Today Chrome tends to monopolize the articles on web browsers because it is more popular than Firefox. But we must not forget that at the time Firefox was the king of the browsers, which for many of us meant to leave the “tyranny” of Internet Explorer, and today, despite the time elapsed, is still the favorite many people.
In fact, Firefox still has a lot of life. Proof of them are extensions, which continue to grow and improve with each new version, and allow the browser completely adapt to your tastes and needs. So if Firefox is your inseparable companion of long hours at the computer, do not miss this list of extensions to make your relationship even better.
To manage your tasks
There are countless apps and online platforms that manage tasks, have more control over the pending work, and you do not miss anything in the pipeline. Luckily some of them easily integrate with Firefox in the form of extensions.
- Wunderlist: This extension adds a button to the Firefox interface with which you can add anything (an article, a video, a web page) to your Wunderlist – and sync with all your devices. The added element also includes the most important data on the page where you get it.
- Todoist: Are you a Todoist user? With this extension you can manage your account directly from your browser: see your tasks, add new, you mark them as completed, organize … you can even add web pages as tasks.
- ReminderFox: for those who need more than just a list of tasks, this extension functions as a kind of agenda and calendar integrated into the browser, where you can write down everything you need to remember (from a task until your wedding anniversary).
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To organize your Favorites
If you are an active user of Browser bookmarks, sure you are aware of the ease with which they can get out of control. Having a dozen favorites is something assumable, but when they become several dozen without any order, are no longer useful … until you use the appropriate extensions.
- Bookmarks Checker: If you have too many links in Favorites, you know you have to do the cleaning. But you also know that gives enormous laziness, so let this extension you a hand. She alone will check the links and let you know if there is any error.
- Roomy Bookmarks Toolbar: For those who prefer to have their favorites in the browser bar, this extension allows multiple rows of icons, customize the background color the same, show it hovering above, and many more options.
- Xmarks Sync: Do you use Firefox at work and at home, or laptop computer and desktop, and then you need this extension. With it, you can keep your favorites synchronized between multiple installations of Firefox without a problem.
- Quick Mark: Special for lovers of minimalism. Create a new Favorite and place it in its appropriate folder, all in just a few clicks – or keyboard shortcuts.
To take notes
Whether as data for an article you’re writing, as interesting information for the preparation of a trip or because you’re doing some online research, we’ve all ever needed to keep a note something we’ve seen on a web page. Before resorting to posting it mislaid classic that will end up on your table, check out these extensions.
- Evernote Web Clipper: With this extension you have basically Evernote integrated into Firefox and with it the ability to save web pages, articles, text, images or anything else you see on the Internet and you find interesting.
- Notepad (QuickFox): This extension is practically a notebook integrated into Firefox, with support for multiple tabs, auto – save, spell checker, clipboard manager and more. It can also be synchronized to Xmarks, Dropbox, and other utilities.
- FloatNotes: This extension also allows you to save notes, but in a slightly different way: adding them as post-its to a web page. They can be used to write things down for an investigation, or as a simple reminder.
To make screenshots
Another activity that is usually common among writers and editors working for a publisher is to make catches. If you’re one of them, a simple Firefox extension like these cans solution the problem – without installing an image editor just for that.
- Awesome Screenshot Plus: With this extension can capture an entire page or just a fragment thereof, make marks or annotations in the catch, hide private information with a blur effect and upload in one click.
- Nimbus Screen Capture: Very similar to the previous one, with full or only in a particular area catches and ability to add annotations and marks to images. This extension also allows you to save screenshots on your local disk or on Google Drive.
- Capture & Print: This extension also allows you to capture certain areas of a web, but in this case, to send them directly to print. So you make sure you print only what is necessary, and save paper and ink.
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To manage the tabs
With so many things like you do with Firefox, it is normal that you end up with the window full of tabs. And there comes a time when you do not know which are which, where everything is, and you losing too much time looking every page you have open. Unless, of course, you use some of these extensions.
- Tab Mix Plus: Probably one of the best extensions to manage tabs in Firefox you can use. With it, you can duplicate tabs, control where open, customize menus by clicking them recover full sessions of closed tabs and more.
- Tab Groups: This extension replaces the function of Panorama or TabView present in earlier versions of Firefox. With it, you can organize multiple tabs very easily, very visual and very comfortable to handle.
- One Tab: Too many open and Firefox tabs to explode? Converts those dozens of tabs in a list with this extension; they will be much easier to handle and can restore themes you need them.
- ColorfulTabs: Something as simple as a different color tone can help you manage multiple tabs much quicker and easier. They are easier to distinguish and give a cheerful touch browser interface.
To organize your downloads
Finally, another activity that we usually do with the web browser is downloading. And although simply download something is a task in itself very simple, if you do it very often need to start to organize it better – for example with these extensions.
- DownThemAll: One the management extensions best known of Firefox downloads. With it, you will have full control over the Internet download speed, parallel connections, managing mirrors , and more.
- FlashGot Mass Downloader: Almost mandatory for those discharges that are taken seriously. It lets you download all the links on a website (or selected) with a simple click. If you use an external download manager, you can also synchronize with them.
- Download Panel Tweaker: This, however, is a bit easier. It merely adding some changes and improvements to Firefox download panel. If you do not need any more, this is your extension.
For everything else…
Finally, if you have a lot of extensions in which you have invested hours of searching and configuration, it is not more you make a copy of them so it could happen. How? With another extension, of course: Firefox Environment Backup Extension, able to make a backup of your extensions (and other elements of Firefox as themes, Favorites, settings, cookies and more.
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