Firefox browser load time slow? Maybe you have too many of these?
It’s been quite some time since I’ve peeked under the Firefox Extensions hood to see what I load on a daily basis. I just checked right now, and I have to admit, I am nearing the outer skirts of Firefox Extensions whore land. No wonder my browser takes 3-4 seconds to load. So here we are, the semi-usual Firefox Extensions share list.
- 1Passwd – OS X users looking for a password manager that works with Firefox and Safari across multiple Macs should load this extension straight-away. I believe 1Passwd loads this automatically when the application is installed.
- Adblock – The proverbial favorite for cleansing ridiculously ad-bloated websites.
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater – Keeps adblock updated. Whitelist sites from this update list if you prefer to support certain advertisements.
- ColorZilla – Color picker that launches from the Firefox status bar.
- Configuration Mania – I’m still not sure why some of the features that can be enabled through this plugin are not enabled by default in Firefox.
- Drag de Go – Reminiscent of Opera Gestures. Drag links and highlighted text / images to perform certain functions.
- Firebug – A favorite among web developers.
- Foxmarks Bookmark Syncronizer – Replace Google Browser Sync with this extension. Does not affect the performance of your browser and syncs bookmarks using the Foxmarks server – or your own personal server.
- Greasemonkey – Manipulate the web to work for you.
- It’s All Text! – Open your default text editor for editing textareas rather than using the browser.
- Make Link – Right-click on links and create HTML or forum safe links.
- Resizeable Form Fields – Some web forms are a little too cramped for my tastes. Resize them horizontally or vertically to your hearts content.
- Stop-or-Reload Button – Keep both important buttons in your browser nav bar while saving a few pixels.
- StumbleUpon – Random web browsing.
- Stylish – Similar to Greasmonkey. Many great userstyles to choose from at userstyles.org.
- Tabbrowser Preferences – Control how tabs behave in Firefox with a little more control.
- User Agent Switcher – Fool websites into thinking you’re using *ack* Internet Explorer.
- Web Developer – Classic. If Firebug weren’t't around, I would be using this extension and nothing else.
If you would feel so inclined, feel free to drop your recommendations in the comments for all to see. Try to keep the lists a little lighter – keep them down to the bare minimum, the holy grail of Extensions if you will.
