Top Firefox extensions for Web Developers, SEO and common use addons

Here you will be able to find recommended extensions/addons for your favorite browser.

Top 10 extensions for web developers:

1. Firebug

Firebug is revolutionary extension in web development which allows you to edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page. With firebug you can monitor AJAX calls and responses, visualize and change CSS on the fly, explore the DOM and track JavaScript bugs

2. Alexa plugin

Sparky toolbar for Firefox will offer you instant informations about website that you are visiting now. You will be able to se website trends and traffic progress in last for months. The rank number tells you exactly how this site ranks in comparison to all other sites on the Web.

Basically Alexa plug in is good for site credibility and reputation checking. Usually it is not enough accurate but you will get some ideas about website popularity.

3. ColorZilla

Great color picker tool. Now you will be able to pick any color from web page in hex or RGB format. In Firefox 3 new zoom functionality is also available.

4. Screengrab!

Screengrab! is recommended tool for capturing browser screenshots or selected areas.

5. Web Developer

Plugin that you mast have installed if you want to save your website development and testing time.
Features that I would like to mention are:

  • disable cookies, JavaScript, referrers, CSS and cache
  • display passwords, image alts and dimensions
  • browser resize and code validations

6. LiveHTTPHeaders


If you are developing website or web application and you need info about http headers and query string packets, this is perfect for you. LiveHTTPHeaders allows you to change HTTP headers, Cookies, URL path. This extension is recommended for performing quick sniffer traces and packets altering within a specific request.

7. Greasemonkey

Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows you to customize the way webpages look and function. You can alter pages so they work better, import some data into web page or convert it to Braille. Greasemonkey uses custom build JavaScript functions that have full control over page that you are visiting.

8. IE Tab

This is a great tool for web developers, since you can easily see how your web page is displayed in IE with just one click and then switch back to Firefox. Unfortunatly extension is only working on Windows OS:(

9. MeasureIt

Measurelt extension allows you to draw a ruler across web page to check the width, height, or alignment of page elements in pixels.

10. FireFTP

Except file transfer FireFTP provides advanced functionality like:

  • directory comparison
  • syncing directories while navigating
  • SFTP, SSL encryption
  • search/filtering
  • integrity checks
  • remote editing
  • drag & drop
  • file hashing

Top 10 extensions for SEO and internet marketers:

1. Alexa Sparky

Sparky toolbar for Firefox will offer you instant informations about website that you are visiting now. You will be able to se website trends and traffic progress in last for months. The rank number tells you exactly how this site ranks in comparison to all other sites on the Web.

Basically Alexa plug in is good for site credibility and reputation checking. Usually it is not enough accurate but you will get some ideas about website popularity.

2. Google Notebook Extension

If you are working on more than one computer Google notebook will be handy for you. With notebook extension you can easy access to notes and manage them.

3. Google Toolbar

Google toolbar extension is essential tools for internet marketers and SEO ninjas.
Features:

  • Send to
  • Google Docs & Spreadsheets
  • Bookmarks
  • Gmail integration
  • Spell Check
  • Google PageRank …

4. SEO for Firefox

Great tool for for reverse SEO of the websites. Extension has vary popular feature for nofollow links highlighting. You can also configure your SE results and get some basic info about each listed result.

5. StumbleUpon


Stumble toolbar will help you to find inspiration on the internet based on categories that you are interested in. Stumbe is also great for websites promotion.

6. SeoQuake

I guess most of the time SeoQuake add on will be disabled in your browser because of extension complexity and troubles that you can have with some search engines. SeoQuake will offer you lots of features that will save your time and inspire you during website analysis. You will be able to pull lots of infos from various search engines from one place and to do keyword density mixed with Google keywords data.

7. Ranking Checking Tool

Great tool developed by SEO Book that will allow you to monitor rankings for your websites, save them and add automatic verification. All results can be exported and used for further analyzes.

8. Customize Google

This plug in will add you Google suggest in search box, improve your image search and remove unwanted information (like ads and spam).

9. Scrapbook

ScrapBook is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save Web pages and easily manage collections.
Main features:

  • Save snippet of Web page
  • Save Web site
  • Organize the collection in the same way as Bookmarks
  • Full text search and quick filtering search of the collection
  • Editing of the collected Web page

10. scribefire

Bonus extensions:

  • AdSense notifier
  • Digg Firefox Add-ons
  • Reliby
  • Delicious Bookmarks
  • TwitterFox

Top 10 firefox extensions for common use:

1. Gspace If you need online storage and don’t want to think about maintenance and bandwidth limitations Gspace extension allows you to use your Gmail Space (4.1 GB and growing) for online file storage.

2. Unhide Passwords

I know that you will need this often

3. Autofill Forms

Autofill Forms enables you to fill out web forms with one click or a keyboard shortcut.

4. Facebook Toolbar 1.2.1

All FaceBook addicts should have this extension for Firefox.
Features:

  • FaceBook search
  • Notifications
  • Connect with friends
  • Share content

5. Ook? Video Ook!

Ook? Video Ook! enables you to download embedded videos from several systems (such as YouTube, Google Video, Pornotube, Metacafe and many more).

6. StumbleUpon


Stumble toolbar will help you to find inspiration on the internet based on categories that you are interested in.

7. Alexa Sparky

Alexa plug in is good for site credibility and reputation checking. Usually it is not enough accurate but you will get some ideas about website popularity.

8. Open IT Online

Open IT Online allows you to open your documents and images online without the need of any software to be installed. It handles:

  • Documents (*.doc, *.rtf, *.odt, *.sxw)
  • Spreadsheets (*.xls, *.csv, *.ods, *.sxc)
  • Presentations (*.ppt, *.pps, *.odp, *.sxi)
  • Images (*.jpg, *.gif, *.png)

You will be able to choose from Zoho, Google Docs or ThinkFree

9. Image Zoom

Easily zoom in, zoom out, fit image to screen or set custom zoom on individual images within a web page. All this can be done by using the context menu or a combination of mouse buttons and scroll wheel. Handy to see the finer details of smaller pics or to make very large pics fit within your screen

10. gTranslate

With gTranslate you can translate any text in a web page just by selecting and right-clicking over it. The extension uses the Google translation services to translate the text.