Firefox Extensions
I believe extensions are what really seperates Firefox from the other browsers. This pages lists some of my favourite extensions.
By the way, don't go installing every extension you find as it can lead to bloat and make your browser slower!
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Firebug | Web development & debugging tool |
| FireCookie | Addon to Firebug to view/manage cookies |
| GreaseMonkey | Allows customisation of web pages with javascript |
| HTML Validator | Validates HTML against W3C standards |
| Web Developer | A number of Web Developer tools |
| Live HTTP Headers | See the HTTP headers when you visit a site |
| View Cookies | Shows sites cookies when you use Tools > Page Info |
| Downloads | |
| Download Statusbar | Monitor and manage your downloads in the status bar instead of a separate window |
| Download Flash and Video | Download videos from Flash sites such as YouTube to your PC |
| Search | |
| Hyperwords | Perform a range of searches and other functions based on content on a web page. |
| Performance | |
| FasterFox | Performance & network tweaks for Firefox (experimental) |
| Security & Privacy | |
| Secure Login | Improves delivered password manager and provides additional security and features |
| Adblock Plus | blocks advertisements on web pages. |
| User Interface | |
| Colorful tabs | Each tab opens in a different color. |
| Extended Status Bar | Better status bar with page load info |
| Text Area Resizer | Allows you to dynamically resize a text area - very handy, especially in PeopleSoft. |
| Minimize on Start and Close | Stops you from closing Firefox when you meant to minimize! |
| FaviconizeTab | Allows you to minimise a tab to just its favicon, saving tab space |
| SiteLauncher | Bookmarks shortcut launcher |
