Thread: 10 must have addons on firefox

FoxTorrent

FoxTorrent incorporates a BitTorrent client into your browser. This add-on gives you the ability to monitor and control the download progress of torrent files in a sleek and easy to use interface which is displayed in your browser's main window.


Fast Video Download

Fast Video Download gives you the ability to download and save video files from a number of popular sites including MySpace and YouTube. Embedded videos on an open Web page can be downloaded by simply clicking an icon in your browser's status bar.




DownThemAll!

DownThemAll! is an extremely powerful download manager and accelerator for the Firefox web browser. This feature-rich extension not only speeds up your downloads but allows you to easily retrieve links and images from a Web page.




Downloads in Tab

Downloads in Tab automatically opens the browser's Download Manager in a new tab whenever a download begins. Several configuration options are available, allowing you to control tab and window behavior during active and completed file downloads.




FireFTP

FireFTP lets you access a full-featured File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client from right within your browser window, giving you the ability to upload and download files to and from FTP servers.




Stupid Chrome Tasks

Stupid Chrome Tasks allows you to clear your history of downloaded files. The add-on informs you of the number of items currently recorded by Chrome's download history and provides a button which, when pressed, clears that entire list.




Torrent Finder Toolbar

The Torrent Finder Toolbar allows you to simultaneously search over 100 torrent sites directly from your web browser. Loaded with various customization options, this add-on makes it very simple to find the active torrents that you are looking for.




Video DownloadHelper

Video DownloadHelper gives you the ability to capture and download audio, video, and image files from web sites like YouTube and MySpace. You can also receive alerts whenever a new video is available within your interest range on a select group of sites.




PDF Download



PDF Download gives you several options when you click on a link whose target is a file in the .pdf format. You are given the ability to display the file within or outside of Firefox, save it to your hard drive, or view it in HTML format by using on the fly conversion.




Bandwidth Meter and Diagnostics

Bandwidth Meter and Diagnostics performs connection speed tests in addition to providing your public IP address and domain name. Also, Internet connection status as well as several diagnostic tools are provided whenever a Web page fails to load.

Great list. I really appreciate seeing clean, easy to read posts like this in the tutorials section. It shows that you're actually interested in helping, not just getting rep or post count.

Some of these addons are probably heavy on cpu cycles so use them only with a good computer, but all are helpful.

I like the chatzilla add on too. Another one I like is the personas. They are a way to make your browser look nice.

Hi! Do I bother you if I do another must-have addons thread? I like what you wrote here, but had another in mind, just thought it would be nice to put a thread since I happen to have the same idea than you lol (if you are not ok, dont worry I will delete and reuse it in my blog lol)

I prefer addons that keep my privacy intact rather than addons that help me download. Though this is an excellent list for finding addons that pertain to downloading, I personally don't think they are necessary or even wholly functional enough to catch my eye. I've used a few of the torrent control addons and they just pissed me off. Extra toolbars, menues, etc seem to take away from my browsing experience. Of course, this is all based on my personal preferences and may not coincide with others' preferences. Especially seeing as how the addons I use slow the fuck out of my browser.

Interesting addons, i will use some of them

nice list of add ons, i like the torrent search bar :D

For Me:

roboform
noscript
webmail notifier
tab mix plus

Thanks for the tips, downloading torrent search and PDF downloader now...