How many Firefox addons do you use? Which ones?

Discussion in 'polls' started by accessgranted, May 20, 2015.

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How many Firefox addons do you use? Which ones?

  1. No addon

    3 vote(s)
    2.5%
  2. 1-5 addons

    54 vote(s)
    44.6%
  3. 5-10 addons

    35 vote(s)
    28.9%
  4. 10+ addons

    29 vote(s)
    24.0%
  1. accessgranted

    accessgranted Registered Member

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    I personally can't do without FireGestures, adblockEdge, noScript, HideAllImages, printPagesToPDF, DuplicateTabCloser, unMHT, CookieMonster, addToSearchBar
     
  2. Joxx

    Joxx Registered Member

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    Another add-on thread...

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  3. The Red Moon

    The Red Moon Registered Member

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    Just the 3 for me.
    • WOT.
    • Ublock Origin.
    • Click and Clean.:)
     
  4. SweX

    SweX Registered Member

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    At the moment only uBlock Origin :)
     
  5. syrinx

    syrinx Registered Member

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    Just like w software running in the background on the OS, I've found that using a minimal number of addons in firefox (or browser equivalents) keeps the browser functioning at optimal levels. I used to use a ton but after a while I got fed up and cleaned up. I have 4 atm but generally only 2 are actually functional when downloads are not in play. The primary two are adblock and noscript. I used to use ghostery but I found that the browser cookie deletion on exit combined w sandboxie suited my needs well enough.

    As a side note, I tend to add WoT when I work on a PC but don't use it myself as I rarely end up visiting new sites. A sign of old age I suppose?
     
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  6. ArchiveX

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    1. Adblock Plus
    2. Flagfox
    3. WOT
    4. S3.Google Translator
    5. Spelling dictionary of my Native language
     
  7. niki

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    1. Adblock Plus
    2. Add-on Update Checker
    3. Bookmark Backup (not on AMO)
    4. Download Status Bar
    5. Download YouTube Videos as MP4
    6. NextVid Stopper for YouTube
    7. No Script
    8. No Squint
    9. Roomy Bookmarks Toolbar
    10.Stylish
    11.The Addon Bar (Restored)
    12.Theme Font & size Changer
    13.WOT
     
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  8. niki

    niki Registered Member

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    I've read that AdblockEdge will not continue very soon. So check it out and you may have to change to another Adblock (Plus) or something similar. As soon as I read about ABE will cease to exist I changed to Adblock Plus.
     
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  9. accessgranted

    accessgranted Registered Member

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    Thanks Niki. I hadn't noticed that. Annoying... How would ublock compare to adblockEdge or/and adblockPlus? Is there a way to block specific images on a per click basis with ublock, just as with ElementHidingHelperForABPlus?
     
  10. abralon

    abralon Registered Member

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    Only two : AdBlockPlus and NoScript.
     
  11. The Red Moon

    The Red Moon Registered Member

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    I often hear people saying that firefox is slow and it is hardly surprising seeing some of these figures.Some are using extensions in the double figures and the majority of them are simply not needed.

    Bogging the browser down with extensions is hardly going to speed it up.:doubt:
     
  12. niki

    niki Registered Member

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    You're welcome. See here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-edge/?src=ss
    **This addon will be discontinued on June 2015** I never tried ublock you mentioned so perhaps someone else can chime in.
     
  13. bo elam

    bo elam Registered Member

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    The best two, in my opinion. I use 3 in my laptop and 4 in my desktop. And those two are the ones that I got to have.:)

    Bo
     
  14. Firebytes

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    What's the point of the My Homepage add-on? You can just go into about:config and change the value of browser.newtab.url to your preferred home page.
     
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  15. Joxx

    Joxx Registered Member

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    My home page/new tab is always a search engine. This add-on puts the cursor on the search box of that page instead of the url bar; that's a lot of saved clicks per day.
     
  16. Rasheed187

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  17. luciddream

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    10:

    Adblock Edge
    Calomel SSL Validation
    CS Lite Mod
    HTTPS-Everywhere
    NoScript
    Private Tab
    RequestPolicy
    WOT
    Youtube ALL HTML5

    Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus (disabled/on demand)
     
  18. Jarmo P

    Jarmo P Registered Member

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    uMatrix (I removed NoScript after so many years of usage. It was never a good idea to allow so much globally, temporary rules using Sandboxie of course helped a little.)

    uBlock Origin (default install settings except added a finnish language filter and removed some 3rd-party filter from malware domain category because of running uMatrix.
     
  19. abralon

    abralon Registered Member

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    Just removed Adblock Plus and replaced with Ublock origin. Ublock is faster and lighter.
     
  20. SweX

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    I actually started using CTR (classic theme restorer) 2 days ago, and I am glad I did because I was missing square tabs, and I could get rid of the browser color theme that I was using, since I could configured the tab bar color, and the tabs color via the CTR addon.

    It's great that the dev even includes a simple checkbox for the "Hello" feature and also the upcoming "Pocket" feature for the users that don't feel home in about:config can use to disable/enable them in a simple way. I already had "Hello" set to false via about:config so the checkbox in CTR was already unchecked.

    I used a CSS file to get the tabs on bottom before I started using CTR but that CSS trick isn't needed anymore.
     
    Last edited: May 25, 2015
  21. Cutting_Edgetech

    Cutting_Edgetech Registered Member

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    ABP
    Calomel SSL Validation
    Flagfox
    Ghostery
    No-Script
    WOT
     
  22. accessgranted

    accessgranted Registered Member

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    What would be the difference between uBlock abd uBlock-Origin?
     
  23. bo elam

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    Thats a nice addon to have. If you like bookmarks to open as a a sidebar window on the left side of the screen with one click, you can get that function back with the addon.

    Bo
     
  24. SweX

    SweX Registered Member

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    Yes it really useful, I kind of regret I didn't started to use it a lot sooner after installing Firefox! This add-on reveal the many unfortunate mistakes Mozilla have made to their Firefox...not all changes are for the better :D
     
  25. The Red Moon

    The Red Moon Registered Member

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    its called progress and mozilla are not immune to it.
    There simply has to be change and they cant cater for everyone,I personally love the new firefox interface.:)
     
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