Firefox is a great product, but to really get the most out of it you have to download (and install) a lot of extensions in addition to the main browser.
On the other hand, I usually refer to Opera as "Firefox with all the best extensions built in". Opera also comes with a news reader and mail client, for those who are looking for a more complete, and integrated package.
When a client asked me this question today it got me thinking though. What would be my list of must-have Firefox extensions? Well, here's what I currently have installed:
- Adblock - Filters ads from web-pages
- CookieCuller - Extended cookie manager
- Enhanced History Manager - Flexible history management
- FLST - Sets focus to the last selected tab
- Flashblock - Replaces Flash objects with a button you can click to view them
- Forecastfox - Get international weather forecasts in any toolbar or status bar
- hideBad - Hides bad things (Clears passwords, cookies, cache, etc.)
- LastTab - Allows tab navigation in a most recently used manner
- NoScript - Lets you control the execution of JavaScript
- Open link in - Adds more tab/window opening options to the context menu for links and images
- Paste and Go - Lets you paste a URL from the clipboard and directly load it (like Opera)
- SessionSaver - Allows you to save and manage browsing sessions
- Tab Mix Plus - Tabbed browsing with an added boost
- Tab X - Adds a close button to each of the browser tabs
- Unread Tabs - Marks unread tabs so you know that you haven't read them
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