Mastodawn

What are your favorite browser extensions?

https://beehaw.org/post/574337

What are your favorite browser extensions? - Beehaw

Ublock Origin is an obvious one, but I also can’t stand not having Foxy Gestures [https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/foxy-gestures/] anymore. It adds customizable mouse gestures, so you can set it up to have easy swipes to go back a page, reload a page, close a tab, etc, and it feels wonderful and smooth to use compared to just using the traditional buttons to do everything. Honestly it’s kinda wild to me that this isn’t more popular now that people are so used to phone gestures. It’s good for the same reasons!

cwagner Jun 15, 2023

Blocking: uBlock Origin and uMatrix (unmaintained, but works. Vastly superior to the mobile-friendly uBo interface)
Facebook Containers & Multi-Account Containers
Clickbait Remover for YT: You know those dumb faces? This randomized the thumbnail and normalizes titles.
LanguageTool: Grammarly, but multi-language, self-hostable and less shady
KeepassXC: Links to my password manager
better-history-ng: Makes Firefox history actually useful by using a calendar view. Disclaimer: I maintain that, but I only fixed the old non-ng version with minor changes, as it was unmaintained.

squid010 Jun 15, 2023

LanguageTool

I'll have to look into that. I've always liked the idea of Grammarly, but it seemed like I was basically downloading a keylogger, which seemed... unwise, lol.

cwagner Jun 15, 2023

It’s nice, it has a free version that you can use hosted, or self-host. You can’t host the premium version yourself, though.

Hyperi0n Jun 15, 2023

Wow, I had no idea that kind of extension existed for YT. That would a must have for! Thank you!

confusedwiseman Jun 15, 2023

Can y’all point me in the right direction on why grammarly is shady? Maybe that premium account was a bad idea, but I’ve loved it for the last few years to help me be a better writer.

cwagner Jun 16, 2023

Very creepy ToS: https://teddit.net/r/sysadmin/comments/izpazs/any_way_to_block_grammarly_in_every_shape_and/g6ke3hn/?context=3

That said, I’m not sure if it’s the same for the paid version (as I mainly use it to make fewer typos in reddit/lemmy posts, it’s not something I want to pay for :D)

gzrrt Jun 15, 2023

I physically can't use a browser without Vimium anymore.

sdx Jun 15, 2023

The shortcut alone makes Vimium a must, it makes switching between tabs so much easier. The only drawbacks of the extension I've found are having to adjust settings for the odd websites that have shortcuts and certain elements not working well with Vimium "clicks" (like the Lemmy sort order dropdown list!).

artaxadepressedhorse Jun 17, 2023

And it borks the YouTube shortcut keys, but I still love it. Incredibly useful when using a laptop/track pad.

mccord Jun 15, 2023

LibRedirect: redirect Website links to alternative frontends like Nitter, invidious, rimgo etc. - couldn't live without it especially on mobile where using Twitter without the app is really obnoxious

CookieAutoDelete combined with 'I still don't care about cookies': delete cookies the moment you close the tab if not whitelisted, also remove cookie notices and accept all cookies.

Nano Gestures: mouse gestures for navigating websites

captainnapalm83 Jun 15, 2023

How do you get LibRedirect to work on FF mobile? God I hate the Twitter mobile site experience.

mccord Jun 16, 2023

You'll to use firefox collections with either Nightly or Beta, add the addons you want to a collection and add the collection in ff mobile then you can use the addons. https://www.ghacks.net/2022/10/20/firefox-beta-for-android-now-supports-custom-add-on-collections/

I also had to export LibRedirect settings from desktop and import on mobile because the settings interface is a bit borked. There is also Privacy Redirect which should work out of the box.

captainnapalm83 Jun 16, 2023

Thanks. I'll have to look into that.

werewolf_nr Jun 15, 2023

uBlock Origin
Read Aloud
FB Purity
Facebook Container
SAML-tracer (for work)

Whimseymimple Jun 15, 2023

Oooh, I need to check out SAML tracer. Thanks!

bermuda Jun 15, 2023

I shared one on reddit that replaces pictures of spiders with kittens and it was met with a pretty shocking amount of hatred and vitriol brought my way, so nervous to share it here. But still I thought it was nice.

IntheTreetop Jun 15, 2023

I had a similar one but for the former president. I still have it installed and it always confuses me for a second until I remember it.

Whimseymimple Jun 15, 2023

Wait. No, share it. Please! 🥺

bermuda Jun 15, 2023

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/spiders-kittens-image-replacer/

here it is for firefox. I think there's one for chrome and for edge too

reverie Jun 16, 2023

Thanks for sharing. Just added it! lol

Whimseymimple Jun 16, 2023

I really appreciate you!

Whimseymimple Jun 16, 2023

Guys. It even works for Spider-Man.

Spider-Man - Wikipedia

floga Jun 15, 2023

I almost destroyed a phone once when I scrolled down to an unexpected spider image, my fight or flight response kicked in, and I threw the phone across the room. So this sounds amazing!!

Fylkir Jun 18, 2023

If only mobile Firefox had even a little bit of extension support.

Lycan Jun 17, 2023

Man, fuck the haters. This sounds amazing and I'm seriously considering using it lol

Swimmerman96 Jun 15, 2023

Tree Style Tabs for Firefox gets installed on every Desktop install I use.

Tree Style Tab – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download Tree Style Tab for Firefox. Show tabs like a tree.

aponigricon Jun 15, 2023

I literally cannot browse the web anymore without HoverZoom+

gabuwu Jun 15, 2023

library extension forever until the end of time

abrr1sz Jun 15, 2023

So, let's try to compile a list.

"uBlock" does not need any kind of introduction. Most of the people who answered the thread uses it anyway. But it is my favourite!
"Language tool" to help me spell things properly, lol
"I don't care about cookies" to get rid of annoying GDPR-compliance banners
"FoxyProxy" to easily switch between proxies
"Vimium C" to navigate the web using vi-like shortcuts
"SponsorBlock". I don't use YouTube as much nowadays but when I do, this add-on helps me skip in-video advertisements and irrelevant moments
"Search by image"
"Rikaichamp" is a great add-on for anyone who often needs to look up Japanese words
"Runet Censorship Bypass" because censorship circumvention is not a crime in my country. Yet.

Honestly, I thought it will be shorter. It makes me appreciate the authors of all these add-ons even more. If it weren't for their efforts, web browsing would be a much less enjoyable experience.

deephurting Jun 15, 2023

FoxScroller, I like to scroll pages while practicing music, which always impresses people. Gesturefy, gotta have those mouse gestures. With a tiny Windows program called NeatMouse I can do it all with the keyboard, too. Kinda off topic. Imagus, what is this clicking and opening crap? SessionSync is good for saving your tabs. Fun to see what you were wasting time on 5 years ago.

Jezebelley Jun 15, 2023

These are my current favs for safari.

BigVault Jun 15, 2023

These are all I use:

Edge on desktop:

Ublock Origin
DownThemAll
IDontCareAboutCookies

Safari on iOS:

‎Vinegar - Tube Cleaner

‎Vinegar is a Safari extension that replaces the YouTube player with a minimal HTML video tag. It removes ads, restores picture-in-picture, and keeps videos playing in the background. Note: The "can read information from webpages" text in the permission section is just unfortunate wording. Vinegar…

App Store

Tin Jun 15, 2023

can't live without:

uBlock (goes without saying)
Vimium (browse using vim shortcuts)
New Window Without Toolbar (does what it says opens the current page in a new window without any toolbar at all, nice minimal look)
New Tab Override (so new tabs land on my personal landing page, not the Firefox home or blank)

That's it really, my needs are simple.

Also, TIL about "I don't care about cookies" so I'm tempted to install that, but I do sort of care about cookies... but I also clear them relatively frequently, so it's probably fine.

marco Jun 15, 2023

Ps I don't care about cookies extension was recently sold to Avast.

dominoko Jun 15, 2023

I use Grammarly, Facebook Container and uBlock Origin.
Facebook Container keeps facebook from spying on your internet traffic

gadabyte Jun 15, 2023

ublock origin
privacy badger
decentraleyes
clear URLs
facebook container
https everywhere
firefox multi-account containers
dictionary anywhere

Rick Jun 15, 2023

Decentraleyes ... Nice! Never seen that one! I always suspected hosted libraries and the such come at a costs (like jQuery etc...).

osier Jun 15, 2023

Decentraleyes was good but has been unmaintained for quite some time, I believe LocalCDN is the current replacement.

LocalCDN – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download LocalCDN for Firefox. Emulates remote frameworks (e.g. jQuery, Bootstrap, AngularJS) and delivers them as local resource. Prevents unnecessary 3rd party requests to Google, StackPath, MaxCDN and more. Prepared rules for uBlock Origin/uMatrix.

Hyperi0n Jun 15, 2023

I've heard a lot about Decentraleyes but I don't really understand how it works. What does it do? I'd love to add another privacy tool to my arsenal? :)

VulcanSphere Jun 15, 2023

Dark Reader, because dark mode rocks.

cthonctic Jun 15, 2023

Count this as my vote as well. Take every other extension away (uBlock Origin excluded obv) but I simply can't endure the eye-searing pain of the internet without Dark Reader.

Dymonika Jun 17, 2023

The browsers have their own dark mode, in chrome://flags or edge://flags, but in my experience they don't work as consistently, overall.

cthonctic Jun 17, 2023

Yeah, you're right. They try but it's not the same.

Before Dark Reader I used to make custom dark theme CSS for all the sites that I frequented heavily and spent so much time tweaking things so it came out "mostly right".

Dark Reader isn't perfect all the time but the peace of mind it grants me is immeasurable:)

Dymonika Jun 17, 2023

Wait, what? You can force any website to comply with your own CSS? How?

cthonctic Jun 17, 2023

Yeah, there are extensions that enable injecting custom CSS. I'm using Stylus in Chrome (switched to that from Stylish about two years ago) and essentially you need to override the native CSS with lots of !important style declarations. Basically like Inspect Element but will load every time once the relevant website(s) is done loading.

If the HTML classes and ids are straightforwards that's fairly easy, like old.reddit for instance. But every time they change the classes you need to go in a manually tweak it. And once a site starts obfuscating their code it's not worth the effort anymore.
But it's possible and for a while I honed my meager CSS skills by doing my own bespoke stylesheets. :)

leanleft Feb 3, 2024

addons.mozilla.org/…/dark-background-light-text/

Dark Background and Light Text – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox Android (en-US)

Download Dark Background and Light Text for Firefox. Make every web page (or just the pages you want) display light text on dark backgrounds. All color variations are fully customizable.

mizmoose Jun 15, 2023

Another for Ublock Origin

Youtube Enhancer

Imagus [enlarges images, great for my old tired eyeballs]

Ad Observer (run by Cybersecurity for Democracy project at New York University, it examines any ads you DO get to look for patterns in how advertising is being used to influence people on social media.)

To Google Translate (Highlight something and send it straight to a Translate page)

Papamousse Jun 15, 2023

I'm using FF and I only have one extension, it's ublock origin

GreenAlex Jun 15, 2023

One on Firefox that's super helpful for work is Simple Tab Groups. It lets me keep plenty of tabs open without it turning into a disorganized mess. Better than Chrome's built-in tab organization, imo.

OverfedRaccoon Jun 15, 2023

I recently discovered STG, and I cannot stress enough how great it is! It takes a minute to set up with colors and group names. But, oh my, how great it is to have my Spotify, Last.fm, Bandcamp, etc, in a Music tab, all my work stuff in a Work group, all my general stuff (Facebook, Lemmy, and so on) in a Home group, and so on. Being able to toggle between them is so useful.

Old Man Fire Jun 15, 2023

web of trust, or mywot. puts a little sign next to every link telling you if they're trustworthy. fucken game changer. botsight is a great one for twitter. and buzzkill, well, kills buzzfeed

ericjmorey Jun 15, 2023

More comments at https://beehaw.org/post/432185

Null The Grey Jun 15, 2023

@Lowbird I recently found out about sponsorblock for youtube. I hear about way less VPN and Squarespace these days.

SuiXi3D Jun 15, 2023

Sponsorblock. Makes YouTube, even with Premium, a lot more enjoyable.

danieljoeblack Jun 15, 2023

What does it do?

rcoelho14 Jun 15, 2023

I think I use too many on Firefox ahahah

Ads and privacy
UBlock Origin (AdBlocker)
Privacy Badger (Blocks some trackers)
ClearURLs (removes tracking elements from URLs)
DeleteNonio (in my country, all newspapers are trying to force you to sign up for this service with an annoying popup)
Don't Track me Google (removes tracking from Google search result links)
Startpage.com (search engine)
Firefox Multi-Account containers/Facebook Container (so cookies cannot be accessed between all sites freely)

Reddit
Old Reddit Redirect (I really don't want the new design)
Reddit Enhancement Suite (nice features to have)
LeechBlock NG (to block Reddit during the blackout. See you next week...maybe)

YouTube
Enhancer for YouTube (some QoL features)
SponsorBlock for YouTube (skip sponsor parts in videos)
YouTube Auto Like (auto likes the videos you watch, depending on what you decide in the settings)
Youtube NonStop (no more "Video Paused. Continue Watching?")

QoL
Rikaichamp (translate Japanese on hover)
Augmented Steam (to check prices between stores, mostly)
Dark Reader (turn dark mode for select websites)
Firefox Translations (website translation, like Chrome and Edge have)
LanguageTool (to help me write fewer mistakes)
Metrification (convert imperial to metric on the fly)
Tampermonkey (to add some useful scripts to sites you want)

Visual
Firefox Color (to customize the theme)
Tabliss (new tab page)
Wide Github (change repos to be full width)
Stylus (add custom CSS to sites you want)

nonsense Jun 15, 2023

Consent-O-Matic - Automatic handling of GDPR consent forms
DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials - I mostly use this for the email protection
ScrollAnywhere - Drag scrollbar with middlemouse button anywhere on the page.

Notorious Jun 15, 2023

ScrollAnywhere is amazing. I've used BetterMouse on Mac for several months now and have grown accustomed to scrolling by click-dragging. Really wish there was some sort of similar app for Windows and Linux, but unfortunately I've spent hours searching and haven't found anything.

archon Jun 16, 2023

Consent-O-Matic is amazing, highly recommended.

Dymonika Jul 14, 2024

Thanks, trying Consent-O-Matic now!