BROWSER ADDONS & PLUGINS *TOOLS*
'MUST HAVE' / USEFUL PRODUCTIVITY *LIST*
List gives you an idea of what you could really need or never thought of!
Use this link to search any of my examples below
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Autocopy / clipboard tool
- Holds previous clipboard
- use middleclick to paste! Easier / Efficient! ?safety hazard?
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=autocopy
About memory cpu info
- Shows memory in browser bottom left
- show system CPU / memory usage
- and browser's CPU / memory usage
- some show as bars or numbers
Arrow to Top / bottom of page
- on every site go to top is useful!
Archive.org
- add to search bar
- add button, click to open in way back machine / lookup for current site
Dark Websites / Night Mode All
- Dark mode / Night mode for every website.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=Night Mode
Adverts / Blockers
- Adblock Plus / U-block Origin (careful of names, THEY ARE DIFFERENT / SIMILAR FAKES - READ THE REVIEWS!)
essential Advert blocker
- NoScript for tighter control https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search
(of course you might have this already but do re-check it and even keep old version as backup as sometimes they change for worse / get bought out)
Behind the Overlay
- 1-click remove all overlays (reveals what is behind notices and blocks to content)
Color My Tabs
- Colour code / group by colour!
Cookies Exterminator
- clear cookies 1-click
Cookies - i dont care about
- literally bypass / don't make any active choice / don't show warnings
Copy Link Text
- Copy what's hard to copy sometimes in a link's description or mouse-over
Disable Ctrl-Q and cmd-q
- avoid keyboard exits accidentally
Download them all (basic manager)
- If you really need something better than standard browser manager
FireFTP from brower
- secure, cross-platform FTP, SFTP client
Flashblock
- Just to remind you of the days you needed this!
FoxAmp - Winamp control buttons
- Music control from in your browser
Disables WebRTC, Flash, Java, Cookies, Javascript
(enable WebRTC for Video / Audio Conference calls like https://meet.jit.si/chataboutwebrtc
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/secure-kit/
Geo-Location Changer
- Change Geolocation to your desired one and protect your privacy / see content usually not wanted to be shown to you or even blocked by country.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/change-geolocation-locguard/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search
Ghostery
- Security plugins
Key binder / config for Keyboard
- add any key to popular action / command
Loop Media
- loops music / audio especially
Middle Click Close Tab
- Either on Tab or anywhere on page!
Screen Capture
- Nimbus was #1 but was big competition before
No Squint
- Aid for text font sizes / zoom
Print friendly PDF
- Output to PDF to email OR print
Quick torrent search
- search for torrent downloads instead of client
- or use another Addon to manually right click 'Add search' instead of this plugin (which I prefer)
Request policy / terms and conditions / see site contracts
- go to pages of Privacy & T's + C's
Scrap book
- Add / compile to a collection
Send Later
Restore Session / Session manager
Tab counter
- Essential discrete as top right number
Tabs Tree
- see list and path of your clicks!
Sidebar
- see download / history etc for those browsers that got rid of it!
Undo close tab (single button)
YouTube / Twitter Filters (no adverts + minimal site + comments intact + no harvesting)
- recommend Privacy Redirect to FILTER / CLEAN all privacy problem sites as you click:
Nitter --------> Twitter Filter / Redirect
Invidious -----> YouTube Filter / Redirect
Bibliogram ----> Instgram Filter / Redirect
OpenStreetMap -> GoogleMaps Filter / Redirect
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/
YouTube Lazy load
- Don't autoplay (allows you to choose when to play / change to lower res or read comments first)
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