Finally switched from Chrome to Firefox. What are some essential extensions you'd recommend?

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I of course have uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, RES, Imagus (which seems buggy lately) and Return YouTube Dislike.

I miss the official Google GMail button that shows how many emails I have, but other than that I’m growing very accustom to the much better user interface/experience.

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I have only uBlock Origin. Enough for me for the time being.

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Privacy badger is unneeded with the correct config for uBO. I recommend, even hugely recommend, SponsorBlock. saves sooooooo much time. Proton Pass (which I use)/ Bitwarden for your passwords. free forever and very recommended.

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Use only one ad blocker.

https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/s/m0NTreh1yi

And I would use as few extensions as possible. Although I like these ones:

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If you’re diehard Dark Mode user, use UltimaDark instead of Dark Reader for optimal performance.

Violentmonkey for modifying/hacking/slashing webpage.

Stylus for personalize websites.

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Bitwarden,
Facebook Container,
Multi-Account Containers,
uBlock Origin

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Aside from some that have already been mentioned (uBO, Sponsorblock, RES, FF Multi-Account Containers), here are some others that I use:

  • Indie Wiki Buddy: automatically redirect to independent fan wikis instead of shitty fandom wikis. Also supports redirecting fandom wikis to a breezewiki, which is an alternate frontend for fandom wikis which cleans up the UI.
  • LibRedirect: redirect certain websites to alternative frontends. Has lots of different sites builtin, but I use it to redirect twitter to nitter which allows you to see full replies and threads without logging in.
  • Youtube shorts block: Redirect Youtube shorts to normal video pages.
  • Redirect AMP to HTML: redirects AMP links to normal webpages. Explanation of AMP if you don’t know.
  • Load Reddit Images Directly: lets you properly view Reddit hosted images in the browser instead of the HTML page that Reddit normally forces.

If you use Amazon:

  • Keepa for Amazon: adds a price history chart to amazon product pages. Super helpful if you buy off of Amazon.
  • Camelizer (CamelCamelCamel) for Amazon: similar to Keepa, but instead has a button in the URL bar to view the price chart. Useful if you use CamelCamelCamel for Amazon price alerts as you can quickly add alerts with this. Probably not necessary to have both Keepa and Camelizer, but I use both as I like the Keepa price chart and I have already been using CamelCamelCamel for price alerts.

If you use Steam:

  • Augmented Steam: adds a number of useful features to the Steam store on the web. Tons of customization options so you can pick which features you like.

If you use Letterboxd (film tracking website):

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Welcome to Firefox!

uBlock Origin
An effective ad blocker has finally appeared. It does not load the processor and memory.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

Dark Reader
Dark mode for every web site. Take care of your eyes by using dark mode for night and daily browsing.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/darkreader/

Bitwarden
Secure and free password manager for all your devices
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/bitwarden-password-manager/

Tab Session Manager
Save and restore the state of windows and tabs. It also supports automatic saving and cloud sync.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/tab-session-manager/

SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube
Easily skip YouTube video sponsors. When you visit a YouTube video, the extension will check the database for reported sponsors and automatically skip known sponsors. You can also report sponsors in videos.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/

I don’t care about cookies
Get rid of cookie warnings from almost all websites!
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies/

Auto Tab Discard
Increase browser speed and reduce memory load and when you have numerous open tabs.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/auto-tab-discard/

Drag-Select Link Text
Select link text with easy mouse gestures.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/drag-select-link-text/

Behind The Overlay
One click to close any overlay popup on any website.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/behind_the_overlay/

Double-click Image Downloader
Double-click any image to download it quickly and quietly, or use the Hover Button!
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/double-click-image-download/

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
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/foxytab/

PhotoShow
Enlarge images on page by simply hovering your mouse on them, supporting Amazon, Facebook, Google, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, Wiki, YouTube and many other websites of your daily use. You may also rotate or download them with hotkeys.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/photoshow/

Undo Close Tab
Allows you to restore the tab you just closed with a single click—plus it can offer a list of recently closed tabs within a convenient context menu.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/undoclosetabbutton/

TWP - Translate Web Pages
Translate your page in real time with Google.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/traduzir-paginas-web/

Media Controller
Globally control media playbacks across tabs at the toolbar.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/mcx/

Ghostery
The best privacy tool and ad blocker extension for Firefox. Stop trackers, speed up websites and block ads everywhere including YouTube and Facebook.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/ghostery/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search

Save webP as PNG or JPEG
Convert any image (WebP, AVIF, etc.) to PNG or JPEG (with choice of quality) for downloading. Right-click context menu calls up format options overlaid on the image. Read the detailed description and check the screenshots for more info.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/save-webp-as-png-or-jpeg/

ImTranslator
ImTranslator translates text, words, phrases and web pages between 91 languages and 3 translation providers.
NEW: unique Inline Translator, expanded Dictionary, change the interface language on the fly.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/imtranslator/?utm_source=addons.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=search

Improved History
A nice and modern look for browser’s history page.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/improved-history/

Load Progress Bar
Adds minimalistic load progress bar on each page
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/load-progress-bar/

Linkover – preview links info on hover
Linkover loads link thumbnail, page title, description and favicon, and shows it all in a nice tooltip on link hover.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/linkover/

Linguist
Translate web pages, highlighted text, Netflix subtitles, private messages, speak text, and save important translations to your personal dictionary to learn words in 130 languages.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/linguist-translator/

Firefox Multi-Account Containers
Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of your online life separated into color-coded tabs. Cookies are separated by container, allowing you to use the web with multiple accounts and integrate Mozilla VPN for an extra layer of privacy.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/

Profile Switcher for Firefox
Create, manage and switch between browser profiles seamlessly.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/profile-switcher/

Progressive Web Apps for Firefox
A tool to install, manage and use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in Mozilla Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/pwas-for-firefox/

Violentmonkey
Userscript support for browsers, open source.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/violentmonkey/

Stylebot
Change the appearance of the web instantly
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/stylebot-web/

Image Search Options
A customizable reverse image search tool that conveniently presents a variety of top image search engines.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/image-search-options/

Enhancer for YouTube
Control YouTube and improve the user experience!
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/enhancer-for-youtube/

Return YouTube Dislike
Returns ability to see dislike statistics on youtube
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/return-youtube-dislikes/

Snap Links
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/snaplinksplus/
Select a number of links with a rectangle and open them in new tabs. You can also lasso checkboxes to quickly check or uncheck them. Works with radio buttons as well.

Stylus
Redesign your favorite websites with Stylus, an actively developed and community driven userstyles manager. Easily install custom themes from popular online repositories, or create, edit, and manage your own personalized CSS stylesheets.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/styl-us/

Private Tabs
Fed up with private windows? How about private tabs?
When all private tabs are closed or the browser is restarted, all browsing data in private tabs is deleted.
https://addons.mozilla.org/uk/firefox/addon/private-tabs/

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uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock?tab=readme-ov-file#all-programs

Do NOT use uBO with any other content blocker. uBO performs as well as or better than most popular blockers. Other blockers can prevent uBO’s privacy or anti-blocker-defusing features from working correctly.

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Privacy Badger is unnecessary with using uBlock. I would recommend Tabliss, for a very beautiful, and handy, and very customizable quality of life start page

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Ublock origin, dark reader +( password manager)

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uBlock Origin (in the settings under Filter Lists check all of Annoyances), the rest is up on you what you need.

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I created an add-on to block websites/ IP addresses: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/website-ip-address-blocker/

If you have uBlock origin, you can use filter list to perform the same thing. I made this add-on to be simple and friendly for users that aren’t tech savvy.

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Try out the open source new tab extension that I made: BlankSlate (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/blankslate/)

BTW, I just use uBlock Origin.

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The following three are mandatory for me:

  • uBlock Origin: Ad Blocker
  • Gesturefy: Use mouse gestures to control the browser
  • Dark Background and Light Text: Easy to use extension to force dark mode on websites

Then here’s some nice-to-have:

  • KeepassXC-Browser: Connection to password manager KeepassXC
  • Nitter Redirect: When going to an X/Twitter URL, it automatically redirects to a Nitter instance (I use https://xcancel.com)
  • SponsorBlock for Youtube: Skip sponsor segments in Youtube videos
  • Youtube Shorts Block: Displays Youtube shorts as a normal youtube video
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Others already recommended the popular ones so I’ll recommend Clipboard2File, I missed it after switching from Opera and use it a lot.

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you can add gmail to the bookmarks toolbar, also don’t use privacy badger, ublock is more than capable to handle everything.

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Tabliss ; uBlock ; Bitwarden (Or others) ; Sponsorblock and show dislikes (If needed)
For most other stuff i use Violentmonkey etc.

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YouTube-shorts block - turns any YouTube Shorts video link into a regular YouTube video. You can do this manually, but this just saves you the step.

Load Reddit Images Directly - Instead of loading the awful Reddit image page, this just gives you the image directly.

Bypass Paywalls Clean - you need to install this one yourself, it’s not on the official extensions store (search for the extension name + “Firefox”). This basically eliminates paywalls on news sites. Sometimes it works directly, other times it will give you a link in the upper left to an archive or alternate option.

Facebook Container - this might be in by default? If not, it just makes any Facebook or Facebook-owned sites open in a “container” tab, which is kinda like incognito for specific sites. I have a similar addon for Twitter links, but that plus Firefox privacy settings basically break Twitter anyway. No big loss.

Notifier for Gmail - I use this one primarily because when Gmail went through a redesign a few years ago, they made the “Mark all as read” option extremely slow, and this addon has that option built in, so no more annoying “Are you sure you want to leave this page?” messages when you’re just trying to mark your Gmail messages as Read.

Privacy - I love this for signing up for random new services/stores, because I basically don’t have to rely on their shit cancellation policies, dark patterns, or 14-day trials that require a card. I just make a new card for that specific site, and when I’m done, I can instantly cancel the card, so they can’t charge me anymore. You don’t need the extension to use their service, but it does make it more handy.

SponsorBlock for YouTube - this is a crowd-sourced extension where people mark segments of YouTube videos as a number of different categories - from sponsor segments to interaction reminders, etc. and automatically skips them for you. There are several different categories you can choose from and it will basically cut the fat out of a YouTube video, and you can allow specific channels through as well, if you don’t want to block a channel you like.

uBlock Origin - Naturally.

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Rice your browser with userChrome.css.