Sandy Stachowiak October 3, 2016 11 minutes
Firefox is famous for its addons, and for good reason: they can make your browser do just about anything. But which addons are the most useful? Here are the addons we think are best, what they do, and where you can find them.
Enjoy! Also let us know if we’ve missed anything, okay? We plan to update the list semi-regularly.
Bookmarks and Clipping
If you’re using the web for research, you need to compile what you find as quickly as possible, and note a few sites for future reference. Here are tools for saving those relevant bits of information, and for compiling and managing your bookmarks.
Evernote Web Clipper
If you don’t use Evernote, you’re missing out: it’s the perfect place to put all those things you need to remember for later but don’t need right now. And the fastest way to send something to Evernote is the Web Clipper, which Aaron called the ultimate content saving tool. You won’t remember how you browsed without it.Evernote's New Web Clipper Is The Ultimate Content Saving Tool Evernote's New Web Clipper Is The Ultimate Content Saving ToolEvernote's Web Clipper isn't new. But if you haven't heard, or perhaps didn't like the Evernote clipper in the past, this is the right time to look into it again.READ MORE
Zotero
Creating citations is the funnest part of academic writing, right? If you’re convinced, check out Zotero for Firefox. It takes the stress out of referencing by creating a bibliography in just one click, and it’s also a useful tool for compiling resources. A must for academics.Take The Stress Out Of Referencing With Zotero Take The Stress Out Of Referencing With ZoteroEssays are dry. They're time consuming. They're dull. And the worst part of it? Referencing. Thankfully, there's an app out there making referencing less frustrating.READ MORE
Scrapbook
If you’d rather your clippings live right in your