What FireFox Extensions/Plugins Do You Use?

[DarthBrady]

This is a thread dedicated to FireFox Users.

I have only been using it for about 2 months, and I love it!

I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread, so we can share with each other what plugins and extensions you use with FireFox, and recommend them to each other, you never know what one person may have and someone else may need to know about!

[DarthBrady]

I will go first.;)

So Far these are the Plugins and Extensions I am using:

My Extensions:
-Video Downloader 1.0 (downloads videos from Youtube, Googlevideo, ect.,ect.)
-IE Tab 1.0.9.5 (enables you to use the embedded IE engine with FireFox)
-Restart Firefox 0.3.1 (restarts firefox with ease)
-Colt 2.0 (add a "copy link text" item to firefox's context menu)
-Gmail notifier (notifies you of new email for gmail accounts)

My Plugins:
-Acrobat reader
-flash player
-java/java console
-quicktime
-realplayer
-shockwave
-media player 10

[pizzaman]

Well I have it, but IDK where to find those things. I never use it, is it faster then IE?

[DarthBrady]

Yes FireFox is a little faster, but more importantly its way more secure than IE, it has gained 3/5 of IE's users(3/5 of all user now use both, or switched altogether)

If you make the switch to FireFox, first look HERE, but let me add, there are supposed to be a lot more out there, but this is the main site)

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/plugins/
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/

[chaos master]

Aw sweet! Now I see why people use it. I downloaded FireFox a few months ago and rarely use it, maybe I'll switch. My school uses FireFox, so I am already adept with it.

EDIT: One thing, how do you install the VideoDownloader thingie?

[pizzaman]

IDK why, but since I've started using FireFox, the submit button won't appear at times. Know why?

[chaos master]

EDIT: One thing, how do you install the VideoDownloader thingie?
Nvm about that, I figured it out.

[DarthBrady]

IDK why, but since I've started using FireFox, the submit button won't appear at times. Know why?

Finally, someone else had this problem! I had the same thing happen, I even started a thread about it, but never got much of an answer. I think Admin was looking in to it.

I dont have the problem anymore, Just make sure you are updated, and try installing the "IE TAB" extension. I will give you a button on the bottom of firefox, that will allow firefox to control the IE components of your PC, so you can use firefox, or IE within Firefox, instantaneously!

If that doesnt help, this always works:
just type your message as normal, and if the buttons are gone, just highlight and CUT you entire message, click the "Back" button, and PASTE it into the quick reply box, the button is always there;)

[pizzaman]

Okay thanks, I'll try to get all of the other extentions/plugins you have as well( Hoping that they all have a good purpose? ).

[Basher_101]

i have the extension Mouse Gestures 1.5

...well, it can be helpful, or just something to use once in a while...but you could accidentally do something you don't want to do, i don't know...

it's cool though ^_^

Edit: You can change it though...to also have to push down ctrl or alt or shift or left handed mouse (which i think is the left mouse button ^_^)

[Fierce Deity]

extensions
DOM inspector
Talkback
Google Toolbar
Coogle
FlashGot
Faster Fox (works great!)
Video Downloader
DownThemAll!
Tab Mix Plus
ForecastFox
PDF Download
Image Zoom
Answers
Fox Lingo
Forecast Fox Enhanced
UnPlug


Plugins
I have them all.

[nu_jersey_devil]

I only have a few skins that's it. And i have the torrent linking thing built into firefox.

[oldtimer56]

Show IP, site advisor, Web Accelerator,Stumble Upon, Yahoo Toolbar, Scrapbook(it is the best)Resurrect Pages, Noscript,Distrust. The ones I use the most is-show IP, Scrapbook.

[DarthBrady]

Wow, thanks for all your participation in my thread about this awesome browser, and its awesome features. I have already tried a few of these, And Look forward to Trying the rest.

The only one I have tried and removed so far, was FasterFox, I liked the little timer it put at the bottom, but my DSL got slower(wierd, I know), and I started to get a lot of "hiccups" in my data streams. After I removed it, it stopped again and everthing was normal. Oh well.....

[Fierce Deity]

Yes, I have been contemplating on removing that one, but I don't know what you mean by hiccups.

[DarthBrady]

I mean exactly what I said, hiccups. You know, like when you drink too much soda pop, and you get the hiccups. :)

Its just an old geek term, and it basically means a sudden temporary loss of connection or a freezing/halting in your data stream, either for a fraction of a second (normally), or a few seconds.

Get it?

[Fierce Deity]

I get that a lot! Goodbye fasterfox!