My Essential Firefox Add-ons
If you have taken the first step and am now a user of Firefox, now is the time to move to the world of Add-ons. Firefox strength lies in its security, speed and stability, and this is only made possible by the large community of users. What drives these users to Firefox other then the promise of an Open Source browser is the ability to customize the browser to their needs via useful Add-ons. You can check here for all the Add-ons available for Firefox, but listed below are my essentials in no order of merit.
Adblock Plus: Allows you to block advertisements on the web.
Del.icio.us Bookmarks: Integrate social bookmarking to browser.
Video DownloadHelper: Download and convert web videos from sites like YouTube
DownThemAll: Download Accelerator / Manager
Email This Bookmarklet Extension: Email any website as a link using either Gmail, GoogleApp Gmail,Yahoo, Thunderbird and many more.
FireFTP: A FTP client built right into Firefox.
Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer: Keep your bookmark sync across multiple PC.
IE Tab: Internet Explorer rending engine running inside Firefox.
PDF Download: Control how you handle links to PDF file.
WikiLook: Highlight word for definition lookup (Wiktionary) without leaving the page.
Pronounce: Pronounce an English word using services on www.merriam-webster.com.
Download Statusbar: Manage and monitor your downloads right from your statusbar.
Speed Dial: Redefine your “homepage”.
LastPass Password Manager (beta): Truly the last password you ever need to remember. I highly recommend it. Just be sensible when using it.
That’s it. There are many many more useful and robust Add-ons available for Firefox, so this list is very much catered to my needs. If you’re got any other Add-ons to recommend (MUST BE USEFUL FOR THE AVERAGE JOE, NOT GREASEMONKEY or iMacros ETC), do drop it in the comments.
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August 20th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
about gspace another possibility (not a firefox addon) is to do right click and fast backup for files and folders to your gmail account its a freeware (http://emailer.zapto.org)
August 21st, 2008 at 11:48 am
Looks sweet. Anything as simple as right click is worth a look.