The Best 13 Firefox Add-ons of 2013

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 05 Dec 2013

Mozilla presents a list of 13 add-ons for its Firefox browser.

The 12 that were selected as the “Featured add-on of the month” this 2013, and an extra 13th add-on.


Mozilla has an add-ons board that analyzes the newest add-ons and recommends the best ones to the millions of Firefox users around the world. As the year comes to a close, the aforementioned add-ons board put together a list of the year’s top add-ons. Last year they presented the top 12 add-ons for 2012. This year they took it one step further and presented the top 13 add-ons for 2013. The list includes the 12 add-ons that were selected as the “”Featured add-on of the month” and an extra, a bonus 13th add-on.

The Best 13 Firefox Add-ons This 2013

1. URL Link – select text in an email message or on a webpage and open it as if it were an URL link.

2. Click and Clean - delete your browsing history, erase all temporary internet files, remove downloaded files history, cookies, Flash LSO, typed URLs.

3. Clear Console - clear your cache, cookies, history, html5/local storage, HTTP logins.

4. Self-Destructing Cookies – cookies are automatically deleted when you close the tab or the window.

5. New Tab Plus – enhance the New Tab function the browser has to offer.

6. Video Resumer – automatically resume playback from where you left off. The add-on works with YouTube.

7. Reload Plus – power users can add new tasks to Firefox’s reload button and hot keys.

8. Stylish– enjoy a more beautiful web; install themes and skins for Google, Facebook, YouTube, Orkut, and many other sites.

9. Fastest Search – handy and speedy text search utility for Firefox.

10. Google/Yandex Search Link Fix – prevents Google Search from modifying result links when they are clicked.

11. S3 Google Translator – use the power of Google Translate to translate webpages, phrases, or selected text.

12. BluHell Firewall – a lightweight ad-blocker and tracking/privacy protector.

13. X-notifier – checks all your email accounts and displays notifications.

In related news, Mozilla will roll out Firefox 26 on the 10th of December.



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