What Fire Fox plugins do you use?
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I recently came over to FF and was using Netscape and since most everyone else is using the same browser I figure why not share our plugins. or ones we find. So far I have http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/ as a most needed spell checker. Not sure if I can add more than the one dictionary.
I use google for my spellchecker. 
I install AdBlock before any other extensions. (Now using Filterset G updater)
FireSomething is cute. Changes title bar from "Mozilla Firefox" to other random names, like "Mozilla Poweremu" and such.
Google Preview shows a thumbnail of pages in google search results.
Image resizer lets you zoom images easily on webpages.
Google Toolbar. I keep it mainly for the easy "search this site for:" icon, and "Up a directory"
OperaView
IEView
FirefoxView
Archive Search checks for cached version of current page in Archive.org > google cache > yahoo cache > msn cache
Duplicate tab
ShowIP
WebDeveloper toolbar (Hidden, but I use the options from context menu)
DNSStuff toolbar
I have a few others too, but these are the ones I really like.
I install AdBlock before any other extensions. (Now using Filterset G updater)
FireSomething is cute. Changes title bar from "Mozilla Firefox" to other random names, like "Mozilla Poweremu" and such.
Google Preview shows a thumbnail of pages in google search results.
Image resizer lets you zoom images easily on webpages.
Google Toolbar. I keep it mainly for the easy "search this site for:" icon, and "Up a directory"
OperaView
IEView
FirefoxView
Archive Search checks for cached version of current page in Archive.org > google cache > yahoo cache > msn cache
Duplicate tab
ShowIP
WebDeveloper toolbar (Hidden, but I use the options from context menu)
DNSStuff toolbar
I have a few others too, but these are the ones I really like.
None, I'm happy with Firefox as it is.
I do use a couple of themes though.
I do use a couple of themes though.
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"OK, life [as you chose to define it] repeats until there are no more lessons to be learned." - nrnoble (June 12, 2005)
"the new forum looks awesome, it's getting bigger & better" - p2p-sharing-rules (11 Jan, 2008)
"Looks like CMX is not only getting bigger...but, also getting better!!" - moongirl (14 Dec, 2007)
"OK, life [as you chose to define it] repeats until there are no more lessons to be learned." - nrnoble (June 12, 2005)
"the new forum looks awesome, it's getting bigger & better" - p2p-sharing-rules (11 Jan, 2008)
"Looks like CMX is not only getting bigger...but, also getting better!!" - moongirl (14 Dec, 2007)
Adblock
Adblock Filterset.G Updater
Colorzilla (a colour picker)
Colorful tabs (umm, changes the colours of tabs so you can keep track of your tabs more easily - it really does help!)
Image Zoom (zoom functionality for image files - zoom to various preset magnifications or to a user defined level)
Torrentools Toolbar (search functions for torrents)
FireFTP (a lightweight but functional FTP client)
In windows I use one more, FoxForecast - a regularly updated weather forecast thingy that sits at the bottom. I don't use it in linux as KDE has that functionality anyway.
Adblock Filterset.G Updater
Colorzilla (a colour picker)
Colorful tabs (umm, changes the colours of tabs so you can keep track of your tabs more easily - it really does help!)
Image Zoom (zoom functionality for image files - zoom to various preset magnifications or to a user defined level)
Torrentools Toolbar (search functions for torrents)
FireFTP (a lightweight but functional FTP client)
In windows I use one more, FoxForecast - a regularly updated weather forecast thingy that sits at the bottom. I don't use it in linux as KDE has that functionality anyway.
Extensions
Add Bookmark Here - Adds Bookmark Option to each folder to help original placement. Also works with ook extension.
Allow Right-Click bypasses typical right click blocking scripts.
Always Remember Password Allows the option of remembering secure passwords normally excluded from that option.
Autohide I tend to run with a minimalist look (and with what I use on a right click context menu}. This allows me to autohide other bars such as status and tabbar.
BBCode - A must for anyone who uses forums a lot.
Bible Toolbar Not sure if they updated this one to work with most recent versions, I went and manually updated the ones I needed to work. But how can I argue with xians without a bible
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BugMeNot Allows access to database that will search for username/pw for the site you are on without having to register at the site.
Calculator Easy to use Calculator extension.
ColorZilla great for picking specific colors off a website and converting it to RGB or HEX.
Compact Menu Moves all menu items to be represented by an icon, rather than a menu stretched across an toobar. Frees up more space for other useful extensions.
CustomizeGoogle Allows you to customize a google search. The feature I like the most is it adds a search in Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves etc line at top of search results.
Find in Statusbar This simply moves search into statusbar rather than it having its own bar.
FirefoxView Adds context option to IE to view the page in FireFox.
Focus First Input Field Defaults cursor to first text field on page.
Forecastfox Versatile Weather forcast, with severe weather alerts.
FoxClocks Useful to keep instant track of timezones. (Mine is set for UK, DE, SIngapore and Iraq.
Grocery List Generator I am still playing with this one, havent decided if I like it or not.
IE View Adds View this page in IE option to Firefox context (right click) menu.
InfoLister Lists extensions themes etc you have installed for Firefox.
Inline Autocompleteshow the dropdown and will autocomplete the URL in the addressbar, just like IE does. Currently disabled, I havent decided if I will keep it or not.
MR Tech Disable XPI Install Delay Removes the 3 second wait before being able to install extensions.
Menu Editor Allows you to edit placement of items on right click and other menus for firefox.
Minimize to Tray Name speaks for itself.
NextPlease Allows you to choose next or previous on right click menu rather than having to look for it on a page.
Ook Wonderful Extension that allows you to access your bookmarks via right click menu.
Open Source in Tab Allows you to view the source of a webpage inside a tab rather than a new window.
OpenDownload Allows you to open exe files rather than strictly save them.
Paste and Go Allows you to paste something into search or url bar and go without having to press enter. (Super Drag and Go reduces the need for this one greatly)
RankQuest Toolbar Primarily a SEO toobar.
ReminderFox useful for reminders, resident in statusbar, and does alert window every 2 hours to remind in 24 hours leading up.
SEOpen Another SEO tool.
SearchStatus SEO tool tha resides in statusbar, tells you pagerank and alexa rankings, along with other useful info.
Sort Extensions Allows you to sort your extensions by alphabetical order.
Statusbar Clock Clock, time date .
Super DragAndGo Wonderful Extension. Allows you to highlight something on a webpage, drag it a bit, then drop, and it will open a new tab with a search of that word(s). Can also be used to open links in new tabs etc. Very versatile, I wouldnt keep using Firefox without it.
Tab Mix Plus Tab enhancer (I prefer closetab on double click) open tab on double click of tabbar). Also allows movement of tabs, and a few other useful modifications for tab behavior.
TripleSelect Triple click allows it to select entire paragraph.
User Agent Switcher Allows webbrowser to report a different client rather than mozilla.
WellRounded A small tribute to curves, rounds off search and url bars.
I will have to try out the Colorful tabs extension Rat mentioned. I have modified my tabs via chrome edit, because I didnt find an extention that did what I wanted. Unread gray with red writing. Read inactive Gray with Dark Gray inactive, and active tab RED with white bold writing. Makes it pretty easy to see where you are.
Add Bookmark Here - Adds Bookmark Option to each folder to help original placement. Also works with ook extension.
Allow Right-Click bypasses typical right click blocking scripts.
Always Remember Password Allows the option of remembering secure passwords normally excluded from that option.
Autohide I tend to run with a minimalist look (and with what I use on a right click context menu}. This allows me to autohide other bars such as status and tabbar.
BBCode - A must for anyone who uses forums a lot.
Bible Toolbar Not sure if they updated this one to work with most recent versions, I went and manually updated the ones I needed to work. But how can I argue with xians without a bible
.BugMeNot Allows access to database that will search for username/pw for the site you are on without having to register at the site.
Calculator Easy to use Calculator extension.
ColorZilla great for picking specific colors off a website and converting it to RGB or HEX.
Compact Menu Moves all menu items to be represented by an icon, rather than a menu stretched across an toobar. Frees up more space for other useful extensions.
CustomizeGoogle Allows you to customize a google search. The feature I like the most is it adds a search in Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves etc line at top of search results.
Find in Statusbar This simply moves search into statusbar rather than it having its own bar.
FirefoxView Adds context option to IE to view the page in FireFox.
Focus First Input Field Defaults cursor to first text field on page.
Forecastfox Versatile Weather forcast, with severe weather alerts.
FoxClocks Useful to keep instant track of timezones. (Mine is set for UK, DE, SIngapore and Iraq.
Grocery List Generator I am still playing with this one, havent decided if I like it or not.
IE View Adds View this page in IE option to Firefox context (right click) menu.
InfoLister Lists extensions themes etc you have installed for Firefox.
Inline Autocompleteshow the dropdown and will autocomplete the URL in the addressbar, just like IE does. Currently disabled, I havent decided if I will keep it or not.
MR Tech Disable XPI Install Delay Removes the 3 second wait before being able to install extensions.
Menu Editor Allows you to edit placement of items on right click and other menus for firefox.
Minimize to Tray Name speaks for itself.
NextPlease Allows you to choose next or previous on right click menu rather than having to look for it on a page.
Ook Wonderful Extension that allows you to access your bookmarks via right click menu.
Open Source in Tab Allows you to view the source of a webpage inside a tab rather than a new window.
OpenDownload Allows you to open exe files rather than strictly save them.
Paste and Go Allows you to paste something into search or url bar and go without having to press enter. (Super Drag and Go reduces the need for this one greatly)
RankQuest Toolbar Primarily a SEO toobar.
ReminderFox useful for reminders, resident in statusbar, and does alert window every 2 hours to remind in 24 hours leading up.
SEOpen Another SEO tool.
SearchStatus SEO tool tha resides in statusbar, tells you pagerank and alexa rankings, along with other useful info.
Sort Extensions Allows you to sort your extensions by alphabetical order.
Statusbar Clock Clock, time date .
Super DragAndGo Wonderful Extension. Allows you to highlight something on a webpage, drag it a bit, then drop, and it will open a new tab with a search of that word(s). Can also be used to open links in new tabs etc. Very versatile, I wouldnt keep using Firefox without it.
Tab Mix Plus Tab enhancer (I prefer closetab on double click) open tab on double click of tabbar). Also allows movement of tabs, and a few other useful modifications for tab behavior.
TripleSelect Triple click allows it to select entire paragraph.
User Agent Switcher Allows webbrowser to report a different client rather than mozilla.
WellRounded A small tribute to curves, rounds off search and url bars.
I will have to try out the Colorful tabs extension Rat mentioned. I have modified my tabs via chrome edit, because I didnt find an extention that did what I wanted. Unread gray with red writing. Read inactive Gray with Dark Gray inactive, and active tab RED with white bold writing. Makes it pretty easy to see where you are.
The avalanche has already started, it is to late for the pebbles to vote. - Kosh
Thanks, Vladd. I've been looking for something like InfoLister for quite a while. Too bad I just uninstalled all of my extensions to figure out what was crashing my firefox. 
Wow, that's a hell of a lot of plugins VladdVladd44 wrote:Extensions
Add Bookmark Here - Adds Bookmark Option to each folder to help original placement. Also works with ook extension.
Allow Right-Click bypasses typical right click blocking scripts.
Always Remember Password Allows the option of remembering secure passwords normally excluded from that option.
Autohide I tend to run with a minimalist look (and with what I use on a right click context menu}. This allows me to autohide other bars such as status and tabbar.
BBCode - A must for anyone who uses forums a lot.
Bible Toolbar Not sure if they updated this one to work with most recent versions, I went and manually updated the ones I needed to work. But how can I argue with xians without a bible
BugMeNot Allows access to database that will search for username/pw for the site you are on without having to register at the site.
Calculator Easy to use Calculator extension.
ColorZilla great for picking specific colors off a website and converting it to RGB or HEX.
Compact Menu Moves all menu items to be represented by an icon, rather than a menu stretched across an toobar. Frees up more space for other useful extensions.
CustomizeGoogle Allows you to customize a google search. The feature I like the most is it adds a search in Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves etc line at top of search results.
Find in Statusbar This simply moves search into statusbar rather than it having its own bar.
FirefoxView Adds context option to IE to view the page in FireFox.
Focus First Input Field Defaults cursor to first text field on page.
Forecastfox Versatile Weather forcast, with severe weather alerts.
FoxClocks Useful to keep instant track of timezones. (Mine is set for UK, DE, SIngapore and Iraq.
Grocery List Generator I am still playing with this one, havent decided if I like it or not.
IE View Adds View this page in IE option to Firefox context (right click) menu.
InfoLister Lists extensions themes etc you have installed for Firefox.
Inline Autocompleteshow the dropdown and will autocomplete the URL in the addressbar, just like IE does. Currently disabled, I havent decided if I will keep it or not.
MR Tech Disable XPI Install Delay Removes the 3 second wait before being able to install extensions.
Menu Editor Allows you to edit placement of items on right click and other menus for firefox.
Minimize to Tray Name speaks for itself.
NextPlease Allows you to choose next or previous on right click menu rather than having to look for it on a page.
Ook Wonderful Extension that allows you to access your bookmarks via right click menu.
Open Source in Tab Allows you to view the source of a webpage inside a tab rather than a new window.
OpenDownload Allows you to open exe files rather than strictly save them.
Paste and Go Allows you to paste something into search or url bar and go without having to press enter. (Super Drag and Go reduces the need for this one greatly)
RankQuest Toolbar Primarily a SEO toobar.
ReminderFox useful for reminders, resident in statusbar, and does alert window every 2 hours to remind in 24 hours leading up.
SEOpen Another SEO tool.
SearchStatus SEO tool tha resides in statusbar, tells you pagerank and alexa rankings, along with other useful info.
Sort Extensions Allows you to sort your extensions by alphabetical order.
Statusbar Clock Clock, time date .
Super DragAndGo Wonderful Extension. Allows you to highlight something on a webpage, drag it a bit, then drop, and it will open a new tab with a search of that word(s). Can also be used to open links in new tabs etc. Very versatile, I wouldnt keep using Firefox without it.
Tab Mix Plus Tab enhancer (I prefer closetab on double click) open tab on double click of tabbar). Also allows movement of tabs, and a few other useful modifications for tab behavior.
TripleSelect Triple click allows it to select entire paragraph.
User Agent Switcher Allows webbrowser to report a different client rather than mozilla.
WellRounded A small tribute to curves, rounds off search and url bars.
I will have to try out the Colorful tabs extension Rat mentioned. I have modified my tabs via chrome edit, because I didnt find an extention that did what I wanted. Unread gray with red writing. Read inactive Gray with Dark Gray inactive, and active tab RED with white bold writing. Makes it pretty easy to see where you are.
CricketMX.com in 2022: Still the home of bat's, rat's and other farmyard animals!
"OK, life [as you chose to define it] repeats until there are no more lessons to be learned." - nrnoble (June 12, 2005)
"the new forum looks awesome, it's getting bigger & better" - p2p-sharing-rules (11 Jan, 2008)
"Looks like CMX is not only getting bigger...but, also getting better!!" - moongirl (14 Dec, 2007)
"OK, life [as you chose to define it] repeats until there are no more lessons to be learned." - nrnoble (June 12, 2005)
"the new forum looks awesome, it's getting bigger & better" - p2p-sharing-rules (11 Jan, 2008)
"Looks like CMX is not only getting bigger...but, also getting better!!" - moongirl (14 Dec, 2007)
heh
actually i thinned it out some. But I always try to keep it under 50.
actually i thinned it out some. But I always try to keep it under 50.
The avalanche has already started, it is to late for the pebbles to vote. - Kosh
OK, this is what I'm running at work now (according to InfoLister):
My Firefox Information
Last updated: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:26:06 GMT
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7
Extensions (enabled: 9, disabled: 0; total: 9)
My Firefox Information
Last updated: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:26:06 GMT
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/1.5.0.7
Extensions (enabled: 9, disabled: 0; total: 9)
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.0.4
- Adblock Plus 0.7.2.2
- DOM Inspector 1.8.0.7
- InfoLister 0.9f
- Live HTTP Headers 0.13.1
- ShowIP 0.8.05
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.5
- Talkback 1.5.0.7
- Web Developer 1.0.2
- Default Plugin
- DivX Browser Plug-In
- gxine starter plugin
- Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_06-b05
- mplayerplug-in 3.31
- QuickTime Plug-in 6.0 / 7
- RealPlayer 9
- Scalable Vector Graphics
- Shockwave Flash
- Windows Media Player Plugin