My favorite Firefox extensions

  • Adblock µBlock uBlock Origin : should I have to explain?
  • ColorfulTabs : nice colors in your tabs
  • Flagfox : Displays a country flag depicting the location of the current website's server and provides quick access to detailed location and webserver information
  • Greasemonkey : Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript (see below for the scripts I use)
  • Neo Diggler : add a “clear url bar” button, along with some nice shortcuts, similar to Konquefox, but Firefox 6-compatible
  • Tab Preview : shows a preview of tab contents
  • User-Agent Switcher : adds a menu and a toolbar button to switch the user agent of the browser
  • Ghostery (and Collusion) : because privacy matters
  • Searchonymous : “Search anonymously on Google, while keeping your search preferences and stay logged in on services such as YouTube, Gmail, etc.”
  • Wappalyzer : Tells you what software is used on the current visited website
  • RequestPolicy Continued : Protect from ligatus/outbrain/etc. crap
  • Channel Blocker (Chrome) : remove channels from YouTube video suggestions
  • SponsorBlock : Same as your favorite ad blocker, but for YouTube videos' sponsored parts
  • AutoAuth : Automatically submits HTTP authentication dialogs when you’ve chosen to have the browser save your login information
  • Shaarli Shaanti : add a Shaarli button to bookmark delicious links
  • Two Factor Authenticator : Generates TOTPs for 2 factor authentication (Google Authenticator style)

Some Greasemonkey scripts

For Facebook:

  • replace smileys : Replace text smileys with graphic ones
  • Facebook Fixer : a.k.a Facebook-on-steroids
  • Chat Killer : web is not for IM. Get a real client, and use Jabber.
  • Friends Checker : Regularly checks your Facebook friends to check whether anyone has removed you from their friends.
  • Nickbook : personal script to hide avatar below the comment box

My favorite Thunderbird extensions