Firefox Quantum has now been here for quite a sometime, and to the delight of many, it is an exceptionally eye-catching browser because of its high speed and commitment to new technologies.
One of these new technologies is precisely the change in the development model of browser plug-ins, which will now use the so-called WebExtensions. This has its own pros and cons at the same time. On the one hand users will have more powerful and easy to develop extensions, and on the other hand, many of the old add-ons have stopped working.
However, Firefox is not short of extensions and it’s not very difficult to find a replacement for those add-ons that no longer work. And at the same time, it’s also not a bad time to discover new extensions that are compatible with the best possible version of this browser.
So here are the 11 extensions worth a try for Firefox Quantum:
Tab Center Redux
An extremely time saving and efficient extension, it is based on the Firefox Test Pilot experiment and creates a “tab center” on the left hand side of the browser. The experiment removes the tabs from the top and moves them to the sidebar. This is an interesting way to use the browser, especially for the ones who open multiple tabs and later do not understand what does each tab contain until they open individually and minimize every time.
Raindrop
Raindrop.io offers you a different way to store and manage your favorites. The extension lets you save complete web pages, images, videos, captures, or articles, and organizes them into a beautiful interface that you can visit every time you open a new tab or home page.
Dictionary (Google Translate) Anywhere
This is the perfect extension to translate any text or word without leaving the current tab. Once installed, every time you select text or a word, the extension will automatically see a translation button. And on pressing the button, you will get a pop-up box with all the possible meanings of a word, plus pronunciation and language change.
Swift Selection Search
Opera lovers who are moving to Quantum will especially appreciate this extension. What it does is create a pop-up menu automatically when you select text, but instead of just displaying the “Copy and Search” options as Opera does, Swift will show you more alternatives, including different search engines.
Gfycat
Made for GIF fans, this extension allows you to capture any video on the web and turn it into animated GIFs, be it from YouTube, Twitter, or any player. In addition, you can edit the duration, start and end of each GIF.
NoMIner
A must-have extension in the world of cryptocurrencies, it’s a simple extension that blocks coin miners and prevent any web site from using the power of your CPU to mine crypto coins.
OneTab
With OneTab you have one of the easiest ways to manage tabs and save memory. The extension lets you save any open tabs in a list to have on hand without having to keep the page open which saves memory and speed up the browser.
Tab Suspender
This extension enables the tabs you have open and put them into sleep mode after a certain amount of unattended time has elapsed and save memory. The tabs won’t be inactive, only they will be asleep waiting for your attention without consuming unnecessary more resources.
subWatch 3
It is an application that lets us know when any favorite series and movies come out and find where to download them through torrents. With the extension you can receive notifications directly in Firefox when your favorite series has new episodes added.
Elite Download Manager
The firefox download button is not bad at all, but this one is better. You have access to all your downloads from the pop-up box, you can manage downloads individually and the icon changes depending on the status of the downloads, you can delete them directly from there, you can search, look at file size, pause and resume, etc…
Privacy Badger
Firefox is one of the most recommended browsers when it comes to privacy. But if you are most concerned about this aspect and the tracking and spying of invisible tracking scripts and ad networks, with this extension you have more control over what the websites you visit can or cannot do.
