Firefox Add-ons

SearchPreview (formerly GooglePreview) is a Firefox extension that displays website snapshots as thumbnails along with your regular Google, Yahoo and Bing search results. This allows you to get a (small) preview of the site without having to visit it first. Once installed, the thumbnails will display automatically with every search you perform.

WOT for Firefox is a browser add-on that can warn you of potential security or privacy issues related to the website you are visiting, as well as sites that are returned in search engine results (Google, Yahoo, AOL, MSN and others). It adds a button to your browser toolbar and next to search engine results that indicates the assessed security level for the site, based on trustworthiness, vendor reliability, privacy and child safety. The assigned security level is based on ratings from other WOT users as well as a database of harmful sites, maintained by WOT.

LinkExtend is Firefox add-on that provides in-depth information for the site you are currently visiting. It includes meta-site-ratings for computer safety, child safety, company ethics, and popularity, as well as an array of site tools to find contact information, view similar sites, check visitor stats, find linked files and pages, and more. Other features include thumbnail previews and safety ratings in search engine results, keyword highlighting, site history tracking and more. Most of the features are based on 3rd party services, you can choose which features you want to use and disable others.

Cooliris provides 3D style image browsing for many image sites, search engines and local files. It allows you to browse images from a 3D wall that can be navigated with your mouse and/or the keyboard, allowing you to quickly browse through a gallery or collection of images with your mouse and/or keyboard. You can zoom in an out, click on images to view the full-size and also view them as a slideshow. Other features include an integrated image search, image sharing, customizable look and feel, personal favorites and more. Cooliris works on hundreds of sites across the Web.

Firefox Extension Backup (FEBE) enables you to backup your Firefox extensions as well as bookmarks, preferences, cookies, passwords and more. You can maintain multiple backup sets in folders named after the date of the backup, and easily restore any of the backup files.

about:me is a Firefox extension that allows you to review personal browsing statistics, including trends in browsing history and download activity. The data is displayed with interactive bar graphs, showing you aggregated statistics for the time of day and day of the week, as well as overall trends and download stats. You can access the statistics page by typing about:me into the address bar.

RoboForm is a secure password manager that can automatically log you into your web accounts with a single click. The program can automatically learn from a new login, just click the a button to save the current login information - the next time you want to access the site, you can do so with a single click. Your stored logins are securely protected by a master password and AES encryption, so there is no need to remember individual password, or to use insecure passwords in order to remember them more easily. In addition to secure password storage and automatic logins, RoboForm also includes an automatic form filler, that uses Artificial Intelligence to populate common form fields (name, address etc.) whenever you encounter a web form to fill. Besides the obvious convenience of one-click logins, the program also adds an additional level of security by restricting password entry to matching sites, and bypassing keylogger captures (sine you don`t have to type the password). RoboForm works with Internet Explorer, AOL/MSN, and Firefox.

CallingID Toolbar is a toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox, that automatically displays owner information of the website you are currently visiting. It includes the physical address, company name and a risk assessment, based on a variety of verification tests. Unlike regular Whois tools, that simply use the owner information provided by the registrar, CallingID verifies that the organization actually exists at the address it claims to, using external sources, like yellow pages, Dun and Bradstreet and several other databases. The program can protect you from phishing scams, and other online dangers.

FireShot is an add-on for Firefox that enables you to quickly capture a screenshot of the web page you are viewing, and optionally highlight or annotate selected areas of the page. You can limit the capture to the viewable area or capture the page in it`s entirety (top to bottom). The annotation tools include shapes, arrows, text boxes, freehand drawings and custom images. The finished screen capture can be saved to disk JPG, GIF, PNG), copied to the clipboard, printed or shared by email or via a free image hosting account. Other features include one-click captures with user-defined default settings, image resizing, support for (static) Flash capture, integrated zip compression (for emailing) and more.

ProCon Latte is a personal content filtering extension for the Firefox browser, designed to protect children from inappropriate Internet. It enables you block access to websites that contain explicit keywords in the page content or the domain address, or limit Internet access to a Whitelist of approved sites. ProCon Latte includes a small list of explicit keywords that can be extended or edited to your preference. The program also includes a profanity filter that will automatically replace words that you consider unsuitable with a placeholder text. Other features include password protection, optional right-click integration, import/export of settings, and option to lock access to about:config, and more.

OutWit is a web collection engine that integrates with Firefox and allows you to browse through and easily grab information, collect media, contacts or files from the Internet. With or without programming or technical knowledge, you can create automatic agents to gather and format the information you seek. OutWit is composed of a kernel, containing the library of functions and of an API, which will allow advanced users to build and distribute their own original tools -called outfits- using the features of the kernel for specific applications. The first outfit, OutWit Hub, is a multi-purpose development tool, meant to showcase a large number of the kernel`s features, to cover a large spectrum of needs.

Blueorganizer Firefox Extension enables you to organize and share your favorite products including books, music, movies, gadgets, electronics and more. It integrates into the Firefox toolbar and allows you to add new items with a single click. The products can be organized in categories and include a picture (from supported sites), personal tags, description and a rating along with the link to the page where the product was saved from. Each product also includes dynamic links to other online resources and blogs that can help you find related items or compare prices. Blueorganizer also allows you to share and showcase all or parts of your product collection via RSS or slideshows that can be inserted in your website.

Gmail Manager is a Firefox extension that enables you to keep an eye on multiple Gmail accounts from the Firefox status bar. It can alert you via sound and display a tooltip with previews of new messages that arrive in your Inbox. The program also displays your currently used Gmail disk space and optional mail labels.

Web Developer Extension for Firefox is an extremely useful add-on for Firefox that allows web developers to analyze the compete structure of the page, including elements like CSS style sheets, forms, cookie data, ID and Class details, Java Scripts, images and much more. It also allows you to edit the current style sheet of the page and see the effects in real-time, load a user defined style sheet, or disable styles altogether. The extensive outlining options allow you to visualize the CSS and HTML elements of the page by outlining tables, DIVs, frames or any other element that you define. You can also view form input data along with field names and values and manipulate forms for testing. Other features include links to online code validations, browser window resizing, source viewer with syntax highlighting and more.

WHOIS Lookup is a small add-on for Mozilla Firefox that enables you to perform a WHOIS lookup for the current domain by clicking on a newly added button in the browser`s address bar. The WHOIS service is provided by Vitzo.com.

Cooliris Previews is a Firefox extension that enables you to hover your mouse over a search engine result in Google, eBay and Craigslist, and preview the page (or image) in a popup dialog without having to leave the result page. The borderless popup will automatically close when your mouse moves away, so there is no need to manually close it. Cooliris Previews includes another handy feature that lets you select a word on any web page and right-click on it to preview the search results for that keyword in Google, Wikipedia, FreeDictionary and other online sources.

Read it Later is a handy Firefox extension that enables you save links to interesting websites that you have come across, without littering your bookmarks with nonessential items. The program offers two new toolbar buttons and a right-click option to your Firefox toolbar, which can be used to quickly add the current page or link to your Read it Later collection and to browse your saved page links. Your Read it Later items are stored in a designated bookmark folder so they are kept separate from your regular bookmarks. In addition to the bookmark features, the program also integrates with a wide variety of social networking sites and allows you to share interesting content with your online communities.

NoScript is a Firefox extension that enables you to interactively block Java, JavaScript, Flash and other plug-ins with the click of a button. You can choose to temporary block or allow scripts on the current sites and also allow your trusted sites to be exclude from any blocking action. Whenever you visit a site, all potentially invasive script content is blocked by default, and you can choose to enable it on a per-script basis from the Firefox status bar. The program provides detailed configuration options that allow to choose which type of script content should be blocked, how to notify you and what actions to take. You can also configure a Whitelist of allowed sites, set restrictions for HTTPS pages, prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks and more.

iComment is a browser plug-in for Internet Explorer and Firefox that enables you to read and post comments on any website. You can start your own topic or respond to other user comments or simply read through the comments that were left by others. The comments are visible as small, unintrusive icons along the right edge of the browser window and are enlarged when clicked upon. The program allows you to post comments for a specific text portion on the page, a specific image, or the entire site in general. iComment integrates with IE and Firefox and is available as a button from the browser toolbar. The software does not require you to create a user account or to sign-up for service, you can simply pick a nickname (or remain anonymous) and start posting comments right away.

Hyperwords is a Firefox add-on that enables you to research, process, translate or manipulate any selected text on a web page (or simply double-click on a word). It supports a wealth of online resources including search engines, reference sites, online shopping sites, Craigslist, social networking sites and much more. The context menu also offers integrated browser previews (so you don`t have to open additional windows) as well as integrated currency translations and in-page word translations. Other features include advanced text highlighting features, text filtering, emailing of text snippets and more. You can use the settings dialog to customize which features you want to see in the context menu and also set default options to localize your settings.

InFormEnter is a handy add-on for Firefox that adds a small, clickable icon next to every input field in a web form, from where you can select the item to be inserted - no typing required. You can configure it to display your frequently used information such as name, email, address and whatever else you want to be available from the form menu.

IE Tab for Firefox enables you to load webpages in Internet Explorer, without having to open another browser window. Just click a button on the Firefox toolbar and it will open the current page in a new tab that uses the Internet Explorer engine instead of Firefox. You can also configure certain websites to automatically open in an IE tab, making the process completely transparent. Now you can visit Windows Update without the need to switch browsers. IE Tab also offers context menu integration and supports external applications other than Internet Explorer.

SearchStatus is a Firefox extension that displays the Alexa Rank and Google PageRank of the current page in the status bar. In addition, the program also include handy features like WHOIS information, keyword density analysis, keyword highlighting, search engine backlinks, meta tag information and more.

myTimeZone for eBay is a handy add-on for Firefox, that automatically converts dates on eBay auction pages to your local time zone and custom display formats dates to be more readable. You can choose from different time/date formats and also choose to substitute dates with `Today` and `Tomorrow` whenever applicable and add the name of the day of the week to the date. myTimeZone for eBay automatically adjusts for daylight savings time. Another feature allows you to add an additional column to eBay search results showing each item`s TOTAL price (including shipping), making it easier to compare item prices. The program supports eBay US, UK, Canada, Ireland and Australia.

Sparky is the Firefox version of the popular Alexa toolbar. It integrates Alexa statistics into the Firefox status bar, and provides quick access to site details (owner information, linking sites, traffic history) as well as an option to view related links, that are similar to the one you are currently visiting.

gTranslate is a Firefox add-on that provides instant translation for selected text on a webpage. All you have to do is highlight a word or sentence on the page and right-click on it to view the translation in the context menu - no additional windows or dialogs. The program uses the Google translation service and supports more than a dozen language translation including English, German, French, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese and others.

ForecastFox is an extension for Firefox, that displays the current and upcoming (international) weather in the browser status bar - keeping you up to date without taking up any desktop space. The display is small and informative, and provides mouseover hints that reveal detailed weather information, as well as a miniature radar display. Advanced users can customize the display in every detail and choose which information is displayed. ForecastFox can also cycle between multiple locations, and alert you when conditions are updated.

Firefox Password Exporter enables you to export all your passwords that are stored in Firefox, and save them to a XML or CSV file. For added security, you can choose to encrypt the file. The program also allows you to import the passwords from a file, making it easy to transfer them between computers.

Firefox Showcase is a Firefox add-on that enables you to navigate open tabs as thumbnail views of the actual website. It can run as a sidebar or in a special Showcase tab. You can configure it in various ways, view zoomed versions of the thumbnails on mouseover, close or activate a tab by clicking on the thumbnail and quickly switch between web pages. The program offers flexible configuration options that allow you to customize everything from thumbnail size, mouseover actions and info display to thumbnail labels and mouse actions. Note: After installing, you need to add the Showcase buttons to the Firefox toolbar.

Adsense Notifier for Firefox is a Firefox extension that adds the daily statistics for your AdSense revenue to the browser status bar. It supports Content, Referrer and Search data and can display Impressions, Clicks, CTR, CPM, Earnings and RPC. You can choose which values to display and configure the update interval. Clicking on the Adsense Notifier icon will log you into your Adsense account on the Google server.

Xippee is a simple add-on for Firefox that can help you refine the search results in major search engines. You can select any word from the search results and choose to add or remove it from the query. The program will modify the query string and reload the page with the new results.

Loki for Firefox is a location-based Internet search toolbar for Firefox that utilizes the Skyhook Wi-Fi Positioning System to find information related to your current physical position. It is designed for wireless notebooks and enables you to pinpoint your current location on a map (Google, Yahoo and others), send it via email and find points of interest in your area, including nearby HotSpots, shopping, dining, ATM Machines, Geocaches and more. You can also lookup local gas process, movie schedules, web cams, weather information, local events and more. A handy tool that puts local information on your fingertips when you are on the road.

Tiny Menu for Firefox enables you to reduce the size of the menu bar by collapsing all menu item into a single button, using a drop down to access to all the menu item. You can also choose to keep selected menu items directly on the toolbar and only collapse the items you want out of the way.

FireFTP is a full-featured FTP client that installs as an extension and integrates with your Firefox browser. It offers all the standard FTP features, supports multiple FTP account, passive transfers, directory synchronization and more. FireFTP is handy for occasional use, but we found it to be a little slow for serious uploads and downloads.

Fasterfox is a Firefox add-on that applies a variety of performance and network tweaks to improve rendering speed and network performance. It includes 4 presets and an option for advanced users that allows you to tweak settings for HTTP connections, HTTP Pipelining, cache and more. Fasterfox also includes a prefetch feature, that utilizes your idle bandwidth and download linked pages in the background, so that they can load instantly when you click on the link.