Favorite Firefox Extensions?

[Andy]

Yeah I use FlashGot (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=220&application=firefox) all the time, but I really dig my Abe Vigoda Status (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&category=Humor&numpg=10&id=451) addon :deal I'm comforted by knowing that I'll know the minute he assumes room temperature :lol3

[wxwax]

That there's pretty funny.

I only use two - Google search and dictionary.

[DavidTO]

That there's pretty funny.

I only use two - Google search and dictionary.


Interesting. I don't use Firefox much, since Safari syncs my bookmarks across my systems. AND it has google and dictionary built in. The FlashGot thing I don't understand yet...need to look into that.

[DavidTO]

Andy,

How exactly do you actually use FlashGot? What's it do for you?

[wxwax]

The FlashGot thing I don't understand yet...need to look into that.
I looked it up and was reminded once again that I'm a dunce. I didn't understand anything I read. Nearest I can figure it helps you download stuff from links - but you'd have to download a lot to need help. :dunno

[Andy]

Andy,

How exactly do you actually use FlashGot? What's it do for you?

When you have a page full of links, it will dowload them all at once. Very useful.

[DavidTO]

When you have a page full of links, it will dowload them all at once. Very useful.


Open, or literally download to your computer? I don't download links too much...I bookmark 'em...

[wxwax]

When you have a page full of links, it will dowload them all at once. Very useful.
:scratch Why would you want to?

[Richard]

Yeah I use FlashGot (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=220&application=firefox) all the time, but I really dig my Abe Vigoda Status (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&category=Humor&numpg=10&id=451) addon :deal I'm comforted by knowing that I'll know the minute he assumes room temperature :lol3
Adblock and Flashblock are wonderful, especially for sites that you visit often. You can easily see Flash animations when you want to by clicking on the logo on the page. By default they are blocked. Adblock gets better and better as you add more URLs to block, but it helps to understand wildcard syntax to really get the most out of it.

[Mike Lane]

If you're surfing pr0n and you have a page full of primo stuff you can download all of the pics at once.

Not that I'd know of course...

[Mike Lane]

Adblock and Flashblock are wonderful, especially for sites that you visit often. You can easily see Flash animations when you want to by clicking on the logo on the page. By default they are blocked. Adblock gets better and better as you add more URLs to block, but it helps to understand wildcard syntax to really get the most out of it.

syntax schmyntax... Get the filterset.g (http://www.pierceive.com/) updater and let others find the best blocks for you!

[Andy]

:scratch Why would you want to?

Like, a page full of photo files

file1.jpg
file2.jpg
file3.jpg
file4.jpg

....

file 100.jpg

FlashGot will grab em all at once, and put them where I tell 'em to..

[Andy]

Abe Vigoda: still alive.

[Mike Lane]

Like, a page full of photo files

file1.jpg
file2.jpg
file3.jpg
file4.jpg

....

file 100.jpg

FlashGot will grab em all at once, and put them where I tell 'em to..

Like I said, pr0n...

[Andy]

Like I said, pr0n...

:humungus

It's an old indian trick, taught to me by Baldwanna :baldy - for doing reprints, from our internal systems, etc, it's a really ez way to grab the files.

:deal

[Andy]

Abe Vigoda: still alive :lol3

[Mike Lane]

:humungus

It's an old indian trick, taught to me by Baldwanna :baldy - for doing reprints, from our internal systems, etc, it's a really ez way to grab the files.

:deal

Yeah of course. No pr0n. Sure.

We believe you.

Seriously we do.



Anywhoooo....

Okay now for a list of my favorite firefox extensions (the daily use ones).

Webdeveloper - duh! (linked above)
ColorZilla (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&category=Developer%20Tools&id=271) - I use it to get a quick idea of what the element and associated classes and id's are. Not as much for colors actually.
Open IE in Tab (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=1419) - Have to use IE but hate to actually open IE? Well just open an IE session right in a firefox tab!
session saver (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=436&application=firefox) - Firefox crash? Windows crash? Gotta close firefox to install an extension or something? Never fear, session saver automagically saves all of your tabs, the back button history, anything that was in a textbox and more no matter what happens. Saved my bacon more than a few times.
del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us/help/firefox/extension) - lets you link to del.icio.us in a popup window so as to not disturb the browsing experience. Nice!
LastTab (http://timothyhumphrey.name/firefox/) - Why oh why didn't firefox make it so your tabs would focus like windows tabs do - in the most recently used order rather than from left to right? LastTab is one of those extensions that keeps firefox from being uninstalled from my machine. Now with improvement goodness!
HTML Tidy (http://users.skynet.be/mgueury/mozilla/) - How do I see html errors so quickly? Superhuman wit? Uh no. Uncanny understanding of xhtml? Nope. Those force bug thingies from Episode I? Huh uh. HTML Tidy highlights errors for me. It'll even tidy up my code and fix those easy to miss errors on pages that I write. Secret's out!
Adblock - duh (linked above.)
Filterset.g - You got filterset in my adblock. You got adblock in my filterset. Adblock without filterset is like Andy without pr0n. Lonely and impotent. (linked above)

[chrisjlee]

my favorites
1. adblock - blocks ads like images on pages
2. the forecastfox - tells current weather
3. sage - RSS reader built in the browser
4. sessionsaver - if it crashes it loads your previous tabs
5. gmail notifier - notifies me when theres mail

[patch29]

Interesting. I don't use Firefox much, since Safari syncs my bookmarks across my systems.


:wave

dump your dot mac. :deal
Foxmarks (http://www.foxcloud.com/wiki/Main_Page) :thumb

Foxmarks is an extension for Firefox that synchronizes bookmarks across multiple machines.

I wonder if it will sync PC/Mac FF bookmarks, anyone who can test this out. :ear

[cmason]

Here are a few of my favs:

Bloglines Toolkit (http://jayseae.cxliv.org/): notifier for RSS feeds in Bloglines
IE View (http://ieview.mozdev.org/): view in IE
StumbleUpon (http://www.stumbleupon.com/): takes you to a random web page of your interest
Disable Targets for Download (http://www.cusser.net/extensions/disabletarget/): stops loading a blank page with each download
Gmail Notifier (http://www.nexgenmedia.net/extensions/): for gmail
PDF Download (http://www.rabotat.org/firefox/): chose to load a PDF in a tab, download, or launch Acrobat
Adblock (http://adblock.mozdev.org/): block ads
Forecastfox (http://forecastfox.mozdev.org/): weather
foXpose (http://viamatic.com/index.php/firefox): view all tab windows in one screen
Tabbrowser Preferences (http://216.55.161.203/theonekea/tabprefs/): new options for launching links in tabs

[Andy]

Here are a few of my favs:

Bloglines Toolkit (http://jayseae.cxliv.org/): notifier for RSS feeds in Bloglines
IE View (http://ieview.mozdev.org/): view in IE
StumbleUpon (http://www.stumbleupon.com/): takes you to a random web page of your interest
Disable Targets for Download (http://www.cusser.net/extensions/disabletarget/): stops loading a blank page with each download
Gmail Notifier (http://www.nexgenmedia.net/extensions/): for gmail
PDF Download (http://www.rabotat.org/firefox/): chose to load a PDF in a tab, download, or launch Acrobat
Adblock (http://adblock.mozdev.org/): block ads
Forecastfox (http://forecastfox.mozdev.org/): weather
foXpose (http://viamatic.com/index.php/firefox): view all tab windows in one screen
Tabbrowser Preferences (http://216.55.161.203/theonekea/tabprefs/): new options for launching links in tabs


Abe Vigoda: Still Alive.

[ChrisJ]

Wow, no one has mentioned Greasemonkey (http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/) yet. You can download all kinds of scripts (http://userscripts.org/) which do useful (and not so useful) things.

I got it just for the Gmail Smart-Delete Button. But I also like the eBay hack to show only negative feedback.

Other than that, Adblock and Flashblock are my favorites. I also use PDF Download. All previously mentioned.

[Richard]

Thought I might resurrect this thread with a couple of things I have been using for quite some time.

(https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=nosquint&cat=all)NoSquint (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2592) is very handy if you are using a laptop with a high resolution screen. It will resize fonts for you on a site specific basis and remember any adjustments you make. So every time I go to a given site it will be displayed in whatever size is best for me. Highly configurable for geeks, but completely painless for everyone else.

Back to Top (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/658) is a simple little thing that adds options to the right-click menu to jump to the top or bottom of a page. Convenient at times. Some people have reported problems with it, but it has never given me any.

Oh, and Abe Vigoda is still alive.

[Andy]

Oh, and Abe Vigoda is still alive.
Yes, but the extension is dead! Can't find it again anywhere :(

[BradfordBenn]

My favorites...


IETab - Internet Explorer Emulation in Firefox
Down Load Them All - I like it better than FlashGot. Easier to use but same idea
Linky - Converts links to qualified links also allows for the opening of all the links on a page...
Link Checker - Checks links on pages to validate them
Pic Lens - A better browser of Google Images (watch out I might add it as a feature request)
Proxy Toolbar - I have to change my Proxy when I am traveling or in the office
Google Toolbar - for keeping my links synchronized across multiple computers and OS'es.

[Rhuarc]

My favorite Extension for Firefox?

Opera! :D

Lol, seriously I have tried firefox, and I do have it installed, but for general every day use Opera does everything i want it to right out of the box, including all the ad blocking, etc...

I do use FlashGot with firefox sometimes if I need to. BUt my everyday browser is Opera.

[darkdragon]

The only plugin I currently have installed is

Chatzilla - I guess it's an Extension, not a plugin. Great little IRC client though.

[devbobo]

Flock (http://flock.com) is my favourite firefox extension :lol3

[SloYerRoll]

Craigslist Toolbox (http://www.craigstoolbox.com/post/Ad-Preview-Extension-for-Firefox.aspx)
Color Picker (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271)
MeasureIt (http://www.kevinfreitas.net/extensions/measureit/)
FasterFox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1269) (this can be done manually in :config files pretty easily if you know web protocol)
Web Developer (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60):thumb
FireBug (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843)
DOM Inspector (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6622) (Better than webdev DOM inspector)

[valeriecook]

Here's mine! I probably use FireFTP the most when sending files to my local printer.


Web Developer
Forecastfox
FireFTP
Fast Video Download - save YouTube vids
Cooliris
Color Managment
AVG Safe Search

[RogersDA]

Yeah I use FlashGot (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=220&application=firefox) all the time, but I really dig my Abe Vigoda Status (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&category=Humor&numpg=10&id=451) addon :deal I'm comforted by knowing that I'll know the minute he assumes room temperature :lol3He's not dead - :clap. He's staring in commercials on the SuperBowl!

[Andy]

He's not dead - :clap. He's staring in commercials on the SuperBowl!
Saw that.

You have to check here now: http://www.abevigoda.com/ffb.php or here http://twitter.com/abevigoda

[RogersDA]

Saw that.

You have to check here now: http://www.abevigoda.com/ffb.php or here http://twitter.com/abevigodaI look at the twitter site every once in a while for some chuckles.



Also - nice (and relatively new) add-on for Google Analytics fans:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/57918

[BradfordBenn]

Also - nice (and relatively new) add-on for Google Analytics fans:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/57918

Nice find I gotta try that one, I wonder if it handles imaginary numbers :rofl

[RogersDA]

Nice find I gotta try that one, I wonder if it handles imaginary numbers :roflNah - it just tells you to give it - nobody is interested...:D

[jmphotocraft]

Fxif - right click an image, click Properties, and get Exif info, if embedded. (Curiously, SM images do not have it.)

and I'll cast another vote for FireFTP.