Essential Firefox extensions

These are the [Firefox][Firefox] extensions I can’t do without:

#### Everybody needs… ####

* **[CustomizeGoogle][CustomizeGoogle]** lets you turn on Google Suggest by default, adds lots of other links to many types of search results, and more.
* **[DownThemAll!][DownThemAll!]** is a fast replacement for Firefox’s built-in downloader, and lets you quickly download multiple links and images from a page.
* **[Forecastfox][Forecastfox]** gives you at-a-glance weather.
* **[Google Toolbar][Google Toolbar]** for Firefox lets you check and fix your spelling right within a web page, lets you easily fill in web forms with your personal information, and more.
* **[SessionSaver][SessionSaver]** remembers what you’re browsing across sessions. It makes crashes tolerable, and you can finally disable that Are you sure you want to close 56 open tabs? message.
* **[Tab X][Tab X]** fixes an egregious UI problem by putting a close box on each tab.

#### Web developers need… ####

* **[IE Tab][IE Tab]** lets you test your pages with IE’s rendering engine without leaving Firefox
* **[Web Developer][Web Developer]** is a deep extension that provides a plethora of tools for manipulating

#### But where’s…? ####

* **[Greasemonkey][Greasemonkey]** is interesting, but the whole experience is odd and difficult. I’ll rethink this when Greasemonkey scripts can be installed and updated like Firefox extensions.
* **[Performancing][Performancing]** is a blog editor for Firefox. Its UI resembles a Java app (not good), and it’s missing crucial features like “save as draft”. This looks like it could be promising in the future.

[CustomizeGoogle]: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=743&application=firefox “Get the CustomizeGoogle extension”
[DownThemAll!]: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=201&application=firefox “Get the Greasemonkey extension”
[Firefox]: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ “Get Firefox”
[Forecastfox]: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=398&application=firefox “Get the Forecastfox extension”
[Google Toolbar]: http://toolbar.google.com/ “Get the Google Toolbar extension”
[Greasemonkey]: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=748&application=firefox “Get Greasemonkey extension”
[IE Tab]: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1419&application=firefox “Get the IE Tab extension”
[Performancing]: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1730&application=firefox “Get Performancing extension”
[SessionSaver]: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=436&application=firefox “Get the SessionSaver extension”
[Tab X]: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=785&application=firefox “Get the Tab X extension”
[Web Developer]: https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=60&application=firefox “Get the Web Developer extension”


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