Mozilla Firefox is a free and one of the best open source web browsers of the world managed by the Mozilla Corporation.  And according to some survey 25% of people along the world use Firefox as their default browser. The Firefox doesn’t stops at just proving fast internet’s surfing but there are some extensions called Adds-Ons for firebox which enhances the web browser’s experience by securing it and bringing some more web based capabilities for the users. The extensions are provided to give a range of other functionalities for Firefox which enable the user to customize the browser according to their personal needs and requirements.  Some of the most commonly used Firefox Add-Ons are stated below so let’s have a look.

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1. Foxmarks

This one is now named as Xmark but the functionality is same as before and it is that it synchronizes your bookmarks and passwords between browsers on any platform and stores them on a site you can visit on any browser where you can install an extension. If you are the one who is relying on Firefox to remember your passwords than this application is for you and it is pretty much simple to setup Foxmarks so that whenever you add a bookmark to your browser at work the new addition will sync to your browser at home.

2. AutoCopy

This extension is best for those who usually perform lots of cutting and pasting while working on web, the AutoCopy copies any text that is highlighted and it is pretty simple to work with. This menu lets the user to understand and configure high light behavior, post-copy pasting behavior, keyboard shortcuts and many other things like that. The popup menu also allows you to paste the selected text into the location bar, a search bar, a new tab and others. Overall this one is an advance tool for copying material from web and pasting into other documents.

3. Adblock Plus

This is another very useful extension for the Firefox which removes the unwanted and annoying ads which blinks on almost every page. It can make internet a more tolerable place as with its powerful Ad-blocking feed subscription you can get rid of unwanted Ads on the web pages which you visit. You can also bring the Ads back but after using this extension you’ll definitely not go for a messy appearance of the web page you are visiting. So there is no need to get distracting from the eye itching Ads just download the free Adblock Plus for your Firefox.

4. ImTranslator 3.2.9

The ImTranslator provides additional multi-lingual capabilities to the Firefox for a very efficient communication in foreign languages.  It provides the most convenient access to online translation services that are powered by PROMT translation server (PROMT Ltd.) and Google. The modules that are included in this tool are: translation editor, virtual keyboard, spell checker, dictionary, decoder, back translation and email client. Now working in your own language other than English is not as difficult as this tool support a large number of languages other than English.

5. Stylish 1.0.7

Stylish is a graphical extension for Firefox which lets the user to select their own themes for the commonly used website like Google, Facebook, Orkut and many others. Fed up of the home page of your commonly visiting site, this tool gives you the facility to install your own skins for websites and managing the user styles is also as simple as never before. The capabilities which it brings for the users mainly include Add, delete, enable, disable, and organize with a few clicks of a mouse, no code to edit, no obscure configuration to find.

These are some of the very common Adds-Ons for the Firefox which not only gives you a chance to get more better enhancements for the web surfing experience and the graphical extensions also enable you to customize the web pages according to your choice.

A really nice and sound extension support in Firefox browser is an ample proof of the dexterity and smartness of developers at Mozilla. Now there you would find a wide array of extension that serves as a key or to be more exact most prominent factor in the success of the browser.

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You may know this before, extensions are add-ons of the browser that are developed on the Firefox browser functionality. They can be complex (like an entire application) as well as simple (like a toolbar buttons addition). With different extensions, Firefox can be customized to meet the preferences and needs of different users.

What are the best Firefox extensions? Well, different people have different opinion in this connection and you would also notice that different online sites have their different list of the best Firefox extensions. Features, functionality, and the workability of these extensions with other extensions are some things to evaluate the characteristics of these extensions. The following array of the best Firefox extensions has been ordered considering these very characteristics.

Adblock Plus

It is used to eliminate undesired elements and other annoying content like ads in pages. Adblock Plus is quite easily customizable and offers an entire subscription based automatic solution for the block list. Sometimes, this Adblock Plus often omits necessary content and it’s its only downside, but you can easily disable it temporarily as well as for always.

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Adsense Notifier

Adsense Notifier extension can be a nice help for those who are using AdSense on their websites to generate more and more revenue. With the help of Adsense Notifier, you can convenient, but quick access to the revenue for some specific period of time like Last Seven Days, Today, Yesterday, This Month, Last Month etc.

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AutoAuth

This extension causes the login to appear automatically once your password is saved for the dialog of HTTP authentication and you need not to click on OK button at the page.

Always Remember Password

Firefox seems to honor this when some website, by default, gives these instructions that do not allow a password manager to keep the login info. But it can be very helpful for you to keep your password saved if someone else doesn’t access your computer. With this extension you can retain the passwords for any site including Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail and other banking sites.

Converter

The Converter extension allows you to get unit conversion from any assigned page. With this nice extension, a wide array of unit conversion is supported.

Copy Link Text

Copy Link Location appears when you right click some link in Firefox, it has an option that is called “Copy Link Location,” that can be very helpful to copy the URL of some link.

Download Statusbar

With this extension, downloads can be conveniently downloaded in the Firefox statusbar rather than displaying a dialog for these downloads. You can easily pause and resume downloads by double clicking some download to make it run.

ErrorZilla Mod

When there is some difficulty to load a page in Firefox, it offers you “Try Again,” “Wayback,” “Coralize,” “Trace,” “Ping” and many other options that you can utilize to gain this page access.

Fireshot

This extension can be used to take a web page screen shot for a snap and it can capture the whole page even if it is not visible. You need to make a single click and Fireshot not only captures this page, but copy, upload, print, mail or open it for the editing of this file.

Highlander

When some link is clicked to an already opened URL in some tab, this extension causes to be focus on the tab that is already open instead of duplicating this URL in another tab.

OpenBook

This Firefox extension offers customization to add Bookmark dialog and also adds the ability to resize the Add Bookmark dialog as well as open bookmark tree.

Google Cache Checker

To find out whether the current page has been Google cached or not, this extension checks different visited pages automatically.

These are some Firefox extensions that can be called the best Firefox extensions, but aside from these extensions, there are many Firefox extensions that doing nice job in their respective fields.