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Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by NylaTheWolf »

selfhoster11 wrote: post #201
raffraffraff wrote: post #45

I stopped trying to whitelist sites. Now I just use cookie autodelete and container tabs. Full list: - Joplin web clipper - BitWarden - Firefox containers - Containerise (choose tab container based on domain name or url regex) - Cookie autodelete (in case I ever accidentally log into something in the wrong container, this cleans it up) I also modify the search bar so it only suggests locations from my bookmarks, and…

> Honestly, who uses bookmarks any more? They just turn into a bloated to-do list, hundreds of links you'll forget about until one day you try them and the domain no longer exists Exactly! I use tabs for that very thing. I have over four hundred tabs open in multiple windows, and counting! (Please send help.)

oh my god im so glad im not the only one. my ADHD makes this so bad

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by NylaTheWolf »

klibertp wrote: post #227
SahAssar wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Honestly, who uses bookmarks any more? They just turn into a bloated to-do list, hundreds of links you'll forget about until one day you try them and the domain no longer exists Use a service like pinboard and they instead turn into a searchable archive of things you like, archived so that they don't disappear/change. Sorta like a curated personal search engine.

I want an offline solution for this. What's the point of saving content from the Internet on the same Internet? You lose your connection and immediately lose access to all the saved content. So, does anyone know of any solution like this, but running locally instead? I tried Recoll, and both the FF extension and the query engine were... unpolished, to say the least... EDIT: mentioned in another comment Web Clipper +…

Raindrop.io and Pocket can save articles on the Premium plan and Raindrop does it automatically it seems, it does have a few limits though.

Wallabag costs money but you can self host it. I heard it's good!

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by NylaTheWolf »

Jedd wrote: post #55

I have accumulated perhaps more than is healthy. Some that didn't appear on this page (yet) are: octotree - intercepts github (and ostensibly other repo site) pages and gives you a browseable file manager pop-out on the left. Once used, it's hard to live without. behind the overlay - lets you hide (most) popups and overlays with ctrl-shift-x, which regrettably quickly becomes an instinctive reaction jira assistant -…

I've been trying out Tabs Outliner. It seems exactly like something I'd need, and even works for Vivaldi, but it's a bit overwhelming haha. It's also a shame that the dev disappeared and there's no Firefox extension

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by NylaTheWolf »

TomDavey wrote: post #15
nathanaldensr wrote: post #2

I stopped using NoScript because the micromanagement of domain names simply took too much time. I rely on Pi-hole to fill that gap somewhat. To answer your question (Firefox on desktop and mobile): - uBlock Origin - Privacy Badger - HTTPS Everywhere - Enhancer for YouTube - Multi-account Containers - Owl

Also on Firefox. It appears that I'm not as privacy/security conscious as are most in this thread, but I heartily second HTTPS Everywhere. However, the single Firefox extension that's indispensable to me is Tree Style Tabs. See: https://github.com/piroor/treestyletab . Is it possible (for a Web page hoarder like me) to organize and access 500+ tabs across seven Firefox windows? You betcha it is, with Tree Style Tabs.

Ah, a fellow Tab Hoarder! I've been using Firefox quite a bit lately and I really like Tree Style Tabs

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by kup0 »

activitypea wrote: post #228
prohobo wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I kind of object to this because it's directly messing with creators' efforts. Obviously I'm not telling people not to use it, but I think it's worth thinking about the channels/creators you enjoy - especially if they've been demonetized by Youtube.

Youtube already has ads. Yes, Youtube's revenue model is atrocious for creators, but running your own ads on top of their ads is really not the solution. LinusTechTips is the most egregious example of that. After sitting through two Youtube ads, I have to look at their preroll and postroll for sponsorships, as well as a midroll for another sponsor or their merch store. It just gets tiring after a while. I can't imagi…

I don't know, I look at it almost exactly in the opposite way. I used to block Youtube ads with uBlock and now use Youtube Premium, and ads that are baked into videos by creators themselves don't bother me.

The ads that are baked into the video don't have tracking code because they're just part of the video file, they aren't an extra javascript burden, often the sound/transition is far better and not so jarring-- really they're IMHO the least "bad" form of ads- better than the alternatives in almost every way- and often these ads are more relevant to the content and probably support the creator well.

I would much rather have a creator do sponsor spots in their video content than ever get served a javascript ad from some ad company.

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by chrismeller »

utucuro wrote: post #214
Jaruzel wrote: post #89

My de-facto set of extensions: - uBlock Origin - Cookie AutoDelete - "I Don't Care About Cookies" (It auto-OKs cookie consent banners) - Archive.org's Wayback Machine (A must have in this era of link rot) Optional: - Tablist (easily lets me copy out all the URLs of open tabs for 'later') - User Agent Switcher (Needed less these days, but useful for exploring the DOM of mobile versions of sites) Additionally, I have w…

Used to use Archive.org's own extension, but I encountered way too many false positives over time to continue using it. I'd recommend One-click Wayback instead - no automatic activation.

Thanks so much for that. I had the same problem and got so infuriated with their extension that I couldn’t continue to use it. A cursory search didn’t turn up anything that seemed polished or reputable, so nice to finally find a recommended alternative.

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by raffraffraff »

selfhoster11 wrote: post #201
raffraffraff wrote: post #45

I stopped trying to whitelist sites. Now I just use cookie autodelete and container tabs. Full list: - Joplin web clipper - BitWarden - Firefox containers - Containerise (choose tab container based on domain name or url regex) - Cookie autodelete (in case I ever accidentally log into something in the wrong container, this cleans it up) I also modify the search bar so it only suggests locations from my bookmarks, and…

> Honestly, who uses bookmarks any more? They just turn into a bloated to-do list, hundreds of links you'll forget about until one day you try them and the domain no longer exists Exactly! I use tabs for that very thing. I have over four hundred tabs open in multiple windows, and counting! (Please send help.)

I have 86 tabs open in Firefox in my phone right now

Re: Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

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Post by raffraffraff »

Macha wrote: post #200
raffraffraff wrote: post #45

I stopped trying to whitelist sites. Now I just use cookie autodelete and container tabs. Full list: - Joplin web clipper - BitWarden - Firefox containers - Containerise (choose tab container based on domain name or url regex) - Cookie autodelete (in case I ever accidentally log into something in the wrong container, this cleans it up) I also modify the search bar so it only suggests locations from my bookmarks, and…

> I type "gmail work", hit return and Firefox opens it in the correct container tab, already logged in. (Honestly, who uses bookmarks any more? They just turn into a bloated to-do list, hundreds of links you'll forget about until one day you try them and the domain no longer exists) Do you just have a google container, or have you managed to make it so that gmail can only be opened in a "personal" and "work" context…

I have containers for personal, projects, shopping and a bunch more. Within work I have several containers (prod, test, dev) as there are different accounts for those - AWS for example
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