My Preferred Firefox Add-ons
April 12, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Computers
The main reason I prefer using Firefox over other browsers is because of the extendability available through the use of the various Add-ons that can be downloaded to customize and enhance the browser for your own personal needs. I believe if Microsoft would increase this functionality and availability it would drastically improve their efforts. However, is the real challenge just because people aren’t developing extensions for IE like they do for Firefox?
Snagit of Firefox Add-ons Administration in Firefox
Here’s my list of preferred add-ons. I’ve grouped them by those that I use for business tasks and those that I use just as an extension and improvement of my browser experience. The ones I’ve bolded are those that I don’t think I could really live without and have become almost crucial to my online existence as I know it.
Browser User-Interface Improvements
- Better Gmail 2
- coComment
- Google Gears
- Google Notebook
- Google Toolbar for Firefox
- IE Tab
- New Tab Button Position (love this one but can’t find it anymore)
- Snagit Firefox Extension (available as part of Snagit)
- StumbleUpon
- Tab Scope
- Tab To Window
Business Tools and Features
- Alexa Sparky
- CodeBurner for Firebug
- ColorZilla
- Domain Details
- FireFTP
- Live Writerfox
- Web Developer
- Zemanta (just installed so still playing with this one)
Please correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Google Notebook bite the dust a few months ago?
I’m still using it with no problems. Perhaps they’re no longer developing and improving it. Which is too bad. Maybe I should take another look at Evernote now.
Evernote is great, but it’s like “wielding a broadsword in a small closet” kind of thing. I suggest you look into ubernote as well.