The Firefox Extension Thread

Discussion in 'Software' started by ShockTroop, Mar 28, 2006.

  1. ShockTroop

    ShockTroop Specialist

    I'm making this thread for all Firefox users who are either too lazy to go find extensions or don't know what they want. Let's just list what extensions we have so others can look at it and pick through what they might like.

    Here's my arsenal:

    DOM Inspector (apparently it's outdated now, but the Extensions updater's not telling me that...)
    Better Search (enhances search engines by adding more result options)
    PDF Download (when you click on a PDF you can choose to open, download, or view as HTML)
    Homestar Runner Toolbar
    Stealther (leave no trace when surfing)
    IE View (right click "open link in new IE tab" option and set certain pages to always load in an IE tab)
    All-In-One Gestures (gestures are actions performed when right-click-dragging in certain directions, plus you can use the scroll wheel to scroll through tabs when hovering over a tab)
    SessionSaver (saves all your tab locations when you exit and reopen)
    RiteOfTongue (highlight and right click a word in a web form, then view the "suggest" option for spelling suggestions)
    Dictionary Tooltip (double click a word to see its meaning)
    GooglePreview (preview Google pages)
    CustomizeGoogle (get rid of ads/spam and many other features to enhance Google)
    Redirect Remover ("cleans" links that redirect to other places)
    Flashblock (block Flash animations and play them only if you want them to)
    NoScript (disable Java(script) and other plugins except for sites you "trust")
    Adblock (filter page elements)
    SearchPluginHacks (delete search engines from that little mini-search thing in the upper-right corner)
    Copy Plain Text (copy text without formatting (bold, font size, etc))
    Copy URL + (copy the URL and/or selected text and/or page title)
    Full Screen Homestar Runner (view HSR cartoons full-screen)
    Leet Key (transform text into other fonts like 1337, binary, hex, and many more, plus it works on page text)
    Page Update Checker (automatically refresh pages and inform you if the page has changed)
    Right-Click-Link (highlight text and open it in a new tab, such as opening a URL from a browser text file)
    StrongBad Emails: Prev & Next (adds Prev and Next to SBEmails)
    TinyUrl Creator (right click on a page and make a tiny URL for it, useful for long links like Amazon)
    IE Tab (embeds IE into Firefox, and you can switch rendering engine between FF/IE without opening a new window/tab)
    Save Image In Folder (right click option to save an image in user-defined folders)
    Download Statusbar (get rid of the Downloads window and have download progress appear in the status bar, and includes right click status bar options)
    New Tab Homepage (new tabs load your home page)
    gTranslate (translate highlighted text in a right-click option, uses Google translation services)
    Screen grab! (save the current page view, entire page, or the browser window as an image)
    Adblock Filterset.G Updater (used with Adblock, automatically updates)
    Kaboodle (collect, compare, and share pages, used for things such as wishlists and shopping lists, more info on the page)
    Reveal (view tab history as thumbnails, click on one to jump to it)
    Firefox Showcase (view and select open browser windows/tabs)
    Separe (insert separators between tabs to keep them organized)
    Tab Mix Plus (greatly enhances tabbed browsing, such as loading bars, closing "x"s, hovering over tabs to view them and undoing closed tabs)

    So, what does everyone else use? I just might find something else I like (and chances are you'll find some you'll like, too). :p

    (Sorry if it doesn't go in Software, I thought it was appropriate but feel free to move it if need be)
     
  2. AbbySue

    AbbySue MajorGeeks Administrator

    There's a pretty good list in this thread also.:)
     
  3. greenknight32

    greenknight32 Sergeant

  4. ShockTroop

    ShockTroop Specialist

    I would've if I had known about these other threads, despite their age.:p
     
  5. greenknight32

    greenknight32 Sergeant

    Oh, those aren't all! Just do a forum search for "firefox extensions", you"ll find lots more.:D
     

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