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Re: Ask HN: What is your must have browser extension?

#23
I use AdBlockPlus to almost completely remove ads from the internet. I hear that YouTube has advertising, but I never, ever see it.

Dark Mode is helpful, as my vision works better with dark backgrounds, thanks to impending cataracts.

Midnight Lizard takes care of the special cases that Dark Mode doesn't seem to work with.

Re: Ask HN: What is your must have browser extension?

#24

I use AdBlockPlus to almost completely remove ads from the internet. I hear that YouTube has advertising, but I never, ever see it. Dark Mode is helpful, as my vision works better with dark backgrounds, thanks to impending cataracts. Midnight Lizard takes care of the special cases that Dark Mode doesn't seem to work with.

You've probably heard this a million times, but uBlock Origin is the new Adblock -- it's way better, more performant, and regularly updated.

Re: Ask HN: What is your must have browser extension?

#26
Some safari suggestions:

- Userscripts (runs userscripts)

- Adguard (ad blocker, has custom filters as such but I haven't used anything past the basic ad blocking)

- Mate translate (I think Safari has a built in translator, but I'm not 100% sure)

- Vimari (navigation with vim, basically just vimium, but not as much configurability/features, ex disabling only certain keys on websites, vomnibar)

Re: Ask HN: What is your must have browser extension?

#28
>> Site / theme improvements:

1) Dark Hacker News

2) Hacker News: Mark All Read

3) DarkReader

>> Tab management and workflow:

4) Unique Tabs

5) PowerSwitch

6) Switch between your two most recent tabs

7) Tabs Outliner

8) Session Buddy

9) JoinTabs

>> Mastodon improvements:

10) Mastodon Handles in Twitter

11) Mastodon Link

>> Video improvement:

12) Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google)

13) Video Speed Controller

14) Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K)

Re: Ask HN: What is your must have browser extension?

#29
post #27

Do you feel completely comfortable connecting a password manager to a browser? I think separation of these two utilities makes more sense.

With your theoretical concern (anything specific?), you'd copy paste every time you need to login?

Yes, copy and paste everything.

Trusting all passwords to a browser and hoping vendors don't ship updates with any vulnerabilities or feature-bugs randomly thrown in is a bit much to ask imo.

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