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1. Dictionary by Google. I like double-clicking unknown words for an instant definition or translation.
2. Regex search. When ctrl+F just isn't enough.
3. Duplicate Tab Shortcut Key. For those times when I click on a search engine result before pressing ctrl.
There's an incredibly useful extension that's not on that list that I bet a good number of HN folks would like: Vimium [1] It lets you use keyboard shortcuts to navigate through webpages, click buttons, jump to text boxes, etc. it's been huge for me both as a productivity tool (it's significantly faster than using a mouse for navigation) and also for reducing RSI/strain on my hands. Here's a video of it in action as…
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I really wish browsers would change their security model for extensions :\ "all or nothing" is ridiculous as the only option - let me revoke access or restrict it to specific sites. I may not care if X has access to site Y, but giving it access to Z means giving it the keys to my life so hell no. I don't even want to use it on Z.
In Firefox you can choose for every extension if it is allowed to work in private mode.
On the off-chance that someone reads this and may find it useful, here are my most useful Firefox extensions: Firefox Container Tabs. Allows me to have multiple office or gmail logins, amazon AWS console sessions, etc etc. And one to keep Facebook walled off in its own little prison. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account... SingleFile. Allows me to save a snapshot of a page when I bookmark it (…
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I really wish browsers would change their security model for extensions :\ "all or nothing" is ridiculous as the only option - let me revoke access or restrict it to specific sites. I may not care if X has access to site Y, but giving it access to Z means giving it the keys to my life so hell no. I don't even want to use it on Z.
> "all or nothing" is ridiculous as the only option - let me revoke access or restrict it to specific sites. Thank you. I've been waiting for Firefox to add this feature for almost 2 years. For a privacy focused browser, this should be a must have, top priority.
Now you have to dig into the settings. And give it permission before it could work. At first I found that annoying. But upon reflection. I guess it's a necessary evil.
Edit: I misread the parent comment.
Mine: 1. Dictionary by Google. I like double-clicking unknown words for an instant definition or translation. 2. Regex search. When ctrl+F just isn't enough. 3. Duplicate Tab Shortcut Key. For those times when I click on a search engine result before pressing ctrl.
Yes it's exactly as the name implies ! It will BLINK the text you are trying to find on a page via "Ctrl+F" or "Cmd+F". I honestly can't believe I'm the only user of this extension. I can not for the live of me find half the text I'm looking for on a webpage without it blinking.
[0]https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blink-find-finding...? utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
I just use uBlock Origin to clean up websites I visit of their trending sections, recommendation sections, comment sections. Sometimes I get rid of links that I might mindlessly click, like the whole top bar of reddit.com. For example, these filters work really well on youtube.com youtube.com##.ytp-pause-overlay youtube.com##.ytp-suggestion-set youtube.com##.ytp-endscreen-content youtube.com###related
Mine: 1. Dictionary by Google. I like double-clicking unknown words for an instant definition or translation. 2. Regex search. When ctrl+F just isn't enough. 3. Duplicate Tab Shortcut Key. For those times when I click on a search engine result before pressing ctrl.
For 3, you can also middle click the back button to reopen the search engine tab again.
- ctrl click the refresh button (any of the navigation buttons really, although they will clone the previous or the next in the history)
- middle click the refresh button
And my favorite: “yt” key combo when using Vimium-ff.
Additionally, it’s useful because I like to keep related tabs next to each other, so I often used these methods to duplicate a tab (or ctrl/middle click on the new tab button to open a blank one next to the current tab), but now I only need to press “t” to open a new blank tab right next to my current one.