Questions tagged [browser-addons]
"Browser addon" is a generic term to cover both extensions to web browsers and plugins which are an older and more specific concept. Mostly used with regard to the Firefox web browser.
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A DownThemAll equivalent for Chrome [closed]
I'm looking for a Chrome extension / add-on that's like DownThemAll in functionality.
Basically an add-on that will allow me to bulk download files with the same extension and/or pattern from a web ...
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Is there a way to copy URLs from all open tabs in a Google Chrome (or other browser) window into an email?
Are there any Google Chrome extensions that would allow you to copy the URLs of all open tabs into the clipboard, or even better, to send them to a new Gmail message?
My personal scenario is house ...
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Disable ALL cookie warnings and hints
What might be an effective way to universally block or auto-accept common cookie warning banners before the web browser shows them to the user?
Eg. does a userscript (Greasefire/Tampermonkey) exist ...
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How to prevent my ISP from putting every website in a frame?
My ISP has a bad habit of putting every page I visit into an iframe so they can
overlay it with their commercials etc..
(I'm guessing they are using a transparent proxy to do it)
Is there an add-on ...
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If a Chrome Extension is installed but turned off, can it still spy on me?
Say a Chrome extension is turned off and has the permissions: "Read and change all your data on the websites you visit" and "Read your browsing history", or other similar tracking permissions.
Can ...
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Print screen with cursor in Windows 7
I'm trying to capture some screenshots for a tutorial. When I press Print Screen (or PrtSc) on my keyboard, and paste into an image editor, the cursor's gone. The "tooltips" (if any) do print, but I ...
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Is there a NoScript alternative for Google Chrome?
I love using Google Chrome, but I don't like visiting sites that have embedded ads/pages that could have malicious JavaScript. Is there something like the Firefox extension, NoScript, for Google ...
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How to Determine which Firefox Add-ons are Using the Most Memory
I love Firefox for its add-ons. I have a lot of them installed, which obviously increases memory use. But it seems that some add-ons are better than others in that department. Does anyone know a way ...
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Refresh all tabs in Google Chrome
I am using Google Chrome 11.0.696.77 on Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
Is it possible to refresh(reload) all the tabs in Google Chrome without going into each individual tab and hitting F5 to refresh the ...
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Can a site detect if I use AdBlock in Firefox?
I recently visited (an official) website in search for an episode of a TV-show. The site popped an information dialog stating that I had to disable AdBlock to see the content. Is this at all possible ...
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Enable/disable Chrome extensions per site (via white or blacklist)
Is it possible to create a black or whitelist for Chrome extensions that works per site?
I find there's a few extensions that I find extremely useful on some sites, but clash with others.
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Do disabled Firefox extensions make Firefox slower?
Do disabled Firefox extensions make Firefox slower?
I know that extensions make browsing slower, but what about extensions that are disabled and not in use?
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How to search for bookmark folders in Firefox
The search box in the bookmarks bar only searches the bookmarks themselves, yet I have arranged the bookmarks into folders and subfolders. Sometimes I can't see the folder that I know I have, so I ...
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How to find Chrome extensions that inject ads into any webpage I browse?
I use the Google Chrome browser. Recently I noticed random ads showing up - either on the page content, or by redirection - when I click on a link an ad page opens instead of the proper page.
I ...
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How can I disable "Are you sure you want to leave this page" popups in Chrome?
Is there a way to disable the Are you sure you want to leave this page? message on a website?
I'm using Chrome.
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How do I copy/paste website content WITH formatting
Is there a way to copy-paste website content with formatting in Google Chrome? Perhaps an extension that gives such an option?
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How to download a URL as a file?
A website URL has "hidden" some MP3 files by embedding them as Shockwave files, as follows.
<span class="caption"><!-- Odeo player --><embed src="http://odeo.com/flash/...
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plugin to show anchors in an HTML page?
I often find my self looking for a link that will drop me in the middle of a web page. Often I find that the page has the needed <a name='foo'> tags but no easy way (e.g. a table of contents) to ...
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How do I block YouTube's suggested videos?
I find myself wasting far too much time watching YouTube videos. I start by watching a legitimate video, and then click on one of the suggested videos, and keep on going for hours.
Is there a way to ...
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Unblocking at element-level in uBlock Origin
There's one crucial feature from ABP that I haven't found in my (one week of) uBlock0 usage - the “Open blockable items” feature that allows me to allow and disallow at the level of page elements.
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Is there an HTTPS Everywhere add on for Chrome, MSIE or safari?
I really like this HTTPS Everywhere add-on for Firefox. But I tend to browser hop, so have similar HTTPS-preferring add-ons been released for the other major browsers?
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How to start Chrome without plugins?
I have created a separate question Google Chrome completely unresponsive on the problem that may be fixed in this way.
The browser cannot open any page, not even the settings, plugins and addons ...
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Tool to highlight and annotate text on websites? [closed]
When I read something I need to underscore what I like, or what I think is important, and to take notices about that read, near on that current paragraph.
So, does anyone know a Firefox add-on or ...
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Force view text file instead of download in Firefox?
Often times I'll click on a random link to a .sh or .py or .cpp or ... file in Firefox, and all I want is to view the code. I don't have a Firefox handler set up for every text file extension under ...
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Multi-row tab bar in Firefox Quantum
Firefox Quantum breaks tab mix plus and tab kit. Is there any way to get a multi-row tab bar in Firefox Quantum?
If possible, I'm looking for a supported, stable solution, that is unlikely to break ...
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Is there an HTML5 validator plugin for Firefox?
Is there a plugin for Firefox to validate HTML 5?
I've always used this, but if my webpage has a <!DOCTYPE HTML> doctype it complains about it not having a doctype at all.
I specifically would ...
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Is there a browser add-on to filter Google search results?
Is there a way to block specific sites from appearing in Google search? I'm looking for a browser add-on (preferably Google Chrome) - I don't want to create custom search engines or what-not.
This ...
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Clearing old browsing data in Chrome instead of newer data
Currently you can clear browsing data from now up to one day/week/month etc.
Is there a way to do the opposite and clear everything older than one day/week/month?
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How do I select middle part of a hyper link?
How do I select a middle part of an hyper-link as you see in the image above?
You can also suggest me a browser extension or a userscript that converts all links to text in a selected sub part of the ...
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How can I disable private browsing/incognito mode in browser X?
Search results for this question contain nothing but arguments for and against. Please take those up in another forum. I want to know is there an option, extension or hack to disable private browsing ...
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Is there a Chrome(ium) alternative for the Firefox "Self-Destructing Cookies" extension? [closed]
I am huge fan of the Firefox extension https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/ and am looking for something like this for chrome.
Note: I am not looking for some random ...
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How to simulate slow internet connection
I currently deploy with GAE (google app engine) and I try to implement some AJAX validation. So I got a couple text-fields and "spinners" (ajax loaders) which should be displayed when an AJAX request ...
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Why do add-ons become incompatible when upgrading firefox
My default browser is Chrome, but when I occasionally use Firefox for whatever reason there is often an update to it.
Almost every time I update Firefox some of my add-ons become incompatible.
Why is ...
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"Task Manager" addon for Firefox? [closed]
Are there any addons for Firefox that can replicate the performance monitoring of Task Manager in Windows - seeing memory and CPU used - but for all the tabs in the current Firefox session?
I want to ...
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Is it possible to save every webpage you visit?
Is it possible to save everypage you visit in a browser automatically? I do now want to rely on Cache as a huge cache will slow down the browser. A third party software or an add-on will be helpful.
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Extension to Google Chrome browser that restarts Google Chrome
I'm looking for an extension to Google Chrome that performs the same task as an extension I use all the time in Mozilla Firefox.
The extension in Firefox stops the Firefox browser and starts it again,...
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Recursive download (`wget -r`) equivalent for Firefox?
I have a website, and I want to download all of the pages/links within that website. I want to do a wget -r on this URL.
None of the links go "outside" of this specific directory, so I'm not worried ...
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Chrome extension to allow text selection
I've come across a lot of sites that block the right click (context) menu and prevent selection of text by dragging.
I found a Chrome extension, Allow Right Click, which solves the first problem, but ...
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A way to enable flash for specific sites only?
Using Firefox or Chrome...
Is there a way to control which sites are allowed to run flash and disable it for all others?
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What is the URL for Chrome's Apps Page?
The Chrome desktop browser (on OS X, Linux, Windows) has an "Apps Page" to display installed Chrome apps.
It can be useful to know the exact URL of the built-in Chrome "Apps Page" so you can link to ...
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Make browser give a custom made note when re-visiting websites
Lately I've been browsing through hundreds of ads on a website similar to craigslist.
Due to the similarities of the ads, I have to read through almost the entire ad to decide if it's interesting or ...
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Firefox 13 plugin for proxying only specific domains [closed]
I'm having issues with specific domains on my ISP (for example cdn.arstechnica.com, and vexxarr.com), and am currently accessing these sites over the tor browser bundle. I'd like to be able to create ...
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Why does my browser connect to unknown third party sites when I visit different webpages?
When I visit a site, It connects as it should, however I notice it also connects to unknown third party sites automatically. In the Mozilla Firefox Browser, an add-on called Lightbeam shows the third ...
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Add-on for blocking sites in Google Search [closed]
I want to block Yahoo Answers from Google searches. As there is no option from Google for that, are there any extensions for Chrome or add-ons for Firefox that can block sub-domain results from Google ...
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Firefox Addons to go with Vimperator [closed]
Being a ViM fanatic, I recently discovered and began using the Vimperator addon for Mozilla Firefox. I've really enjoyed using it so far, and there is even a list in the Vimperator wiki for some ...
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Is it possible to view HTML source auto-formatted in Firefox
I am writing a Web site in PHP, and the HTML it renders is not well formatted and hard to read in Firefox (most of it is on a single line).
I don't want to mess up my PHP code by adding loads of ...
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Firefox addon to imitate Google Chrome's built-in notification system
I'm using Mozilla Firefox 4 and I would like to be able to receive notifications similar to Google Chrome's built-in notification system, like so:
Is there an addon like this or similar?
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Is there a way to limit cpu usage per tab in Firefox?
Opening 20+ tabs in Firefox inevitably leads to a situation where 2-3 tabs are constantly using a fair amount of CPU, slowing the entire system down. I wonder if it's possible to impose a limit on ...
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Can't remove Internet Explorer Add-On
I'm using IE8 on Windows 7. I'm trying to delete an add-on from my "Manage Add-ons" panel. But when I double click the add-on I'd like to delete, the "Remove" button is grayed out. Only the disable ...
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Browser extension (or other software) to delay page load [closed]
The alt text to today's comic at xkcd.com (strip below) says:
After years of trying, I broke this
habit in a day by decoupling the
action and the neurological reward. I set up a simple 30-...