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Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#41

Post by jwpage » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:26 PM UTC

Chrome (main browser) Extensions:

* AdBlock

* Firebug Lite for Google Chrome

* Minimalistic Google Reader

* RSS Subscription Extension (by Google)

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Firefox (for development, where some extensions in Chrome aren't available) Add-Ons:

* Firebug

* JSONView

* Live HTTP Headers

* Modify Headers

* Page Speed

* User Agent Switcher

* Web Developer Toolbar

* YSlow

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I also have a folder of bookmarklets on my toolbar in Chrome:

* Google Analytics: Last Week

* Huffduffer: Add

* Instapaper: Add

* Pinboard: Add

* Twitter: Remove @mentions

* Readability

* Inject jQuery

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#42

Post by dpcan » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:28 PM UTC

FireFTP for Firefox.

Chrome.... probably FireFTP if it ever exists for Chrome.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#43

Post by adrianwaj » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:29 PM UTC

AdThwart (never fails) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpk...

AutoPagerize (awesome) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/igiofjhpmpihnifd...

Google Translate (v handy) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/aapbdbdomjkkjkao...

Shareaholic (mainly for the instant short goo.gl urls) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/aapbdbdomjkkjkao...

Smooth Gestures (speeds things up) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/lfkgmnnajiljnolc...

Smooth Scroll (easier on the eyes) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cccpiddacjljmfbb...

These could all come standard in my view and most people would appreciate it.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#44

Post by gmurphy » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:38 PM UTC

adrianwaj wrote: post #43

AdThwart (never fails) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpk... AutoPagerize (awesome) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/igiofjhpmpihnifd... Google Translate (v handy) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/aapbdbdomjkkjkao... Shareaholic (mainly for the instant short goo.gl urls) : https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/aapbdbdomjkkjkao... Smooth Gestures (speeds thin…

FWIW, smooth scrolling is implemented (by default) in the lastest Windows dev channel build.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#45

Post by CrazedGeek » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:41 PM UTC

AdBlock Plus and FlashBlock. Mostly to avoid distractions.

I also occasionally use Helvetireader: http://helvetireader.com/

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#46

Post by ElbertF » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:44 PM UTC

Firefox:

Wappalyzer http://wappalyzer.com

Adlock Plus http://adblockplus.org/en/

Flashblock http://flashblock.mozdev.org/

NoScript http://noscript.net/

Firebug http://getfirebug.com/

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#47

Post by epi0Bauqu » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:44 PM UTC

Chrome: JSONView & XML Tree are awesome. I also use Rapportive w/ Gmail.

Firefox: Firebug, YSlow & Web Developer toolbar for development. I also use ForecastFox for weather and occasionally S3Fox to check something on S3.

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#48

Post by FrankBlack » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:45 PM UTC

AdBlock Plus, ColorfulTabs, Downthemall, FaviconizeTab, Favicon Picker 3, Greasemonkey, Greasefire, IdentFavicon (obviously, I am into icons), Quickpagezoom, TabRenamizer

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#49

Post by mhansen » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:47 PM UTC

pasbesoin wrote: post #25

akkartik wrote: post #19

I use lasttab in Firefox to get LRU tab switching. Until chrome gets it (and don't make me change my ctrl-tab muscle memory) I'm not switching.

It irritates me no end that the Chrome developers refuse to implement this. (And yes, in googling around on the topic, I did come across a blog post by someone involved explaining that this is a design decision on their part and not an oversight.) As a workaround, I'll open a subset of most active tabs in a second window. Tabs I am actively switching between as I'm doing my work. Then, I'll end up closing the Windows…

Drag the different pairs of tabs together and use Ctrl-Tab + Shift-Ctrl-Tab to switch between them?

Re: Ask HN: What Firefox/Chrome extensions do you use?

#50

Post by mattmaroon » Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 11:48 PM UTC

Different at work and at home. Of the ones not already mentioned here my favorite is Add Bookmark Here. Adds some very simple functionality that is sorely missing.