Give it a try - you won’t be disappointed! Fasterfoxįirefox isn’t the fastest Mac web browser, but Fasterfox can help speed it up. There are several ad-blocking extensions for Firefox, but the thoughtful features Adblock Plus builds into Firefox puts it head-and-shoulders above the rest. It catches nearly all of the nasties and wipes them off our screen! And, unlike other ad-blocking software, it works really well without any additional configuration. Sure, Firefox comes with a built-in pop-up blocker, but it doesn’t always work and it doesn’t block all of the other advertisements you’ll run across these days. Growl will feed you notifications about Firefox downloads and provide general information as well. This official extension from the Growl team finally links Firefox to Growl. You’ll also start trying to integrate all of your applications with Growl! That’s why Growl Notifications for Firefox and Thunderbird is so cool. Once you’ve started using Growl, the free notification system for Mac OS X, you’ll wonder how you ever managed to live without it. After it’s installed, you might have to restart Firefox to load the extension. Firefox will automatically install the extension - you don’t need to do anything else.Firefox will ask you if you’re sure you want to install the extension.Once you’ve found an extension worthy of your time, click the Install Now button.Browse around for an extension you’d like to add. Mozilla, the non-profit organization working on Firefox, has done a great job of making extension installation a breeze. Read about them here and then try ’em out on your own. That’s why we’ve assembled this list of our ten favorite Firefox extensions.
It could take days to download and evaluate all of the Firefox extensions available. The dozens of free Firefox extensions available provide a compelling reason to switch from other web browsers.
Anyone can write a cross-platform extension that plugs into Firefox, and hundreds of people have done exactly that. Firefox’s plug-in architecture, for example, is simply amazing. It’s free, and it’s better than Safari in many respects. Safari is currently the winner when it comes to installed user base, and there’s nothing wrong with that - it’s a fine web browser! But you’re doing yourself a disservice if you don’t at least try another web browser like Camino or OmniWeb.įirefox is one web browser we strongly recommend you install.
There’s Safari, Firefox, Camino, OmniWeb, SeaMonkey, Netscape, iCab, and many others. Mac users are extremely fortunate to have several web browsers to choose from. This tutorial is out of date and no longer maintained.
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