Everyone else always seem to have a lot of cool stuff on their machine and browser that I don’t, so please share your cool stuff with me!
- ClearURLs: Removes tracking shit from URLs.
- Google Search Link Fix: If you’re lib enough to use Google as your main search engine, or unfortunately have to default to it for local searches like the rest of us, this is a must. It renders search results as the actual links instead of Google’s internal tracking links that redirect to them after basically logging your visit if not more.
- HTTPS Everywhere/Smart HTTPS/HTTPZ: Upgrades requests to HTTPS where possible, with the option of blocking HTTP outright as well.
- Privacy Redirect: Redirects Twitter, Insta, YouTube, and Google Maps to privacy-respecting alternatives that are often faster and better.
- uBlock Origin in medium mode + JavaScript off by default/uMatrix with 1st party scripts off by default for global scope/NoScript.
Everyone has posted some really good ones, I would like to add:
Nitter redirect
Because fuck twitter
Tab session manager
Useful when you have a hundred tabs open and you need to close your session for updates, or if firefox crashes.
Textmarker
Useful for highlighting in articles, automatically saves so that you keep your highlights for the next time you visit the page.
Aside from the classics like uBlock Origin, uMatrix, Dark Reader, Decentraleyes… I use KeePassXC-Browser to auto-fill login forms.
NoScript.
It is more important than an antivirus to have installed on your box.
Heads up it’s really fuckin annoying at first but once you get your whitelist worked out over time I promise you it will save your ass at least once.
