Firefox Addons

[faceless]

Firefox has some great plugins available that really make it a pleasure to use. If you use it and have a recommendation post a link to it here:

here's a couple to get started for video downloading. One is for wmv/asx/ram files and the other for getting stuff from youtube and google etc.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=unplug&status=4

[IRiSHMaFIA]

I've been using that a good while now and it's how I get all my videos, including ones of CNN. As far as I'm concerned it's the best add-on for video downloading.

[IRiSHMaFIA]

FireFTP

FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers.

Click here for FireFTP Add-on Webpage


BBCodeXtra

BBCodeXtra is an extension, compatible with Mozilla FireFox and Mozilla Suite, which adds to the context menu new commands to insert BBCode/Html/XHtml codes in an easy and fast way...

Click here for BBCodeXtra Add-on Webpage


Auto Copy

Select text and it's automaticaly copied to the clipboard. Like Linux or mIrc

Click here for Auto Copy Add-on Webpage


Adblock Plus

Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them.

Right-click on a banner and choose "Adblock" from the context menu - the banner won't be downloaded again. Maybe even replace parts of the banner address with star symbols to block similar banners as well. Or you select a filter subscription when Adblock Plus starts up the first time, then even this simple task will usually be unnecessary: the filter subscription will block most advertisements fully automatically.


Click here for Adblock Plus Add-on Webpage

[IRiSHMaFIA]

Top 10 Firefox Extensions to Improve your Productivity

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/top-10-firefox-extensions-to-improve-your-productivity.html

Firefox is the browser of dreams for many people (myself included). One of
the great perks of Firefox is that there are tons of extensions that enhance
the functionality of the browser. With over 1500 extensions in existence,
there are many that can be used to improve your productivity. The following
is my take on the top 10 extensions that will keep you focused, reduce
distractions, streamline your daily work flow, and *improve your
productivity*.

*1. Customize Google

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/743/

Customize Google is a very robust extension that lets you customize many
features of the services provided by Google. Customize Google lets you block
advertisements on pretty much any Google page (including Gmail). It remaps
Google Images search results to point directly at the images (no longer will
you need to click through the originating site). Customize Google lets you
add links from other search engines directly into your search results. It
can also block Google click tracking and allows you to connect to Google
Calendar and Gmail securely (https). Give it a try, you won't be sorry.

*2. Gspace

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1593/

Gspace is a content management extension that lets you turn your Gmail
account into an online mass storage device. Gspace integrates nicely into
your browser and lets you drag and drop files into Gmail for backup or
storage purposes without interrupting your work flow. If you use Gspace, I
recommend adding a tag in Gmail to your files so they can be filtered and
accessed quickly. The following is the description of Gspace from its
homepage: "Gspace turns the 2GB of your Gmail account into free online
storage. With Gspace you can manage unlimited Gmail accounts to store all
type of files within its simple, user friendly interface. Listen to your
favorite stored music directly from your Gspace, view your collections of
pictures and manage your Gdrive files as well. Download Gspace now and
transfer files between your computer and Gspace at anytime, from
everywhere!"

*3. Flashgot

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/220/

The default download manager built into Firefox is very handy; however,
there are many occasions that you'll find that you need more flexibility
with your downloads. This is where Flashgot or DownThemAll comes in handy.
The features of Flashgot and DownThemAll have their differences; however,
they generally provide finer-grained control of your downloads. My personal
preference is Flashgot. I recommend trying at least one of them.

*4. Greasemonkey https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/748/
Stylish<https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2108/
+ Adblocking per Gozer http://userstyles.org/style/show/629

Greasemonkey is an extension that lets you add scripts that alter the web
pages you visit. Using Greasemonkey and Stylish and Ad blocking per Gozer
together will block pretty much every advertisement from any Web site you
visit.

*5. Flashblock

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/433/

The Flashblock extension by default blocks flash from playing when a Web
page is first opened. Most (distracting) advertisements are written using
flash. Flashblock is particularly useful because it replaces the flash from
a Web site with a "play" button so you can watch the flash if it something
useful (like a video at Youtube) and leave it blocked if it is an
advertisement.

*6. Download Statusbar

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/26/

Download Statusbar manages your downloads in the status bar instead of the
Firefox Download Manager. I find that the download manager that comes with
Firefox to be very intrusive. Download manager tucks your download progress
bars into the generally unused status bar of Firefox. This lets you download
care-free without the Firefox Download Manager popping up and interrupting
you.

*7. URL Fixer http://www.efinke.com/addons/url-fixer/
URL fixer will replace the common typos you enter when typing a Web site
into the URL bar (i.e., http://www.lifehack.rog/. The
auto correct feature of URL fixer is very helpful. "[URL Fixer] will correct
common misspellings of .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, and .mil, as well as
the protocol (http:, https:). It will also correct errors in country code
TLDS such as .com.XX, .net.XX, and .org.XX."

*8. Tab Mix Plus

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1122/

Many of the features of Tab Mix Plus were incorporated into the release of
Firefox 2. However, Tab Mix Plus allows you to add finer-grained control of
your tabs. The following is a description of Tab Mix Plus: "Tab Mix Plus
enhances Firefox's tab browsing capabilities. It includes such features as
duplicating tabs, controlling tab focus, tab clicking options, undo closed
tabs and windows, plus much more. It also includes a full-featured session
manager with crash recovery that can save and restore combinations of opened
tabs and windows."

*9. Scrapbook

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/427/

Scrapbook is extremely useful for researchers and students. Scrapbook saves
blurbs from Web pages to your hard drive along with the URL of the
originating Web site. It allows you to organize and categorize your blurbs
in a format similar to your bookmarks so that when it comes to creating a
bibliography or works cited, you won't waste any time.

*10. IE Tab

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1419/

I find myself using this extension less and less as more Web developers code
their Web sites following standards. However, occasionally you will find it
necessary to open a Web site using Internet Explorer in order for it to
render correctly. Rather than taking the time to launch a separate browser,
just choose "View Page in IE tab" and an Internet Explorer tab opens in
Firefox. This is very useful if you like to have multiple Gmail accounts
open and active on one computer.

[faceless]

I've been having trouble with .asx files working properly so I installed this:

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=446&application=firefox

it's not perfect, but at least the videos will stream now.

[Ash]

I find the weather plugin (accuweather.com) very useful

[Brown Sauce]

very nice too ...



http://www.piclens.com/site/firefox/win/

[faceless]

that looks pretty cool, I'll give it a go - cheers

[Brown Sauce]

using Greasemonkey

[funkyfunkpants]

[major.tom]

Reviving an old thread with some new add-ons...

• Adblock Plus - Annoyed by adverts? Troubled by tracking? Bothered by banners? Install Adblock Plus now to regain control of the internet and change the way that you view the web.
  
  
• Beef Taco (Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out) - Sets permanent opt-out cookies to stop behavioral advertising for 100+ different advertising networks, including Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, all members of the Network Advertising Initiative, and many other companies.
  
  
• Bookmark Duplicate Detector - Detects Duplicate Bookmarks when bookmarks are added and specify where is the previous URL. You can also search and delete duplicates URL already in your Bookmarks.
  
  
• BugMeNot - Bypass compulsory web registration with the context menu via www.bugmenot.com.
  
  
• Certificate Patrol - Your browser trusts many certification authorities and intermediate sub-authorities quietly, every time you enter an HTTPS web site. This add-on reveals when certificates are updated, so you can ensure it was a legitimate change.
  
  
• gPDF - gPDF automatically sets links pointing to RTF, ODT, ODS, ODP, CSV files to open with Zoho Viewer; and links pointing to PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT & PPTX files to open with Google Docs. (This has the added advantage of safeguarding your system from malicious PDF's. --m.t)
  
  
• Image Zoom - Adds zoom and rotation functionality for images...
  
  
• My Bookmarks - Creates a formatted page from bookmarks.
  
  
• NoScript - Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks.
  
  
• Web Developer - The Web Developer extension adds various web developer tools to a browser.
  

[luke]

is anyone else having trouble bringing up the add-ons screen since the upgrade to firefox 6? it just keeps saying loading for me ...

[faceless]

I didn't update for that reason - it never seems to go well with the plugins. Even so, I have to readd FIREFTP each time I restart as it's not supposed to work with the version I have. Stupid thing...

[Brown Sauce]

???
But it's true ... and of course none of the plugins work

[faceless]

I thought you'd broken my internets with that screenshot... haha