When we had done the analysis on the best software called "browsers" or those that allow you to browse web pages and surf the internet, we said that, Google Chrome is the fastest to use, Opera the one with the VPN, Edge good and fast, and Firefox which until recently was the number one for the number of extensions or "add-ons", now surpassed by Chrome in this too. READ ALSO: - The most useful extensions for Firefox
From version 57, in fact, only the webextensions compatible with Firefox Quantum work and all the extensions that have not been updated have been removed.
In another article we have seen with the best extensions for Firefox Quantum
In this article we therefore try to see the best extensions, plugins or add-ons of Firefox, the most useful ones, those that allow you to maximize the use of the internet and to take the best of the web and make it your own .
I state that there are many, therefore even a large list cannot take into consideration the entire inventory; however, given that we have already mentioned many in various articles, we are able to have a basis with which to begin which can be expanded over time, with the contribution of all.
The best Firefox extensions, trying to sort them by functionality, are therefore:
The two addons to be installed always and in any case are:
- GreaseMonkey : position number one is the only one that is not in discussion because GreaseMonkey is the add-on that enables another world of functions, often with hacking features, which we talked about in another article.
- Foxified Chrome Store to install Chrome extensions on Firefox, directly from the Chrome web store.
The best Firefox security extensions are listed in another post.
Productivity, navigation, tabs and tabs, website management:
- Browsec VPN is a free VPN for surfing by hiding the IP with Firefox and also opening blocked sites.
- Autopager and PageZipper are two Firefox extensions that allow you to navigate a site on one page.
- Simple link preview: an add-on that allows you to have the preview of the links of each webo page so that, before clicking on it, you can already see what's inside in a small window that allows you to understand immediately if it can be useful or not and whether it hides bad websites.
- Speed Dial puts thumbnails of favorite websites on the home page.
- Google Translate enables the translation of text without changing the page, just select it and right click.
- Tab Mix Plus is a Firefox enhancer in the management of tabs that enables new features such as adding more tabs, resizing them via mouse, and a whole series of options that can be selected by pressing the right mouse button.
- New Tab Override to be able to edit the new tab page.
Search on the Internet:
- Search Preview adds a thumbnail image of the site in the search results on Google and Yahoo.
- Search in tabs: used to search for a word in all open tabs.
Management of favorites and bookmarks
- Favorites iCloud is used to synchronize Firefox's favorite sites with Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- 404 Bookmarks allows you to find and remove bookmarks that no longer exist.
- Pocket (already included in Firefox) allows you to mark apart articles from newspapers or blogs that you want to read later.
Management of downloads and downloaded files:
- save web pages is used to save entire websites.
- PDF Download is used to download PDF files without opening them
Pictures and photos:
- Save Images to save images in prepared folders.
- Screen Capture is used to capture images from websites with screen selection.
Graphics and options:
- Colorful Tabs adds different colors to the Firefox tabs in order to embellish it or to distinguish them better.
- Firefox themes to customize the graphics of the Firefox browser, in all its views.
- Stylish is similar to Greasemonkey, to change website graphics in order to remove unnecessary elements and personalize them.
In another article instead the tricks to optimize internet browsing with Firefox.
It must also be said that, in another post, we have seen the best Bookmarklets that allow you to add useful functions to all browsers, without installing anything new.
