Ask HN: Which browser extensions could you not do without?
I sometimes encounter a tiny problem that causes outsized annoyance, and after a search come across a browser extension that solves it. A short time later, the thought of using the web without it is inconceivable; almost barbaric!
Examples: uBlock Origin, Sponsor Block, Enhancer for YouTube, Tamper Monkey, jsonvue.
What extensions do you currently use that you could not do without? (some extensions are broad in scope, so if you can, please explain what you love about it/them)
Only UBlock and a few custom extensions I built that massively improve my specific needs but are worthless to others. The beauty of browser extensions is exactly that: easy personal customization. And now with LLMs it's even easier!
SingleFile . Allows download a page as a single file. Does a decent job at including all assets.
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/single-file/
Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/singlefile/mpiodijh...
Hoarder : https://hoarder.app/
Hoarder is something I'm selfhosting and use it as my read-it-later and bookmarking. Previously was a pocket subscriber. But after I found hoarder, I got rid my annual pocket subscription. Hoarder does a great job at auto-tagging using OpenAI API and gpt-4o-mini. I added $10 to my OpenAI account and so far have only used maybe .10 cents in API usage despite adding couple of hundred articles and previous booked marked pages.
Also still use uBlock origin. But mainly to hide certain elements of a page or site I visit often.
Seek Salary NZ/AU - salary transparency extension for NZ/AU largest job site (I built it, 6000 users, use it whenever job searching - which is all the time lately)
Vimium - As a mouse adverse person, it gives keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the style of Vim.
So great and funny product!!!
Apart from ublock:
uBlacklist - filters domains from search results, some websites are so bad but appear too often in my search results.
-- desktop only ---
floccus - saves the bookmarks in my nextcloud bookmarks
Idn safe - saves me from idn domains that missuse the system
Keepassxc-browser - the addon for connecting to my favourite passwordmanager
100% on uBlackList - a plug-in so good that Kagi built the entire feature into their search engine.
Might be a bit off topic but how does ublock work and can I make a similar service myself assuming I have the block list on hand which I assume ublock and similar service use to block ads from bad ip addresses
It's open-source: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
ublock
libredirect - https://libredirect.github.io/
dark reader
My fav is unblock and stylebot(currently)
uBo is really the only one that I consider vital.
1password
uBlock and Bypass Paywalls Clean.
I really liked Vimperator, but sadly it was killed by the new Firefox plugin architecture.
ublock
OneTab - saves all unused tabs and its memory.
Microsoft Editor - Grammarly but better?
HN Enhancement suite - Saved me tracking new comments, the features I use most are a click away and rare are buried.
https://snowflake.torproject.org/ - Circumvent censorship.
Bypass Paywalls Clean - well, you know...
ad break - When you won't let me skip ads. Auto skip ads, otherwise mute and blur and play a game while you're waiting
Bionic reading - The reading comprehension stays the same but speed increased for me.
BitWarden Password manager - better among competitors.
DeArrow - Crowdsourcing titles and thumbnails to be descriptive and not sensational.
AdNauseam - obfuscates ad tracking.
Reddit Enhancement Suite - Thanks to developers.
Toolbox for Google Play Store™ - I sometimes download OSS recommendations displayed on play store website.
WaspLine Reader - Read faster with colour gradient [when bionic reading doesn't work and vice versa].
Vimium, uBO, Sponsor Block,Tamper Monkey, libredirect, uBlacklist are already mentioned at the time of writing this comment.
> Microsoft Editor - Grammarly but better?
It harvests even more data from you than Grammarly. So, not better. Use LanguageTool instead.
RES which enhancement you setup?