Useful browser extentions

Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:08 pm

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<p>Some of the useful desktop browser extentions for daily driving. Some of the extensions are only available for <strong><em>Firefox</em></strong> or Firefox based browsers. Please keep it in mind.</p>
<p>{{< admonition note "BTW," >}}
This is a simple personal collection. There might be more better extensions that I may not know. I'll appreciate it if you share your experience with us.
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<h1 id="most-useful-ones">Most useful ones</h1>
<p>These may help you every single day!</p>
<h2 id="bitwarden">Bitwarden</h2>
<p>A free and open source password manager. Used to store all of your passwords and notes. Well, it also have features that can be extended with premium membership, but free plan is good enough for personal daily driving cases.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bitwarden.com/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bitwarden-password-manager/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="dark-reader">Dark Reader</h2>
<p>Isn't it sometimes hard to read sites with 'white' background? Especially in nighttime? For example, you can switch current site to light theme! This extension can help you in this case. BTW, it's free and open source.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://darkreader.org/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/darkreader/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="firefox-multi-account-containers">Firefox Multi-Account Containers</h2>
<p>The Firefox Multi-Account Containers extension lets you carve out a separate box for each of your online lives – no more opening a different browser just to check your work email! Here is a quick video showing you how it works.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers#readme">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="firefox-relay">Firefox Relay</h2>
<p>It'll help you to protect your email. It lets you generate unique, random aliases you can use to sign up for accounts, apps, or newsletters, and forwards messages to your real address. If you find that an account is sending unwanted email or spam, you can block the alias and it will stop sending email to your inbox. Once you no longer want an account, you can delete the alias.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://relay.firefox.com/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/private-relay/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="foxyproxy-standard">FoxyProxy Standard</h2>
<p>It'll allow you to use proxy server connection.</p>
<p>Put simply, FoxyProxy automates the manual process of editing Firefox's Connection Settings dialog. Proxy server switching occurs based on the loading URL and the switching rules you define.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://getfoxyproxy.org/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxyproxy-standard/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="i-don-t-care-about-cookies">I don't care about cookies</h2>
<p>If you load the current website for the first time, did you notice a dialogue box at the bottom to accept cookies? This add-on will remove these cookie warnings from almost all websites! If you don't know about cookies you can give your search engine some keystrokes, I guess

.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="ublock-origin">uBlock Origin</h2>
<p>uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature. This is what official website says, feel free to head over there!</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#ublock-origin">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="grammar-spell-checker-languagetool">Grammar & Spell Checker — LanguageTool</h2>
<p>Check your texts for spelling and grammar problems everywhere on the web</p>
<p>1) Finds many errors that a simple spell checker cannot detect
2) No registration needed
3) Works on almost any website including Gmail, Facebook, Twitter</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://languagetool.org/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/languagetool/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="terms-of-service-didn-t-read">Terms of Service; Didn’t Read</h2>
<p>Get information instantly about websites' terms of service and privacy policies, with ratings and summaries from the <a href="https://tosdr.org/">TOSDR website</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://tosdr.org/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/terms-of-service-didnt-read/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="facebook-container">Facebook Container</h2>
<p>Prevent Facebook from tracking you around the web. The Facebook Container extension for Firefox helps you take control and isolate your web activity from Facebook</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="enhancer-for-youtube-tm-">Enhancer for YouTube

</h2>
<p>Built to get the most out of YouTube, this extension comes packed with all sorts of features that allow you, among other things, to manage ads as you wish, control the playback speed and the volume level with the mouse wheel, automate repetitive tasks such as selecting the appropriate playback quality, configure dozens of keyboard shortcuts to control YouTube like a pro, and much more... Give it a try!</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.mrfdev.com/enhancer-for-youtube">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/enhancer-for-youtube/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h1 id="also-">Also,</h1>
<p>check some of those. Maybe you will find something unexpected,

who knows ؟</p>
<h2 id="tineye-reverse-image-search">TinEye Reverse Image Search</h2>
<p>TinEye uses image identification technology, not keywords: when you upload an image to TinEye, TinEye creates a unique and compact digital signature or 'fingerprint' for it, then compares this fingerprint to every other image in the TinEye index to find matches. TinEye does not typically find similar images; it finds exact matches including those that have been cropped, edited or resized.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://tineye.com/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tineye-reverse-image-search/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="web-archives">Web Archives</h2>
<p>View archived and cached versions of web pages on 10+ search engines, such as the Wayback Machine, Archive․is, Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu and Yahoo.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/dessant/web-archives">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/view-page-archive/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="plasma-integration">Plasma Integration</h2>
<p>Provides better integration with the KDE Plasma 5 desktop. Useful for Linux users with kde plasma desktop environment.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="Plasma Integration
Provides better integration with the KDE Plasma 5 desktop.">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/plasma-integration/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="scrollanywhere">ScrollAnywhere</h2>
<p>Drag scrollbar with your middle mouse button anywhere on the page. Supports also "grab and drag" style.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://fastaddons.com/">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/scroll_anywhere/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="dictionary-anywhere">Dictionary anywhere</h2>
<p>View definitions easily as you browse the web. Double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble. It also supports Spanish, German, French language alongside English. Enjoy Reading Uninterrupted!!!.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/meetDeveloper/Dictionary-Anywhere">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-anyvhere/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="to-google-translate">To Google Translate</h2>
<p>Highlight text on a web page and send it to Google Translate or listen the pronunciation.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/itsecurityco/to-google-translate">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/to-google-translate/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<p>{{< admonition tip >}}
There might be more better translation extensions I don't know. You can do your own research and don't forget to share 🫠.
{{< /admonition >}}</p>
<h2 id="stylus">Stylus</h2>
<p>Redesign the web with Stylus, a user styles manager. Stylus allows you to easily install themes and skins for many popular sites.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://add0n.com/stylus.html">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="tree-style-tab">Tree Style Tab</h2>
<p>Show tabs like a tree. You'll get it when you'll use, no big deal!</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_treestyletab.html.en">Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/">Firefox store</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="extras">Extras</h2>
<p>If you want to explore more, here's a short suggestion,</p>
<p><em>I didn't include links to those, whose are little bit suspected!</em></p>
<ol>
<li>

<a href="https://github.com/AidanSpeakss/streamer-mode-for-firefox">Streamer Mode for Firefox</a></li>
<li>

YouTube timestamp</li>
<li>

️ <a href="https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image">Search by Image</a></li>
<li>

️ <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/">Read Aloud</a></li>
<li>

️ <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/">ClearURLs</a></li>
<li>

<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/">AdNauseam</a></li>
<li>

Demodal</li>
<li>

Bypass Paywalls</li>
<li>

Shepherd</li>
<li>

️ <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search">Decentraleyes</a></li>
<li>

<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/canvasblocker/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search">CanvasBlocker</a></li>
<li>

PassBrow</li>
<li>

<a href="https://www.xbrowsersync.org/">xBrowserSync</a></li>
<li>

<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-addon/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search">Improve YouTube</a></li>
<li>

<a href="https://github.com/anonaddy/browser-extension">AnonAddy</a></li>
<li>

Netcraft</li>
<li>

Canvas Fingerprint Defender</li>
<li>

️ Age Restriction Bypass for YouTube</li>
<li>

<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/easy-youtube-video-download/">Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express</a></li>
<li>

<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/easy-youtube-video-download/">Google Lighthouse</a></li>
</ol>
<p>And find it even more from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/">Firefox's add-on's page</a>. (Especially the recommended part)</p>
<p>{{< admonition quote "And," >}}
IF your'e a Firefox user, try those themes made specifically for kde plasma!</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/qogir-dark-for-firefox/">Qogir Dark blue</a>
{{< /admonition >}}</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</h2>
<p>Special thanks to,</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="t.me/RankCoder">Alive @user</a> - founder of <a href="https://t.me/linux_bangla">Linux Bangla</a> community.</li>
<li><a href="http://mrsnailo.github.io">Shahid Parvez</a> - Linux lover - Tech enthusiast - my teacher.</li>
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