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Ask HN: Which Firefox add-ons do you use?

13 points by FreeRadical 17y ago

Just looking for some interesting firefox add-ons and was wondering what other people use. At the moment I only have add block.

JayNeely 17y ago
Firebug: http://getfirebug.com/ http://getfirebug.com/ - The single best add-on for Firefox I have installed.
steerpike 17y ago
Firebug Web developer toolbar Selenium Colourzilla Measureit Delicious bookmarks Diigo bookmarks Accessibility Extension HTML validator Pencil Fangs Adblocker Inline Code Finder Chatzilla Screengrab
chwolfe 17y ago
View Cookies Tab
DanielStraight 17y ago
I have several add-ons installed but the only one I actually care about is TagSifter. It isn't available for 3.5 yet, but it's the only way of managing bookmarks I've found that makes any sense to me. It combines the ideas of folders and tags in a very nice way.
cfinke 17y ago
AutoAuth, DOM Inspector, Feed Sidebar, Firebug, FireFound, Links Like This, OPML Support, ScribeFire, Tab History, TubeStop, TwitterBar, URL Fixer, and YouTube Comment Snob. Of course, I'm biased towards most of these, because I'm the author of all but DOM Inspector, Firebug, and Tab History.
hellotoby 17y ago
Abduction - Screenshot Utility https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3408 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3408 Adblock Plus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 ColorZilla - Color picker https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271 Coral IE Tab - View IEs rendering engine in FF https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909 Delicious Bookmarks https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909 Firebug https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843 Firefox Throttle - Bandwidth Throttling https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5917 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5917 Firequery - Jquery addon for Firebug https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12632 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12632 HTML Validator - Validate without having to go to the w3c website https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/249 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/249 Live HTTP Headers https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3829 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3829 Long URL Please - Replaces Short URLs with the original https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9549 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9549 MeasureIt - Screen rulers https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/539 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/539 Web Developer Toolbar https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60 YSlow - Yahoo page performance analyser https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5369 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5369
ScottWhigham 17y ago
Pearl Crescent Page Saver HTML Validator Adblock Web Developer Toolbar Firebug Flashblock Noscript Greasemonkey Firecookie PDF Download
nfnaaron 17y ago
The huge set of fabulous add-ons is the main reason why I don't even bother looking at Chrome. The addons make the browser, for me. AIOS All In One Sidebar https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1027 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1027 Vast improvement over default sidebar. Brief Rss Reader https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4578 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4578 Uses Firefox Live Bookmarks feature. Delicious https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3615 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3615 Official addon from Delicious. Download Helper https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006 Easily download youtube videos, other media. FoxClocks https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117 What time is it, everywhere. It's All Text https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125 Edit any text field with your favorite text editor. Tab Kit https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5447 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5447 Arrange and manipulate your tabs however you like, including vertically (nice for wide screen). Text2Link https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6003 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6003 Right-click and copy the text of a link (rather than the URL). Toolbar Buttons https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2377 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2377 Adds a shipload of extra buttons you can place on your toolbars. Uppity https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/869 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/869 Easily navigate up the hierarchy of the currently loaded URL. URL Link https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/403 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/403 Select non-linked plain-text URL and open it as if it were linked. User Agent Switcher https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 Control which user agent (browser) your browser reports itself as. WebMynd https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6416 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6416 When Murdoch and Microsoft succeed in Balkanizing the web, you'll use something like this to aggregate search results from different places. Works great for searching HN.
_dan 17y ago
Apart from the obvious (webdev bar, firebug, adblock, etc), I find HTTPFox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6647 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6647) to be invaluable.

13 points by FreeRadical 17y ago

Just looking for some interesting firefox add-ons and was wondering what other people use. At the moment I only have add block.

JayNeely 17y ago

Firebug: http://getfirebug.com/ http://getfirebug.com/ - The single best add-on for Firefox I have installed.

steerpike 17y ago

Firebug Web developer toolbar Selenium Colourzilla Measureit Delicious bookmarks Diigo bookmarks Accessibility Extension HTML validator Pencil Fangs Adblocker Inline Code Finder Chatzilla Screengrab

chwolfe 17y ago

View Cookies Tab

DanielStraight 17y ago

I have several add-ons installed but the only one I actually care about is TagSifter. It isn't available for 3.5 yet, but it's the only way of managing bookmarks I've found that makes any sense to me. It combines the ideas of folders and tags in a very nice way.

cfinke 17y ago

AutoAuth, DOM Inspector, Feed Sidebar, Firebug, FireFound, Links Like This, OPML Support, ScribeFire, Tab History, TubeStop, TwitterBar, URL Fixer, and YouTube Comment Snob. Of course, I'm biased towards most of these, because I'm the author of all but DOM Inspector, Firebug, and Tab History.

hellotoby 17y ago

Abduction - Screenshot Utility https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3408 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3408 Adblock Plus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 ColorZilla - Color picker https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271 Coral IE Tab - View IEs rendering engine in FF https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909 Delicious Bookmarks https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10909 Firebug https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843 Firefox Throttle - Bandwidth Throttling https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5917 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5917 Firequery - Jquery addon for Firebug https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12632 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12632 HTML Validator - Validate without having to go to the w3c website https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/249 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/249 Live HTTP Headers https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3829 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3829 Long URL Please - Replaces Short URLs with the original https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9549 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9549 MeasureIt - Screen rulers https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/539 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/539 Web Developer Toolbar https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60 YSlow - Yahoo page performance analyser https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5369 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5369

ScottWhigham 17y ago

Pearl Crescent Page Saver HTML Validator Adblock Web Developer Toolbar Firebug Flashblock Noscript Greasemonkey Firecookie PDF Download

nfnaaron 17y ago

The huge set of fabulous add-ons is the main reason why I don't even bother looking at Chrome. The addons make the browser, for me. AIOS All In One Sidebar https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1027 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1027 Vast improvement over default sidebar. Brief Rss Reader https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4578 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4578 Uses Firefox Live Bookmarks feature. Delicious https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3615 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3615 Official addon from Delicious. Download Helper https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006 Easily download youtube videos, other media. FoxClocks https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117 What time is it, everywhere. It's All Text https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125 Edit any text field with your favorite text editor. Tab Kit https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5447 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5447 Arrange and manipulate your tabs however you like, including vertically (nice for wide screen). Text2Link https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6003 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6003 Right-click and copy the text of a link (rather than the URL). Toolbar Buttons https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2377 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2377 Adds a shipload of extra buttons you can place on your toolbars. Uppity https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/869 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/869 Easily navigate up the hierarchy of the currently loaded URL. URL Link https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/403 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/403 Select non-linked plain-text URL and open it as if it were linked. User Agent Switcher https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 Control which user agent (browser) your browser reports itself as. WebMynd https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6416 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6416 When Murdoch and Microsoft succeed in Balkanizing the web, you'll use something like this to aggregate search results from different places. Works great for searching HN.

_dan 17y ago

Apart from the obvious (webdev bar, firebug, adblock, etc), I find HTTPFox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6647 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6647) to be invaluable.