Favourite Browser Extensions
A short list of browser extensions I like to install so I don't have to go hunting when setting up a new machine:
(Very much under construction (redesign).
| Extension | Browsers | Description/Notes |
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| uBlock Origin | uBlock sans Origin was acquired by AdBlock Plus and permits "acceptable ads" which they receive money for | |
| uMatrix | ||
| NoScript Security Suite< | ||
| PrivacyBadger | ||
| HTTPS Everywhere | ||
| Temporary Containers | ||
| Privacy Settings | ||
| CanvasBlocker | ||
| FlagFox | Displays a country flag depicting the location of the current website's server and provides a multitude of tools such as site safety checks, whois, translation, similar sites, validation, URL shortening, and more... This extension has a wide userbase and bears the Recommended by Mozilla badge; it is much more popular than Country Flags & IP WHOIS but less functionality. Use this if you judge risk by installed userbase. |
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| FoxyTab | Collection of Tab Related Actions e.g. Duplicate, Close Duplicates, Close to the Left, Copy Title, Merge Windows, Save as PDF, Copy Urls Tab/All/Left/Right, Host keep/close/close other, Sort by URL/Title, Asce/Desc, Move, Reload, Reload Timer FoxyTab also displays a country flag for the geolocation of the remote host's IP however it provides a multitude of useful functions otherwise provided by several smaller extensions with smaller userbases. Do not use in conjunction with other flag-bearing extensions if your degree of autism conflicts. |
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| Country Flags & IP WHOIS | FireFox | Adds a toolbar/address bar button with an icon of current location of the website's server. This information is extracted from the IP address of the responding server. The extension has a built-in table to convert the provided IP address to the country flag. The most (useful) options on a geolocating, flag-displaying extension that I have yet encountered and the one I use personally. |
Chrome/Chromium
- uBlock Origin
- ScriptSafe or NoScript (ScriptSafe has wider adoption on Chrome)
- Privacy Badger
- HTTPS Everywhere
Browser Logos created by Paul Irish used under the terms of the MIT License.
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