Top 10 Firefox Extensions to Improve your Productivity

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Top 10 Firefox Extensions to Improve your Productivity

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

1. Customize Google

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

2. Gspace

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

3. Flashgot/DownThemAll

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

4. Greasemonkey + Stylish + Ad blocking per Gozer

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

5. Flashblock

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

6. Download Statusbar

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

7. URL Fixer

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URL fixer will replace the common typos you enter when typing a Web site into the URL bar (i.e., [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل], htp://lifehack.org). The auto correct feature of URL fixer is very helpful. “[URL Fixer] will correct common misspellings of .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, and .mil, as well as the protocol (http:, https. It will also correct errors in country code TLDS such as .com.XX, .net.XX, and .org.XX.”

8. Tab Mix Plus

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

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

9. Scrapbook

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

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

10. IE Tab

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

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

That’s my take on the extensions that will improve your productivity. Like I previously mentioned, there are tons of Firefox extensions. What extension didn’t I mention that you can’t live without? Please tell us about your favorite productivity-enhancing Firefox extension in the comments.

other useful addons

SecureLogin -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4429

It uses the Firefox’s built in password manager and disables automatic pre-filling. It highlights the form fields if it detects a saved password and with a customized click or a keyboard shortcut, it fills the username/password as well as signs you in, in one short step. Very useful! I, however, recommend using a more powerful password manager such as Passpack.

Greasemonkey -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748

Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript. Ex. some of the best Google Greasemonkey scripts for Gmail and Google Reader should get you started on your way to becoming a Greasemonkey script addict!


Back to Top -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/658

Back to Top helps navigate long pages. Go to the top or bottom of a page with a single click. Using right clicks and control clicks you can scroll a page or line at a time.


It’s All Text! -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125

If you hate the little comment boxes in blogs or little text boxes where you need to type a long reply or complaint, this extension is for you. It adds a little edit button to the box and on clicking will take you to your favorite editor and on saving will transfer the content over to the box in the web page. Very handy.

PDF Download -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636

Allows to choose if you want to view a PDF file inside the browser (as PDF or HTML), if you want to view it outside Firefox with your default or custom PDF reader, or if you want to download it!


Web Search Pro -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/552

Search the web the way you like… Lets you add your favorite search engines from their vast repository. Don’t find one you want, you can request and they will add it. To truly understand it, see the kinds of sites you could right to your search bar.


FoxClocks -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117

Lets you keep an eye on the time around the world or even just your local time by adding an icon in your statusbar.


# FullerScreen -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4650

Really full screen… You still have access to the tabs and the status bar in this Full Screen mode. Use F11 to toggle between the modes.


PicLens -

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

Lets you view pictures in full screen with a single click in various popular sites like Flickr, Facebook, Google Images, Yahoo Images, etc.

Copy as HTML Link -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2617

Creates an HTML link to the current page using the selected text and copies it. Highly useful.


# Copy Plain Text -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/134

Copies text without the formatting.. no more embedded html in your copied text.



Niche Watch Tool

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2279


This wonderful SEO extension provides you the technical information required to beat your competitor websites in serps.It gives you backlinks number, indexed pages, keyword occurences on the page, page rank, all in anchor, all in title and all in text rank for both domain and webpage information.



Fire×××××× -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6683

A Firebug extension for Firefox that lets you view and manage ××××××s.


ShowIP -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/590

Show the IP address of the current page in the status bar. It also allows querying custom services by IP (right mouse button) and Hostname (left mouse button), like whois, netcraft. Additionally you can copy the IP address to the clipboard.




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[dalila900]

they are really a very important extensions
thank you so much

[Iron Man]

thanks Dalila for the comment

I'll add some other useful extensions and addons

just for the sake of all firefox users

best regards

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my brother Karim

already browser is a browser easy and very classy connotations

all the characteristics required and hightech

Waiting for your return with further
information on the browser wonderful

Thank you a lot on great topic

[Hamza23]

wow thats alot of things hhh

lool i think i will just stick with mine lool,, coz i have alot of things but i dont even use them hhh

thanx for sharing

to be pinned

[Iron Man]

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my brother Karim

already browser is a browser easy and very classy connotations

all the characteristics required and hightech

Waiting for your return with further
information on the browser wonderful

Thank you a lot on great topic

thanks Noora for your nice comment

I'll try to give more information about this splendid browser

my best regards

[Iron Man]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة Hamza23

wow thats alot of things hhh

lool i think i will just stick with mine lool,, coz i have alot of things but i dont even use them hhh

thanx for sharing

to be pinned

take it from me Hamooza , with firefox you won't blink an eye !

and thanks for pinning the topic

can I pin you , in return cause you're such a good mod

loool

( kidding )

[Hamza23]

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take it from me Hamooza , with firefox you won't blink an eye !

and thanks for pinning the topic

can I pin you , in return cause you're such a good mod

loool

( kidding )



hhh yeah sure

while u r at it hhhhh make sure the hammer doesnt touch the head hhh and i dont want too much blood (it will be a good halloween costume even though i dont wanna wear any for halloween)




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[من مين]

so great dude

I don't have this great browser in my labtop, but many friends adviced me to download it

what do u think? is it really better than explorer

thanks man

and why did this page flipp over upon opening
?
loooooool

[Iron Man]

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take it from me Hamooza , with firefox you won't blink an eye !

and thanks for pinning the topic

can I pin you , in return cause you're such a good mod

loool

( kidding )



hhh yeah sure

while u r at it hhhhh make sure the hammer doesnt touch the head hhh and i dont want too much blood (it will be a good halloween costume even though i dont wanna wear any for halloween)




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