Which Firefox extensions do you use?

Esseb · Fri 04/02/2005 21:11:01

Quote from: scotch on Thu 03/02/2005 21:24:16
Do you have stats, CJ? Is IE still as inexplicably popular as it was before?

Psst, he uses IE.

Domino · Fri 04/02/2005 23:37:27

Currently i'm not using any extensions. I always look for some that i might find useful but haven't installed any yet.

I did try the Image Zoom, but for some reason Firefox would crash after install. It didn't do that before. I liked it though, and may try again.

I gave up IE a couple of months ago and switched to Firefox 1.0, and am pleased to say that i find it much better than IE. Hah, take that Bill Gates.

Shawn

RickJ · Mon 06/02/2006 10:02:56

Here are a few more that I now use and thought I would share them with all.

Fire FTP
Handy FTP client in a browser tab.

Disable Target for Download
Prevents the browser from opening a blank window when downloading a file

Down Them All
Allows easy downloading all links, images, or oher file types form a given page.

Dictionary Search
Select a word on a web page, right click, and lookup in online dictionary in new tab.

Launchy
Open links with external applications. My browser opens with a number of tabs containing my favorite sites. One of the tabs displays a local text file containing configuration information for my network. With launchy I can edit this file with a right click.

AddBlock Filter set Update
Updates AddBlocks filters.

Editus Externus
Allows yu to use a text editor of your own choosing to edit text boxes. Perfevt for making long forum posts.

Haddas · Mon 06/02/2006 13:16:32

Greasemonkey Fer downloading google video files
Image zoom for zooming images
SA last read extension. (SA is a big forum, this colours topics you've visited with different colours depending on if the thread has new posts or not)
Yakalike. it creates a chat for the webpage you're on. e.g if you are on the forums, and I'm on the forums we could chat!

hedgefield · Mon 06/02/2006 17:28:35

Colorzilla
Very useful if you want to know the color code of something on a website.

Menu Editor
Get rid of some of those unwanted menu options.

IE Tab
For those sites that -godforbid- still need IE to work.

And most of the ones mentioned previously.

The Inquisitive Stranger · Mon 06/02/2006 19:22:28

Eh, I just use Opera.

OneThinkingGal and ._. · Mon 06/02/2006 21:55:30

Adblock
The greatest argument for using Firefox IMO.

Noscript
Followed very closely by this one

voh · Mon 06/02/2006 22:54:30

Quote from: The Inquisitive Stranger on Mon 06/02/2006 19:22:28
Eh, I just use Opera.

OMG. THOU ROCKETH.

Me <3 Opera too.

Esseb · Mon 06/02/2006 22:59:52

Quote from: Esseb on Sat 08/01/2005 14:10:25
Tabbrowser Extensions
Makes tabs in Firefox useful (and similar to Opera). Most of the extensions I install seem to reintroduce features present in Opera.

I've gone back to Opera since this post, for various reasons.

Traveler · Tue 07/02/2006 00:37:07

Too lazy to type

Darth Mandarb · Tue 07/02/2006 00:38:23

Quote from: OneThinkingGal and ._. on Mon 06/02/2006 21:55:30Adblock
The greatest argument for using Firefox IMO.

Noscript
Followed very closely by this one

I thought you were dead?

Oh ... and I don't use any firefox extensions. I do use firefox. I just don't have any extensions.

Domino · Tue 07/02/2006 01:14:21

It has been a year since my original post, and i still have no extensions. But i see some here i should check out. Right now i am using version 1.0.7.

Shawn

The Inquisitive Stranger · Tue 07/02/2006 01:16:08

Plain vanilla Firefox is good as an IE replacement. I've installed it on the computers of various family members.

When it comes to awesome features, though, I prefer Opera, because it seems to handle them better.

OneThinkingGal and ._. · Tue 07/02/2006 14:51:45

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Tue 07/02/2006 00:38:23
Quote from: OneThinkingGal and ._. on Mon 06/02/2006 21:55:30Adblock
The greatest argument for using Firefox IMO.

Noscript
Followed very closely by this one

I thought you were dead?

Oh ... and I don't use any firefox extensions. I do use firefox. I just don't have any extensions.

The rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

AGA · Tue 07/02/2006 18:24:12

Haddas · Tue 07/02/2006 18:26:13

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Tue 07/02/2006 00:38:23
Quote from: OneThinkingGal and ._. on Mon 06/02/2006 21:55:30Adblock
The greatest argument for using Firefox IMO.

Noscript
Followed very closely by this one

I thought you were dead?

Oh ... and I don't use any firefox extensions. I do use firefox. I just don't have any extensions.

She's been around for #ag(e)s now.

Timosity · Wed 08/02/2006 03:57:03

I just use

Paste and Go - if you copy a url from text you can paste it and go straight to the sight with out having to press enter

Adblock

(which strangely enough are the same one's I was using earlier in this thread a year ago)

I tried Forecast Fox which puts the weather details in your browser, but stupidly enough as I live on the other side of the world, it's always a day behind, you'd think these people would know about time zones.

Then as weather people are always wrong, a day behind makes it twice as wrong, which makes it pointless, I might as well just look out the window, I usually check the weather on a local site or watch the news, as I work out doors I like to know if i'll need a raincoat (which is about 10 times a year and not usually a whole day of rain)

edmundito · Wed 08/02/2006 04:16:54

Hah, nice, traveler.

Also, Annie, where have you been! .-.

Um, right extensions for firefox:

At home/work:

IE Tab - though i've been forgetting to use it recently!

Del.icio.us - so I can tag my bookmarks on del.icio.us

Web developer - Uh, that's what I do at work, I must check my code! I have turned off at home most of the time, though

At work:

Colorzilla: To get teh colors from teh web, man!

Elliott Hird · Wed 08/02/2006 22:13:49

I use Mozilla Suite - no extentions

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Pet Terry · Sat 11/02/2006 10:57:48

No extensions at the moment, BECAUSE FIREFOX DECIDED TO GO AND REMOVE ALL OF MY EXTENSIONS.

EDIT: Umm, I can't install them extensions again. It keeps telling "Blah de blah will be installed when Firefox is restarted." even though I restart it. Help?

AdBlock
Copy Image
Dictionary Search
DownThemAll!
Download Manager Tweak
Forecast Fox
Image Zoom
Talkback (I guess this installs automatically as I certainly haven't installed it myself)