FirefoxAddons
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Overview
Instead of this wiki page you could also browse through my addon collection page on mozilla.org.
This page lists the Firefox addons that I am currently using, or have been using in the past. The list mentions where to download each addon since some of the addons do not publish their new versions on every addon directory web site.
This page also has a details section where I keep my notes about configuration, usage and problems of some addons.
Where to get addons
Here I am listing those web sites where I go "prospecting" for new addons that I don't know yet. These web sites are directories that group addons into categories and offer search functionality.
| Site name | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla.org | https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ | The official Firefox addon web site |
List of addons
The following list has no particular order. In the "essential" column I mark those addons that are essential for my using Firefox, i.e. those that I could not live without.
| Addon name | Essential | Description | Where to get it | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adblock Plus (details) | Block advertisement. | mozilla.org link | ||
| BugMeNot (details) | * | Bypass compulsory web registration. | mozilla.org link | |
| Live HTTP Headers (details) | View HTTP headers of a page and while browsing. | mozilla.org link | ||
| Plain Text Links (details) | * | Right-click on a plain text that forms an URL and select "Open this URL". | mozilla.org link | Does about the same as "Fetch Text URL" |
| Fetch Text URL (details) | * | Open plain text URLs from the context menu. | mozilla.org link | Does about the same as "Plain Text Links" |
| Video DownloadHelper (details) | Download and convert videos from youtube.com & Co. | mozilla.org link | ||
| View Cookies (details) | Adds a tab to the Page Info dialog box, which shows the cookies belonging to the current page. | mozilla.org link | ||
| AutoPager (details) | * | Automatically loads the next page of a site inline when you reach the end of the current page for infinite scrolling of content. | mozilla.org link | You will only understand how useful this addon is once you have used it for a while, and then have to do without it. |
| Firebug (details) | Edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page. Essentially a developer tool, but can also be useful if you just want to examine a page's content more closely. | mozilla.org link | ||
| Google Advertising Cookie Opt-out (details) | Permanently opt out of the DoubleClick cookie, which is an advertising cookie that Google uses (especially for behavioral targetting advertisement). | google.com link | Is made obsolete by the TACO addon | |
| TACO (details) | * | Stops behavioral advertising by 90 different companies (including Google, Microsoft and Yahoo) by permanently setting the a number of opt-out cookies. | mozilla.org link | TACO = Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out. |
| Multirow Bookmarks Toolbar (details) | * | Multirow Bookmarks Toolbar (duh!). | mozilla.org link | Essential for people like me who have a lot of toolbar bookmarks. |
| FaviconizeTab (details) | Reduces the width of a tab until only its favicon is visible. | mozilla.org link | ||
| History Submenus (details) | Places each day's browsing history in a submenu of the history menu. The point of this addon is to make the History sidebar less necessary. | mozilla.org link |
Addon details
BugMeNot
References
- Download : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6349
- BugMeNot Website: http://www.bugmenot.com/
Options
TBD
Live HTTP Headers
References
Options
TBD
Plain Text Links
References
Options
TBD
View Cookies
References
Options
TBD
Adblock Plus
References
Options
After installing the addon (and restarting Firefox), it presents the user with a list of pre-made filter lists that can be subscribed to. I have subscribed to "Cédric's Liste".
Video DownloadHelper
References
Options
TBD
Fetch Text URL
References
Options
TBD
AutoPager
References
Options
TBD
Firebug
References
- Download : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843
- Addons that integrate with Firebug: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collection/firebug_addons
Options
TBD
Google Advertising Cookie Opt-out
References
- Download : http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/plugin/
- Electronic Frontier Foundation article : http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/03/google-begins-behavioral-targeting-ad-program
- Google's Ads Preferences page : http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/. After installing the addon, visit this page to confirm that you are opted-out.
Options
None. To make this addon work, you simply have to install it.
TACO
References
- Download : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11073
- The addon website lists the advertising networks for which the addon sets opt-out cookies
- The NAI website (Network Advertising Initiative) lists advertising networks that offer an opt-out, and also whether you have already set an opt-out cookie. This effectively allows to check if the addon is working properly. Note: AdBlock Plus may block some of the status information on the NAI website so that you will only see a blank for the blocked ad network.
Options
TBD
Multirow Bookmarks Toolbar
References
Options
TBD
FaviconizeTab
References
Options
TBD
History Submenus
References
Options
TBD
