I am only interested to surf not to include pictures or images and speed up my browsing. 8)

SpoofStick - to at least know what really is the real name of the site I am visiting. :dry:

FoxClocks - to know the time in different parts of the world...;D

Though I have many extensions...::) :) ...but the above I think is the most important must have for me. Coz other extensions may sometimes are very annoying. :P :wacko: Besides, I have some other programs that handles security and privacy in my pc. 8)

[Mrkvonic]

Hello,
Noscript, Adblock Plus + Filterset.G Updater, Flashblock, Spoofstick, Refcontrol, TabMix.
Mrk

[WSFuser]

tabmix plus, adblock plus v0.5, Filterset.G Updater, bbcodextra, noscript, permit cookies, amazing media browser, menu editor

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "Hello,
Noscript, Adblock Plus + Filterset.G Updater, Flashblock, Spoofstick, Refcontrol, TabMix.
Mrk" }-
I agree - although I don't know why Flashblock is necessary since Noscript can block Flash and other plugins, too.

[Mrkvonic]

Hello,
Noscript can allow / block flash from running on the page.
With Flashblock you can decide which one you want to view.
Imagine a page with 10 flashes.
You allow them with Noscript, but then you get the play button used by Flashblock. Then you can click each one individually and see them, rather than all of them. Reduces a bit of clutter and adds more control over content. Not crucial, but useful. I have no fear from flash, I just hate seeing them.
Mrk

[MikeBCda]

Thanks for the Spoofstick link, ronjor. Too bad the Mozilla people, for whatever reason, don't want to recognize it so you have to go "outside" to get it for FF 1.5.x.

[ronjor]

Thanks Mike.

[GUI_Tex]

stumble upon, you'll find websites/info you would have never found in a bazillion years..

[Alphalutra1]

Flashblock seems to kick up my firefox memory usage, but you can create a UserContent.css in the Chrome Folder of the Profile Folder and include this code:
/* Block Flash, using a placeholder you can click to unblock a desired Flash animation. */
/* Doesn't work for embed tags, which are less common than object tags - bug 190970 */
object[classid$=":D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"],
object[codebase*="swflash.cab"] {
-moz-binding: url("http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~jruderma/flash.xml#obj"); }

And it does the exact same thing

Alphalutra1

[MojoWorkin]

Thanks for the SpoofStick Link, I've also been looking for that.
Here's my extensions:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/drwngflies/FF_Extensions.jpg

[sweater]

I also uses Fasterfox before but found out that it slowed down my surfing...:P so I switch to FireTune for firefox and now I think it's much more faster. ;D

[HandsOff]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Firefox has done a great job so far for me as far as malware is concerned. Something did try to install itself the other day, but it was blocked. Still I figure I better make sure it is set up right.

Get, what is that avatar of yours? I tried zooming in, but still cannot tell.


-HandsOff

[kareldjag]

Hi,

The "ShowIP" extension is also very interesting, and like Spoofstick, can be used to detect phishing (direct Whois etc):
http://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=590

Regards

[iceni60]

i've got loads of must have extensions, but i'll show just 5 of them.

Search Engine Ordering
i've got alot of search engines, so it's nice to be able to put them all in order. you can just drag them around in the menu, or delete the ones you don't like.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2164/

Search Engine Wizard
this lets you right-click in a search box and add a new search engine
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2206/

VideoDownloader
download videos from over 60 sites, like Metacafe, Google and youtube.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/

bugmenot
lets you login to places you don't have passwords for.
http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/02/07/bugmenot/

Wayback
it takes you to the waybackmachine for the page you are on, which is good when the page has disappeared
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/318/

[Notok]

I always have a hard time limiting mine..

Adblock Plus with Filterset.G Updater
TabMix Plus
Forecast Fox
BBCode Xtra
Paste and Go
IE Tab
SmoothWheel
StumbleUpon
Trashmail.net (got it from the actual site, not addons.mozilla.org)

[~*Nat*~]

I'm quite fond of the extensions in

PRIVACY and SECURITY (https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?cat=12&app=firefox&appfilter=firefox&type=E)

Then there's

NoScript,
Adblock Plus,
Netcraft toolbar

And for fun:

Forecastfox (weather),
Gmail Skins,
and my good ol' trusty "Smiley Xtra" !! :)

[Capp]

I found a really cool extension call Leet Key. Ya'll should check it out.

[WSFuser]

i think ill update my original list:

Adblock Plus v0.7 + Filterset.G Updater (unless u have 3rd party tool)
BBCodeXtra
Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer
IE Tab
MR Tech Local Install
Tab Mix Plus

Some others I like but are not essential:

Greasemonkey
ImageBot
Menu Editor
Smiley Xtra
Stylish

-{ Quote: "I found a really cool extension call Leet Key. Ya'll should check it out." }-
n0 n33d my fr13nd. 1 c4n 41r34dy typ3 l33tsp34k ;D i could use more complicated dialects but then it gets harder to read.

[sosaiso]

Adblock + Filterset.G updater.
NoScript.
CookieSafe.
TabMix Plus.
Mouse Gestures.
Minimize to Tray.

These make browsing so much easier and cleaner that I even gave up Maxathon.

[A1SteakSauce]

Look below!

[WSFuser]

why does the image look condensed?

also i think i will check out url fixer. thx.

[solarpowered candle]

adblock plus
adblock filterset.G updater
NoScript
mcafee site adviser
Dr Web antivirus link checker

~snipped link TOS~ (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=130462) (plugin for firefox windows update)

for thunderbird
KnujOn 0.2 ( taken over from bluefrog )

[~*Nat*~]

-{ Quote: "Look below!" }-

Heh! I didn't know that Weatherbug is available as a FF extension !

I wonder about it being Ad-infested like the free version you can dl ??

[WSFuser]

i cant find any comments regarding ads, perhaps its clean.

forecastfox is a good alternate if u dont want to try weatherbug.

[aigle]

I wan
s having about 15 extensions and many thesmes but I notuiced they make the launch of Firefox too slow, so I trimmed down aggressively, now having--

SpoofStick
SiteAdvisor
Robofrorm
All in one sidebar

with Noia extreme theme.

So these are my must haves.
Anyway I could do it as my main browser is Opera.
BTW, a bit OT but I will like to ask, is there any skin for opera just like Noia extreme( I like this ff skin too much).
Thanks.

[HelpFromFrance]

-{ Quote: "Spoofstick (http://www.spoofstick.com/)" }-

Thanks to all that mentioned this extension!!! I feel better having it running. Never heard of it until this thread!! Thanks to one& all!

Have a nice day,
HelpFromFrance

[~*Nat*~]

-{ Quote: "i cant find any comments regarding ads, perhaps its clean.

forecastfox is a good alternate if u dont want to try weatherbug." }-

I read a couple of comments about it. Doesn't seem as good as
forecastfox, which I use.

I was just curious about it.

[WSFuser]

well u know what they say: Curiousity killed the cat ;D

[~*Nat*~]

-{ Quote: "well u know what they say: Curiousity killed the cat ;D" }-

Funny. I'm the most curious of them all, and I'm still alive ! :D


Sooo....ah yes :wacko: ...i also found 1-ClickWeather. It's really one I would love soo much...but it doesn't work !!!

They had it since last year...and finally updated it a few weeks (months) ago i think. So i dl'd Again. And that darn thing still won't do as promised. :(

[ellison64]

I like
1.noscript
2.flashgot
3.colourful tabs
4.print preview
5.roboform
6.ieview lite
7.cookiesafe
8.popupmaster
9.spoofstick
10.media player connectivity
ellison

[GroverH]

Extensions for FireFox are intended to enhance your FireFox experience. Do a before and after analysis and keep those which are helpful and un-install the others.

Every time FireFox offers an upgrade, some extensions are dropped due to in-compatibility because the author has not updated its contents. Many of those so called "in-compatibile" are still fully functional. I use an extension called Nightly Tester Tools. This extensions adds a "Make All Compatible" button to the Extension display. This has worked very well for me because I have a couple extensions ("Download With") which is really important to me and this extension makes them workable. Needless to say, backups of FireFox are always recommended.

Check my Firefox link below should you want to know more about which extensions I use on a regular basis.

[screamer]

Here's mine.

[HandsOff]

I guess I should have asked "....AND WHY?!"


anyway when I wrote that I may not have had even one extension, but now I have quite a few. I decided to post my collections which I have catagorized. Ones that almost everyone has posted I may have ommitted.

The important catagories to the potential extension trier are the gifts that keep giving. One you have set them up your life is better!

Greasemonkey is God's gift to geeks (which I am not, BTW)

I included ones I never use so you can tell me if I have missed anything

That movie thing kind of bugs me - There is no free lunch, why kid ourselves?
I question the safety, legality, and ease of use. Rebuttal?

Special thanks go out to Wilders moderators for two of my favorites:
-Spoofstick
-Google Customizer

Special thanks go out to Nat and others for the weatherbug, and smilelys... except all this time and I still haven't actually got them...neat ideas though!


Here is my partial list:

This WOULD be extremely useful for Flickrers

Greasemonkey 0.6.5.20060727
A User Script Manager for Firefox




The Gifts That Keep On Giving!

(even if you are to lazy to explicetly use extensions)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CustomizeGoogle 0.49
Enhance Google search results and remove ads and spam.

PermaTabs 1.2.0
Create permanent tabs that don't close, and stick around betwee...

SpoofStick 1.06
A simple way to detect spoofed websites.




Ones I downloaded and never use Because I'm to lazy most likely, or
they just were not polished enough for my liking

Shazou 1.0
Shazou - we know WHERE... your server is!

DownThemAll! 0.9.9.6.3
The mass downloader for Firefox.

FlashGot 0.5.9.995
Enables single and massive("all" and "selection") downloads using ...

Answers 2.1.12
Alt+Click on any word or term for quick info (definitions, up-to-the...



Powerful but require some familiarity with a whole new geek world that
you know nothing about!

NoScript 1.1.4.1
Extra protection for your Firefox: NoScript allows JavaScript, Jav...



ones that appear dubious

anything to do with downloading movies
- I suspect these of trying to indoctinate me into Bit Torrent (sp?) or
some other questionable pursuit. How could it be safe for me to let
other people come and get files off my computer? Is it safe? It doesn't
sound safe



-Hands Off

[iceni60]

here are mine -

Application: Firefox 2.0.0.1 (2006121700)
Operating System: Linux (x86-gcc3)

- Adblock 0.5.3.043
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.0.4
- BugMeNot 1.3
- Check4Change 1.6
- CookieSafe 2.0.3
- CustomizeGoogle 0.55
- CuteMenus2 2.0
- deskCut 0.5.0.5
- DictionarySearch 2.0
- DOM Inspector 1.8.1.1
- Download Manager Tweak 0.7.2b
- Dr.Web anti-virus link checker 1.0.14
- Extension List Dumper 1.7.1
- Fire Encrypter 3.0
- Greasemonkey 0.6.6.20061017.0
- ImageShack right-click 0.3.6
- Map+ 1.1.0
- MR Tech Local Install 5.3.2.3
- Nightly Tester Tools 1.2.1
- NoScript 1.1.4.5.061221
- Paste and Go 2 0.8
- Paste Quote 0.3.2
- Reveal 1.0.6
- Server Spy 0.1.2
- ShowIP 0.8.05
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.5.2
- VideoDownloader 1.1.1
- View True URL 0.2.7
- Who Is This Person? 1.0

i've taken a screenshot showing some of them too 8)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/495/screenshotso3.th.png (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotso3.png)

[ClassicQ]

A definite must have is Zotero (http://www.zotero.org/) [zotero.org]

Zotero About (http://www.zotero.org/about/) [zotero.org]

[Ice_Czar]

a few critical (IMO) ones not listed yet

Image Zoom (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/139/)
lots of Rclick options from Image fit to set percentages or define and automatic resizing with various mouse click combinations

CoLT (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1812/)
adds RClick Copy Link Text, Copy Link Location, Copy Link Text & Location as several code options (custom, html, BBtext ect). Lets you slam out the links when coding posts, blogs or news. easily convert html link code to BBcode or plain text on the fly

Cache View (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2323/) RClick link and select Google's Cache, Coral's Cache, Wayback Machine's Cache, Dot Cache, Tech Guru's Cache, and Cachebin's cache. Raise dead links from the grave
Highly recommended ;D

British English Dictionary (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3366/) (though youd never guess that from my misspelled posts) :-*

Forecastfox Enhanced (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1978/)

and I too have been playing around with zotero (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3504/)
as well as Web Search Pro (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/552/)

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "here are mine -

Application: Firefox 2.0.0.1 (2006121700)
Operating System: Linux (x86-gcc3)

- Adblock 0.5.3.043
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.0.4
" }-
Adblock is outdated and should be replaced by the much better Adblock Plus. Filterset.G should not be used as explained here (http://adblockplus.org/en/faq_project#filterset.g).

[ThunderZ]

Customize Google
No Script
Text Link
Paste and Go
and 15 others. :o

[screamer]

Thought I'd update my list:

[tlu]

All Firefox users are advised to read this (http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=500994) thread with a list of extensions that should be avoided and have consequently been disabled on the Firefox add-ons page for some weeks because they were collecting data and uniquely identifying users without notifying them.

[Pedro]

Why do you think ADBlock Plus is better?

NoScript, CookieSafe, Adblock, Tab Mix Plus, FormFox (maybe, still checking it out), United States English Dictionary (sorry England, i dunno why i picked this one)

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "Why do you think ADBlock Plus is better?
" }-
It's faster, more efficient and offers better ad blocking through optimized filter lists.

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "Adblock is outdated and should be replaced by the much better Adblock Plus. Filterset.G should not be used as explained here (http://adblockplus.org/en/faq_project#filterset.g)." }-yeap, thanks. i've read about it afew times. i'll probably just uninstall all that adblock stuff at some point. i end up running it with proxomitron and privoxy half the time lol

[iceni60]

so is there an extension which tells you whether any of the extensions you have is malware? although i just remembered why i stopped using firefox lol because it goes behind your back every 30 minutes and contacts google, plus firefox was spyware itself before someone asked what they thought they were doing and changed the behavior ::) (it was to do with RSS feeds and favicons ::))

[ThunderZ]

-{ Quote: "because it goes behind your back every 30 minutes and contacts google, plus firefox was spyware itself before someone asked what they thought they were doing and changed the behavior ::) (it was to do with RSS feeds and favicons ::))" }-


All of which can be disabled in about:config ;)

[Rico]

Hi Guys,

To make FF really fast (this is great) try:

http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/

Take Care
Rico

[sweater]

-{ Quote: "All of which can be disabled in about:config ;)" }-

What are these things that should be or can be disabled in about:config to prevent them to contact etc...? ::) ???

I'm very interested dude...:dry: ;)

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "What are these things that should be or can be disabled in about:config to prevent them to contact etc...? ::) ???

I'm very interested dude...:dry: ;)" }-
This problem is fixed in FF2.0.0.1 - see http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-75.html

Other issues:
To prevent the newly introduced "super cookies" set "dom.storage.enabled" to "false" - see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.storage.enabled
Web bugs: In older FF versions a checkbox under “Tools → Options → Content” was available to allow loading images “for the originating web site only". In FF 2.x this checkbox is no longer available. You can control this behaviour now via "permissions.default.image" - see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Permissions.default.image . A more convenient way on per site basis is the extension ImgLikeOpera where you can block images not from the originating site by default but specify sites where you allow them.

[ThunderZ]

-{ Quote: "What are these things that should be or can be disabled in about:config to prevent them to contact etc...? ::) ???

I'm very interested dude...:dry: ;)" }-


I think what she is referring to as far as it calling Google has to to with the phishing site filter\warning. You can go into Tools\Options\Security and remove the check mark from "Tell me if a site I am visiting is suspected of forgery". Or leave that check mark in place and chose from the other options they offer to get a list from.
As far as favicons, they can be disabled in about:config. browser.chrome.favicons set to false. As far as the RSS feeds, I do not use them so I do not really know or worry about them.

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "What are these things that should be or can be disabled in about:config to prevent them to contact etc...? ::) ???

I'm very interested dude...:dry: ;)" }-
hi, this is what i did to stop firefox contacting google -
about:config <---- type that in to the address bar
then paste this into the filter bar that's just below the tabs
browser.safebrowsing.enabled

then double click it so it goes to false

i also installed cookiesafe and checked this option -
allow for originating website only

[Trooper]

I have a few more extensions than shown, but these are the must have's in my book.

- Adblock Plus (http://adblockplus.org/) 0.7.2.4
- Bookmark Backup (http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/) 0.4.1
- CustomizeGoogle (http://www.customizegoogle.com/) 0.55
- MR Tech Local Install (http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/) 5.3.2.3
- NoScript (http://noscript.net) 1.1.4.5.061221
- Tab Mix Plus (http://tmp.garyr.net) 0.3.5.2.070106

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "hi, this is what i did to stop firefox contacting google -
about:config <---- type that in to the address bar then paste this into the filter bar that's just below the tabs
browser.safebrowsing.enabled
then double click it so it goes to false
" }- This is not necessary. The phishing protection contacting Google is only enabled if you check the appropriate box in the Security preferences pane in the Tools menu. See http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/

The original question was related to RSS feeds which is another problem. More exactly: was another problem as it is fixed in FF 2.0.0.1, see my other posting above.

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "This is not necessary. The phishing protection contacting Google is only enabled if you check the appropriate box in the Security preferences pane in the Tools menu. See http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/

The original question was related to RSS feeds which is another problem. More exactly: was another problem as it is fixed in FF 2.0.0.1, see my other posting above." }-
well, my firefox definately was contacting google and i can tell you i never checked any box saying it could!!!!! i just double-checked and i know i haven't at any time enabled that feature/bug, ever.

[iceni60]

i just added these two extensions which i think are great :dry:

URL Link - this lets you open links you can't click
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/403/

Advanced Dork lets you do things like inurl: intitle: site:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2144/

[Ice_Czar]

thought I add not extensions but search engines and resources you can load into firefox's built in search box

you can find most any favorite you want at the Mycroft Project
http://mycroft.mozdev.org/install.html

obviously it comes loaded with google, ect
kartOO (a visual flash metasearch engine, totally different kind of info worth learning)
wayback machine (internet archive, need to input urls, also use the cache extension)
Wikipedia
Google Images (saves a click or two)
del.icio.us
a bunch of bittorrent search engines
onelook dictionary
urban dictionary
thesaurus.com
youtube
but you get the idea, the main one is mycroft to find what you want and use ;)

[Pedro]

Always learning, kartOO bookmarked8)

[wilbertnl]

http://www.geocities.com/wilbertnl/images/ff-extensions.png

[Basic]

here are mine.

- Compact Menu (http://cdn.mozdev.org/compact/) 1.7.2.5
- CuteMenus - Crystal SVG (http://www.cutemenuproject.com/) 1.8.2.1
- FlashGot (http://flashgot.net) 0.5.97.03
- Gmail Skins (http://gmailskins.mozdev.org) 0.9.8
- MR Tech Link Wrapper (http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/) 2.1
- MR Tech Local Install (http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/) 5.3.2.3
- NoScript (http://noscript.net) 1.1.4.5.061221
- Optimoz Tweaks (http://optimoz.mozdev.org/tweaks/) 0.301
- Permit Cookies (http://mfe.gorgias.de/) 0.6.2
- Secure Login (https://blueimp.net/mozilla/) 0.3
- Session Manager (http://sessionmanager.mozdev.org/) 0.4.3
- Smiley Xtra (http://www.smileyxtra.co.uk/) 4.1.1
- SmoothWheel (http://smoothwheel.mozdev.org/) 0.42
- SpoofStick (http://www.corestreet.com/spoofstick/) 1.06
- Super DragAndGo (http://morphis.eu.org/) 0.2.4d1
- superT (http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=389479) 0.7.9

[iceni60]

here are my extensions now, below. i'm starting to like firefox again now and use it %50 of the time, i usually have both opera and firefox open now :D

Application: Firefox 2.0.0.1 (2006121700)
Operating System: Linux (x86-gcc3)

Total number of items: 32

- Adblock Plus 0.7.2.4
http://adblockplus.org/
Ads were yesterday!
- Advanced Dork: 2.1.1
http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/
Advanced Dork: gives quick access to Google's Advanced Operators directly from the context menu.
- Beagle Indexer 0.6
http://beagle-project.org
Index webpages you visit using Beagle.
- CookieSafe 2.0.6
http://forum.softwareblaze.com
Control cookie permissions.
- CustomizeGoogle 0.55
http://www.customizegoogle.com/
Enhance Google search results and remove ads and spam.
- CuteMenus2 2.0
http://varun21.googlepages.com
Iconifies your menus and popups with XP skin.
- Define Word 0.7.0
http://www.mertner.com/allan
Look up definition of selected text
- DictionarySearch 2.0
http://dictionarysearch.mozdev.org/
Looks up selected word in an online dictionary
- DOM Inspector 1.8.1.1
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/inspector/
Inspects the structure and properties of a window and its contents.
- Download Manager Tweak 0.7.2
http://dmextension.mozdev.org/
A modification of the Firefox download manager that changes its appearance and allows it to be opened in a separate window, a new tab, or the sidebar.
- Dr.Web anti-virus link checker 1.0.14
http://www.drweb.com/
Scan link target with Dr.Web anti-virus
- Extension List Dumper 1.8.0
http://sogame.awardspace.com/
Dumps a list of the installed extensions.
- Fire Encrypter 3.0
http://www.jungsonnstudios.com/Mozilla/
Encryption, Decryption, and Hashing program.
- Firefox Showcase 0.9.2.1
http://showcase.uworks.net/
Easily locate any tab you've opened in Firefox.
- FoxyTunes 2.2.5
http://www.foxytunes.com/
Control any media player from Firefox and more...
- GDirections 1.0.0
http://jeffpalm.com/gdirections
Finds directions on Google Maps based on your selected text and one of various home addresses. You can manage various 'home addresses' and find directions from one of your home addresses to the selected addresses by right-clicking on that selected address.
- GooglePreview 2.1.3
http://ackroyd.de/googlepreview/
Inserts web site previews in Google and Yahoo search results.
- Greasemonkey 0.6.7.20070131.0
http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/
A User Script Manager for Firefox
- HostIP.info Geolocation Plugin 0.4.1
http://www.hostip.info
Displays Geolocation information for a website using hostip.info data.
- NoScript 1.1.4.5.061221
http://noscript.net
Extra protection for your Firefox: NoScript allows JavaScript, Java (and other plugins) only for trusted domains of your choice (e.g. your home-banking web site). This whitelist based pre-emptive blocking approach prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities (known and even unknown!) with no loss of functionality... Experts will agree: Firefox really is safer with NoScript :-)
- Paste and Go 2 0.8
http://pasteandgo2.mozdev.org/
Paste Text and Load/Search It Immediately
- Paste Quote 0.3.2
http://www.cusser.net
Lets you paste text as forum quotations from the context menu.
- Search Domain 1.0
mailto:mpowell1221+firefox@gmail.com
This extension executes a site search for a user inputed keyword, using google.
- Searchbar Autosizer 1.3.3
http://akaxeen.tyllo.de/?page=autosizer
Expand the searchbox as you type
- Server Spy 0.1.2
http://jacquetc.free.fr/mozilla/exts/ServerSpy/
Indicates what brand of HTTP server runs on the visited site.
- Session Manager 0.5.3.1
http://sessionmanager.mozdev.org/
Saves and restores the state of all windows.
- ShowIP 0.8.05
http://l4x.org/showip
Show the IP address of the current page in the status bar. It also allows querying custom services by IP (right mouse button) and Hostname (left mouse button), like whois, netcraft. Additionally you can copy the IP address to the clipboard. This extension was formerly known as ipv6ident.
- SplitLink 2.0.7
http://forum.softwareblaze.com
Split a link into multiple urls.
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.5.2
http://tmp.garyr.net
Tab browsing with an added boost.
- Tags Everywhere 1.0
http://tagseverywhere.info/
Get common tags for the page
- URL Link 2.00.3
http://www.fnxweb.com/software-mozilla
Allow navigation to broken/unlinked URLs
- VideoDownloader 1.1.1
http://videodownloader.net/
Download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, Dailymotion... and other 60+ video sites ! And all embedded objects on a webpage (movies, mp3s, flash, quicktime, etc).

i recommend all of them :dry:

here's a picture of my firefox, there's some stuff that isn't shown though, like when i hover over any link i get a popup next to my mouse talling me the IP and location of the link 8) and my search box expands as i type into it :D the tags are links that lead to del.icio.us search results -

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/4769/screenshot2ep4.th.png (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot2ep4.png)

[sukarof]

Thanks, I just love the Paste Quote extension, never heard ov it before :thumb:

Here are my extensions:


Generated: Sat Feb 17 2007 10:39:43 GMT+0100
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1
Build ID: 2006120418

Enabled Extensions: [18]
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater (http://www.pierceive.com/) 0.3.0.5
- Adblock Plus (http://adblockplus.org/) 0.7.2.4
- Add Bookmark Here (http://gorgias.de/mfe/) 0.5.5
- AI Roboform Toolbar for Firefox (http://www.roboform.com) 6.8.3
- All-in-One Gestures (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/marc.boullet/ext/extensions-en.html) 0.18.0
- CookieCuller (http://cookieculler.mozdev.org/) 1.3.1
- CustomizeGoogle (http://www.customizegoogle.com/) 0.55
- del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us/) 1.2
- Fasterfox (http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/) 2.0.0
- Flashblock (http://flashblock.mozdev.org/) 1.5.2
- Gmail Manager (http://www.longfocus.com/firefox/gmanager/) 0.5.3
- IE View (http://ieview.mozdev.org/) 1.3.2
- MR Tech Local Install (http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/) 5.3.2.3
- NoScript (http://noscript.net) 1.1.4.5.061221
- Paste Quote (http://www.cusser.net) 0.3.2
- Plain Text to Link (http://www.tommasobeniero.com/pttl/en) 1.5.20061126
- Remove It Permanently (http://rip.mozdev.org/) 1.0.6.3
- Sage (http://sage.mozdev.org) 1.3.10

Disabled Extensions: [5]
- Bookmark Backup (http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/) 0.3.3
- CookieSafe (http://forum.softwareblaze.com) 2.0.6
- Firefox Vista (http://www.crystalxp.net/) 1.5 <-- I wonder what this is?
- SpoofStick (http://www.corestreet.com/spoofstick/) 1.05
- Talkback (http://talkback.mozilla.org/) 2.0.0.1

Total Extensions: 23

Installed Themes: [4]
- Firefox (default) (http://www.mozilla.org/)
- macfoxII (http://www.webether.com) 2.1.1
- Mostly Crystal (http://www.tom-cat.com/mozilla) 2.0.0.17
- Noia 2.0 (eXtreme) (http://kasteo.deviantart.com/) 3.371

Installed Plugins: (1)
- Mozilla Default Plug-in

One funny thing though is that when I paste all my extensions here (copied with MR Tech Local install "My config" option) I see this "Firefox Vista" extension but I can not find it when I look at my add-ons in Firefox, only when I do this copy and paste. Strange...

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "

One funny thing though is that when I paste all my extensions here (copied with MR Tech Local install "My config" option) I see this "Firefox Vista" extension but I can not find it when I look at my add-ons in Firefox, only when I do this copy and paste. Strange..." }-
you can use the Extension List Dumper to find the ID for that extension then look for that id in your extension folder
http://sogame.awardspace.com/
Dumps a list of the installed extensions.

[sukarof]

Thanks, but the Firefox Vista extension, or what ever it is, doesnt show in the dump list. But I can see spoofstick which is also a disabled extension.

[aigle]

-{ Quote: "Thanks, but the Firefox Vista extension, or what ever it is, doesnt show in the dump list. But I can see spoofstick which is also a disabled extension." }-
It,s a FF theme, I think somehow wrongly instlled in extensions. U can try to use this theme and see.

[sukarof]

Yeah, that might be it. I remember vaguely I did try a Vista theme long time ago. I do not have that theme installed anymore but I will try to find it and install it again to see if I can get rid of it. Thanks.

[iceni60]

i got some great greasemonkey youtube scripts too. check out these screenshots -

this first one embeds youtube videos in forums

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2083/screenshot1bo6.th.png (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot1bo6.png)

and this one opens youtube videos up to a bigger size automatically, and then there's the download link at the top too 8)

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9999/screenshot2sp0.th.png (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot2sp0.png)

they are called youtube resizer, youtube embed and download video 8)

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "
Shazou 1.0
Shazou - we know WHERE... your server is! " }- im trying out a linux livecd thatš Latvian. i havent worked out how to change the locale yet! so everything is written in foreign :o i wanted to add some extensions, but while i was clicking around trying to find 'extensions' in the menu one of them popped up with Shazou 8) i really like it and iļl try it out when i boot back in to suse 8)

here it is -
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2993/

[ErikAlbert]

Although I have extensions for safety, I like only one extension : ForecastFox, which was for me the end of all good, bad and INFECTED weather programs.

[iceni60]

here are the FoxyTunes skins
http://www.foxytunes.com/firefox/skins/

i'm using the [R]evolution one ;)

[iceni60]

i have added some more recently, like the search ubuntu forums one, Toolbar Buttons, Web Developer and quickrestart

[herbalist]

Although I'm using Sea Monkey, many of the FF extensions work with it.
The ones I use are:
Show IP
Switch Proxy
User Agent Switcher
Webmail Compose
Unclose Tab
Dict Plugin
Dictionary Search, for anonymous use of search engines
Image Zoom
Diggler
IEView
BBCode
BugMeNot
DrWeb

[Ice_Czar]

-{ Quote: "im trying out a linux livecd thatš Latvian." }-

and here I would have thought a liveCD was paranoid enough
without having to resort to unintelligible internal obfuscation :P

[ejr]

I tried the link provided by ronjor, but could not spoofstick to install. I was told that the version was not compatible with Firefox 2.0.

[iceni60]

i just got this one. it lets you reorder your search engines plus add search engines like in opera :D -
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3682

[gerardwil]

I wouldn't say these are "Must Have", but are the add-ons I use with Firefox.

Gerard

[iceni60]

these are the greasemoney scripts i use -
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/4037
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/3975
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/7630


just install greasemonkey like any other extention, then go to those links and click on install this script then go to youtube and see the difference :isay:
(http://userscripts.org/scripts/source/7630.user.js)

[Pedro]

Ok, been riding Firefox again (appreciation for at least open source).
Here are mine: (i highlighted some of the new, that some of you probably aren't aware of)

Adblock Plus
All-In-One Gestures
CLEO
CookieSafe
CustomizeGoogle
FEBE
Firekeeper ;D
Forecastfox Enhanced (better than plain ole forecastfox)
FormFox
FoxyProxy
KeyScrambler (it's disabled, i don't know what to do with it)
LinkAlert (i'm still checking it out- the cursor changes to indicate what kind of link the mouse is hovering- download, pdf, link, etc.)
Mcafee SiteAdvisor (looking for replacement)
Noscript (one of the reasons for Firefox appeal- control)
RefControl
ScrapBook
SessionManager
SpeedDial ;D
TabMixPlus (i think it's going away, SessionManager, All-In-One Gestures et all beat the crap out of TabMixPlus, MAYBE)
VideoDownloader

[screamer]

I've been reading about FF extensions and the ones to Avoid, therefore since I had several "leaky" ones they were replaced. Here's my new collection:

Actually I replaced WebMail Compose w/ Better Gmail and a few GreaseMonkey Scripts like Gmailto & Gmail SuperClean.

[Pedro]

Some that i bookmarked, but not sure:
HostIP.info Geolocation Plugin (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/663) any better ones?
SafeDownload (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3581) useful? don't know, maybe in GNU/Linux to scan downloads, to be sure before sending to XP friends.
VirusTotal (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4451) doubt the usefulness, but..
Process Library (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4461) again, using the bookmark isn't that hard, but..
Open In RegEdit (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4478) this is mighty interesting, to follow advice given on the net for troubleshooting the registry; could save time and mistakes.
SCM (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4555) "SCM performs Site Continuity Management validations on websites to help prevent Pharming attacks. " I have no idea if it serves any purpose; maybe when using public networks, and be sure DNS isn't bad?

And others that i read in this thread. Like Zotero, Spoofstick, FlashBlock, Wayback, Bugmenot. Anyone care to enlight me what they do / how they help you?

[lucas1985]

Zotero tutorials (http://www.zotero.org/documentation/screencast_tutorials)
http://www.zotero.org/wp-content/themes/working/images/zotero_screenshot.jpg
:thumb:

[sonic6k]

iFox - A clean and simple theme inspired by Mac!
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1106

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/images/preview/1106/2

[iceni60]

i got these new ones -
cache view - adds a right-click option that lets you see the google cache, wayback machine (as well as some other cache sites) for the page you're on.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2323
No Squint if you go to a site that has small text you can reset it with this and it will remember it next time you go to the site. i'm not sure why i got it because i have set a minimum font size for all pages ::)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2592

[iceni60]

this is pretty cool, i'm not sure it will work with proxomitron though. http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-firefox-extension/visit-unavailable-web-sites-with-resurrect-pages-266988.php

[WSFuser]

isnt that extension just similar to cache view? and why dont you think it will work with proxomitron?

[ThunderZ]

-{ Quote: "i got these new ones -
cache view - adds a right-click option that lets you see the google cache, wayback machine (as well as some other cache sites) for the page you're on." }-

Thanks Iceni60. :thumb: Had been looking for that one but could not remember the name. ::) Got it now.

[Mele20]

Tabbed Browser Extensions
MR Tech Local Install
Resizable Form Fields
Enhanced History Manager
Customize Google
Remove it Permanently
Spellbound Developer Edition

These are for 1.5. I don't use 2.0 for privacy reasons and because it is difficult to get TBE to work properly in 2.0.

[Firebytes]

I am just curious, why do so many run FiltersetG.updater with Ad-block Plus when the author of ABP himself advises against it?

From http://adblockplus.org/en/faq_project

Do I need to install Filterset.G Updater?

No. Actually, it is recommended not to use Filterset.G with Adblock Plus. There are several reasons for this:

Filterset.G has been intentionally made incompatible with the built-in subscriptions feature in Adblock Plus, updating Filterset.G requires a separate extension which basically duplicates existing functionality.
Filterset.G is not optimized for use with Adblock Plus, it will slow down your browsing considerably more than any other filter list.
(http://adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions)
Filterset.G makes heavy use of very complicated regular expressions with the consequence that finding the source of problems is difficult and fixing those problems is even more so. In fact, Filterset.G is fixing most problems with exception rules which creates a problem on its own (see next point).
Filterset.G contains a considerable number of exception rules. This is a big problem because exception rules cannot be overridden. It happened on several occasions that exception rules from Filterset.G whitelisted actual ads making these ads unblockable — something users usually blamed Adblock Plus for. While Filterset.G has had its uses in the past, nowadays other filter lists are certainly a better choice. If you already have Filterset.G Updater installed, you can uninstall the extension and remove the Filterset.G subscription in the Adblock Plus Preferences dialog. Feel free to choose any subscription from the list then.

[screamer]

Very True, but I think for most: "Old Habits Die Hard".

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "isnt that extension just similar to cache view? and why dont you think it will work with proxomitron?" }-it's similar to cache view, i don't use them at the same time. i've got lots of firefox installs on differnet OSes/computers.

proxomitron uses a different page when it gets a 40* that's why it might not work, maybe it does, i haven't tried it.

one extension everyone should get is link alert, i always install it when i remember. you can get it for opera too using userjs.

[Pedro]

-{ Quote: "
one extension everyone should get is link alert, i always install it when i remember. you can get it for opera too using userjs." }-
Yes, i'm hooked to that extension. :)

BTW, i got this problem with all in one gestures, when i go back with 'right click- left click', the page doesn't work properly. Like doing a search, then going back to do another, but it doesn't work, i have to refresh. Anyone?

Also if i leave the right button down, and keep clicking left, nothing happens (in Opera this is what makes it enjoyable, it works..)

[iceni60]

i just found this extension. i spend loads of time looking through my browser cache most days. i hope it works with linux.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2489

[SinisterSam]

if ur a digger resurrect pages https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2570 is a must. diggs kill servers all teh time.

no script
custumizegoogle
adblockplus ~ easylist
AIO gestures
flashgot
refcontrol
translator ~ i browse everywhere
videodownloader

[Pedro]

-{ Quote: "
BTW, i got this problem with all in one gestures, when i go back with 'right click- left click', the page doesn't work properly. Like doing a search, then going back to do another, but it doesn't work, i have to refresh. Anyone?

Also if i leave the right button down, and keep clicking left, nothing happens (in Opera this is what makes it enjoyable, it works..)" }-
I'm trying Mouse Gestures and these problems don't exist. I'm sticking with this one, it works properly.

[ccsito]

Has anyone used the IEVIEW add-on and does it work with incompatible webpages?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/35?id=35&application=firefox

[pykko]

-{ Quote: "Has anyone used the IEVIEW add-on and does it work with incompatible webpages?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/35?id=35&application=firefox" }-
I use it and it works perfectly with incompatible pages. ;)

[ccsito]

-{ Quote: "I use it and it works perfectly with incompatible pages. ;)" }-

Thanks. I don't think I have come across an incompatible webpage yet though.

[Meriadoc]

Don't know if VirusTotal (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4451) has been mentioned...maybe not a must have for most

[glentrino2duo]

extensions I always "must have"

[Huupi]

-{ Quote: "extensions I always "must have"" }-

Is there any speed left with all this extensions ?

[glentrino2duo]

what?! it's flying!

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "what?! it's flying!" }- It wil be flying even faster if you delete Filterset.G Updater and replace Adblock with the much better and faster Adblock Plus.

[iceni60]

this one looks good
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1941

here's a video of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao8tWn8Gqis

i got this one too the other day. i downloaded some pictures with it. it goes well with the fastforward and rewind buttons.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3104

[aigle]

-{ Quote: "Is there any speed left with all this extensions ?" }-Extensions usually delay the loading time only. Once it,s loaded, browing speed remains almost normal. It,s my experience.

[HandsOff]

-{ Quote: "Extensions usually delay the loading time only. Once it,s loaded, browing speed remains almost normal. It,s my experience." }-


I always assumed they made browsing much quicker, depending on what the priorities of the Firefox user are. Extensions which block the downloading of unwanted content, referral to other sites must. If downloading files can be considered part of the browsing experience, they say that that can be sped up with extensions. If avoiding spoofed sites, phishing scams could be considered to save you time in the long run. If extensions that help you search better are net savers of time...You get the idea...


-HandsOff

[Alphalutra1]

vimperator (http://vimperator.mozdev.org/), it allows me to do all of my browsing with the keyboard and have familiar vim bindings to do it with. Truly a great and excellent thing. Now I simply fly across the internet ;)

Also the usual adblock plus with easy list, customize google, and fast video download for getting videos off youtube and google when I don't feel like figuring out how to get flash working or don't want flash or don't want to run linux-emulation ;D

Cheers,

Alphalutra1

[sukarof]

These are the ones I always use and find browsing life difficult and a bit boring when I am on a computer that doesnt have them.
I use foxbackup to be sure I never have to find and install all the extensions again when I do a re format or a new snapshot.

Generated: Tue Aug 21 2007 06:48:01 GMT+0200
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070725 Firefox/2.0.0.6
Build ID: 2007072518

Enabled Extensions: [21]
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater (http://www.pierceive.com/) 0.3.1.0
- Adblock Plus (http://adblockplus.org/) 0.7.5.1
- Add Bookmark Here (http://gorgias.de/mfe/) 0.5.8
- AI Roboform Toolbar for Firefox (http://www.roboform.com) 6.9.4
- All-in-One Gestures (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/marc.boullet/ext/extensions-en.html) 0.18.0
- CookieCuller (http://cookieculler.mozdev.org/) 1.3.1
- CustomizeGoogle (http://www.customizegoogle.com/) 0.60
- del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us/) 1.2
- Distrust (http://www.gness.com/) 0.7.1
- Flashblock (http://flashblock.mozdev.org/) 1.5.4.1
- Gmail Manager (http://www.longfocus.com/firefox/gmanager/) 0.5.3
- Gmail Space (http://www.getgspace.com/) 0.5.6
- IE View (http://ieview.mozdev.org/) 1.3.3
- MouseZoom (http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20MouseZoom) 0.3.4
- MR Tech Local Install (http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/) 5.3.2.5
- NoScript (http://noscript.net) 1.1.6.16
- Paste and Go 2 (http://pasteandgo2.mozdev.org/) 0.8
- Plain Text to Link (http://www.tommasobeniero.com/pttl/en) 1.5.20061126
- Sage (http://sage.mozdev.org) 1.3.10
- Shazou (http://www.seisan.com) 1.2
- WOT (http://www.mywot.com/) 20070501

[iceni60]

i got this one too -
Stop-or-Reload Button - Makes the Stop and Reload button behave like a single one

and the STOP! Hammertime one too. everytime you click stop while a page is loading you get MC Hammer through the speakers :o

i want to get this one too - Copy Plain Text but it doesn't work with the version of firefox i have and i'm not sure if i have an extension to fix it ???
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=134
-{ Quote: "Copies text without formatting. Have you ever copied something and been annoyed that the text formatting (bold, font size, etc) came with it? Don’t you wish you could just copy the text itself, without having to copy it, paste it into notepad, then copy it again?" }-i have that problem all the time!!!


these are the ones i'm using now 8)

Application: Firefox 2.0.0.6 (2007073000)
Operating System: Linux (x86-gcc3)

- Adblock Plus 0.7.5.3
- Advanced Dork: 2.1.7
- Answers 2.2.27
(Disabled)
- BatchDownload 1.1.6
- Beagle Indexer 0.6
- CacheViewer 0.4.3
- CHM Reader 0.2.1.1
- CookieSafe 2.0.6
- CustomizeGoogle 0.63
- CuteMenus2 2.1
- DictionarySearch 2.0.2
- Direct Link 1.1
- DOM Inspector 1.8.1.6
- Download Manager Tweak 0.7.2
- Dr.Web anti-virus link checker 1.0.15
- Extension List Dumper 1.8.0
- Fire Encrypter 3.0
- Firebug 1.05
- Firefox Showcase 0.9.4
- FireFTP 0.97.1
- FoxTorrent 1.15
(Disabled)
- FoxyTunes 2.9.5
- FoxyTunes Skin - [R]evolution-lite 0.9.2
- GDirections 1.1.1
- GooglePreview 3.2
- Greasemonkey 0.7.20070607.0
- HostIP.info Geolocation Plugin 0.4.3.3
- Link Alert 0.7.2
- No Squint 1.0.1
- NoScript 1.1.7.2
- Paste and Go 2 0.8
- Paste Quote 0.3.2
- PDF Download 0.9.2
- QuickRestart 1.1.0
- Rewind/Fastforward Buttons 1.4.2007061801
- Search Domain 1.0
- Searchbar Autosizer 1.3.7
- Secure Login 0.8.1.3
- Server Spy 0.1.2
- Session Manager 0.6.1.5
- ShowIP 0.8.05
- SmoothWheel 0.44.9.20061102
- Speed Dial 0.4.1
- STOP! Hammertime! 2.0
- Stop-or-Reload Button 0.2.2
- Stylish 0.5.2
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.6
- Tags Everywhere 1.0
(Disabled)
- Toolbar Buttons 0.4.1.7
- Ubuntu Forums Menu 0.52
- UnPlug 1.6.06
- Update Scanner 2.0.14
- URL Link 2.01.0
- VideoDownloader 1.1.1
- Web Developer 1.1.4

i might take a screenshot too sometime because i've added lots of stuff to the toolbars!

[Hermescomputers]

These are what I think you need to stay safe online:

[Pedro]

Well, i thought i could surprise Iceni with an extension, but i see you got it already (Update Scanner):P
But i got two others and a non extension (the same as Update Scanner):

Update Scanner (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3362) - "Monitors web pages for updates. Useful for websites that don't provide Atom or RSS feeds."
Mr Uptime (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5490) - "Have you ever tried accessing a website and it didn’t respond? Of course you have. We all have! Mr Uptime is an extension to your Firefox browser that will keep trying to reach that website in the background while you continue surfing on other websites. When the website is accessible again, Mr Uptime will let you know. You can also use Mr Uptime when a website responds but doesn’t load correctly."
LiveClick (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2499) - "Live Bookmarks are one of Firefox's best features, but they're missing a way to quickly access a Live Bookmark's home page without having to create an additional bookmark, go through lots of extra clicks, or type in the address manually. LiveClick fixes this oversight.
With LiveClick, you can also:
* Mark Live Bookmark items as 'read'
* Receive alerts when select Live Bookmarks have new items
* Use site icons (aka favicons) in place of the default RSS icon
* Preview a site's feed by right-clicking the RSS icon in the address bar
* Create Live Bookmarks by right-clicking the page or a feed link"
WebMonX (http://sniperbeamer.de/webmonx/) - NOT a FF extension - "WebMonX monitors websites for updates and changes - it saves you time and always keeps you up-to-date by periodically checking these pages at set intervals.
WebMonX is free/open-source software (licensed under GPLv2) and is a cross-platform (works on *nix and Windows) port of WebMon. "

[HURST]

Breadcrumbs
Download statusbar
NoScript
Adblock plus
FlashBlock
ForecastFox
FoxyTunes
Gmail Notifier
Highlight All
IE Tab
Process Library
TabMixPlus
VirusTotal

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "These are what I think you need to stay safe online:" }-
Hm - while the extensions you mentioned are certainly good and useful for safe browsing, I'm a little bit astonished that you don't use extensions that I regard as some of the most important, namely Noscript (especially against the background of XSS becoming more and more popular), SecureLogin and Adblock Plus (while the latter was never intended as a security tool, a report (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130129-pg,1/article.html) by Finjan said that 80% of all malicious code are supplied through online ads - so this protective function is an "unvoluntary" but highly welcome side-effect). Would you elaborate why?

[Hermescomputers]

-{ Quote: "Hm - while the extensions you mentioned are certainly good and useful for safe browsing, I'm a little bit astonished that you don't use extensions that I regard as some of the most important, namely Noscript (especially against the background of XSS becoming more and more popular), SecureLogin and Adblock Plus (while the latter was never intended as a security tool, a report (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130129-pg,1/article.html) by Finjan said that 80% of all malicious code are supplied through online ads - so this protective function is an "unvoluntary" but highly welcome side-effect). Would you elaborate why?" }-

Actually, I am using protection covering everything you mention here. Perhaps not the ones you think are best.

LinkScanner Pro is doing much the same as Noscript does as with SiteAdvisor (in a different way). (Although No script is a very good tool I may even reinstall again, it slows me down considerably when I do research.... Too many things blocked unnecessarily by default).

Besides the problem with NoScript is that it doesn't fully discriminate between a good or a bad script, while Linkscanner Pro does scan the scripts themselves for hostile code as with SiteAdvisor. It also works as a pre scan when you do Searches on the many engines providing pre emptive scans. Besides simply blocking a site scripting doesn't mean that you are protected in the advent you need to access the site scripted content. It is almost entirely based on trust and not on the factual knowledge that the one specific script is in fact hostile or not... You could decide the site is good and unlock the script and get infected. It does next to nothing to protect you against that. I am a strong supporter of ProActive script scanning on web sites since they warn you before hand based on fact and also provide a rating system. (Albeit imperfect at the present it is getting better).

I use RoboForm instead of secure login, It does provide more of what I need, and AdBlock Plus is handled by my antispyware...

On a side note, probably one of the most serious form of attack none of those tools can protect you agains is buffer overflow, I use Comodo Memory Guardian, (Previously using DEP only would allow most ret2libc attacks) but without much success as many attacks did get through, although intercepted on my machine by CMG, I can just guess the invisible damage on other's

[Pedro]

That would demand a discussion outside this thread :)
How much of LinkScanner is a blacklist scanner and NoScript being a near perfect whitelist.
But lets keep this for extensions please gentlemen.

[lucas1985]

-{ Quote: "How much of LinkScanner is a blacklist scanner" }-
LinkScanner's technology (http://www.explabs.com/products/lspro_methodology.asp)

[AKAJohnDoe]

These for me:

[C.S.J]

well, let me say what a good thread this is :)

there are loads of extensions i havnt even tried that are mentioned in this thread.

however, the ones i use are:

Noscript
IEtab
Adblock Plus

;D

i was also thinking about using fasterfox again, but i aint too sure.

some people say it does speed up browsing, others think it does nothing and the rest think it actually slows down surfing.

until i know, i aint using.

[WSFuser]

-{ Quote: "these are the ones i'm using now 8)

Application: Firefox 2.0.0.6 (2007073000)
Operating System: Linux (x86-gcc3)

~snip~" }-
iceni - how fast/slow is your Firefox with all those extensions?

I recently slimmed down my extension list and I did notice a difference.

[iceni60]

i'm running firefox in safe-mode now and it's 100 times faster lol, it doesn't seem to hang either. i stopped using firefox ages a go because it always hangs, i only use it when opera doesn't work on a site, but i might disable some extensions and see if it runs any better.

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "Well, i thought i could surprise Iceni with an extension, but i see you got it already (Update Scanner):P
" }-i might try using fewer extensions, but i bet the ones i use still make firefox hang ::)

[C.S.J]

-{ Quote: "well, let me say what a good thread this is :)

there are loads of extensions i havnt even tried that are mentioned in this thread.

however, the ones i use are:

Noscript
IEtab
Adblock Plus

;D

i was also thinking about using fasterfox again, but i aint too sure.

some people say it does speed up browsing, others think it does nothing and the rest think it actually slows down surfing.

until i know, i aint using." }-
after reading this thread, ive also decided to give WOT a try.

very impressed, its soooo much better than mcafee's site advisor.

[solarpowered candle]

adblock plus
no script
keyscrambler

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "Actually, I am using protection covering everything you mention here. Perhaps not the ones you think are best.

LinkScanner Pro is doing much the same as Noscript does as with SiteAdvisor (in a different way). (Although No script is a very good tool I may even reinstall again, it slows me down considerably when I do research.... Too many things blocked unnecessarily by default).

Besides the problem with NoScript is that it doesn't fully discriminate between a good or a bad script, while Linkscanner Pro does scan the scripts themselves for hostile code as with SiteAdvisor. It also works as a pre scan when you do Searches on the many engines providing pre emptive scans. Besides simply blocking a site scripting doesn't mean that you are protected in the advent you need to access the site scripted content. It is almost entirely based on trust and not on the factual knowledge that the one specific script is in fact hostile or not... You could decide the site is good and unlock the script and get infected. It does next to nothing to protect you against that. I am a strong supporter of ProActive script scanning on web sites since they warn you before hand based on fact and also provide a rating system. (Albeit imperfect at the present it is getting better).

I use RoboForm instead of secure login, It does provide more of what I need, and AdBlock Plus is handled by my antispyware...
" }-

As Pedro noted, this would require a discussion outside this thread. I'd just like to add that Linkscanner and Roboform are not available for Linux - that's why I can't use them.

[C.S.J]

has anyone tried Downloadthemall ?

i tried it, and its increased my download speed by LOADSSSSSSSSSSS

yet, i have a question.

when i click a download, i have to select the download manager option, because default is set to the normal firefox window (save to disk),

how can i make downloadthemall automatically get each download?

[WSFuser]

I dont know if DTA has a setting for that, but iirc you can use the FlashGot extenion with DTA and then set FlashGot to intercept all downloads.

[Rico]

Hi Guys

Was this mentioned? Seems good:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4336 'Snap Links'

Take Care
Rico

[cet]

I am using Down ThemAll
No Script and
Searchbar autosizer,expands the search box as I type.

[iceni60]

i just got these extensions

i had this before, but i don't know what happened to it ???
Context Search
lets you highlight any word then select any of the search engines you use to do a search.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/240

Second Search
Second Search provides a feature to search by other engines directly, without switching the engine of the web-search bar. you can see in the picture on it's page, you just use the up arrow button to select it in the search box. -
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4096

Bookmark this page Plus
just like Opera, when you want to bookmark a page you navigate to the place in your bookmark menu where you want to save the bookmark and select Bookmark this page :P
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3928

i got another one too called Flat bookmark editing, but i don't know what it does, at the page they were all saying how good it is lol.

[JohnnyBravo]

These I use, I also find a bunch of Search engines useful

[HandsOff]

Favicons picker?

For a while I was obsessed with trying to get rid of those black pages. I may have to give it a try!

[iceni60]

i decided to get Dictionary Tooltip, the builtin spellchecker is rubbish because sometimes it stops working, although it's working now, it says these words are wrong - Tooltip builtin spellchecker, there's nothing wrong with them! the extension doesn't have them either. maybe i should compile my own dictionary ;)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1171

[steve161]

Just installed "nosquint". Very good for those who find the need to frequently change the text size due to their OS's font rendering or their irrational refusal to admit they may need glasses. You can change the default settings for all sites, or do it on a site to sight basis. It also allows changing text size by using Ctrl + scroll wheel.

[Pedro]

Don't know if it was mentioned before.
Stop-or-Reload Button (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/313) - Reload or Stop in one button, simple and perfect. Now i can put the All-in-One Sidebar button to fit perfectly.

[acr1965]

This looks like it would be a good one for the anti-phishing enthusiasts.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2429

"Easy to understand sidebar to protect users from spoofing and phishing attacks.
Putting TrustBar*, Spoofstick* and PetnameTool* in one PlugIn to get the advantages of every one of them and even more."

[Mapson]

Not security related but I find the 'Groowe Search Toolbar' useful.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/534

[sukarof]

I have found a musthave extension to add to my others. Thinger (http://www.oxymoronical.com/web/firefox/Thinger) Now I can have two or more search enginebars visible.
For anyone who regulary uses two different search engines, say Google and Wikipedia or in my case Google and Swedish National Encyclopedia (I often, among other things, use their Swedish/English dictionary since english is not my native language).
Well, maybe life would go on without it, but it is one of those things that makes things just nice. A little thing I didnt know I needed until I found out about it :)

[iceni60]

i use second search for extra search engines. it lets you keep your default search engine, but when you start typing a popup pops up with your other search engines so you can pick one of them for that search while keeping your normal search engine.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4096

[Meriadoc]

I'm really liking hyperwords (http://www.hyperwords.net/about.html) so far as it just saves me time and think it deserves another mention. I believe it was a recommendation from iceni60 - thanks for that.

[WSFuser]

I recently found a small extension called Prefsearch (http://roachfiend.com/). It adds a menu item in about:config that lets you do a Google search of for any entry. Very useful if you dont know what a particular preference does.

[RipVanTinkle]

Currently using these

drats....... see below

:)

[RipVanTinkle]

Currently using these

dang.... double post ;)

:)

[sukarof]

-{ Quote: "Currently using these

dang.... double post ;)

:)" }-

Wow..got blinded by those colors :) You can delete your own posts, you know?. Just use the edit button.

[tlu]

The extension Firekeeper (http://firekeeper.mozdev.org/) has already been mentioned in this thread. It's an Intrusion Detection and Prevention System for Firefox that detects a lot of attacks (including XSS attacks).

I'm aware of the following blocklists (which are regularly updated) that can be used in Firekeeper:
There are two lists on http://www.malware.com.br/ - a regular and an agressive one (I haven't tried the latter yet).
Another list for Firekeeper can be found on http://doc.bleedingthreats.net/bin/view/Main/SnortConfSamples .Just copy the URL of the respective list, go to Preferences in Firekeeper, click "Add remote file" and paste the URL therein. It takes some seconds until the list is loaded. Click "enable".

Firekeeper versions for Windows and Linux are available on http://firekeeper.mozdev.org/installation.html . You will have to add that site to the list of sites in Firefox which are allowed to install extensions. (Note: On a Linux machine you will probably get an update to Firekeeper version 0.3.1 after a while).

[InfinityAz]

-{ Quote: "The extension Firekeeper (http://firekeeper.mozdev.org/) has already been mentioned in this thread. It's an Intrusion Detection and Prevention System for Firefox that detects a lot of attacks (including XSS attacks)." }-

tlu,

Does running Firefox with NoScript accomplish some of what Firekeeper is trying to accomplish? This is assuming that you block lists globally and only allow some sites to run scripts.

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "tlu,

Does running Firefox with NoScript accomplish some of what Firekeeper is trying to accomplish? This is assuming that you block lists globally and only allow some sites to run scripts." }-

Yes, I agree. On the other hand Firekeeper might be able to warn you if a site contains malware/is manipulated particularly if it is whitelisted in Noscript. Thus it may provide an additional layer of protection. I doubt that there is an advantage if the site is already blacklisted in Noscript. But even in these cases a warning might give you a hint that this site is suspicious.

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "The extension Firekeeper (http://firekeeper.mozdev.org/) has already been mentioned in this thread. It's an Intrusion Detection and Prevention System for Firefox that detects a lot of attacks (including XSS attacks).
" }-
Some addtional info for users planning to run Firekeeper: I had no problems to run it under Windows and Firefox 3.0 but got an error "Firekeeper load failed component @firekeeper.mozdev.org/firekeeper not registered ..." with FF 3 on Ubuntu 8.04. I contacted the author of Firekeeper, Jan Wrobel, and got the following info:

-{ Quote: "I investigated this problem. It turned out that 3 libraries
that Firekeeper depends on and that are part of Firefox are shipped in
Ubuntu under different names.
Workaround for this issue is to create symbolic link to these
libraries:
ln -s /usr/lib/libnspr4.so.0d /usr/lib/libnspr4.so;
ln -s /usr/lib/libplds4.so.0d /usr/lib/libplds4.so;
ln -s /usr/lib/libplc4.so.0d /usr/lib/libplc4.so;
If you already have Firekeeper installed you need to install it again
after links are created.

It seems there is also problem with some other extensions not working
on Ubuntu 8.04 due to this issue. There is an open bug for this so
I hope it gets fixed." }-
This solved my problem, indeed.:)

[Someone]

Hi

These are some privacy/security addons I like, but some I do not use as it is not compatible with Firefox 3:

McAfee SiteAdvisor
Finjan SecureBrowsing
WOT
Netcraft toolbar
Dr.Web anti-virus link checker
NoScript
Adblock Plus
CustomizeGoogle
CookieSafe/CS Lite
RefControl
SafeCache
SafeHistory
TrackMeNot
Stealther
TabRenamizer
MediaPlayerConnectivity

Some of these addons I was only aware of after Cogito posted this thread
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=213988 :thumb:

[jrmhng]

Track me not seems to be a poor addon. It is not very hard to figure out the difference between real and generated requests.

[Someone]

-{ Quote: "Track me not seems to be a poor addon. It is not very hard to figure out the difference between real and generated requests." }-

Hi

Really? How do you figure it out? It looks quite realistic to me.

Thanks

[tlu]

There is an extension called SSL Blacklist (http://codefromthe70s.org/sslblacklist.asp) addressing the serious OpenSSL chaos. (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=209521) Highly recommended.

[Pedro]

WikiLook (http://wikilook.mozdev.org/)
Addons (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7675)
-{ Quote: "Dictionary look up. Fast, light, open source (GPL) tool that define (using Wiktionary) words for you without need to open new tabs or extra windows.
Ever wondered what mean incunabulum, floccinaucinihilipilification, ይሉኝታ, كوردی, Bân-lâm-gú or lets say лютий? Install this add-on and see with your own eyes.

Easy navigation to Wikipedia. " }-
Works great, very fast. :thumb:

[Pedro]

Alternatives for Unplug (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2254)? :'(
I got Youplayer (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5709), which is good, but it's not the same thing.

[Someone]

-{ Quote: "Alternatives for Unplug (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2254)? :'(
I got Youplayer (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5709), which is good, but it's not the same thing." }-

Hi

What about VideoDownloadHelper?

[Pedro]

Thank you.
It didn't work for me last i tried. Do you have experiences with it?
I looked at the website, and it has a "feature" to find an alternative tool. It suggests a commercial program. No warm fuzzy feelings there.

I'm looking for someone's suggestion, based on what works for them.

[sukarof]

-{ Quote: "WikiLook (http://wikilook.mozdev.org/)
Addons (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7675)

Works great, very fast. :thumb:" }-

This is my favourite thread here at wilders :)

Thanks Pedro. Perfect for someone like me who doesnt have english as my native language. There are always some word that I dont know and this little app makes it so easy.

Damn Firefox! I am a curious person and like to try new stuff but it is impossible to try to find the will to try other browsers when you can do everything with Firefox :)

I find it very slow and boring to surf without Firegestures. (http://www.xuldev.org/firegestures/)
For example when you read a page with many interesting links, just hold right mouse button and make a move (you can customize what gesture you want, I have move right) over the links and they open in new tabs in bakground for later viewing. Perfect if you´re viewing a page with many thumbnails and want to see the full picture of them all, just load them in the bakground. You can connect many functions in the browser to a gesture. If the default actions are not enough and If youre into making scripts you can do everything with gestures. It takes a short while to remember all the gestures you´ve made for different tasks, but once you learnt that it is really hard to be with out them, very addictive.

[Pedro]

Believe me, i agree with you. I was tired of opening a tab to look for a definition.
I won't use it all the time, but when i need it, it's 2 seconds.

It's a keeper!

[AKAJohnDoe]

Over time, I have been slowly divesting myself of extensions and plug-ins. Several went by the wayside when I went to FireFox 3; several more shortly thereafter. Not doing this for performance reasons; I had no problems running a dozen extensions, just decided that if I did not use or need the function that I did not need the extension, either.

FireFTP was not ready with FF3, so I went with FileZilla (and like it better).
Sage was replaced with the free version of FeedGhost.
MinimizeToTray was just dropped.
TabMixPlus ran the DEV build for awhile but has since been just dropped as well.

The only extensions remaining are these (http://pc.akajohndoe.com/browsers.htm).

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "WikiLook (http://wikilook.mozdev.org/)
Addons (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7675)

Works great, very fast. :thumb:" }-

Very nice, Pedro! Thank you!

[Someone]

-{ Quote: "Thank you.
It didn't work for me last i tried. Do you have experiences with it?
I looked at the website, and it has a "feature" to find an alternative tool. It suggests a commercial program. No warm fuzzy feelings there.

I'm looking for someone's suggestion, based on what works for them." }-

Hi

I've tried it with several YouTube files and it works. I haven't used it for anything else.

[ex3]

If you are using GnuPG, firegpg is good to have,and its compatable with gmail to. very saves me lots of time

http://getfiregpg.org/

[Pedro]

-{ Quote: "Hi

I've tried it with several YouTube files and it works. I haven't used it for anything else." }-
Perhaps its a GNU/Linux incompatibility.

I chose Fast Video Download (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3590) for now. It will get the video's name and ask to save it with that name. Good :)
That little detail is actually better than in Unplug, but i don't know if it can work with as many sites. Unplug seemed to work with some generic method.

[yeow]

-{ Quote: "Perhaps its a GNU/Linux incompatibility." }-Works on Pardus & Ubuntu firefox too, last I tried. On it's default setting (60,000ms), the download option is only available for 60s when the flash movie is started.

Is it possible u looked to download the flash movie after 60s passed?

[Pedro]

It's possible.

[Pinga]

NoUn Buttons is a simple yet indispensable interface improvement for Firefox 3:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7056

[Pedro]

Brief (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4578)
-{ Quote: "Brief makes reading RSS feeds as easy and intuitive as it gets. Designed to have exactly the right set of features, it is powerful and simple at the same time. Feeds are presented on a seamless, interactive page which let's you bookmark and tag items with a single click." }-
This one is very good. Now to decide between this and Liferea.
In browser or separate program.

BTW, one can make Unplug compatible (sort of) by editing the maxVersion in install.rdf of the xpi package, or using the MR Tech Toolkit (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/421).
It doesn't solve any problem, it only makes Firefox accept it.

[tlu]

There is a relatively new list available for Adblock Plus (http://adblockplus.org/blog/blocking-malicious-sites-with-adblock-plus) that blocks more than 40,000 malicious websites! The list is compiled and updated by http://malwaredomains.com/ .

Two important remarks:
1. The list won't prevent you from going to one of these blocked sites - "but it will block for example any iframes or Flash objects from this domain" (quote ABP author Wladimir Palant).
2. According to this (http://adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions) site, do not subscribe to this list with Firefox 2! It will only be sufficiently fast in Firefox 3, and even then you have to accept 3-4 seconds delay at browser startup and shutdown. It won’t cause noticeable delays during browsing however.

[Meriadoc]

Malware Search 0.8.0 (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6718)
-{ Quote: "Just highlight a word and then use the right click context menu to search several malware databases and the results will open in a new tab." }-

[george75]

-{ Quote: "The extension Firekeeper (http://firekeeper.mozdev.org/) has already been mentioned in this thread. It's an Intrusion Detection and Prevention System for Firefox that detects a lot of attacks (including XSS attacks).

I'm aware of the following blocklists (which are regularly updated) that can be used in Firekeeper:
There are two lists on http://www.malware.com.br/ - a regular and an agressive one (I haven't tried the latter yet).
Another list for Firekeeper can be found on http://doc.bleedingthreats.net/bin/view/Main/SnortConfSamples .Just copy the URL of the respective list, go to Preferences in Firekeeper, click "Add remote file" and paste the URL therein. It takes some seconds until the list is loaded. Click "enable".

Firekeeper versions for Windows and Linux are available on http://firekeeper.mozdev.org/installation.html . You will have to add that site to the list of sites in Firefox which are allowed to install extensions. (Note: On a Linux machine you will probably get an update to Firekeeper version 0.3.1 after a while)." }-

I was enthralled by this post and installed firekeeper immediately, and even installed the two extra lists. However, I see that on the test site, the installed configuration lets the media-player and the real-player URL's go through (the basic one for the realplayer). Anyone have any ideas what's wrong? I'm on Win XP Pro SP3.

George75

[tradetime]

Primarily I have used Opera as my default browser because I have little ue for the many varied addons that FF offers. However I have been giving it another try lately and may have been sold by the following.
Fast Dial (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5721) Have always liked this feature in Opera, but so far the developers have resisted the many cries to make it customizable to vary the number of panes you can have. FF has this functionality.

[AKAJohnDoe]

-{ Quote: "Primarily I have used Opera as my default browser because I have little ue for the many varied addons that FF offers. However I have been giving it another try lately and may have been sold by the following.
Fast Dial (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5721) Have always liked this feature in Opera, but so far the developers have resisted the many cries to make it customizable to vary the number of panes you can have. FF has this functionality." }-
I have been using SpeedDial (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4810) and it has essentially replaced bookmarks for me.

I have SpeedDial configured with Tabs (20 of them) and each Tab has 16 Thumbnails (in a 4 x 4 layout), so I have 320 websites right on my Tabbed "Home Page". I did set each thumbnail to never refresh (unless I explicitly tell it to) since I didn't want to incur the overhead of the refresh process for 320 websites!

[tradetime]

Yes, I tried that one as well, but preferred Fast Dial for my own personal pref. (Both work well) Have not gone as far as loading all my bookmarks to it, just my most frequently visited sites. I think Opera slept in here by not developing their speed dial further.

The few extensions I use

[Long View]

I will take a look at both fast dial and speedDial but will be surprised if they are better than Roboform

[tradetime]

-{ Quote: "I will take a look at both fast dial and speedDial but will be surprised if they are better than Roboform" }-
I thought Roboform was for filling out forms etc, (clue in the name) am I missing something, I haven't looked at Roboform since my assumption of its function suggested I didn't need it.

[Long View]

files out forms yes. Account numbers, passwords. Allows you to enter credit card details etc . you can also use it just like favorites, which it will import and book marks which it will imports. It will generate random passwords... and on and on. It can be used with password protection or without. Try the free version - you can have upto 10 passcards

[tradetime]

-{ Quote: "files out forms yes. Account numbers, passwords. Allows you to enter credit card details etc . you can also use it just like favorites, which it will import and book marks which it will imports. It will generate random passwords... and on and on. It can be used with password protection or without. Try the free version - you can have upto 10 passcards" }-
Ah ok, cheers for that, Speed Dial and Fast Dial just create thumbnail book marks on your screen to give quick access to frequently used (or indeed all your bookmarks if you want) websites

Like this

[L815]

I think Glasser is a must have plugin on Vista.

[Stijnson]

I tried installing Spoofstick on FF3.0.1+Vista Business. It won't install. Is Spoofstick not compatible with FF3 and Vista?

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "I was enthralled by this post and installed firekeeper immediately, and even installed the two extra lists. However, I see that on the test site, the installed configuration lets the media-player and the real-player URL's go through (the basic one for the realplayer). Anyone have any ideas what's wrong? I'm on Win XP Pro SP3.
" }-

I don't understand. What "test site" are you referring to, and what about the "media-player and the real-player URLs" ???

[Dark Star 72]

-{ Quote: "I tried installing Spoofstick on FF3.0.1+Vista Business. It won't install. Is Spoofstick not compatible with FF3 and Vista?" }-

Spoofstick is only compatible with FF up to v1.0. Have a look at the download page:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/121

Works with FF: 0.8 - 1.0

[Lupatrian]

Gotta have:
AdBlock Plus - and don't forget to subscribe to a list
(I think AdBlock is the universally agreed-on Must Have ext).
Fire ftp - fantastic ftp program, if you use one.
Fire Shot - screen shot saver.
KeyScrambler (for IE, too) - encrypt-as-you-type for password entries.
WOT (Web of Trust) - danger rating for web pages, links, etc.
Mozilla QA Companion - to help Mozilla test.
Send to Google Docs - pdf's to on-line Google-reader vs. (ugh) Adobe Reader.
Fire Tune - tweaks for speed.

Google Toolbar is nice, if you use a lot of Google services,
and you can use Google [permanent] Bookmarks vs. Foxmarks.

I didn't care for NoScript - too many blocked-items to deal with.
And Foxmarks is a nice concept, but it slows Firefox down.
I also didn't like the GMail Notifier ext as much as the one on Google Toolbar.

~:)

[Lupatrian]

TradeTime: SpeedDial/FastDial look just like Google Chrome's thumbnail set-up.

[Firebytes]

-{ Quote: "I didn't care for NoScript - too many blocked-items to deal with." }-

Even if you click "Allow Scripts Globally" in NoScript, so that you never have to deal with blocked objects, it still protects you against Cross Site Scripting (XSS). I think NoScript is a must have extension for its XSS protection alone.

[tradetime]

-{ Quote: "TradeTime: SpeedDial/FastDial look just like Google Chrome's thumbnail set-up." }-
Yes I see that, have not looked closely at the google setup of this, however, it was an Opera setup, I and many others asked Opera developers to make it customizable so we could have more than 9 panes (Opera has 9 panes on their speed dial)
To date there has been no option to increase the number, since it is a feature I use quite a lot I have been drawn to FF where I can have just about as many as I want with my chosen version Fast Dial
I never get caught up in foolish loyalties, all software is a tool to perform a task, when I find one that performs the task I require better I switch, so far FF looks like it performs what I require better than Opera, so it looks like I am switching

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "Even if you click "Allow Scripts Globally" in NoScript, so that you never have to deal with blocked objects, it still protects you against Cross Site Scripting (XSS). I think NoScript is a must have extension for its XSS protection alone." }-
Yes, but by allowing scripts globally you are not protected against threats like this (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=218240)one - and there have been plenty of them recently.
@Lupatrian: You should really reconsider your opinion about Noscript.

[steve161]

-{ Quote: "Even if you click "Allow Scripts Globally" in NoScript, so that you never have to deal with blocked objects, it still protects you against Cross Site Scripting (XSS). I think NoScript is a must have extension for its XSS protection alone." }-

You can always allow top level sites by default (under the general tab). This will make NoScript a lot less intrusive but will still block all third-party js.

[Lupatrian]

You guys convinced me - I put NoScript back on. Thanks much for the info.

[Firebytes]

-{ Quote: "Yes, but by allowing scripts globally you are not protected against threats like this (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=218240)one - and there have been plenty of them recently.
@Lupatrian: You should really reconsider your opinion about Noscript." }-

Yeah, I wasn't saying that allowing scripts globally was the best plan, just that if Lupatrian wasn't going to use NoScript because of not wanting to deal with blocked items that there was still protection to be gained even with scripts allowed globally.

-{ Quote: "You can always allow top level sites by default (under the general tab). This will make NoScript a lot less intrusive but will still block all third-party js." }-

That is how I have NoScript set up on my laptop. On the family computer though, I do have it set to allow scripts globally. It was either that or remove it completely due to complaints from the family.

[Pedro]

-{ Quote: "
BTW, one can make Unplug compatible (sort of) by editing the maxVersion in install.rdf of the xpi package, or using the MR Tech Toolkit (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/421).
It doesn't solve any problem, it only makes Firefox accept it." }-
An update on this, for anyone interested. Someone posted a mod for Unplug, and someone else analyzed the changes. See the following comment to fix Unplug (not just editing the maxVersion):

-{ Quote: "As I'm a skeptical person I checked some different modded Unplug versions to find the best working one and of course no security issues . The mod from 'michal.dvorak' (posted in this tread on August 20, 2008) works perfect on FF3 (identically to original Unplug on FF2).
(...)
Conclusion: 'michal.dvorak' modded not only the file ' install.rdf' like the other moddders:

1. The original .xpi has some subdirs all identically named 'CVS' and all including the same 3 files: 'Entries' and 'Repository' and 'Root'. These subdirs (and the files) don't exist in the modded version.

2. Changes in file: install.rdf
---- Original file:
2.0.0.*

---- Modded file:
99.0.0.*

3. Changes in file: unplug.js
---- Original file:
window.addEventListener('load',
cn_unplug_freeloader, true);

---- Modded file:
window.addEventListener('load', function () {
gBrowser.addEventListener("load",
cn_unplug_freeloader, true);
}, false);

4. Changes in file: chrome.manifest
---- Original file:
content unplug chrome/content/

---- Modded file:
content unplug chrome/content/
content unplug chrome/content/contentaccessible=yes" }-
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/reviews/display/2254

[iceni60]

i used to use 'second search' - when you typed something in to the search bar a popup would appear with lots of your search engines, you click on the engine you want to use for that search and you automatically keep your default search engine. but, second search pretty much stopped working for me, i have 100s of extensions so it's difficult to find where a conflict may be! lol

anyway, i just found SearchLoad Options (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3544) and it's great! it automatically returns the search engine to the one you tell it to use in the preferences ;)

202944

[Meriadoc]

Very useful, Linkification (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/190)
-{ Quote: "Converts text links into genuine, clickable links... " }-
also here (http://yellow5.us/firefox/linkification/).

[norky]

- Adblock Plus 0.7.5.5
http://adblockplus.org/
Firefox 1.5 - 3.1b1pre
Ads were yesterday!
- Bookmark Duplicate Detector 0.7.2
http://bookmarkdd.mozdev.org/
Firefox 1.0 - 3.0.*
Helps you find, move and remove duplicate bookmarks. It also notices you when you are adding a bookmark already in your Bookmarks.
- CustomizeGoogle 0.75
http://www.customizegoogle.com/
Firefox 1.0 - 3.1b1pre
Enhance Google search results and remove ads and spam.
- Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
http://downloadstatusbar.mozdev.org/
Firefox 2.0 - 3.0.*
View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar
- DownloadHelper 3.2.2
http://www.downloadhelper.net
Firefox 1.5 - 3.0.*
Download videos and images from many sites
- DownThemAll! 1.0.3
http://downthemall.net/
Firefox 2.0.0.8 - 3.0.*
The mass downloader for Firefox.
- FireGestures 1.1.4.2
http://www.xuldev.org/firegestures/
Firefox 2.0 - 3.1b1pre
Executes various commands with mouse gestures.
- Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer 2.1.0.12
http://www.foxmarks.com/
Firefox 1.5 - 3.0.*
Synchronizes your bookmarks across machines.
- FoxyTunes 3.0.4
(Disabled)
http://www.foxytunes.com/
Firefox 2.0 - 3.0.*
Control any media player from Firefox and more...
- IE Tab 1.5.20080823
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/1419
Firefox 3.0 - 3.0.*
Enables you to use the embedded IE engine within Mozilla/Firefox.
- LastPass 1.30
http://lastpass.com/
Firefox 1.0 - 3.1.*
Last Password you will ever need
- Linkification 1.3.5
http://yellow5.us/firefox/linkification/
Firefox 1.0 - 3.0.*
Converts text links into genuine, clickable links.
- Locationbar² 1.0.3
http://en.design-noir.de/mozilla/locationbar2/
Firefox 3.0 - 3.1a1pre
Formats and linkifies addresses in your Location bar.

- Paste and Go 2 0.8
http://pasteandgo2.mozdev.org/
Firefox 1.5 - 3.1.0.*
Paste Text and Load/Search It Immediately
- PDF Download 2.0.0.0
http://www.pdfdownload.org
Firefox 1.5 - 3.0.*
Allows you to choose what to do with a PDF file: download it, view it with an external viewer or view it as HTML.
- Refractor for Prism 0.2.1
http://wiki.mozilla.org/Prism
Firefox 3.0b1 - 3.0.*
Create Prism applications directly in Firefox
- Speed Dial 0.7.2.5
http://speeddial.uworks.net/
Firefox 2.0 - 3.0.*
Direct access to your most visited websites
- Stealther 1.0.6
http://www.zadet.net
Firefox 1.0 - 3.0.*
Surf the web without leaving a trace in Firefox.
- WOT 20080917
http://www.mywot.com/
Firefox 1.5 - 3.1b1pre
Web of trust.

[Reimer]

If you're familiar with the Super Drag and Go feature in some browsers like Maxthon, this extension is a nice copy of it

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6639

I use it all the time to open plain text links, search, and save pictures.

I love Greasemonkey as well

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748

[rolarocka]

Wow people look at this extension - Drag & DropZones:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5595

This is very usefull to search for something very fast. Just select the text and drag and drop it to the desired search engine box. You can even save images by dragging it to a box (not enabled after install).

[raakii]

imacros for firefox....to automate repeated solutions

[Long View]

As few as possible:

No Scripts
Ad Block Plus
CS Lite
Roboform

Have just re-intsalled removing other "must have" extensions and no FF loads much faster.

[halcyon]

AdBlockPlus - a good trade-off in adblocking between speed, ease-of-use and effectivity
ABP Blocklists - EasyList, Easy Element, Malware.Com and some local + persona lists
ABP+ Element Hiding Helper - for those frame/text/div ads
Classic Compact Theme - to maximize the html rendering area of the window and minimize toolbar
CS Lite - easy permanent cookie allow by domain (block by default)
CustomizeGoogle - Mainly to change default search language without being logged in to google account
Download Statusbar - because the Downloas window is too big
DownThemAll! - decent enough mass downloader
GreaseMonkey - for some site specific kill scripts
Linkification - turn text URLs into linked / clickable URLs
NoScript - with Allow global on by default (don't ask)
Perspectives - to handle / check those SSL certificate issues
RefControl - to spoof referers by domain basis
SSL Blacklist - SSL security... now testing
Ubiquity - great community sharing based script automation - still under beta/construction
Undo Closed Tabs Button - movable button for a pop-up menu of closed tabs (undo list)
Undoclosetab - helps with the control of undo closed tabs in a way that is not configurable within FF3 by default
Wikilook - great addition to look up words in a tooltip type window, without opening another tab

[Long View]

halcyon - the thread is entitled "Must Have" not "Most have" ;D

[jrmhng]

-{ Quote: "halcyon - the thread is entitled "Must Have" not "Most have" ;D" }-
Must/most...depends on your personal interpertation :P

[GroverH]

This thread has 9 pages so many are already listed. I have quite a few but recently found these.

I like to save web pages such as the support threads where questions and answers are provided.

Title Save
Save Complete

For those still using dialup 56K (like me)
Tweak Network
(FasterFox not compatible for Firefox3.0)


edited.
I have removed the "save complete" since Title Save will do it both if you change the file type option.

[Pedro]

-{ Quote: "Title Save" }-
If you try to save this page, what does it save as?

[GroverH]

Pedro,

Title Save
Whatever the title is of the thread you are reading.
User has the normal Windows option to save either as web page html or webpage complete

Title Save Firefox extension
203872

The Save complete extension needs a title typed by the user.

[Pedro]

Thank you GroverH, it seems to be the same as File Title.
There has to be something different though.

[Pedro]

-{ Quote: "Wow people look at this extension - Drag & DropZones:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5595

This is very usefull to search for something very fast. Just select the text and drag and drop it to the desired search engine box. You can even save images by dragging it to a box (not enabled after install)." }-
Went through some search enhancing addons, and think this is a nice one indeed. What i don't understand is why Web Search Pro didn't work for me (same author), but this one did.

I've also added:
Add to Search Bar (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3682) - Just make a right click with the mouse pointer on top of *the page's* search box and choose "Add to Search Bar..."
Organize Search Engines (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4565) - Organize your search engines with separators and folders.
This is definitely only for power users with dozens of installed search engines. But those will surely appreciate it.
Context Search (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/240) - Expands the context menu's 'Search for' item into a list of installed search engines. Hold Ctrl or middle-click to open results in a new tab, Shift to open a new window.
This one fits perfectly with Organize Search Engines. It's basically a context menu entry for your already installed engines.

I already added 2 search engines, and organized the least frequently used in folders. Google and Wikipedia for instance are outside the folders for normal/quick use.

termBlaster (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1720) - termBlaster adds the ability to perform searches from your right-click (or context) menu using one of 110+ websites that range from search engines to encyclopedias to translators. Website lists are in XML format and can be modified in your Bookmarks Organizer.
I'm waiting for 2.0 to make up my mind. 2 context menu entries, quick list and a search engine' jungle for, well everything :)
With the default Firefox Google entry, it's perfect. Quick search, not so quick, and special search.

I'm juggling with these to see which to keep. I'll probably do away with termBlaster or Context Search. I'm waiting for termBlaster 2.0 which should solve a problem i have editing the quick list.

I bookmarked also (not using) :
SearchWith (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2194), since it's also good. You choose 1 search engine per "Service" (blog, dictionary, encyclopedia etc.). It's simple to use like that for someone who wants just that, but i found it limiting when i wanted more.
SearchLoad Options (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3544) - Tweak the searchbar's functionality.

I bothered with this long post since i lost a lot of time (and patience) in the addons maze. Perhaps it can save someone frustration.

[GroverH]

For me, AutoPager is a real "must have" Firefox extension. If you browse multi-page forum threads or websites, , I believe you will like it too. With this extension, you will not have to click on next page for it to load next. The next page will already be loaded when you are ready for viewing . Extract:
"The AutoPager Firefox extension automatically loads the next page of a site inline when you reach the end
of the current page for infinite scrolling of content and more."https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925

[wilbertnl]

Recently I imported my del.icio.us bookmarks (http://delicious.com/wilbert) in the Firefox 3 places.sqlite database.
And so I discovered that as long as I used del.icio.us as my main bookmarking service I was ignoring the Smart Location Ba (http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Smart+Location+Bar)r features that is offered by Firefox 3.
Now I also enabled my browsing history, because that also shows in the Smart Location Bar.

With the bookmark tags I probably don't need del.icio.us anymore, as long as I backup and synchronize my bookmarks with the extension foxmarks (http://www.foxmarks.com/).
I'm actually surprised that no social bookmarking service has started to integrate it's service with the Firefox 3 bookmarks databse.

I use Lastpass (https://lastpass.com/) as my password manager.
Also the Free Download Manager (http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/) extension is installed.
And today I discovered feedly (http://feedly.com/), which integrates my Google reader subscriptions in a pretty home page.

Does anyone know about a service that integrates social bookmarking with the Firefox 3 bookmarks database?

Oh, I almost forgot auto dial (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8615), which creates a nice speed dial page based on browsing history. It shows in new tabs.

206016

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "For me, AutoPager is a real "must have" Firefox extension. If you browse multi-page forum threads or websites, , I believe you will like it too. With this extension, you will not have to click on next page for it to load next. The next page will already be loaded when you are ready for viewing .Extract:
"The AutoPager Firefox extension automatically loads the next page of a site inline when you reach the end
of the current page for infinite scrolling of content and more."https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925" }-

Thanks a lot for this hint - this is really an excellent extension that makes life a little bit easier :)

[ronjor]

Very handy. Thank you GroverH.

[Pedro]

Can you enable that AutoPager only for selected websites?

[boonie]

AdBlock Plus
Roboform
Download Helper
GreaseMonkey
KeyScrambler
NoScript
Tab Mix Plus
XLP

I've also found Read It Later (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7661) is a nice way to quickly save web pages, for example an article, that I don't want to permanently add to bookmarks.

I also use Hyperwords for multi-search, but have been trying out an experimental add-on called Searchbastard (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8030), thus far I'm finding it pretty handy. Also allows you to clean up search results to varying degrees, no adds etc.

[Pedro]

I used Read it later for a while, but then i realized i had Scrapbook. I made a "Read It Later" folder and removed that addon.

[iceni60]

i got this cool google one, it makes the page go black! it works with greasemonkey, all you do is install greasemonkey then click where it says "Install Google Dark Script"
http://www.07designs.com/gdark/

i hacked mine and added Linux and Video to the searches 8)

i got Personal Menu too, i hid the menubar and have my bookmarks and a tiny menu like button next to the addressbar -
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3895

i get a bit scared when i upload screenshots incase there's something strange in the screenshot :lurking:

206381

EDIT: i'm going to get the auto pager too. i got one for opera that works with google if anyone wants it? it's the one in the post by splondike, called google-pager.js -
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=219758
actually here's a direct link -
http://files.myopera.com/splondike/files/google-pager.js
it's a userjs, this page explains how to install it -
http://userjs.org/help/installation

[screamer]

Not an add-on / extension, but handy none the less. If you use FF to save your online passwords, you notice that not all sites permit password saving. Here's a solution:

http://lifehacker.com/5152945/make-firefox-remember-any-password-no-bookmarklet-required

...screamer

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "Not an add-on / extension, but handy none the less. If you use FF to save your online passwords, you notice that not all sites permit password saving. Here's a solution:

http://lifehacker.com/5152945/make-firefox-remember-any-password-no-bookmarklet-required

...screamer" }-
I had applied this patch some months ago and, yes, it works very well. Under Ubuntu (and probably other Linux distros) nsLoginManager.js can be found in /usr/lib/xulrunner-x.x.x.x/components. Replace x.x.x.x by the newest version - up to 3.0.5 it was 1.9.0.5, now there is a new xulrunner version 1.9.0.6. So after updates you might need to repeat these changes - although already saved passwords for those mentioned sites can still be used. Patching nsLoginManager.js is thus only necessary for new sites that do not permit saving passwords.

[axial]

InstaClick, right-click on a link to open a new tab -- remember the functionality from the old Netscape? Couldn't browse without it.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=instaclick

[tlu]

-{ Quote: "InstaClick, right-click on a link to open a new tab -- remember the functionality from the old Netscape? Couldn't browse without it.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=instaclick" }-

Not needed: Just click the link with the mouse scroll wheel button.

[axial]

Thx, thomas -- although I use the scroll wheel I never click it in any app. Is that like admitting my brain is starting to get hard-wired... :-[

[virtumonde]

-{ Quote: "
I've also added:
Add to Search Bar (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3682) - Just make a right click with the mouse pointer on top of *the page's* search box and choose "Add to Search Bar..."
" }-
Just had the time to read all the thread.Thx for mentioning this addon.Combined with one of Fire Gestures addon abilities(search selection with)it's ,very useful for me.

[rolarocka]

-{ Quote: "For me, AutoPager is a real "must have" Firefox extension." }-
Yes this is a great extension. Thx Although this extension loads the next pages too early for my taste.

[demonon]

The extensions that I always install right away and are worth mentioning:
FireGestures
Really amazing what you can do with this. You can practically control your whole browser and even go to certain pages with just a few sweeps.

Password Hasher
Hashing password and such for optimal security.

Be sure to check out: http://labs.mozilla.com/projects/

[Pedro]

The extensions i perceive as must for a while now:
AdBlockPlus with Element Hiding Helper, Unplug (not sure about the latest 2.x), Update Scanner, Linkification, Wikilook, Add to Search Bar, Context Search, Fire Gestures, Organize Search Engines, SearchLoad Options, Session Manager, Stylish, TMP, Scrapbook (considering Scrapbook+), EZ Sidebar (no more AIOS).

Security related : NoScript, CS Lite, RefControl, Perspectives, Better Privacy, Customize Google.

Other Extensions that could make it to the former list:
Brief (only a few feeds), HttpFox, Ghostery, FlashGot, Download Helper, Fast Video Download, DOM Inspector, BugMeNot, Aardvark, Termblaster, UnMHT, Unoficial Google Translate Firefox extension, User Agent Switcher, Yet Another Smooth Scrolling, Zotero, File Title, TableTools.

[L815]

Adblock Plus
Greasemonkey w/ User Scripts

[AKAJohnDoe]

-{ Quote: "EZ Sidebar (no more AIOS)" }-
Care to elaborate?

[Pedro]

Bugs and incompatibilities due to overlap with other extensions. Turns out i just want a sidebar :)

[wembleyy]

-{ Quote: "For me, AutoPager is a real "must have" Firefox extension. If you browse multi-page forum threads or websites, , I believe you will like it too. With this extension, you will not have to click on next page for it to load next. The next page will already be loaded when you are ready for viewing . Extract:
"The AutoPager Firefox extension automatically loads the next page of a site inline when you reach the end
of the current page for infinite scrolling of content and more."https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925" }-

autopager is one of the best addon to have for FF

-{ Quote: "
Enabled Extensions: [59]
- Adblock Plus 1.0.2: http://adblockplus.org/
- Adblock Plus Filter Uploader 1.7.1: http://adblockfilters.mozdev.org/
- Adblock Plus: Element Hiding Helper 1.0.5: http://adblockplus.org/
- Add-ons Suggestion Tool 1.0.0: http://firescript-team.com/ast/
- All-in-One Sidebar 0.7.10: http://firefox.exxile.net/aios
- Auto Context 1.4.5.6: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/5714
- Auto Copy 0.9.7: http://autocopy.mozdev.org
- autoHideStatusbar 0.4.3: http://caspar.regis.free.fr/ahs/
- AutoPager 0.5.0.1: http://www.teesoft.info/
- Back to Close 1.5: http://www.chrismcgarry.co.uk/backtoclose
- BlockSite 0.7.1: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20BlockSite
- BugMeNot 2.1: http://erichamiter.com
- Compact Menu 2 2.2.0: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/user/108029
- Configuration Mania 1.10.2009050501: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20Configuration%20Mania
- Custom Toolbar Buttons 0.6.0.5: http://codefisher.org/toolbar_button/toolbar_button_maker
- Delicious Bookmarks 2.1.041: http://delicious.com
- DownThemAll! 1.1.3: http://downthemall.net/
- Drag & DropZones 1.2.5: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20Drag%20%26%20DropZones
- Fasterfox Lite 3.1: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/9148
- FaviconizeTab 0.9.8.2: http://espion.just-size.jp/archives/06/308085916.html
- FEBE 6.1: http://customsoftwareconsult.com/extensions
- FfChrome 1.7: http://www.binaryturf.com
- FireShot 0.69: http://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/
- Fission 1.0.9: http://mozilla.zeniko.ch/fission.html
- Flagfox 3.3.12: http://flagfox.servehttp.com/
- functions for keyconfig 1.4.0: http://www.pqrs.org/~tekezo/firefox/extensions/functions_for_keyconfig/
- Greasefire 1.0.3: http://skrul.com/blog/projects/greasefire
- Greasemonkey 0.8.20090123.1: http://www.greasespot.net/
- gui:config 0.4.4: http://guiconfig.freedig.org
- Hide Chrome 1.1.2: http://ikrk.wz.cz
- Hide Find Bar 1.3: http://hidefindbar.jaredmcateer.com
- KGen 0.6: http://kgen.elitwork.com
- LinkChecker 0.6.3: http://www.kevinfreitas.net/pro/extensions/
- MD5 Hasher 0.4: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20MD5%20Hasher
- Menu Editor 1.2.6: http://menueditor.mozdev.org/
- MR Tech Toolkit 6.0.3.3: http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/
- Nightly Tester Tools 2.0.2: http://www.oxymoronical.com/web/firefox/nightly
- NoScript 1.9.2.8: http://noscript.net
- oldbar 1.2: http://www.sspitzer.org/
- Organize Status Bar 0.6.3: http://yellow5.us/firefox/osb/
- Peers 0.9.1: http://www.peersbros.com/
- QuickDrag 2.0.1: http://code.kliu.org/quickdrag/
- RAMBack 1.0: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20RAMBack
- Remove It Permanently 1.0.6.5: http://rip.mozdev.org/
- Right-Click-Link 1.1.3: http://rickardandersson.com/
- Search Station 0.8.2009021401: http://toolbarpalette.comyr.com/searchstation/
- Searchbar Autosizer 1.4.1: http://searchbarautosizer.mozdev.org
- Snap Links Plus 1.0.1: http://snaplinks.mozdev.org/
- Speed Dial 0.9.0.6: http://speeddial.uworks.net/
- Stylish 1.0.1: http://userstyles.org/
- Sxipper 2.2.1: http://www.sxipper.com
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.7.3: http://tmp.garyr.net
- Text Link 3.1.2009032701: http://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_textlink.html.en
- TimeTracker 1.2.4: http://www.usablehack.com
- TotalToolbar 1.6: http://totaltoolbar.mozdev.org
- Undo Closed Tabs Button 3.0.3: http://code.google.com/p/uctb/
- UnPlug 2.003: http://unplug.dbatley.com/
- UrlbarExt 1.5.9: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8758
- YouTube to MP3 1.0.3: http://www.video2mp3.net/

Disabled Extensions: [15]
- Autofill Forms 0.9.5.2: https://blueimp.net/mozilla/
- Automatic Save Folder 0.9.2: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20Automatic%20Save%20Folder
- BetterPrivacy 1.29: http://netticat.ath.cx/extensions.html
- Clipmarks 3.5.1: http://clipmarks.com/
- Download Statusbar 0.9.6.5: http://downloadstatusbar.mozdev.org/
- Evernote Web Clipper 3.0.0.46749: http://www.evernote.com/
- Favicon Picker 3 0.5: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20Favicon%20Picker%203
- FireDownload 1.0.4: http://www.radicalsoft.com/
- FireTorrent 1.0.1: http://www.fireaddons.com/firetorrent/
- Morning Coffee 1.33: http://www.shaneliesegang.com/misc/coffee.php
- Mouseless Browsing 0.5.2.1: http://www.mouseless.de
- NextPlease 0.7.0: http://nextplease.mozdev.org
- Personal Menu 4.1.4: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/3895/
- RequestPolicy 0.5.4: http://www.requestpolicy.com/
- Yet Another Smooth Scrolling 2.0.20: http://www.aa.alpha-net.ne.jp/kataho/xpi/yass.html

Total Extensions: 74

Installed Themes: [3]
- Default: http://www.mozilla.org/
- LittleFox 1.8.49: http://www.geocities.com/alfredkayser/mozilla/littlemozilla.htm
- MicroFox 1.8.49: http://www.geocities.com/alfredkayser/mozilla/micromozilla.htm


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[tipstir]

Do you really install all of the above? That's a lot memory to go for the browser. How AES Encryption and Cache Status?

[AKAJohnDoe]

I am down to only 8, but they are all working as-is on Firefox V3.5 Beta 4!

[wembleyy]

-{ Quote: "Do you really install all of the above? That's a lot memory to go for the browser. How AES Encryption and Cache Status?" }-
yes i have them installed,
only takes longer to load the browser, its a real advantage having all the addon.
takes a bit of memory around 150k , every often i clear the cache, i use the maximum display on my eee pc.

if dont have the addons i would need other windows tools to make up the addons

[Meriadoc]

Been trying FireShot (http://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/) addon (also for IE.) Reverts to free 'simple mode' after 30 days loosing some advanced features.

demo (http://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/demo.php)

[wembleyy]

hears how my FF looks

another useful addon for maximum use of the screen,
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4650

[demonon]

In Ubuntu I am down to just two.
Firegestures and adblock plus.
Those are "must have" for me.

[Pedro]

Amazing how useful Stylish (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108) can be.

I removed the throbber, and added Combined Stop, Refresh, and Throbber buttons! (http://userstyles.org/styles/3228) instead of just stop and reload. Clicking the throbber stops reloading.
Added Hide Progress Bar from Statusbar (http://userstyles.org/styles/12878), and tweaked Sliding Text & Icon Menubar for Firefox 3 (http://http://userstyles.org/styles/9271) to remove the icons and use Iceweasel's favicon. This one hides the menu, then when your mouse hovers the Iceweasel icon, the menu appears:
210704
210705
IMO much better than Personal Menu extension, or Autohide menubar tricks.
The stop/reload/throbber button:
210706

Stylish is basically the same as using userchrome.css (http://www.mozilla.org/unix/customizing.html#usercss), only you can enable and disable stuff individually, with a good UI and without restarting Firefox/Iceweasel.
You can do things like changing statusbar/menubar/tab height, removing context-menu items (http://userstyles.org/styles/5446) (...)
I even added http://userstyles.org/ to my search bar :P

Linux specific, KDE4:
I'm using Strata Human (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8105) theme right now (simple and nice), with this fix for KDE4:
@namespace url(http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul);
menulist {
-moz-appearance: menulist !important;
}
.menulist-dropmarker {
display: none !important;
}
Credits (http://forums-test.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=3601275&sid=ce0929e53876ad967b98c3c2c33faf8b#p3601275)
Save it as a new style and name it whatever you like - something descriptive, like "FIX - themes cause dbl combo box arrows"

Explore this tool well!

[wembleyy]

cool script for greesemonkey

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/46937

[Pedro]

-{ Quote: "cool script for greesemonkey

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/46937" }-
Stylish reaches websites too:
Google Search - Columns & compact UI (clean) (http://userstyles.org/styles/9844) :)

[JRViejo]

Just a heads-up to everyone that Ghostery (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9609) received a major update two days ago; here it is: Announcing: Ghostery for Firefox v2.0 featuring TrackerBlock (http://news.ghostery.com/post/146360630/v2-0).

Not only can you block the Web Bugs now, you can also see their Script Source. It's a "must have" in my book! :thumb:

[Pedro]

I noticed that menu, but i thought it was just more info. Thank you JRViejo!

[JRViejo]

Pedro, you're welcome! Take care.

[Follower]

I don't know about the rest.
For me it's Adblock Plus and IEView. :)

[Pedro]

Another advantage to Stylish which i forgot is the ability to Preview the style you're about to import, or your tweaks / new styles. Editing is a breeze because of that.
Doesn't need to be fancy things, just tweaking status bar's height for instance is made easy and fast with this preview facility. 5-preview, 3-preview .. :P

[boonie]

Currently using:

Add to Search
Adblock Plus
AI Roboform
AVG Linkscanner
Compact Menu
CustomizeGoogle
Custom Search
Ghostery
GreaseMonkey
Menu Editor
NoScript
Read it Later
TMP
UnMHT
Video Downhelper

Trying out: Tidy Read

[raakii]

One Question :

Firefox block images only after manual page refresh as far as i know.Can any firefox extension block adds "on the fly" as in opera or maxthon.

[boonie]

-{ Quote: "One Question :

Firefox block images only after manual page refresh as far as i know.Can any firefox extension block adds "on the fly" as in opera or maxthon." }-

Imglikeopera (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1672)

I haven't tried it myself.

Instead, I made a custom toolbar button to toggle images on and off.

The maker of Toolbar Buttons 0.6.0.5 (an add on that adds over a hundred toolbar buttons to Mozilla apps) has a custom button maker (http://codefisher.org/toolbar_button/toolbar_button_maker) on his website.

If your interested, the Toggle Images button is in the second column, about 2/3s of the way down the page.

The button simply toggle the option in Firefox found here:
Tools/Options/Content/Load images automatically.
It just allows you to do it without digging through the menus.

Firefox also allows you to add exceptions to this rule.

[wembleyy]

-{ Quote: "Currently using:

TMP
" }-
whats this addon