Quick Reference: 10 Must-Have Extensions

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Spare you the details; you just want the goods? Here you go -- a quick-reference chart of the must-have extensions on our list.

If you're good at counting, you'll quickly realize there are eleven extensions here. That's because the first two -- Adblock Plus and Adblock Filterset.G Updater -- go hand in hand; we count them as one extension in two parts.

The information on this chart is current as of January 2006. Minor details may change as new versions are released.

		Extension		Author		Size		Firefox Versions*
		Adblock Plus Keeps your pages ad-free, without feature bloat.		Wladimir Palant		38KB		0.9.x–1.6a1
		Adblock Filterset.G Updater Keeps your Adblock filters current.		Reid Rankin, Michael McDonald		62KB		1.5–1.6a1
		Flashblock Blocks Flash animations, but if you want to see one, just click.		Lorenzo Colitti, Philip Chee		50KB		1.5b2–1.5.0
		Disable Targets For Downloads Keeps new tabs and windows from opening during downloads.		Ben Basson		10KB		0.8–1.5.0
		SearchPluginHacks Uninstalls unwanted search add-ons.		Alex Sirota		4KB		1.0–1.5.0
		History Menu Adds a set of submenus (Today, Yesterday, etc.) to your Go menu.		Jason Sonnenschein		7KB		0.8–1.6a1
		Tab Mix Plus The ultimate in tab management.		CPU		199KB		1.0–1.6a1
		Download Manager Tweak Optimizes the Firefox Download Manager.		andman42		46KB		1.5b1–1.5.0
		IE View Lite Provides lightweight one-click access to Internet Explorer.		Grayson Mixon		5KB		1.5–1.6a1
		Fasterfox Speeds up Firefox.		Tony Gentilcore		91KB		1.0–1.5.0
		PasswordMaker Creates secure passwords; you just remember one.		Eric H. Jung		151KB		0.8–1.5.0
		*Versions of Firefox that are supported by this extension

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Firefox Essentials: 10 Must-Have Extensions
Firefox Essentials: Get To Know Your Profile
Firefox Essentials: Fixing The Fox

Matt McKenzie is the editor of Linux Pipeline. Over the years, he has broken more PC hardware than most people will ever use -- and he's not done yet. Contact him at mattcmp@sonic.net with questions, comments, complaints, or cash.