I decided to give today’s article a title, since I’m actually going to give a very big list useful extensions with Russian descriptions for them. All known extensions and add-ons can, of course, be found on the official website, but sometimes people don’t know what to look for or don’t know the name of the plugin they need. In the list you will find browser add-ons for working with tabs and bookmarks, add-ons to improve the security of your browser and many many others... I hope this collection will be useful to you.
I’ll start the selection with extensions related in one way or another to security Surfing the Internet
This is a Firefox extension that blocks javascript execution, Java applets, Flash and other potentially dangerous components of HTML pages until the user allows their execution on this node or globally. NoScript also allows users to maintain white lists of sites that are allowed to use this opportunity. Plugin management is possible regardless of scenarios. Another feature of NoScript is to protect the user from XSS attacks with the ability to generate separate lists of servers that require functionality similar to an XSS attack.
JavaScript blacklist.
Controls which cross-site requests are allowed. Increases the privacy of web surfing. Protects you from cross-site request forgery (CSRF) and other attacks.
Provides Extra options javascript for Firefox. Increases the control you have over what a javascript web page can and cannot do. It's nowhere near as comprehensive as NoScript; it's just a simple Lite alternative.
Checking links with antivirus. With this extension you can check any link on the Internet for viruses, Trojan programs and other malicious code!
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Protects you when you use the Internet and make purchases in online stores. Color-matched WOT icons help you avoid online fraud, identity theft and misuse, untrusted online stores, and other security threats. They will warn you before you click on a dangerous link.
Flashblock is intended for those Firefox users who are not amateurs Macromedia Flash. This extension blocks the loading of ALL Flash videos from web pages, leaving instead an empty frame with a button. By clicking on this button you can view this flash video.
Serves to protect against the so-called. non-deletable long-term cookies, a new generation of "Super-Cookies" that have silently conquered the Internet. This new generation of markers provides unlimited tracking for industry and market research, meaning Flash cookies (Local Shared Objects, LSO) and DOM Storage. BetterPrivacy removes them all.
Protect your privacy. See who is tracking your web browser and block them with Ghostery. Monitors sites that are spying on you and warns you about it.
Sets permanent behavioral advertising opt-out on 84 different advertising networks, Interferes with the display of advertising by Google, Yahoo and many other networks. It also helps to delete other cookies that are sometimes not deleted in the standard way.
Gives you the ability to block any website.
Kills pop-ups outright.
A toolbar that will help you protect yourself from phishing scams.
Applications for tabs
This add-on was created for working with tabs, contains a bunch of settings, is also multifunctional, adds a loading indicator to each tab, a button to cancel closing tabs, records each bookmark session when closing the browser, and much more. And includes many of the additions provided below. I recommend to all
When you double click on a tab, it leaves only the tab icon, saving space. You can configure it to automatically minimize tabs by address.
A Firefox extension that gives you the ability to rename all your tabs in the Firefox browser.
TabRenamizer adds two new options to your menu:
Renaming tabs manually.
Rename tabs automatically: When this option is enabled, tabs are renamed automatically. You can set a rule in which certain tabs themselves will be renamed.
Closes the tab by double-clicking on the page.
Adds a button that cancels closing tabs to the toolbar, and the back button function does not stop working on them.
If you don't like the fact that Firefox 3.5 doesn't close the last tab and doesn't show a cross in the corner, then this add-on shows the "Close" button on last tab, when clicked, only the tab itself closes, not the browser.
Creates a tab thumbnail and a loading indicator in each tab.
Opens a tab to the right of the current one.
Locking and protecting tabs.
A small extension for coloring tabs in different colors for each tab or one color for a separate URL.
Shows the number of open tabs.
Switches between tabs when you scroll the mouse wheel in the tab bar.
Allows you to use separate keyboard layouts for each tab.
If the site does not have an actual icon, you can add your own, assigning it any color you like.
Hover your mouse over a tab to see the page content inside them. Screen.
Shows a loading indicator in each tab.
Ability to copy the name of a tab from the context menu.
After installing this add-on, your tabs will be located above the address bar like in Google.
Bookmark apps
Install - Quick access to your most visited websites. Divides the page into 9 windows (more if desired) like in Opera, into which you can enter the addresses of your favorite sites. I recommend to all.
Divides the page into 9 windows (more if desired) like in Opera, into which you can enter the addresses of your favorite sites for quick access.
This is an add-on for storing and reproducing bookmarks. Convenient and practical. Another panel with tabs will appear, where you can transfer any pages and then load them into the main tab panel. This panel can be located at the bottom and disappear automatically, or disappear and appear when you press a button. Bookmarks can be divided into categories.
Reduces the bookmarks on the panel-face of the firefly to an icon, which allows you to place dozens of them there without spreading the interface wider across it. When you hover the mouse over a specific icon, the bookmark to which this icon belongs “expands” to its normal state.
After installing this addon for Firefox, bookmarks always open in a new tab.
Adds bookmarks to the context menu so you can access them with the right mouse button.
Sorting bookmarks.
Adds a context menu item to a bookmarks folder that opens Organizer extended to that folder.
When adding pages to bookmarks, it detects their duplicates. It can also find and delete existing bookmarks.
Adds user interface to replace bookmark icons.
Hides bookmark icons.
If you need to place the bookmarks bar next to stretchable elements, you can install this extension.
Hides the bookmarks bar automatically; when you hover over it, it appears again.
Platypus is a Firefox extension that allows you to modify web pages using the browser and then save those changes into script code for Greasmonkey.
FTP client for Mozilla Firefox. FireFTP is free, secure and cross-platform ftp client for Mozilla Firefox, which provides easy access to ftp servers.
Minimizes (minimizes) Mozilla windows to the system tray.
This extension makes it easy to use multiple profiles in Firefox and Thunderbird. Two items are added to the File menu: Open Profile Manager and Launch another profile, and by creating two or more profiles with different settings, for example, a Work profile and a Game profile, you can easily switch between them .
Creates an additional panel on which you can place shortcuts, folders, files, . txt files.
Automatically hides the top panel of the browser, where the *File* *Edit* *View* menu is located, after 30 seconds (by default) and displays it when you hover the mouse cursor.
Automatically hides the main menu bar. To temporarily display it, press the Alt key.
Adding some conveniences to working with torrents.ru: notifications about statistics, personal messages, new torrents and comments. Viewing torrent files.
In the lower corner of the picture there will be a save option, when you click on it you will be able to select a folder to save.
Adds new features for viewing images in a new window. I recommend
Check the functionality of the links on the page at: RapidShare.com, megaupload, mediafire, easy-share.net, zshare.net, badongo, letitbit.net, filefactory, sendspace, depositfiles, netload.in
Allows you to quickly enable and disable Java and javascript in the status bar.
With this add-on you can double-click on links in new tabs. You can double-click on a tab to duplicate it.
Enlarges the image when hovering the cursor.
Adds mouse gestures.
Highlights the domain address and decrypts the address for easier perception. --SCREEN--
Change the number of visible results shown in the Locationbar dropdown when searching.
Screen
Saves a session of bookmarks with one click on the button, when you close FF, those that have been saved will open, or press the button and it will save the bookmarks and exit.
Blocks multimedia when loading pages. Does not allow audio and video to play automatically. Button on the control panel On/Off.
An extension that, when you click a button, automatically inserts your login and password, like the wand in Opera.
Speed up Google search, preview by keywords and phrases.
This extension allows you to copy the title (anchor) of a link, and also provides the “full link copy” function. The functions are accessed through the context menu and consist of 2 additional items (one of which, in turn, is a small submenu).
If the function of copying the name of a link does not raise any unnecessary questions - this is a regular anchor of a link, then it is worthwhile to dwell in more detail on the function of “full” copying of a link.
Adds the option *Open image in new tab* to the right-click context menu.
This plugin is more like a decoration for the browser, as it turns a standard "404" page into its own poster art featuring the Firefox logo, the main benefit of the add-on is that it automatically refreshes the page. Screenshot:
Allows you to install extensions (including several at once) and themes (one at a time) from disk; automatically archive extensions installed from the Internet; disable time delay when installing xpi files. Adds additional settings in the extensions and themes manager. Includes the capabilities of the Open Profile Folder, about:About, Nightly tester tools and a number of other extensions ( full list look at official page extensions). Allows you to export the configuration to a file. Adds an Add-ons button to the panel, as well as a button to all hidden browser settings. Can override add-on compatibility checks.
(Indispensable for those who often install new extensions and introduce various changes, V various kinds hidden settings FF)
An add-on that allows you to download files using download managers such as Dawnload Master intercepts the link and passes it to your download manager. It also becomes possible to download video and audio from sites such as VKontakte and many other network resources.
Note: Unlike Downloadhelper, downloading occurs through your download manager, and not the standard Mozilla.
History counter. Displays the number of history steps next to the BackForward buttons and on each tab.
Note: Numbers may appear on top of the text on the tab, so it is better to disable display on tabs in the add-on settings.
Automatic downloading, time reset from file hosting sites.
File sharing:
* Rapidshare.com
* zShare.net
*MediaFire.com
* Megaupload.com
*Sharebee.com
*Depositfiles.com
* Sendspace.com
* Divshare.com
* Linkbucks.com
*Uploaded.to
*Hotfiles.com
* 4shared.com
*Limelinx.com
*Link-Protector.com
If you add a lot of add-ons, then a lot of (unnecessary) commands appear in the context menu that begin to interfere with the use of everyday tasks. This add-on will help you get rid of them and change the context menu. It can also change the menu located at the top of the browser. *File*-*Edit*- etc.
This add-on was created for working with tabs, contains a bunch of settings, is also multifunctional, adds a loading indicator to each tab, a button to cancel closing tabs, records each bookmark session when closing the browser, and much more. And includes many of the additions provided below.
The context menu automatically pops up when you select text, and also contains a bunch of useful settings. It's easy to turn this feature on and off.
Quickly saves the page address for one-time reading later. For example, we go to a forum where we liked a topic that we want to return to later, with one click you can save this page (by the principle of adding to bookmarks from the status bar).
Very detailed description and instructions for use in Russian at http://www.myfreesoft.ru/rashirnie-firef...htu-pozzhe.html
An indispensable addition if you use standard bookmarks. Convenient for adding pages to bookmarks, folders and control panel.
Bookmarks bar in several lines.
Displaying a site via Internet Exploer in Firefox.
You can open any site, and you can also set a rule for which sites should always be opened through IE.
Combines the "Stop" and "Refresh" buttons into one, as is done in Safari and Flock. The button's functions change depending on the status of the page.
Great addition. It remembers login and password well and inserts it into forms.
Next to the BackForward buttons, there are buttons to move to the beginning of the story and the end. And buttons for turning pages one by one.
Trims the context menu on the fly.
Pre-launch splash screen in Firefox.
Translates text from the context menu, in a pop-up window, and can also translate the entire page. There is a text detection function. He himself will determine the language of the text and translate it. All you have to do is click on the button in the Detect window that appears.
Adds mouse gestures.
This is a utility for creating a backup copy of profiles for programs such as: MozSuite/SeaMonkey, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape, Flock, Sunbird and Spicebird. It will help you save mail, bookmarks, address books, passwords, add-ons, etc.
Automatically copies the selected text to the clipboard. Pasting text from the clipboard occurs by clicking the middle mouse button. It is easy to enable and disable this function using a button on the control panel.
Simple and convenient way download video and audio from many resources on the Internet. It also remembers where and what video/audio you watched.
Adds an icon to the status bar to quickly switch the browser between online/offline modes.
After installing this plugin, an icon in the form of a camera appears in the status bar, by clicking on which you can block the loading of all graphic files on the page, all images that are loaded from another server, allow displaying only images from the cache, or enable loading of graphics without restrictions. The most important thing is that the parameters for working with images can be defined separately for each tab.
Return to the previous page without reloading it (like in Opera).
A button appears in the address bar that deletes what has been written (makes it easier to clear the browser address bar)
Saves pictures by double clicking the mouse in a pre-specified folder.
Small expansion of the improving field Firefox search. Adds two buttons to any of the panels. The first function is to highlight the result obtained from the search on the page. By clicking on the second one, you can go to the part of the page where it is located, highlighting it.
If some add-ons stopped working for you due to Firefox incompatibility, this plugin will solve this problem and your add-ons will start working again.
Note: various kinds of bugs are possible, use this add-on in extreme cases.
With its help, you can open several sites at once, or your own selection, with one click. if you have specific list sites viewed daily, news, resources on a certain topic, then all of them can be added to the Morning Coffee list. After this, all that remains is to configure the add-on; it is possible to open all sites from the list immediately after launching the browser or manually by pressing a key.
The bottom panel shows how many images are on the page, how many kb are loaded, speed, time and percentage of page loading.
Notepad in the browser automatically saves what you wrote when you exit, you can select text on the page and send it to QuickNote without going into it.
Extension for managing side panels. Allows you to quickly switch between side panels and view the list installed extensions and topics, the status of current downloads, information about the page, the source code of the page, as well as the web page itself in the sidebar. Includes a number of buttons for the toolbar. The menu is in Russian!
Definition of concepts using Wikipedia and Wiktionary, without the need to open a new window or tab. Based on open source.
Only version 2.0.0 or later supports Russian language.
Shift or Ctrl or Alt + right-click.
An extension for Firefox that allows you to improve search results on Google by adding additional information (links to Yandex, Yahoo, Ask.com, MSN, etc.) and removing unwanted information (advertising and spam). All functions are optional.
Install - Shows page thumbnails in Google and Yahoo search engines.
Highlights text in the Google search engine and adds icons near sites.
Extending the capabilities of the standard Firefox download manager. Changes appearance manager and allows you to open it in a window, tab or sidebar.
Search for text in all tabs at once.
Places Top Menu browser, in one button.
Copies the selected text to the clipboard (select the text and wait until the icon appears above the text), i.e. you can choose which text to copy and which one you don’t need, you can paste the text with the middle mouse button. I recommend you check it out
Shows the IP address that is visible on the network. (A button will appear in the lower right corner; when you press it, your IP will be shown.
If you want to change the appearance of your favorite browser in a couple of seconds, then this add-on was invented for you.
All T-shirts for Firefox can be found here: https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/personas/
An easy way to download and convert videos from YouTube and other similar sites, the same goes for audio and pictures.
If you want to not only download, but also convert the downloaded video, you will need to separately install a special converter.
Adds icons to the browser context menu.
This is an add-on for the Mozilla Firefox browser that allows you to take screenshots of the pages you open.
Unlike other tools of this kind, this add-on provides the user with a number of tools for editing the screenshot and adding graphic and text annotations. This functionality will be useful for web developers, testers and editors.
Adds two buttons to the control panel, which return to the very top and bottom of the page. (useful for such long pages like this)
Counts the number of pages you visit and displays the average number of pages visited per day.
When you right-click on a link, it will appear in the context menu new item, save the link and follow it immediately.
ReminderFox is an extension for Firefox that shows and allows you to manage reminder and task dates. ReminderFox is not a full-fledged calendar. In fact, its purpose is to simply remind important dates (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) without using special cumbersome calendar programs.
Copy, print, save, and save to folder icons will appear on the images.
This is an online password manager and form filler that will make web surfing more comfortable and secure.
More detailed information can be found here: https://lastpass.com/
Click the "RU" button and write in Russian in all fields on the page. Instead of translita, Russian letters will appear. Good → Good.
WebShadow is a plugin that allows you to communicate with those who are this moment is viewing the same site as you!!!
Tired of bookmarking every page you visit? Cut, save and share only the parts you need so you can easily find them later.
Preview any web page for printing.
Saves web pages as a PDF document.
Closing a browser or tab, button on the control panel.
Saves space on your monitor, leaving more space for browsing. If you rarely use the menu bar (Where File, Edit), then this plugin will allow you to replace it with 3 neat buttons - bookmarks, history, and everything else. Moreover, unused items can be hidden altogether.
The *copy link name* item will appear in the context menu.
Button on the panel. Go back to your last page with search results in Google, according to the history of the current tab.
Have you installed many extensions and the Tools menu item has grown to incredible size? Then this extension is especially for you!
Trims the Tools menu, moving all items added by extensions to separate menu More Tools.
The Russian locale is included in the official build.
Displays the network surfing time in the status bar. Details can be found here.
Creating Launch Buttons external applications(programs) on the toolbar.
For example, you can place the ICQ button on the FF control panel, or the Aimp player and launch virtually any program from the control panel.
- Extension for viewing and managing form history.
Auto show/hide sidebar just by touching the window border.
BB codes in the context menu, for forums. You can attach different tags, for example, there is a mod on Sibnet * Private text *, it will be possible from the context. menu enclose text in this mod.
Developer. Having visited this page, you can, of course, pay attention to the section “ the most popular add-ons for Mozilla, but we dare to warn you - firstly, the description of all add-ons is in English (so the information may not be entirely clear), and secondly, not everything that is popular is really needed. So, let's get to the point.
1.Speed Dial
Speed Dial will significantly simplify working with the browser at the start. This component will be immediately recognized by those who cheated on Opera with the “Fire Fox”. The main task of Speed Dial is to remember sites specified by the user and display them as thumbnails on the start page - the so-called “quick access tabs”. Thus, you can open your most favorite and visited sites at any time with just one click. You can configure these tabs using the Speed Dial button, which will appear on the toolbar at the top of the window. A new site can be added using the command: “Install in Speed Dial”.
2. Adblock Plus
The purpose of the add-on is to block annoying advertising in the form of pop-up windows like “You are the 999th visitor, click and get a prize” and messages like “Violetta wants to add you as a friend.” All these “appendix nuisances” on websites using Java and Flash technologies can be easily recognized and limited by Adblock Plus. With simple operation and super efficiency this plugin has become one of the most popular plugins and is included in the list of “Best Add-ons for Mozilla Firefox”.
3.ProxMate
ProxMate - very useful extension for Firefox users who are interested in foreign TV series, music videos, TV shows, and sports broadcasts. Despite the fact that the Internet without borders has been promoted recently, you could often observe a situation where, for example, a video on YouTube “Not available in your region.” To avoid such unpleasant situations, we recommend downloading and installing this add-on. It works like a proxy server and can replace your IP address and hide your true location. At the same time, the work of the plugin will not affect the speed of the Internet connection.
4.Interclue
Without this add-on, active Internet surfers will have a hard time. If you don't want to constantly feel like bait for distributors of advertising, malware and broken links, - be sure to install Interсlue. The development will inform you about unreliable sites even before you visit them. When you hover over a link, you will see an information box with information about potential phishing, spyware, erroneous links, etc.
5. Update Scanner
If you constantly visit the same web resources and follow all the updates, be sure to get such a thing as Update Scanner. This plugin will monitor any changes occurring on user-specified pages completely free of charge. The information will be displayed in a pop-up window in the lower right corner. In this case, the changes will be highlighted in yellow, so you don’t have to look for what’s new on the site.
6. URL Fixer plus RU and UA
There is no point in talking too much about this plugin. All it does is correct common typing errors in the address bar. But this is quite enough to download it. After all, it often happens that you press the next key or type in the wrong language. URL Fixer not only corrects the address in which you missed the next letter, but also translates URLs that were accidentally typed in the Russian or Ukrainian layout. For example, typing in the line: “пшшпдуусьгф”, you will get what you really wanted: google.com.ua.
7. LastPass Password Manager
Are you afraid of forgetting your email password or social network? With LastPass add-on Password Manager You will instantly get rid of this phobia! The plugin remembers all authorization codes and will help you manage all the passwords you use while surfing the Internet. LastPass Password Manager will automatically fill out all forms, and it also supports importing saved data from other password managers such as PasswordSafe, Roboform, Keepass.
8.Video DownloadHelper
This extension will not only simplify the process of downloading files, but will also be able to “rip out” videos from popular hosting sites Youtube and Rutube. Yes, yes, you can save clips and films from YouTube with just a couple of clicks. Another one hidden opportunity Video DownloadHelper - video conversion. But to activate it, the developers offer to fork out a little.
9.IE Tab
Despite rapid development web technologies and adaptation of Internet resources for maximum number users, there are still sites or their individual components that can only be displayed Internet browser Explorer. So, in order not to launch two web browsers at the same time, you can solve the problem by installing the IE Tab plugin. After this, with the opening of pages “sharpened” under Internet Explorer, there will be no difficulties.
As is known, basic installation package Firefox contains only basic tools for surfing - the vast majority of additional functions are implemented through the installation of add-ons (extensions) created by third-party developers. This allows users to customize the browser according to their needs, independently completing the set they need software modules. The range of possibilities implemented through add-ons is incredibly wide - with their help you can completely change the appearance of the browser, add additional buttons and panels and even introduce completely new ones functionality, for example, teach the browser to translate pages, perform the functions of an FTP client, etc. The vast majority of add-ons, along with their brief descriptions, are presented on the website addons.mozilla.org. Installing add-ons is not difficult - just click on the appropriate link on the web page of the add-on. After this, a window will appear asking for permission to install the add-on, and if the user responds positively, the add-on will be installed. Installed add-ons are available from the "Tools" menu or through additionally appearing panels, buttons and menus (depending on the specific add-on), and their management (editing add-on settings, updating them, deleting or disabling them) is usually carried out in the add-on manager, opened using the command "Tools" > "Add-ons". From the add-on manager you can also install new add-ons from the list of recommended ones.
By default, the browser will periodically check to see if new versions are available for installed add-ons, and install them automatically. If this approach to business does not suit you, then you can disable automatic updating - that is, uncheck the "Updates installed add-ons" checkbox in the "Settings" window (command "Tools" > "Settings", "Advanced" tab). In this case, you will need to periodically check for updates by opening the add-on management window (Tools > Add-ons), selecting the add-on and clicking on the “Find updates” button. To complete the installation of add-ons or their updates, you need to restart Firefox. When updating the browser itself, you need to keep in mind that such an operation can easily lead to the fact that a couple of your favorite add-ons with new version Firefox will refuse to work, since extensions are not updated simultaneously with the browser, but after it. So there is clearly no need to rush too much with this issue. About some useful Mozilla add-ons We have already written about Firefox, and in this article we will look at a number of interesting software modules.
Fast surfing
Quick access to frequently visited sites in Firefox is provided through regular bookmarks or smart folders in the bookmarks bar. In addition, it is easy to configure the browser to quickly open specific pages using add-ons Session Manager, Morning Coffee or Speed Dial, which will be useful if, while surfing the Internet, you often (and maybe even daily) have to load the same pages - say, some news or thematic resources. Session Manager provides saving (automatically or when selecting the appropriate command manually) of the entire session (that is, the state of all open tabs). As a result, during subsequent openings, the browser can independently or at the user’s request open the required session (and not just the last one, as Firefox itself can do) and restore the state of all tabs open in this session. You can configure the behavior of the add-on using the command "Tools" > "Session Manager" > "Session Manager Settings".If desired, you can create several of these work sessions and quickly open them by using the command "Tools" > "Session Manager" > "Session Name" or by selecting the name of the desired session from the Session Manager panel. It’s easy to drag this panel onto the browser toolbar by using the command “View” > “Toolbars” > “Customize”. This set of sessions is convenient not only for quickly opening frequently visited pages, but also those that you visit only from time to time or simply plan to visit again, but do not consider it wise to save page addresses as bookmarks.
Using add-on Morning Coffee You can also open several sites at once with one click. Moreover, the selection of sites loaded automatically may depend on the day of the week, which is quite important, since there are many resources where updates are made on specific days of the week, which means that there is no need to download them daily at the beginning of work. To add a resource to the list fast loading for a specific day (a combination of days, only on weekdays or weekends), after opening the corresponding site, you need to call the “Add site to list” command from the Morning Coffee panel and specify the desired day or combination of days, or open the settings window and manually add the site URL. And to quickly open the compiled digest of sites, just use the “Load list of sites” command.
Addition Speed Dial is used slightly differently and equips Firefox with a panel quick launch- essentially the same as what is found in Opera and a number of other browsers. With this add-on, the browser can remember up to nine sites specified by the user and displays them as thumbnails. In the future, remembered sites can be loaded from the quick access tab, which opens automatically in a new window or tab (if the corresponding checkboxes are enabled in the add-on settings) or manually through the Speed Dial button. For this button to appear on the toolbar, you will need to enable the corresponding checkbox when initially setting up the add-on, or later add the button to the main panel (the "Customize" command from the context menu called up on the toolbar). You can add sites to the Speed Dial list in two ways - using the "Set to Speed Dial" command in the "Bookmarks" menu, or using the same command, but accessing it from the context menus that appear when you click on the desired tab or page. However, the second option will be possible only after adjusting the plugin settings.
The use of an add-on can make the surfing process more convenient ThumbStrips. After installing this add-on, mini-screenshots will be automatically created for all visited pages, placed in the form of a ribbon at the bottom of the screen (the ribbon appears/hides by clicking the Open/close ThumbStrips button). This will allow you to return to previously visited pages much faster, because for such a return you will no longer have to press the “Back” button many times, but rather scroll through the feed of screenshots and click on the screenshot of interest, which will load it. If necessary, the necessary sets of screenshots (it is wiser to delete extra screenshots before doing this) - that is, pointing to pages that you plan to access in the future - can be saved on disk. This will allow you to quickly load the desired set of screenshots and the corresponding web pages the next time you surf.
If you have to regularly visit some web resources and it is important for you not to miss the appearance of any new information on them (for example, about software updates, changes in prices, quotes, exchange rates and any other information important for your business), then this process worth automating. How? You can, say, install the WebSite-Watcher web scanner - this solution will scrupulously monitor any content updates on the specified sites and promptly signal the user about this, but for it you will have to pay 29.95 (Basic Edition) or even 49.95 (Personal Edition ) euro. There is a simpler one and at the same time free option to achieve a similar result - use the plugin Update Scanner, which will conscientiously monitor web pages for updates and, if any are identified, notify the user about this through a notification window that pops up in the lower right corner of the screen.
Such monitoring is carried out with the frequency specified in the page settings, and all changes are highlighted on the pages with a yellow marker - that is, you spend time viewing the changed pages in in full is not required at all, which is very convenient.
If you often have to load many pages without being sure that they contain the information you need, it makes sense to install the add-on Cooliris Previews. This add-on provides so-called pre-surfing, in which the page opens in a small temporary additional window (which is faster than normal page loading), using the information in which you can determine whether you need to open it at all. The technology for such an opening is simple - when you hover the mouse over the link of interest, a small blue icon appears next to it, and when you move the mouse to this icon window opens preview. If necessary, this window can be hidden in a temporary bookmark, and then at any time you can look at it again. In addition to previews, the Cooliris Previews add-on provides the ability to search specific words on thefreedictionary.com, Google Images, Google Search or Wikipedia. In practice, this means the following: you can highlight one or another unfamiliar word on open page and through the context menu start searching for a given word, for example, in the Wikipedia encyclopedia.
And if you need to load several adjacent links on an open page, then the add-on will help significantly speed up the process Snap Links, which provides group opening of all links allocated to the block. That is, the user will only need to select the appropriate block of links while pressing the right mouse button - and the browser will begin loading the corresponding pages in separate tabs. If necessary, in the settings it is also easy to change the recognition mechanism and the method of opening links - for example, make it responsible for the selection function middle button mouse and open links in separate windows, not tabs. Unfortunately, this add-on only works with older Firefox versions(1.0+ - 3.0a8), and its author has not yet responded to numerous requests from Snap Links fans to update the add-on to work under Firefox 3.5.
Mozilla Firefox is a popular browser that is easy to use and fast. This collection features useful additions and plugins with which you can expand the range of program functions.
Adblock
Popular ad blocker. Removes annoying ads - banners, video inserts and everything that interferes with the smooth viewing of content. In addition to direct advertising, Adblock prevents scripts from analyzing the data you enter on sites (they are usually recorded and then shown in ads).
Anonymizers Hola, anonymoX, Browsec VPN
The Hola application allows you to access a website that is blocked in a country or region for one reason or another.
The extension increases surfing speed and blocks ads
The anonymoX plugin changes the dynamic IP address of your computer, which can be useful for anonymous browsing on the Internet. Automatic and manual settings are available.
The extension allows you to change your IP address by connecting to a proxy server
Browsec VPN is an application for accessing blocked sites. The extended paid version of the product allows you to increase speed and select a country, and also provides a dedicated channel.
The extension encrypts traffic and helps you gain access to prohibited sites
All three extensions are effective and allow you to surf the Internet securely without leaving traces, but Browsec VPN connects to sites faster than others.
Easy Video Downloader
Easy Video Downloader downloads files from any site, unlike its counterpart Savefrom
An application especially appreciated by fans of films, TV series and music. It is capable of downloading media files from a page where direct downloading is not provided.
Savefrom
One of the key amenities Savefrom plugin- ability to select video quality
Plugin for downloading media files (music and video). It is convenient because after installation, download buttons are built into the site interface. Corresponding links for downloading files appear on VKontakte, YouTube, Odnoklassniki.
The application is especially useful for those who want to download videos from Instagram, since the service itself does not have this function.
LastPass Password Manager
The generator built into the plugin generates random long passwords that prevent hacking
If you forget logins and passwords for websites, LastPass Password Manager will solve the problem. Data is securely encrypted and stored in the cloud. In fact, the only password you will have to remember is from LastPass itself.
The big plus of the plugin is its multi-platform functionality.. If you also use Firefox on a smartphone, you can synchronize the manager and log in to any site from your list.
Awesome Screenshot Plus
The plugin is easy to use and does not load the browser, works without freezing
Application for creating screenshots. Awesome Screenshot Plus allows you to not only take a screenshot of a specific area, but also the entire browser window, as well as individual elements on the page. The plugin has a built-in simple editor with which you can trace important details on the photo or add text notes.
ImTranslator
The ImTranslator plugin accesses Google database, which makes the translation more accurate and understandable
While Chrome and Yandex Browser have a built-in translator, this function is not provided for Firefox users. The ImTranslator plugin can translate as much as a whole page from foreign language, and a selected piece of text.
Visual bookmarks
Yandex plugin that allows you to do home page panel with frequently used sites. It has a lot of settings - you add the necessary bookmarks yourself, you can set a background from a huge gallery of high-quality images (live wallpapers are also available), and select the number of tabs displayed.
Popup Blocker Ultimate
Popup Blocker Ultimate plugin blocks any pop-ups
Some sites have scripts installed that launch popup windows with offers to buy something on the resource itself, about paid subscription etc. Some notifications pop up periodically, even if you have closed them repeatedly. Popup Blocker Ultimate simply solves the problem - it blocks any notifications on the site.
Dark Reader
Dark background Dark Reader reduces eye fatigue when long work on a PC and browsing the web at night
Plugin for changing the background on the site. You can set a dark base, adjusting the hue and saturation as you wish. Great for video sites because the eye is no longer drawn to contrasting images in the background.
Useful plugins for Firefox increase the program's capabilities and help configure and optimize the browser to suit the user's needs.
The Mozilla Firefox browser has perhaps the largest library of add-ons, but this does not mean that the extensions it contains can be equally useful. Among all these extensions you can find both real “gems” and rather useless things that can only consume RAM, which, as we know, is never enough.
Therefore, before you go to the Store for the next extension, take a look at this selection of the most useful and successful add-ons for the Firefox browser. It is possible that this will save some of you time, and will save others from making the wrong decision.
"Bookmarks and Content"
All browsers, without exception, support bookmarking, but not all do it well. In addition, most browsers, including Firefox, do not have convenient tools for saving materials found on the Internet. Third-party extensions can solve the problem.
Evernote Web Clipper
This add-on allows you to save your favorite materials from the Internet to your Evernote account for later viewing. With Evernote Web Clipper, you can save almost any content, and add your own comments and notes to it.
Zotero
Add-on for saving text fragments indicating the source, as well as PDFs, DOCs, videos, web pages and other content. A distinctive feature and at the same time an advantage of Zotero is the ability to create personal bibliographies by topic.
Scrapbook
A tool similar to Zotero, convenient and simple. Designed to save web pages and web elements in separate folder. With ScrapBook you can save pages, images, audio and video, scripts, CSS styles, archives and then view them offline.
Xmarks
Designed to synchronize data between different browsers. Allows you to synchronize bookmarks, passwords, open tabs, and browsing history. By the way, history synchronization is only supported for Firefox.
Pearltrees
An interesting addition for collecting and organizing content from the Internet, as well as sharing it with other users of the Pearltrees system. It features a colorful graphical interface, presented in the form of “pearl trees”.
QuickFox Notes
A very simple and convenient tool for creating text notes. Essentially, QuickFox Notes is a text editor built into Firefox with support for basic functions editing.
"Improving the Firefox interface"
In addition to add-ons designed to expand the functionality of the browser, there are many add-ons that can be used to make the web browser more convenient.
Statiform
If you don't like the look Firefox view, use the Stratiform extension. This tool allows you to add originality to the icons and toolbars used in the browser, change the appearance and color of control elements and adjust transparency.
All-In-One Sidebar
An add-on to expand the functionality of the sidebar. Provides more convenient access to browser management tools, as well as to all installed extensions.
Vertical Toolbar
Users of computers with widescreen monitors. Vertical Toolbar replaces the usual horizontal add-ons panel with a vertical one located on the left. In addition, the extension offers a number of additional functions, such as viewing and grouping open tabs in the form of thumbnails.
Omnibar
Unlike Google Chrome, in Firefox address bar and the search bar work separately from each other, which can cause some inconvenience to users. The Omnibar add-on combines their functionality, “gluing” address and search bar into one whole.
Add To Search Bar
Designed for expansion search capabilities. After installing Add To Search Bar, you can add almost any search engine to your browser, from Google to The New York Times.
Download Statusbar
Download Statusbar replaces the standard Firefox download bar with a more convenient and informative one.
GTranslate
A simple text translator directly on web pages. Allows you to quickly translate text by right-clicking on it.
TinEye
A useful add-on that allows you to search for duplicate images. With its help, you can upload any image to a special service, after which you will receive a complete list of duplicates indicating the size and source.
FindBar
Another addition to expand your search capabilities. It is only intended for searching not on the Internet, but on an open web page. Unlike standard search, called by the combination Ctrl+F, FindBar allows you to search on all open tabs straightaway.
Greasemonkey
A Firefox add-on that allows you to add custom javascript written in the format of this extension to any page. Such scripts can be used to solve non-standard problems.
Stylish
In terms of functionality, this extension is close to Greasemonkey, but it works not with scripts, but with styles. Intended for custom design of web pages displayed in the browser.
User Agent Switcher
Extension User Agent Switcher formats website pages and shows how they would look in other browsers, including mobile ones.
Evernote Clearly
A kind of cleaner that allows the user to focus on text content. Highlights and formats text, pushing advertisements, distracting pictures and other junk into the background.
"Developer"
In addition to the usual "user" ones, the Firefox library offers a wide range of tools for developers.
Firebug
An extension that allows you to customize the appearance of any site by manually editing CSS, HTML and javascript in real time.
Firepicker
An extension similar to Firebug, designed to control the color of web page elements by editing CSS styles. To work with color, she uses a visual palette and an eyedropper.
Web Developer
Adds to Firefox set various additional tools that a developer may need.
FireFTP
A simple and convenient FTP client built right into the browser.
ColorZilla
A design tool that allows a developer to easily capture and define the color of any point on the screen.
MeasureIt
Another design extension that allows you to measure the size of any objects on the page in pixels.
FontFinder
While ColorZilla and MeasureIt determine the color and size, FontFinder determines the font typeface.
"Extensions for working with mobile devices"
In addition to add-ons for synchronizing settings and bookmarks with browsers in Firefox store There are many tools designed to exchange data with mobile devices.
Send To Kindle
The add-on allows you to send text materials to Kindle e-books for later reading in your free time.
A popular powerful extension, a service for delayed reading, designed to save pages and then read them at a time convenient for the user.
LastPass
Password synchronization tool. LastPass allows you to transfer all your saved logins and passwords to your mobile browser.
“Extensions for working with video and audio”
Mozilla Firefox has everything for comfortable audio and video playback. However, you can make working with multimedia content even more convenient by taking advantage of these add-ons.
DownThemAll
A good downloader that allows you to extract multimedia content from websites and download it to your computer.
Ant Video Downloader
Another downloader, but it’s designed to work with video. Intended for downloading videos from sites, including those resources where video downloading is not supported.
Hola Unblocker
The Hola Unblocker extension allows you to bypass country IP address restrictions, allowing users to view and listen to video and audio of almost any blocked site.
Turn Off The Lights
Fans of online cinema will certainly appreciate this addition. Turn Off The Lights dims the page with streaming video, leaving only the area with the player, making watching movies more comfortable.
"Improving Security"
Three additions that increase the level of security when surfing the Internet.
HTTPS Everywhere
Safe HTTPS protocol used on many sites. HTTPS Everywhere uses this protocol on all resources where possible.
Web Of Trust
An extension showing the level of user trust in the site. The level of security of a resource is assessed by universal voting, in which anyone can take part.
TrackMeNot
If you don't want search engines to track your actions, install this extension. It spoofs queries, confusing search engines and preventing them from determining your preferences.
“Add-ons for interacting with social networks”
Rapportive
A useful tool that allows you to learn more about the people you communicate with via email. Rapportive integrates with Gmail, providing you with a dedicated sidebar Additional information about the addressees.
WiseStamp
Addition for creating original and attractive digital signatures in emails.
FB Purity
The FB Purity add-on will be useful for users of the social network. Facebook networks, who believe that in what they view news feeds there is too much unnecessary information. FB Purity allows you to filter content on Facebook, leaving only what the user considers necessary.
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