There are many Internet browsers that we can use right now, some more widespread and popular than others, but the vast majority, free. Here come into play programs of importance today Chrome, Firefox, Edge , Opera, etc.
As most of you may already know, these are programs that over time have gained in importance and use in an obvious way. This is largely due to the increase and penetration of everything that has to do with the Internet . And it is that these could be said to serve as a platform that give us direct access to this huge virtual world. But of course, due to the wide range of products that we can use in this sense, each one chooses to choose the browser that best suits their needs.
It is true that for a long time the most popular proposal in the world in Google Chrome with a market penetration of around 60%. But there are many more, as it happens with the case in which we want to focus here, we refer to Mozilla Firefox . This is an alternative that wants to be based on security and privacy that has not stopped growing in recent years. However, despite everything, most users opt, later, to use extensions that further increase the functionality of the program.
Over time, these types of elements that become part of the program as such have not stopped growing. That is why at the moment we can find them relative to a huge number of environments and usefulness, as we will see.
Best Firefox extensions
Due to its growing importance and acceptance, in these lines we are going to show you a series of extensions that will help you improve the operation of Firefox .
Privacy extensions
One of the sections that users have been most concerned about for a long time is everything related to security and privacy when moving around the Internet. This is quite logical, especially if we take into account that we use more and more private data online, hence precautions must be taken. Although by default these programs already include their own security measures, they can be extended through extensions, as we will see.
This is the case of the so-called Cookie AutoDelete , an element that is added to Firefox in order to have greater control over the cookies that are stored here. In this way, the plugin that we are talking about takes care, by itself, that when closing any tab, all cookies that are not being used, are automatically deleted. All in all and with it we can specify URLs in which we do not want this to take place.
We can also use Privacy Possum, an extension that is responsible for protecting us against the increasingly frequent monitoring of the websites we visit. In this way, what we achieve is to reduce the data that these online monitoring companies carry out in an ostensible way.
Most of the users, when opting for a search engine, usually use Google. But when it comes to privacy, this may not be the best alternative. Therefore if we want to take care of this section, we can use the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials extension. This will help us enormously when it comes to protecting our data while we search and navigate from Firefox. The plugin blocks trackers, performs smart encryption, private searches, etc.
In the event that we are regular users of the social network Facebook , the Facebook Container extension will surely be very useful to us. This is because it prevents the Zuckerberg platform from following our movements, since we can isolate all activity on the Internet so that it is not detected by Facebook.
Extensions to manage passwords
Passwords are essential elements today, but perhaps we use too many, so a good manager of them will be very helpful. Thus, we can use some of these extensions that help us to correctly manage them. This is the case of MYKI Password Manager & Authenticator, an interesting solution that stores all our passwords, manages them, generates new ones, etc. It also has its own automatic filling of two-factor authentication fields.
As it could be otherwise, one of the most popular services of this type, such as LastPass, also has its own complement in Firefox . Specifically, we refer to LastPass Password Manager, an extension that is in charge of storing in a secure way all the passwords that we indicate to it over time. It also synchronizes all the data between mobile devices and desktops to improve its use.
And something similar is what we are going to find with the proposal of this type, Roboform. Thanks to this extension that we add to the Mozilla browser , we will have the opportunity to easily save and manage all our passwords.
Eyelash extensions
Tabs are those elements that, from the outset, popularized the browsers we have referred to and that allow us to use these programs in a much more efficient way. But with everything and with it, being able to get the most out of these elements through extensions, will be very useful for us.
Therefore, for example we can install in Firefox the plugin called OneTab, an add-on that is in charge of combining all the open tabs and storing them as a list. This will allow us to access them later in the future to continue working with them. We can also create and manage as many listings as we deem appropriate.
On the other hand, to use these tabs in the best way, we can also opt for the use of Tree Style Tab. To give us an idea, this is an extension that once installed is responsible for showing us these elements in the form of a tree. So this is something that is especially useful when we work with many of them simultaneously.
At the same time, thanks to the extension called Auto Tab Discard, we will have the opportunity to improve overall browser performance . This is largely due to the fact that thanks to the tab management that is carried out, the memory load is reduced. To say that this is especially evident and important when we have a large number of them open simultaneously.
Useful extensions to buy in Firefox
Among the many ways of working that we can carry out in current Internet browsers, one of the most common is shopping. And it is that online commerce has not stopped growing, so some Firefox extensions will help us in these tasks. As an example, one of the best known in this regard is The Camelizer . This is because this add-on refers to the prices of the e-commerce giant, Amazon. Thus, we will have the opportunity to see, in a totally graphic way, the evolution of product prices. At the same time we will see what has been the highest and lowest price that it has reached over time.
In addition, in order to make safe purchases, we can also use the extension called Trusted Shops. And it is that thanks to this extension, we will be able to see first hand the online stores that have the quality seal and refund guarantee. In addition, it warns us when entering unreliable online stores.
In this same section it is also worth talking about Amazon Assistant, an extension that will help us make good decisions in online commerce. This is because the extension as such offers us product compassions, offers , allows us to create wish lists or shortcuts to some popular stores.
Extensions to manage downloads
While before we talked about shopping, another common use in this regard for web browsers is downloads. These can be carried out on all types of files, so let’s see some extensions that help us in this. To start we show you the extension called Video DownloadHelper, an add-on focused on downloading video content from the most popular portals.
A similar case to the mentioned one, we find it with DownThemAll !, another add-on focused on the downloads that is in charge of offering us help in massive downloads . We will be able to manage them in a much more efficient way thanks to the user interface that it offers us.
On the other hand, we find the Firefox extension called Download Manager, an add-on that is responsible for allowing us to manage our downloads through a status bar that is integrated into the Mozilla software itself. In this we will have the opportunity to see useful information such as the route, the progress of the download, the remaining time, etc. In addition, and how could it be otherwise, it has support for multiple simultaneous downloads.
Firefox bookmark extensions
As with the tabs that we referred to earlier, markers are also very used and important elements. That is why if we look for any extension that helps us manage these elements, we can use FVD Speed Dial with Full Online Sync. This is an add-on that has many functions related to this topic, such as organizing bookmarks by custom groups. It also has an online synchronization function between devices .
Changing third, in case we want to protect these personal bookmarks from others, the Private Bookmarks extension will help us. Furthermore, this could be especially useful in the event that we work with a team that in turn is used by other people. Thus, just by installing this add-on, we can add an access password to these own bookmarks so that no one else can see them.
And to end this section of bookmarks, another proposal that you may find very interesting is Default Bookmark Folder. Say that this is an extension that takes care of allowing us to choose the default bookmarks folder. At the same time we will be able to add new ones in a faster way to that personalized location .
Extensions to deal with images
One of the most successful contents on the Internet as a general rule is images, in addition to the obligatory texts, of course. That is why due to this widespread use, the Firefox extension, Imagus , can be very helpful. Actually, what we are going to achieve with it is to automatically enlarge the thumbnails and videos by simply hovering the mouse over the links.
Also, to try to locate images in the most effective way when using Firefox, we can choose to install the Search by Image extension. In this way we will have the possibility of having a powerful image search function. Also for all this we will have at our fingertips supported search engines such as Google, Yandex, Bing , TinEye, etc.
To finish we will talk about Download All Images, an extension that, as its name suggests, increases the options when saving photos. In this way we will have the possibility of saving images by customizing their size , dimensions or format.