Top 10 Mozilla Firefox extensions

Top 10 Mozilla Firefox extensions

Mozilla’s Firefox is one of the most popular browsers in the world. The browser has thousands of extensions to choose from. Here is a list of the top 10 most useful ones:

Speed Dial: This app is essentially useful if you have a set of sites which you visit every morning. The app helps you to open these sites quickly. The app loads in a tab and shows thumbnail view of the selected websites. The thumbnails refresh automatically in the background.

Ghostery: Ghostery makes the hidden tags, hidden pixels and beacons in the web visible. The app helps you to recognize and avoid almost all hidden pop-ups and keeps a tab on images and scripts that may be a nuisance.

Adblock Plus: This is one of the most popular apps in the Firefox extension. Adblock Plus blocks the annoying pop-ups that hang around your browser. The app is easy to organize and use. The users are advised to use the app cautiously.

Evernote: Evernote helps you post a sticky note to certain website you might want to use for future reference. The app has a Firefox extension which makes it easy to create notes for any part of a website you might have liked. The sticky notes may include photos, texts or videos which can sync to the user’s phone when away from the computer.

Read It Later: This app lets you save big articles and web pages with just a click. 'Read It Later' can be useful if you are in a rush and the area doesn’t have a stable net connectivity. The reader doesn’t need any internet connection and is made compatible for offline reading.

Xmarks: A perfect application if you frequently switch between your laptop and iPhone or Android tablet. Its main feature is that it will sync your bookmarks and passwords between different devices and different platforms. It even syncs information between browsers.

Easy YouTube Video Downloader: Probably one of the most popular apps among YouTube addicts, the app lets you download flash movies and videos from the site for later viewing even without a net connection. Certain movies are also free for download along with countless videos.

NoScript: This is a security app which blocks Flash and Java from web advertisers and online attackers, except the trusted websites which you mention. NoScript is a must for keeping your computer or laptop safe from online threats.

Greasemonkey: Greasemonkey helps you create scripts for any purpose you like. The uses vary from organizing the search query in your Firefox browser to inserting various music-control options to the toolbar. The app gives you access to various amazing user scripts which are found on userscripts.org which help you customize different sites. A Gmail FullScreen is also available which displays the webmail in full screen.

Awesome Screenshot: A simple app which lets you take screenshots of websites you like or want. Just click on the camera icon and the app will do the rest for you. The snap which the application will capture will also include parts of the page you previously couldn’t see. You can later gloss the snap with different options like blurring out a certain part of the snap before you progress.