I've been meaning to compile a list of the software applications I install on every computer I happen to have to use for an extended period of time. Today, I decided to start by sharing which my favorite Firefox add-ons are - those I add the minute I have finished running the setup.
So here it goes:
Firebug
Essential for web development. It will allow you not only to inspect the source and styles of a page, but also to dynamically alter parts of it and see the results live! It even has a JavaScript debugger!
Install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843/
More info at: http://getfirebug.com/
Web Developer
Another can't-do-without for web developers. You can enable or disable styles, images, delete specific cookies - very useful!
Install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60/
More info at: http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/
Tamper Data
Ever needed to analyse what's going on with a request? Tamper data will intercept communications and give you the info you are looking for!
Install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/966/
More info at: http://tamperdata.mozdev.org/
FireShot
Need to share how a web site looks with a fellow developer? Quickly save what you've entered in a form or info the site has displayed back? FireShot will let you capture the visible browser area or even the whole page - with no need to take several shots and paste them together if it doesn't fit in one screen.
Install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5648/
More info at: http://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/
Windows only
Session Manager
You've reached the end of the day and you have 12 tabs open in one browser window... and 6 more in another one. Save your currently displayed tabs for tomorrow. Even more, organize your sessions by saving all the tabs you want to look into for each different topic. This add-on also includes the ability to recover a tab recently closed by accident.
Install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2324/
More info at: http://sessionmanager.mozdev.org/
Zotero
Much more than just favorites or bookmarks. Build your own library of useful sites - organized the way you like - and search by keyboards into the contents of the pages. Zotero will save snapshots of the sites you want to keep for future referece, along with they addresses. It will even let you add notes over the pages and show them in the same places when you come back to the snapshot. You can add tags, your own notes and, again, it's completely searchable! If you are using this for writing a paper, you can even export the bibliography. And, you can sync it with your library on the web so you can access it from different locations.
It truly is your own library of web documents.
Install from and get more info at: http://www.zotero.org/
DownThemAll!
I've covered content stored in the web which you want to organize and keep. But you'll also want to download files every now and them DownThemAll is an excellent download manager that will get the job done - you can get the files to your usual downloads directory with a single click, and you can tell the difference in speed.
Install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201/
More info at: http://www.downthemall.net/
Greasemonkey
Extend Firefox with custom scripts. I use this to get a virtual keyboard so I can avoid typing sensitive login information on public computers.
Install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748/
More info at: http://www.greasespot.net/
Virtual Keyboard Interface script: http://www.greywyvern.com/code/javascript/keyboard
Hudson Monitor
If you use Hudson as your continuous integration solution, this add-on will is a convenient way to know the state of your builds right from the status bar.
Install from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7522/
More info at: http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/Firefox+Add-on+Build+Monitor
I hope these add-ons are as useful to you as they are to me. You are very welcome to let me know of any others!
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