# FireFox Add-ons

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 1, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586 "2009-11-01T17:56:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![maverick27](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maverick27/32/4946_2.png) [@maverick27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maverick27)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/1 "2009-11-01T17:56:26Z")

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What Add-ons do you use? If you don’t use firefox, what browser do you use? I personally use:  
Adblock Plus  
All-in-one  
Sidebar  
ColorfulTabs  
Cooliris  
DownloadHelper  
Fireshot

NoScript Adblock and NoScript are essential to bypass all those scripts and ads that make sites load for ages. All-in-one makes it easy to access information about webpages very quickly. Cooliris is just an easy tool to use when browsing pictures and whatnot. Fireshot lets you take pictures of webpages, just like print screen, however you can get only the viewable portion, the entire webpage, or just a small section.

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**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/2 "2009-11-01T18:07:45Z")

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AdBlock Plus  
Fireshot  
Personas (with my custom Sabres persona)  
Greasemonkey  
Fireform  
Password Exporter

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**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/3 "2009-11-01T18:15:38Z")

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screen shot of my list is attached

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**Author:** ![Mankthetank19](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mankthetank19/32/5295_2.png) [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/4 "2009-11-01T18:43:58Z")

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Colorful tabs  
Fireshot  
Flagfox  
Forecastfox  
Xmarks - love this app if you have more than one PC/NB

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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/5 "2009-11-01T18:56:17Z")

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> [@pirite](#):
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> screen shot of my list is attached

I noticed you have a crtl+tab add-on. My ff does this without an add-on.

but thanks for the tip, I didnt know it did it until I tried. lol

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**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/6 "2009-11-01T19:26:02Z")

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> [@travisn](#):
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> I noticed you have a crtl+tab add-on. My ff does this without an add-on.
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> but thanks for the tip, I didnt know it did it until I tried. lol

firefox does it by default but this is what the add-on does

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**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/7 "2009-11-01T21:19:57Z")

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Video Download Helper - Mainly use it for recording stuff off YouTube etc

[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006)

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/8 "2009-11-02T03:47:30Z")

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Adblock  
Tamper Data  
No Script

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**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/9 "2009-11-02T05:36:51Z")

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User Agent Switcher :snky:

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/10 "2009-11-02T05:39:43Z")

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> [@glitch](#):
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> User Agent Switcher :snky:

I forgot about that one…

+1

I just moved my desktop to running Backtrack all the time…

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**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/11 "2009-11-02T05:52:25Z")

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FoxyTunes - for controlling Winamp, WMP, etc  
IE Tab - run IE through FF  
Gmail Notifier - pops up window like Outlook when you get new mail

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**Author:** ![Cleck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@Cleck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cleck)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/12 "2009-11-08T15:07:49Z")

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Forecastbar Enhanced  
Download statusbar

I’ll have to try that script thingy, might help alleviate the load times on my backup laptop I use for school.

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**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/13 "2009-11-08T16:01:34Z")

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ad block plus  
unlinker.

realistically they both just enhance porn.

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**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/14 "2009-11-08T20:50:25Z")

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Safari 4 with:  
SafariStand  
GlimmerBlocker  
Click2Flash

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**Author:** ![Cleck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@Cleck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cleck)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firefox-add-ons/75586/15 "2009-11-08T20:59:12Z")

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The NoScript is great, I could definitely see an improvement on my slower laptops here. Only problem is that you have to allow some scripts in order to hit up the websites you normally visit. Other than that, :tup:
