Firefox extensions I’m using

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Here’s a quick list of the Firefox extensions I’m currently using:

• CookieSafe
  Deny/allow cookies per-site.
• DOM Inspector
  Inspect the DOM tree. Useful for debugging Javascript stuff.
• Download statusbar
  No more Downloads pop-ups. This extension puts all your downloads in a bar in the bottom of the window.
• Firebug
  This extension shouldn’t be missing from your firefox plugins list if you’re a web developer. It does too many useful things to list here. Just get it.
• FireFoxMenuButtons
  Add menu-buttons to the Customize Toolbar for often-used menu items.
• FlashBlock (disabled)
  Block Flash from playing unless you click on the flash movie. This helps a lot if your browser crashes a lot due to Flash. My firefox never crashes, unless I visit a site that requires Flash.
• HTML Validator
  Shows a little icon in your status bar that shows if the current site validates as valid HTML. Doesn’t require an internet connection but uses HTML Tidy.
• Link evaluator
  Check if all the links on the current page are valid.
• Live HTTP Headers
  Spy on the headers sent and received by Firefox.
• Media Player Connectivity
  Play media in stand-alone movie players. Ideal for Linux where media players can’t be embedded.
• NoScript
  Disable/Enable Javascript per-site. Good for security.
• ScrapBook
  Keep offline copies of websites.
• Tab Mix Plus
  Extra Tab settings.
• URLParams
  Allows web developers to easily modify HTML forms (including hidden fields). Ideal for quick and easy testing of web forms.
• View Cookies
  Display cookie information in the View Page Info dialog.
• View dependencies
  View all Link Rel elemens in a page, such as images, CSS, Javascript, etc.
• View Source With
  Edit Forms and stuff in your favorite editor. Also doubles as ‘Open with…’ functionality.
• Web Developer
  Handy tool with lots of stuff for web deverlopers.