My Favourite FireFox Extensions

[kaulbach]

NOTE: This post has been expanded from it's original "My Favourite Extensions" context so that there is a handy list right at the top of the thread with who recommends what extensions and the links to them. The description and link is lifted from their post where possible. Otherwise all links and descriptions are from the main Extensions repository at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/ where the official versions are released. Exceptions to this are noted. Compatability issues where known are noted. Where the extension may be known by another common name AKA: othername is used.

NOTE2: There are some overlaps between users, so instead of not listing these or listing them but referring back to some other user's favourites list for the link I have just made complete entries for these overlaps.

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Kaulbach's Favourite Extensions

Well, I'd just like to post a list of my top FireFox Extensions, a brief description and their direct links.
All of these work on my version, with V2 Betas I couldn't tell ya yet. When I upgrade I'll let you know which work.
CURRENTLY I'm running:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.5) Gecko/20060719 Firefox/1.5.0.5

FireFtp - FTP client integrated
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/684/

FasterFox - Tweaks and caches stuff for faster page loads
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1269/

Colorful Tabs - Self Explanatory
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1368/

Bookmark Duplicate Detector- Self Explanatory
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1553/

ColorZilla - Eyedropper tool
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/271/

Amazing Media Browser - Can pull embedded AVI etc off some sites
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1468/

Bookmark All - Bookmark all tabs
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/542/

ForecastFox Enhanced - Local weather forecasts
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1978/

ForwardFork - For when there's more than 1 option for "Go Forward 1 Page"
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1044/

Header Monitor - Shows server headers. No more telnetting to port 80
NOTE: It requires LiveHTTPHeaders as a prerequisite
LiveHTTPHeaders http://livehttpheaders.mozdev.org/installation.html
Header Monitor https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/575/

IE Tab - Runs Internet Explorer embedded inside a tab
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1419/

Image Zoom - Almost infinite zooming-in on pics
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/139/

MR Tech Link Wrapper - Wraps the URL for easy cut/paste
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2021/

NeedleSearch - Integrated multiple search engine tool.Multi-field searches
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/386/

New Tab Homepage - Self Explanatory
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/777/

Open Link Host - If you're somewhere like www.aaa.ca/a/b/c/d/e takes you to www.aaa.ca
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1047/

Open Source in Tab - Self Explanatory
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1555/

Public IP - Shows what others see your IP address as
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1254/

Restart FireFox - Handy first-install extension to make adding/removing/upgrading other extensions easier
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1249/

Screen grab! - Self Explanatory
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1146/

Server Spy - Shows webserver info. Good to know what sites run Apache or IIS.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2036/

ShowIP - Shows the IP(s) of the page you viewing.Can do a Whois from right-click
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/590/

Snapper - More selective screen capture utility for cut/paste
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2703/

Tab Mix Plus - Unclose tabs, protect them, duplicate them, etc
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1122/

Translation Panel - For those interesting Russian or Chinese technical documents
NOTE: You may have to install version on authors home page
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/186/
Authors Dev Version http://nazodane.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ex...nslation.xhtml

TryAgain - Keeps trying to refresh a stubborn page until it succeeds.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2462/

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Dngrsone's Favourite Extensions

Password Maker - does a great job of generating complex passwords based on your choice of variables run through an algorithm (website being accessed, user name, etc) plus a master password which can be stored in memory but doesn't have to be. This is a useful tool if one uses a lot of different computers and such.
Posted Link http://passwordmaker.org/
Official Release https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/469/

FoxMarks - Another useful extension for those with multiple access points is Foxmarks, a bookmark synchronizer. It allows one to maintain the same set of bookmarks amongst several machines.
Posted Link http://www.foxcloud.com/wiki/Main_Page
Official Release https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2410/

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MuFu's Favourite Extensions

Image Zoom - hold button+scroll to zoom images
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/139/

Nuke Anything - allows hiding of page objects via context menu
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/79/
NOTE: There seems to be an enhanced version of this:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/951/

IE View - open page in IE via context menu
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/35/
NOTE: There seems to be a stripped down version of this:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1429/

MediaPlayerConnectvity - lets you open embedded media content in external player and/or download
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/446/

Tabbrowser Preferences - more tab options
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/158/

GooglePreview - mini screen cap of Google page hits shown in results list
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/189/

ImageShack right-click - allows auto-upload to ImageShack via context menu
NOTE: No extension by this name could be found, but ImageBot and Picture2Life appear to have this functionality
ImageBot https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174/
Picture2Life https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2660/

Sage - RSS feed aggregator
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/77/

SpellCheck - Self Explanatory
Unfortunately a link to this extension could not be found !

LittleFox - Littlefox, designed for optimal screen usage, leaving lots of room for browsing. For Firefox 1.0 and 1.5. Includes support for forecastfox, tabbrowser preferences, fusion, reloadevery, stumbleupon, gmail, basics, calendar, downloadstatusbar, tabx, quicknote, offline, rss-reader, sage, scrapbook, reminderfox, and tbx. Tested with downloadmgr, flatbookmark, foxamp, googlebar, and spoofstick.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/307/

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Wrathchild_67's Favourite Extensions

Ablock Plus - removes many different types of ads
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/

Filterset.G Updater - for keeping Adblock Plus updated)
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/

Remove It Permanantly - lets you remove objects from webpages or entire domains- really helps at HWC
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/521/

Auto Copy - highlight text on a webpage and it is automatically copied to clipboard
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/383/

DownThemAll! - adds a multithreaded download manager to FireFox. For sites that let you have multiple download connections at once, this will break a download into 5 pieces and get all 5 simultaneously and potentially max out your download speed.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/201/

NoScript - disables javascript applets in all webpages. Lets you manage applets globally or by domain
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/

Wizz RSS News Reader - one of the best RSS plugins for Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/424/

Download Statusbar - moves active downloads from the default seperate window into the statusbar of your active FireFox window
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/26/

Update Notifier - automatically keeps all extensions up to date
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2098/

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Tuttle's Favourite Extensions

IE Tab - Runs Internet Explorer embedded inside a tab
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1419/

Stylish - lets you apply your own CSS stylesheets to web pages. Good for fixing someone else's bad design decisions.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2108/

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[Dngrsone]

Wow, that's quite the stack of extensions.

Password Maker does a great job of generating complex passwords based on your choice of variables run through an algorithm (website being accessed, user name, etc) plus a master password which can be stored in memory but doesn't have to be. This is a useful tool if one uses a lot of different computers and such.

Another useful extension for those with multiple access points is Foxmarks, a bookmark synchronizer. It allows one to maintain the same set of bookmarks amongst several machines.

[MuFu]

Great post, kaulbach. I use (links should be easy enough to find)...

Image Zoom - hold button+scroll to zoom images
Nuke Anything - allows hiding of page objects via context menu
IE View - open page in IE via context menu
MediaPlayerConnectvity - lets you open embedded media content in external player and/or download
Tabbrowser Preferences - more tab options
GooglePreview - mini screen cap of Google page hits shown in results list
ImageShack right-click - allows auto-upload to ImageShack via context menu
Sage - RSS feed aggregator
SpellCheck

[wonderinguy34]

SpellCheck

Isn't that just a "feature" of Firefox2.0 Beta,I can't find a Spellcheck extension ?

[MuFu]

Hmm, yah actually mine has gone dead - hadn't noticed. About time I upgraded I guess!

[wrathchild_67]

MuFu, you might want to check out Tabmix Plus instead of Tabbrowser Preferences. I used to use TB Preferences but decided to try Tabmix Plus one day. Tabmix Plus stayed. It does a bit more than TB Preferences.

Here are mine (that aren't already listed):

Ablock Plus - removes many different types of ads
Filterset.G Updater - for keeping Adblock Plus updated)
Remove It Permanantly - lets you remove objects from webpages or entire domains- really helps at HWC
Auto Copy - highlight text on a webpage and it is automatically copied to clipboard
DownThemAll! - adds a multithreaded download manager to FireFox. For sites that let you have multiple download connections at once, this will break a download into 5 pieces and get all 5 simultaneously and potentially max out your download speed.
NoScript - disables javascript applets in all webpages. Lets you manage applets globally or by domain
Wizz RSS News Reader - one of the best RSS plugins for Firefox
Download Statusbar - moves active downloads from the default seperate window into the statusbar of your active FireFox window
Update Notifier - automatically keeps all extensions up to date

[kaulbach]

Since there seems to be some interest in this, I'll look up the direct links for all the extensions mentioned so far and then add them to the top thread sorted by who recommends them (if there are no objections).

LATER EDIT:
Maybe I'll change the title to "Everyone's Favourite FireFox Extensions" as well

[DanceMan]

Great thread. Thanks, kaulbach, and everyone else. Already using many of these, but there are some good suggestions here for me to try.

[kaulbach]

All extensions mentioned up to this posting have been added.
Main Title changed as well

LATER EDIT:
Changed title of top thread post but thread title unfortunately seems un-editable...

[krupted]

the new firefox (2.0 beta) is here to stay. it is a huge improvement over 1.5, and to me its a night and day difference. 2.0 has all the qualities of a stand-out web browser- even if you disliked 1.5, give the 2.0 a chance. ive been using firefox exclusively again. it cuts down on the bs problems that 1.5 had, ten fold.

[kaulbach]

I usually prefer not to install a Beta until it's been evaluated by the community for a few months and the general consensus or patches are in. But in this case I may make an exception The developer base is rock solid.

[MuFu]

Originally Posted by wrathchild_67

MuFu, you might want to check out Tabmix Plus instead of Tabbrowser Preferences. I used to use TB Preferences but decided to try Tabmix Plus one day. Tabmix Plus stayed. It does a bit more than TB Preferences.

Thanks. I really must check out some of these newer/enhanced extensions. One that I forgot to mention is Littlefox.

Nice work kaulbach. I'm giving 2.0b a go since I've had occasional stability issues with 1.5 (ever since upgrading to it, in fact).

[kaulbach]

Originally Posted by MuFu

Nice work kaulbach. I'm giving 2.0b a go since I've had occasional stability issues with 1.5 (ever since upgrading to it, in fact).

Thanks
Let me know if the extensions you have work with it.

LittleFox added

[Tuttle]

I use IETab (already in the list) and Stylish, which lets you apply your own CSS stylesheets to web pages. Good for fixing someone else's bad design decisions.

[kaulbach]

Added Stylish
Put IE Tab again in there to save scrolling up to find it