Mozilla Firefox is a popular Internet browser that provides convenient surfing. But it contains only the basic tools for viewing pages on the Internet. The functionality can be expanded by installing add-ons that allow you to customize the browser based on your needs, independently creating a set of modules necessary for the work.
The possibilities offered by the add-ons are incredibly diverse: they allow you to completely change the look of Firefox, simplify or speed up your browser and even teach it how to translate pages, use the FTP client directly from Firefox, and much more. Some of the most useful additions will be discussed below.
How to install add-ons?
All add-ons for Mozilla Firefox with a brief description are presented on the official website of the browser. The procedure for installing them is as quick and simple as possible: just follow the link of the selected add-on. Next, the system will ask for permission to install, and if it is approved, the process will start. You can work with the new add-on after activation, for this you need to restart the browser.
The list of installed add-ons is located in the "Tools" menu, or in the panels and menus that appear (it depends on the add-on) you can find their collection. The add-on for Mozilla is managed through the Add-ons Manager, the path to which is located in Tools> Add-ons. From here, you can install recommended programs.
Adguard adblocker
Many users dream of surfing the Internet without ads. Now it has become a reality. Adguard is an add-on for Firefox that allows you to disable ads on any web pages. It will not miss even the most competently programmed advertisements that other blockers cannot detect.
Adguard has advantages over the famous Adblock Plus. It provides wide functionality, while guaranteeing reliable protection of the browser and computer from dangerous files and other threats. To work, the extension does not require a lot of resources and prevents fraudsters from obtaining personal user data.
Noscript
You can increase security by disabling scripts after installing NoScript add-ons in the Mozilla browser. It allows you to block the execution of suspicious JavaScripts, Flash and other plug-ins. In addition, some trusted sites can be whitelisted. These restrictions will not apply to them. The user will be notified of the number of prohibited codes found on the sites.
Secure login
Probably, you have often come across a situation where you could not remember the password to any of your accounts. Now users are registered on dozens of resources, and it becomes a problem to remember passwords for each, because setting the same is not very safe. What to do? This will help add-ons for Firefox. Saving passwords will make life easier with the Secure Login extension. Just click one button on the toolbar, and the add-on will automatically fill in the registration data for any site.
Firebug
With the help of this add-on, Mozilla will give you the opportunity to look at the code of the pages, as well as make your own corrections. You can also find out more information about any web page. To do this, just click on the icon on the browser taskbar.
Update scanner
If you often go to the same sites and monitor updates, make this process easier with the Mozilla Update Scanner add-on. The plugin will automatically monitor all updates on the pages selected by the user. Notifications about them will appear in a pop-up window in the lower right corner. At the same time, the new information turns yellow, so you will immediately see which updates appeared on the site.
Google favicon
Most sites have their favicon icon for the site. This is also displayed in bookmarks: there is a corresponding icon next to the site header. This is convenient and allows you to quickly navigate a huge list when searching for the right site. But there are times when the icons do not want to be updated. The Google favicon add-on for Mozilla comes to the rescue. It restores all bookmark icons.
Scrapbook
With its help, you can save all the elements of the web-markup for later viewing offline. In addition, the add-on offers an extensive control panel for saved pages. This allows you to quickly find the information you need among the large number of web pages saved while surfing.
Google translator
The plugin will be useful to those users who often visit web pages in a foreign language. With this Mozilla add-on, you can easily translate a single part of a page or its entirety. For the convenience of translation, hot keys are configured.
Awesome screenshots
Addition is a tool for creating screenshots. It allows you to quickly crawl any page, and then get a link with an image to share it with other people. The application automatically uploads the screenshot to the "cloud" and gives a ready-made download link. It can be shared with friends in social networks or instant messengers. In addition, a small editor functions here, and it is possible to save a screenshot on the hard disk in png or jpg format. There is also another extension with similar features - FireShot. In its capabilities, it is almost not inferior to Awesome Screenshot.
IMacros
This extension will provide the ability to automate some actions in the browser using macros. If you have no idea what a macro is, then this add-on will be absolutely useless for you. And those users who know how to use them and in what, and even can create macros themselves, will appreciate the limitless possibilities of this add-on, which will facilitate the task of performing routine operations in the browser.
Rescuetime
It is interesting to know how much time you spend every day on a particular site? Then, probably, the RescueTime plugin will be useful for you, which will display the statistics of visits to all sites, as well as the time spent on each of them.
Fastestfox
Using this "Mozilla" Firefox add-on will speed up surfing the Internet. You will be able to visit your favorite sites faster, it is easier to perform routine actions such as copying and pasting information from Internet pages, as well as carry out their adjustment.
Cooliris previews
Not always when loading a page, it contains the information that we are looking for. Cooliris Previews add-on offers to open the page in preliminary surfing. It appears in a temporary additional window, and it takes much less time to load it. Thus, you can find out in advance whether the page we have selected contains the necessary information or not.
Save-to-read
Sometimes it happens that there is not enough time to read an interesting article. In this case, you can postpone this activity using the Save-to-read plugin. This is convenient, because now you do not need to keep many tabs open or to clean disposable bookmarks.
Stealthy
The plugin changes IP to foreign. Now it will not be a problem to visit sites where you are banned by IP. In addition, this extension provides an opportunity to access resources that are prohibited from visiting in your country or city. Thanks to the use of a proxy server, it has become possible to circumvent these restrictions. Moreover, the pages in this case are loaded quite quickly.
Download statusbar
With it, information about the download will be displayed in a separate status bar, which will allow you to monitor the download process. Also, downloaded files can automatically be scanned by antivirus software (but this should be specified separately in the settings). The plugin partially allows you to download files: you can manually pause, and then resume downloading from the stop point.
Flash video downloader
The add-on is designed to download videos from various resources. The advantage is that you do not need to configure anything, because the plugin already contains the necessary settings for downloading from the 200 most popular services.
Video downloader
The extension allows you to not only download the video, but also view it. The plug-in kit includes a convenient video player. The extension supports downloading from almost all sites.
VKontakte.ru Downloader
Using this “Mozilla” add-on, you can download videos, music and pictures from the vk.com social network in a few clicks. The plugin displays the correct names, indicates the size and bitrate of the files.
Conclusion
We examined some of the most interesting additions to Mozilla, which can be useful to the average user. Today, on the official website of Firefox, several thousand plug-ins are available that make it possible to significantly expand the functionality and fully customize the browser to fit your needs. For each user, this set of useful plugins will be different, depending on preferences and type of activity.