Firefox add-ons We
have made up a list of some very nice add-ons which will make your Firefox
browser even better than is already is. You can spark up the appearance
with a shiny new theme, add tools and gadgets or remove ads or malicious
scripts. Many of the nice built-in features of Firefox started its life
as an add-on. Not all of our recommendations will be suited for normal users
but many are easily integrated and handled. Check out our guide for the
ultimate browsing experience.
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Published: 2007.05.25 - 10:09
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Better alternatives
More and more people choose to switch from Microsoft's Internet Explorer
web browser. And their choice more and more often fall on Mozilla Firefox.
User friendliness, security and easy customization being the strong points
of Firefox' success. The ability to change themes is something people
love about this application. It ads a touch of personality to your browser.
With IE it has been basically the same dreary GUI as from when it was
released the first time, bundled with Windows 95 (ye you guessed it, it
was in 1995). IE7 has a much improved look, but if you want you can get
a Firefox theme which makes it look exactly like IE7.
Security
Security has been an issue with IE since day one. Many of these issues
has to do with it's close integration with Windows itself. It makes many
tasks much easier for Windows users, but leaved the system vulnerable
to attacks. Since Firefox and other browsers does not require this close
merging and can therefore often be safer. Many safety add-ons can even
improve the security of Firefox.
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The choice of theme is as individual as the user. The theme you use might
say something about who you are. I like simple themes and small buttons
so that i get the least amount of interfering elements when browsing, I
therefore use the default theme with... ye, you guessed it... small icons!
Does that mean that I am simple?
The themes I have chosen to list here are a few of the most popular ones
or themes that reflects my personal taste. Find more Firefox themes
here.
myFireFox
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If you are a Microsoft fanatic, or just think the layout of the new
Internet Explorer 7 is da bomb then this is the theme for
you. It transforms your Firefox in to an IE7 clone, with "warts"
and all :)
Noia 2.0 (eXtreme)
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This is one of the most popular Firefox themes of all time. Noia has
been around since the very beginning. A beautiful crafted skin with
a lot of nice details. A bit to flashy for my taste, but a very nice
theme.
Metal Lion - Vista
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A minimalistic and clean design merges the Aero look of Windows Vista
with the simplistic Metal Lion theme package. These combinations makes
this theme one of the most downloaded from the Firefox theme page.
Visuals [Back
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In this section I have listed a few visual goodies for your Firefox that
are non theme dependent. They can be resource consumers, but they will beef
up your Firefox and make it look extra sexy.
ColorfulTabs
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This simple yet brilliant extension adds different colors to your
tab menu. In this way you can easily distinguish between the pages
you have opened.
Tab Effect
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Adds a cool effect when you change between tabs. It has no other purpose
except being eye candy, like many effects in modern applications and
operating systems.
Security [Back
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Firefox is known for being a very secure web browser. But there are moronic
geeks around the world that for some reason find it fun to try to hijack
your system. Using a few extra add-ons you can make your Firefox an impenetrable
fort.
NoScript
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This great tool allows you to chose the sites that is able to execute
scripts in your browser. Scripts make sites more interactive and easy
to use, but they also increase the vulnerability of your browser.
With NoScript you can use the Allow/Deny list to choose which site
you want to be able to run scripts.
Tools [Back
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These tools will improve your surfing experience and make your life as a
web user easier.
Adblock Plus
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Are you getting tired of the growing amount of advertisement on the
popular news and public content sites? Adblock Plus will remove such
items and display the site without interfering ads. You can synchronize
you block list with knows adblock servers to make it even more dynamic.
DownThemAll!
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This is the best built-in download manager/accelerator for Firefox.
This is a must for all Firefox users. You can pause, resume and substantially
increase your download speed. With a single click you can download
all or a selected group of images, videos or selected files.
Developed by: Federico Parodi, Nils Maier and Stefano Verna
Web page: addons.mozilla.org/firefox/201
Versions: Firefox: 1.5 3.0a1
User Agent Switcher
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Some pages use user-agent info in order to differentiate access to
different parts of the page. This can be annoying and can stop you
from viewing contents in Firefox. This nice tool enable you to change
the user-agent info so that it will appear as if you were browsing
using another web browser.
Web Developer
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This add-on pack contains allot of neat tools for web developers.
You can check and modify many types and settings and information about
the web site you are displaying.
Foxmarks
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I use allot of bookmarks. And as the web grows larger it gets harder
to remember the addresses of all the pages you use. Foxmarks is a
centralized bookmark service which lets you synchronize your bookmarks
from any computer that you use. It saves you the hassle of taking
backup all the time.
All-in-One Sidebar
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A truly great tool that let you perform and view tasks that you ordinarily
would have to go to the menus to do. It mimics the Opera sidebar where
you have bookmarks, downloads, add-ons and other items in your sidebar.
IE Tab [Back
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This nice tool lets you open web pages as they would be displayed
in Internet Explorer. Great for web developers so that you can check
how your site will display on other platforms.
We
have made up a list of some very nice add-ons which will make your Firefox
browser even better than is already is. You can spark up the appearance
with a shiny new theme, add tools and gadgets or remove ads or malicious
scripts. Many of the nice built-in features of Firefox started its life
as an add-on. Not all of our recommendations will be suited for normal users
but many are easily integrated and handled. Check out our guide for the
ultimate browsing experience.
