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Best Firefox Add-ons of 2013

115 points by yeukhon 13y ago

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caiob 13y ago
Mostly bloatware. :(
Sir_Cmpwn 13y ago
I made a Firefox add-on recently [1], and it was horrible. The API is underdocumented and obtuse, and the dev enviornment is annoying to get set up. On top of that, AMO review times are on the scale of months. Writing the equivalent Chrome extension [2] was a considerably better experience. [1] https://github.com/MediaCrush/Firefox https://github.com/MediaCrush/Firefox [2] https://github.com/MediaCrush/Chrome https://github.com/MediaCrush/Chrome
- vanni 13y ago
  Very different experience here while developing a Firefox add-on [1] with the Add-on SDK [2]: I think that the API is nice and well documented, the development environment - based on virtualenv - is very easy to set up (I work under Ubuntu), and AMO review times are in the order of weeks - not months. [1] Google Plus Follower Stats for Firefox [ https://github.com/vannitotaro/gpfs-firefox https://github.com/vannitotaro/gpfs-firefox ] [ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-plus-follower-stats/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-plus-followe... ] [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/latest/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/latest/
  - Sir_Cmpwn 13y ago
    Did you write a similiar extension for Chrome? My opinions may be made skewed by my experience with the Chrome extension. Chrome extension development is sublime, the APIs are great and well-documented, and the enviornment couldn't be better.
- sergiosgc 13y ago
  Hugely different experience here. I wrote one extension[1] on a Sunday a couple of weeks ago. I had never touched Firefox development or extension development before, so I was a bit overwhelmed when trying to go through the documentation. After I got Jetpack[2] running, though, development was a breeze. Good docs, reasonable develop/reload cycle. I only requested the preliminary review at AMO so far, and that took about 24h. [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/css-live-reloader/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/css-live-relo... [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/latest/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/latest/
dmix 13y ago
It shoud be all privacy plugins, such as: HTTPS Everywhere Flashblock Disconnect Noscript AdblockPlus Duckduckgo
- sliverstorm 13y ago
  They are listing the best NEW addons.
  - zpao 13y ago
    No, they aren't. Taking a look at the first one on the list... the latest version was published in 2011.
- JohnTHaller 13y ago
  Unfortunately, not all of those are appropriate for everyday users. HTTPS Everywhere breaks several sites, possibly due to misconfiguration, and can trigger switches to a server's self-signed HTTPS certificate which, in Firefox, makes it look like the site got hacked. Noscript is really only for techies and breaks all kinds of sites since there's not much reason to build or test for browsers without JavaScript anymore.
- mathrawka 13y ago
  What is the benefit of Disconnect if you are using Adblock Plus and HTTPS Everywhere already?
  - byoogle 13y ago
    Disconnect, which I work on, is designed to filter requests faster: https://disconnect.me/faster https://disconnect.me/faster. Disconnect also does some fancy visualizations, if you're into that sort of thing: http://youtu.be/Lvem1Z66C7Q?t=40s http://youtu.be/Lvem1Z66C7Q?t=40s.
    - iamjustin 13y ago
      From the Disconnect FAQ: On Firefox, if Disconnect is the first blocking extension you install, then Disconnect will work even if you subsequently install other blocking extensions. On Chrome, Safari, and Opera, it's the opposite: in order for Disconnect to work on these browsers, it must be the most recent blocking extension installed. Do you know what effect this has on extensions like Adblock Plus and NoScript? If I install Disconnect first, are those addons going to do less for me? This is the first I've heard about installation order affecting how well the addons work. I'd like to make sure I've got the right info before informing others.
bad_user 13y ago
For me it's these: AdBlock Plus Firebug HTTPS Everywhere JSONView Markdown Here PDF Viewer (former pdf.js) Readability SPDY Indicator User Agent Switcher Web Developer And in case you use Firefox, but like Chrome's UI: FXChrome + Omnibar
- barrkel 13y ago
  For me, in addition: TreeStyleTabs TabMixPlus Status-4-Evar RefControl Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus Export Cookies FireGestures Flashblock FoxyProxy Image Zoom
  - nhebb 13y ago
    > Image Zoom It's such a simple add-on, but I use it daily. Along with NoScript, it's one of the reasons I switched back to FF from Chrome.
    - eitally 13y ago
      There are so many Chrome options for the same thing. Hoverzoom was the original, but became commercial-fied and was forked to create Hover Free. The Hover Free devs were recently impressed with a couple other guys' great work on a competing add-on, Imagus, and abandoned their own work to help on Imagus. I have to say, Imagus is pretty awesome -- it even lets you page through (arrow buttons) imgur galleries inside the popup. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/imagus/immpkjjlgappgfkkfieppnmlhakdmaab?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/imagus/immpkjjlgap...
  - ExpiredLink 13y ago
    > Status-4-Evar Status-4-Evar is a nice little helper: " ... status bar was removed in Firefox 4.0. ... Status-4-Evar aims to bring back (some of) the old status bar items, give you more control over the built-in Firefox features, and provide new alternatives." https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/
IvyMike 13y ago
Regarding #1: Even without the plugin you can drag a highlighted URL to a new tab and presto it opens. Regarding Video Resumer: I watch a lot of longer video lectures online, and being able to resume where I left off is a great feature. Why the dudes at Google haven't added this themselves is beyond me--it's how TiVo worked since 1999. Maybe a patent issue?
- FreeFull 13y ago
  Firefox actually lets you select a URL and right click to see the normal link options. I assume the addon makes even malformed URLs work though.
ivank 13y ago
A few less-popular addons: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/findbar-tweak/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/findbar-tweak... replicates the scrollbar find result highlights you see in Chrome and IDEA https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mozilla-archive-format/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mozilla-archi... saves pages to .mht or .maff format, with a reasonable pre-filled filename. Also reads .mht files. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autopager/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autopager/ loads all pages of paginated content in the current tab. This also works great with Mozilla Archive Format for saving entire forum threads/articles/user comments.
- JetSpiegel 13y ago
  Autopager is amazing, I never have to click the next buttons anymore.
d0ugie 13y ago
wise of Mozilla to milk that add-on lock-in while they still can
bitemix 13y ago
I try to consult the Firefox /g/uide: http://www.logicalincrements.com/firefox/ http://www.logicalincrements.com/firefox/
arsenerei 13y ago
This is not for everyone, but I recommend vimperator[0] for anyone who wants to use vim in their browser. 0 - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimperator/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimperator/
- CatMtKing 13y ago
  Or Pentadactyl (http://5digits.org/pentadactyl/ http://5digits.org/pentadactyl/) -- the nightly build works on the latest version of FF.
- deleted 13y ago
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mrtksn 13y ago
I made this one when I was trying to learn JavaScript: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/budaneki/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/budaneki/ It's an on-the-page look up and translation extension, I believe it was the first of it's kind when I made it and didn't use any JS framework but pure JS. I am kind of proud of it. Still have users regularly asking me to implement it for Chrome :)
pagade 13y ago
For Me: Adblock Plus - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ Tab Mix Plus - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus iMacros - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/imacros-for-firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/imacros-for-f... SearchLoad Options - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchload-options https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchload-op... DownloadHelper - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloa... DownThemAll - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downthemall/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downthemall/ Dictionary Tooltip - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-tooltip/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-to... FoxClocks - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxclocks https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxclocks IE Tab 2 - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ie-tab-2-ff-36 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ie-tab-2-ff-3... Memory Fox - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/memory-fox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/memory-fox All-in-One Sidebar - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/all-in-one-sidebar/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/all-in-one-si...
- spyder 13y ago
  For me: FirePicker for Firebug to quickly adjust colors in CSS https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/firepicker https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/firepicker Yet Another Smooth Scrolling to make scrolling smooth like on touch devices https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/yet-another-smooth-scrolling https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/yet-another-smoo... NetVideoHunter to download videos from YouTube and music from Grooveshark https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/netvideohunter-video-downloade https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/netvideohunter-v... Omnibar https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/omnibar/ https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/omnibar/
Groxx 13y ago
I've been enjoying Ghostery. Nicer / cleaner than most privacy plugins, and it speeds up pages noticeably (same as adblock, mostly through killing iframed social things).
r0h1n 13y ago
I highly recommend one of the plugins on this list, "Google/Yandex search link fix". It rewrites Google's tracking URLs in search results on the fly. This to me is offers both convenience and privacy benefits - (a) I can right-click and copy actual URLs from a Google search instead of gibberish, and (b) Google does not get to know which links I'm clicking on from its search results.
- w1ntermute 13y ago
  Is there a similar Chrome extension?
  - stusmall 13y ago
    If you are concerned about google tracking you then the links in search results are the least of your worries when using chrome.
    - w1ntermute 13y ago
      I was wondering when someone would make a comment like this. I don't have a problem with Google tracking me, but I do have a problem with not being able to right click and copy links from a search results page.
  - jamesbritt 13y ago
    The "remove redirects" bookmarklet is handy for this https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/zap.html https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/zap.html But it's not automatic.
  - ochn 13y ago
    There is a greasemonkey script: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/121261 http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/121261
inovator 13y ago
Can we have a chrome edition as well? :)
yeukhon 13y ago
Hackernews OP here: I am so glad I shared this on hacker news. I think this is great because you guys put time into listing things you use and provide food feedback, way better than some of the review feedback one would find in an addon.
unlimited_power 13y ago
There is also Adblock Edge which is a fork of Adblock Plus without the "acceptable ads" feature: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-edge/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-edge/
baby 13y ago
I'm always amazed at how many people never heard or don't use Tree Style Tab. This is the only plugin that makes Firefox a must have.
- TomDavey 13y ago
  Completely agree. It makes it a cinch to nicely organize one hundred active tabs or more within a single modest sidebar. Last time I checked there's nothing for Chrome that's as good. Tree Style Tab is one of the things that could keep me on Firefox forever.
- 1457389 13y ago
  Thank You.
cpeterso 13y ago
If you use Firefox in a corporate environment that requires you to change an LDAP password every couple months, the "Mass Password Reset" add-on lets you change multiple saved passwords at the same time: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mass-password-reset/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mass-password...
wyclif 13y ago
It's so refreshing to read an end-of-year list that isn't a slideshow. One of the many things to love about web-friendly companies like Mozilla.
anon4 13y ago
No mention of GreaseMonkey? I'd put it at number one, simply because it gives you a way to write extensions that run on every browser with a *Monkey compatibility layer. Half the stuff I use is just userscripts.
olegp 13y ago
Nice to see New Tab Plus, a new tab replacement add on mentioned. We have a new tab replacement out as well as well. Unlike NTP, it's similar to the old style Chrome new tab page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/starthq/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/starthq/ The functionality is pretty basic for now, but we're slowly rolling out much cooler features like deep links, multiple screens and Greplin like cloud search.
sergiotapia 13y ago
I switched back to Firefox from Chrome last week and I'm loving it! It may be the SSD I recently upgraded from a traditional hard drive, but it feels really really snappy. Unfortunately, I don't find use for any of the addons mentioned here or in their top lists. I just don't need 'em. I only have Adblock Plus for most websites which I disable on websites I use regularly. A lot of the addons in this list just seem like bloatware to me, trying to create a problem that allows their fix to exist.
- Istof 13y ago
  It isn't only the SSD... Firefox is alot faster then it used to. Also, those are new addons, not necessarily the best.
paigosa 13y ago
I would recommend tor button, which makes it easy to use firefox with tor

115 points by yeukhon 13y ago

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caiob 13y ago

Mostly bloatware. :(

Sir_Cmpwn 13y ago

I made a Firefox add-on recently [1], and it was horrible. The API is underdocumented and obtuse, and the dev enviornment is annoying to get set up. On top of that, AMO review times are on the scale of months. Writing the equivalent Chrome extension [2] was a considerably better experience. [1] https://github.com/MediaCrush/Firefox https://github.com/MediaCrush/Firefox [2] https://github.com/MediaCrush/Chrome https://github.com/MediaCrush/Chrome

vanni 13y ago
Very different experience here while developing a Firefox add-on [1] with the Add-on SDK [2]: I think that the API is nice and well documented, the development environment - based on virtualenv - is very easy to set up (I work under Ubuntu), and AMO review times are in the order of weeks - not months. [1] Google Plus Follower Stats for Firefox [ https://github.com/vannitotaro/gpfs-firefox https://github.com/vannitotaro/gpfs-firefox ] [ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-plus-follower-stats/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-plus-followe... ] [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/latest/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/latest/
- Sir_Cmpwn 13y ago
  Did you write a similiar extension for Chrome? My opinions may be made skewed by my experience with the Chrome extension. Chrome extension development is sublime, the APIs are great and well-documented, and the enviornment couldn't be better.
sergiosgc 13y ago
Hugely different experience here. I wrote one extension[1] on a Sunday a couple of weeks ago. I had never touched Firefox development or extension development before, so I was a bit overwhelmed when trying to go through the documentation. After I got Jetpack[2] running, though, development was a breeze. Good docs, reasonable develop/reload cycle. I only requested the preliminary review at AMO so far, and that took about 24h. [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/css-live-reloader/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/css-live-relo... [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/latest/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/latest/

dmix 13y ago

It shoud be all privacy plugins, such as: HTTPS Everywhere Flashblock Disconnect Noscript AdblockPlus Duckduckgo

sliverstorm 13y ago
They are listing the best NEW addons.
- zpao 13y ago
  No, they aren't. Taking a look at the first one on the list... the latest version was published in 2011.
JohnTHaller 13y ago
Unfortunately, not all of those are appropriate for everyday users. HTTPS Everywhere breaks several sites, possibly due to misconfiguration, and can trigger switches to a server's self-signed HTTPS certificate which, in Firefox, makes it look like the site got hacked. Noscript is really only for techies and breaks all kinds of sites since there's not much reason to build or test for browsers without JavaScript anymore.
mathrawka 13y ago
What is the benefit of Disconnect if you are using Adblock Plus and HTTPS Everywhere already?
- byoogle 13y ago
  Disconnect, which I work on, is designed to filter requests faster: https://disconnect.me/faster https://disconnect.me/faster. Disconnect also does some fancy visualizations, if you're into that sort of thing: http://youtu.be/Lvem1Z66C7Q?t=40s http://youtu.be/Lvem1Z66C7Q?t=40s.
  - iamjustin 13y ago
    From the Disconnect FAQ: On Firefox, if Disconnect is the first blocking extension you install, then Disconnect will work even if you subsequently install other blocking extensions. On Chrome, Safari, and Opera, it's the opposite: in order for Disconnect to work on these browsers, it must be the most recent blocking extension installed. Do you know what effect this has on extensions like Adblock Plus and NoScript? If I install Disconnect first, are those addons going to do less for me? This is the first I've heard about installation order affecting how well the addons work. I'd like to make sure I've got the right info before informing others.

bad_user 13y ago

For me it's these: AdBlock Plus Firebug HTTPS Everywhere JSONView Markdown Here PDF Viewer (former pdf.js) Readability SPDY Indicator User Agent Switcher Web Developer And in case you use Firefox, but like Chrome's UI: FXChrome + Omnibar

barrkel 13y ago
For me, in addition: TreeStyleTabs TabMixPlus Status-4-Evar RefControl Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus Export Cookies FireGestures Flashblock FoxyProxy Image Zoom
- nhebb 13y ago
  > Image Zoom It's such a simple add-on, but I use it daily. Along with NoScript, it's one of the reasons I switched back to FF from Chrome.
  - eitally 13y ago
    There are so many Chrome options for the same thing. Hoverzoom was the original, but became commercial-fied and was forked to create Hover Free. The Hover Free devs were recently impressed with a couple other guys' great work on a competing add-on, Imagus, and abandoned their own work to help on Imagus. I have to say, Imagus is pretty awesome -- it even lets you page through (arrow buttons) imgur galleries inside the popup. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/imagus/immpkjjlgappgfkkfieppnmlhakdmaab?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/imagus/immpkjjlgap...
- ExpiredLink 13y ago
  > Status-4-Evar Status-4-Evar is a nice little helper: " ... status bar was removed in Firefox 4.0. ... Status-4-Evar aims to bring back (some of) the old status bar items, give you more control over the built-in Firefox features, and provide new alternatives." https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/

IvyMike 13y ago

Regarding #1: Even without the plugin you can drag a highlighted URL to a new tab and presto it opens. Regarding Video Resumer: I watch a lot of longer video lectures online, and being able to resume where I left off is a great feature. Why the dudes at Google haven't added this themselves is beyond me--it's how TiVo worked since 1999. Maybe a patent issue?

FreeFull 13y ago
Firefox actually lets you select a URL and right click to see the normal link options. I assume the addon makes even malformed URLs work though.

ivank 13y ago

A few less-popular addons: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/findbar-tweak/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/findbar-tweak... replicates the scrollbar find result highlights you see in Chrome and IDEA https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mozilla-archive-format/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mozilla-archi... saves pages to .mht or .maff format, with a reasonable pre-filled filename. Also reads .mht files. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autopager/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autopager/ loads all pages of paginated content in the current tab. This also works great with Mozilla Archive Format for saving entire forum threads/articles/user comments.

JetSpiegel 13y ago
Autopager is amazing, I never have to click the next buttons anymore.

d0ugie 13y ago

wise of Mozilla to milk that add-on lock-in while they still can

bitemix 13y ago

I try to consult the Firefox /g/uide: http://www.logicalincrements.com/firefox/ http://www.logicalincrements.com/firefox/

arsenerei 13y ago

This is not for everyone, but I recommend vimperator[0] for anyone who wants to use vim in their browser. 0 - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimperator/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimperator/

CatMtKing 13y ago
Or Pentadactyl (http://5digits.org/pentadactyl/ http://5digits.org/pentadactyl/) -- the nightly build works on the latest version of FF.
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mrtksn 13y ago

I made this one when I was trying to learn JavaScript: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/budaneki/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/budaneki/ It's an on-the-page look up and translation extension, I believe it was the first of it's kind when I made it and didn't use any JS framework but pure JS. I am kind of proud of it. Still have users regularly asking me to implement it for Chrome :)

pagade 13y ago

For Me: Adblock Plus - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ Tab Mix Plus - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus iMacros - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/imacros-for-firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/imacros-for-f... SearchLoad Options - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchload-options https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchload-op... DownloadHelper - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloa... DownThemAll - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downthemall/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downthemall/ Dictionary Tooltip - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-tooltip/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-to... FoxClocks - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxclocks https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxclocks IE Tab 2 - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ie-tab-2-ff-36 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ie-tab-2-ff-3... Memory Fox - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/memory-fox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/memory-fox All-in-One Sidebar - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/all-in-one-sidebar/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/all-in-one-si...

spyder 13y ago
For me: FirePicker for Firebug to quickly adjust colors in CSS https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/firepicker https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/firepicker Yet Another Smooth Scrolling to make scrolling smooth like on touch devices https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/yet-another-smooth-scrolling https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/yet-another-smoo... NetVideoHunter to download videos from YouTube and music from Grooveshark https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/netvideohunter-video-downloade https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/netvideohunter-v... Omnibar https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/omnibar/ https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/omnibar/

Groxx 13y ago

I've been enjoying Ghostery. Nicer / cleaner than most privacy plugins, and it speeds up pages noticeably (same as adblock, mostly through killing iframed social things).

r0h1n 13y ago

I highly recommend one of the plugins on this list, "Google/Yandex search link fix". It rewrites Google's tracking URLs in search results on the fly. This to me is offers both convenience and privacy benefits - (a) I can right-click and copy actual URLs from a Google search instead of gibberish, and (b) Google does not get to know which links I'm clicking on from its search results.

w1ntermute 13y ago
Is there a similar Chrome extension?
- stusmall 13y ago
  If you are concerned about google tracking you then the links in search results are the least of your worries when using chrome.
  - w1ntermute 13y ago
    I was wondering when someone would make a comment like this. I don't have a problem with Google tracking me, but I do have a problem with not being able to right click and copy links from a search results page.
- jamesbritt 13y ago
  The "remove redirects" bookmarklet is handy for this https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/zap.html https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/zap.html But it's not automatic.
- ochn 13y ago
  There is a greasemonkey script: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/121261 http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/121261

inovator 13y ago

Can we have a chrome edition as well? :)

yeukhon 13y ago

Hackernews OP here: I am so glad I shared this on hacker news. I think this is great because you guys put time into listing things you use and provide food feedback, way better than some of the review feedback one would find in an addon.

unlimited_power 13y ago

There is also Adblock Edge which is a fork of Adblock Plus without the "acceptable ads" feature: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-edge/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-edge/

baby 13y ago

I'm always amazed at how many people never heard or don't use Tree Style Tab. This is the only plugin that makes Firefox a must have.

TomDavey 13y ago
Completely agree. It makes it a cinch to nicely organize one hundred active tabs or more within a single modest sidebar. Last time I checked there's nothing for Chrome that's as good. Tree Style Tab is one of the things that could keep me on Firefox forever.
1457389 13y ago
Thank You.

cpeterso 13y ago

If you use Firefox in a corporate environment that requires you to change an LDAP password every couple months, the "Mass Password Reset" add-on lets you change multiple saved passwords at the same time: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mass-password-reset/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mass-password...

wyclif 13y ago

It's so refreshing to read an end-of-year list that isn't a slideshow. One of the many things to love about web-friendly companies like Mozilla.

anon4 13y ago

No mention of GreaseMonkey? I'd put it at number one, simply because it gives you a way to write extensions that run on every browser with a *Monkey compatibility layer. Half the stuff I use is just userscripts.

olegp 13y ago

Nice to see New Tab Plus, a new tab replacement add on mentioned. We have a new tab replacement out as well as well. Unlike NTP, it's similar to the old style Chrome new tab page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/starthq/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/starthq/ The functionality is pretty basic for now, but we're slowly rolling out much cooler features like deep links, multiple screens and Greplin like cloud search.

sergiotapia 13y ago

I switched back to Firefox from Chrome last week and I'm loving it! It may be the SSD I recently upgraded from a traditional hard drive, but it feels really really snappy. Unfortunately, I don't find use for any of the addons mentioned here or in their top lists. I just don't need 'em. I only have Adblock Plus for most websites which I disable on websites I use regularly. A lot of the addons in this list just seem like bloatware to me, trying to create a problem that allows their fix to exist.

Istof 13y ago
It isn't only the SSD... Firefox is alot faster then it used to. Also, those are new addons, not necessarily the best.

paigosa 13y ago

I would recommend tor button, which makes it easy to use firefox with tor