Firefox Extension

[shadowpr]

Just wanted to know what extensions, or add-ons, everyone uses.

Just started using Firefox with Linux, and was looking to see what everyone has so I can get an idea of what I might like.

[Lespaul20]

ForecastFox - Weather based on Accuweather.com, resides in the status bar
MouseGestures - mouse gestures based on Operas implementation, not as smooth but still works good
Adblock Plus - Blocks most ads
NoScript - blocks just about everything but can be configured to be more useful

And various skins

[Freakitchen]

I use the 'Simple Green' theme with the following add-ons:

Adblock Plus
Chatzilla IRC client
Fire FTP client
Foxmarks Bookmark synchroniser
Internet Explorer Tab (for compatibility purposes)
Image Zoom
Mouse Gestures

Couldn't make do without most of those now! I also use a separate free program called 'mozbackup' to back up my entire profile, it also allows me to apply the same settings to my other machines.

[shadowpr]

I know some more of you use Firefox. Share your knowledge. But pleas do tell me what those extensions actually do too.

Thanks.

[ztx]

*Warning* Long post ahead.

Here are my extensions... I can provide screenshots if you want to see any specific one in action.

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- Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.1.3
= Ad filters for Adblock.

- Adblock Plus 0.7.5.3
= Blocks ads, images, etc. from loading.

- Adblock Plus: Element Hiding Helper 1.0.2
= Allows you to select specific parts of a website and hide it.

- Auto Copy 0.6.4
= Highlight text and its automagically copied like irc.

- BatchDownload 1.1.6
= Download multiple images, similar to FlashGet.

- Broadband Speed Test and Diagnostics 1.1
= Self explanatory.

- Cache Status 0.7.2
= Cache manager, allows you to easily clear it.

- CacheViewer 0.4.4
= View whats in your cache.

- ChatZilla 0.9.80
= IRC Client

- Console² 0.3.9
= Replaces JavaScript Console

- CookieCuller 1.3.1
= Extended Cookie Manager, protect/unprotect cookies.

- Copy as HTML Link 1.1
= Creates an HTML link to the current page using the selected text and copies it (into the clipboard) for pasting into other applications.

- Copy Plain Text 0.3.3
= Copy text without the formatting.

- Download Embedded 0.5
= Download embedded videos.

- DownThemAll! 0.9.9.10
= Download Manager.

- Dr.Web anti-virus link checker 1.0.15
= Scan files before you download them, with Dr. Web.

- embeddedvideofromlinks 1.0
= Greasemonkey script, turns youtube links into embedded videos, handy for forums.

- Extended Statusbar 1.2.6
= A Statusbar with Speed, Percentage, Time and loaded size (like in Opera).

- Extension List Dumper 1.9.0
= Displays a list of all install extensions.

- Fancy Numbered Tabs 1.1
= Tabs become numbered.

- Favicon Picker 2 0.3.4.3
= This extension adds a interface allowing you to pick the icon for each of your bookmarks.

- FEBE 5.1.1
= Backs up your extension, firefox profile, etc.

- Firefly 0.3.3
= File Browser

- FireFTP 0.97.1
= FTP

- FireShot 0.25
= Creates screenshots of web pages.

- Fission 0.9
= Fission combines address bar and progress bar (Safari style).

- Flagfox 3.1.4
= Displays the country of where a website is hosted at in the status bar.

- FlashGot 0.7.2
= Download Manager, that supports external ones, ie: GetRight.

- FLST 0.8.6
= Brings focus to the last selected tab when closing the active tab. Or you can click on the active tab to get to the last active (tabflipping).

- Forecastfox 0.9.6
= Displays weather information in the status bar.

- FormFox 1.6
= This extension displays the form action (the site to which the information you've entered is being sent.)

- FoxClocks 2.2.23
= Displays the time, local and global, supports multiple clocks.

- Get File 1.2.2
= Allows you to get the URL from a file you downloaded.

- Gmail Notifier 0.6.2.2
= Gmail status checker.

- Gmail S/MIME 0.3.0
= Send and receive signed and encrypted messages in Gmail.

- GooglePreview 3.6
= Inserts preview images (thumbnails) of web sites and Amazon products into the Google and Yahoo search results pages.

- IE Tab 1.3.3.20070528
= Internet Explorer in a Firefox tab.

- Image Zoom 0.3
= Zoom in an image, just like Opera.

- ImgLikeOpera 0.6.15
= Allows you to load only the images that you want in Firefox browser.

- Leet Key 1.3.5
= Transforms typed or static text to L337, ROT13, BASE64, HEX, URL, BIN, DES, AES, Morse code, DVORAK keyboard layout and to lower/to upper case functionality.

- Linkification 1.3.3
= Converts text links into genuine, clickable links.

- Live IP Address 1.72
= Displays your IP Address in the statusbar.

- Long Titles 1.3
= Due to Mozilla bug 45375 and Firefox bug 218223, long tooltips are broken with "...". This is especially annoying if these tooltips contain useful or important informations.

- MeasureIt 0.3.6
= Toggles a ruler to take measurements, to get the pixel width and height of any elements on a webpage.

- Menu Editor 1.2.3.3
= Edit how your Firefox menus are displayed.

- Paste and Go 2 0.8
= Paste the URL and automagically load the site, like Opera.

- PDF Download 1.0.0.2
= PDF Manager, offers you choices such as downloading, opening, or converting it straight to HTML.

- Photo 2 Text 0.1.1
= Converts pictures to text, ASCII Art.

- QuickRestart 1.1.0
= Adds a "Restart Firefox" item to the Tools Menu.

- ReloadEvery 2.0
= Auto Refresher, set the duration.

- removeimdbasearchnamespacehttpro 2.1
= Greasemonkey script, removes IMDB's obnoxious A9 search box.

- RichScrollbar 0.1
= Adds buttons that scroll to the top or to the bottom of a page.

- Sage 1.3.10
= RSS Manager.

- Save Complete 0.9b7
= Saves a webpage completely, images and all.

- Screen grab! 0.93
= Saves a web-page as an image.

- securegmailnamespacehttpnovember 2.1
= Greasemonkey script, ensures that your connection to gmail is using https://

- Server Spy 0.1.3
= Displays what brand of HTTP server runs on the visited site.

- Session Manager 0.6.1.8
= Saves/Restores the state of all windows.

- ShowIP 0.8.05
= Displays a website IP, and allows you to run a whois, etc.

- Snapper 1.3
= Take a snapshot of a designated area in a webpage.

- Split Browser 0.4.2007120601
= Splits the browser window as many times as you like - AWESOME! I like this more than tabbed browsing.

- Stealther 0.99
= Surf the web without leaving a trace in Firefox. Mode that disables cookies, history, etc.

- Stylish 0.5.3
= Customize the look of the application and of websites with Stylish, a user styles manager. - Very cool, I have so that white background/black text = black background/grey text. Alot easier on the eyes.

- Tab Scope 0.2.2.3
= Allows you to hover your mouse over a tab and see a preview of it.

- Tabbrowser Preferences 1.3.1.1
= Enhances control over tab browsing.

- Text to Image 1.3.0
= Converts text URLs and links to images into thumbnails or the full size of said image, very handy for forums.

- TinyUrl Creator 1.0.4
= Create a tinyurl.

- UnPlug 1.6.06
= Download embedded videos.

- User Agent Switcher 0.6.10
= Switch the user agent of the browser. IE: A Website requires you to use IE before you can view anything, use User Agent Switcher to make it appear like you are using IE. Only changes what kind of browser you appear to use, do not expect to use it and have 100% compataibility with sites that only work on IE.

- Viamatic foXpose 0.6
= Click on the icon in the status bar to view all the browser windows with a single click.

- Zotero 1.0.2
= Helps you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.

Greasemonkey - I don't use this extension, so I compiled the scripts as their own extensions.

My Theme: Whitehart = Best theme ever.
Nasa Night Launch is also pretty cool.

[shadowpr]

Wow. That's a lot. Thanks for those. Appreciate you taking the time.

[shadowpr]

Finally starting to check some of these out.

One question, is there one that will allow new tabs to open up directly next to the original one instead of as the last one. Sort of how it works in IE7? That's my main complaint right now, other then what seems to be a lot of memory usage.

[Lespaul20]

I don' t know if there is an extension for that but you can rearrange tabs by clicking and dragging.

[shadowpr]

It's just a bit annoying when I'm on this site, and I open a few pages in new tabs and they go to the very end of all the tabs. I get confused...lol

I usually have a few pages open already, and then open a few more from this site so that throws me off.

I'll keep looking. Hopefully someone here knows or finds something though.


EDIT: Tab Mix Plus does the trick.

[TimPoet]

I thought that under Options u can make it open a new tab where u want...

[shadowpr]

If you can, then i seriously didn't see where.

I've been known to miss things before, so if you know whre, could you please lead me to it. Then I can get rid of Tab Mix.

[Kov-Ice]

AdBlock Plus (a must)
ChatZilla
Google Calendar
NoScript

[shadowpr]

So far I have AdBlock Plus, No Script, and Tab Mix Plus.

[inmylrg]

Nevermind