Lesser Known But Useful Firefox Extensions
Those top 10 lists about the best Firefox for Web developers, the average person or your mother always piss me off because they list the same extensions every time. All those extensions are well known… it’s not like you have to tell a web developer about firebug or the web dev toolbar.
I use a lot of extensions. I have a minimum of 8 installed, even on my portable version. I tend to use some extensions that a lot of people never heard of and I find it surprising because they are really helpful! So without further ado, I give to you a list of some lesser known but useful Firefox extensions.
ErrorZilla
The default error page for Firefox is a bit minimal… there isn’t a lot of usefulness there… and if you’re a big digger or slashdotter, you know what a pain it can be to find a website crippled before you had a chance to few it. This handy little extension gives you some useful links, including ones to corel cache and google cache.
Find it here
URL Fixer
Lets talk about common annoyances for a second, shall we? Who here hates it when you type too fast for your own good… or just very poorly? There’s no excuse for poor typing but this extension has got your back for those silly slip ups you make in the address bar and scramble to fix before you reach an error page. With this extension, www.google.cmo will automatically change to www.google.com
This extension is a bit limited in the sense that the filters are hard coded into the javascript but it’s the best solution out there right now.
Find it here
Long Titles
Another common annoyance is the … on long tooltips. This extension saves you the frustration of guessing.
Find it here
Answers
This is just damn useful. If you’re ever reading something and come across a word or phrase you don’t know, simply hold alt and click it and it will open a handy little bubble inside the webpage you’re browsing.
Find it here
Aging Tabs
I never like to have too many tabs open in my browser but at times it becomes inevitable… and unfortunately confusing. With this extension though, I can easily pick out which tabs I’ve been using most frequently as the color gets darker with lack of use. Definitely worth a look.
Find it here
