最多人使用的8大Firefox附加元件

Firefox雖然可能不及Chrome或Opera來的輕巧迅速,
它那多彩多姿的Add on卻是其他瀏覽器難以望其項背的一大優點,
然而可供下載的Add on成千上萬,對甫接觸Firefox、
不甚了解自身需求的新手來說,要如何從中挑選合適的元件呢?
跟著裝那些被最多人使用的Add on也許是個辦法─
從Gigazine看到的報導,Mozilla日前為慶祝附加元件下載總數超過30億次,
公佈了下載排行最高的前8名,雖然在這排行榜上的元件並非代表非裝不可,
但對不知從何下手的Add on初心者,或也是個很有參考價值的資訊 ww

(以下內容引述自The Best of 3 Billion Add-on Downloads,粗體為Norman自行添加)
…..These eight add-ons are the best of the best.
They’re the most used, and with good reason. Let’s count down to number 1…..
…..#8 – With over 1.9 million daily active users,
DownThemAll kicks off our best-of-the-best list. It’s the first and only download
manager/accelerator built inside Firefox! It features an advanced accelerator
that increases speed up to 4x and it allows you to pause and resume downloads at any time,
and puts you in full control by customizing your download experience…..
…..#7 – Earning just over 2 million daily active users, Personas Plus is next on our countdown.
Personas are free, easy-to-install “themes” for Firefox.
Personas Plus extends that built-in functionality to give you even greater control and easier
access to new, popular, and even your own favorite Personas.
Installing the add-on places a small “fox mask” icon in your status bar or add-on bar which,
when you click on it, pops up a menu where you can select, change,
or even randomize your Firefox Persona…..
…..#6 – Just over 2.1 million users per day puts NoScript at number six on the list.
This tool provides extra protection to your Firefox from security vulnerabilities.
It allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice,
for example, your home-banking web site, helping guard you against certain types of attacks…..
…..#5 – Next up, with over 2.2 million users per day, is Download Statusbar.
View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar –
without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.
The fully customizable interface auto-hides when not in use,
allowing full control without interruption…..
…..#4 and #3 are favorites for the developer fans of Firefox. Greasemonkey 
and Firebug have over 2.8 million daily users and over 3 million daily users respectively.
Greasemonkey lets you customize the way a web page displays or behaves,
by using small bits of JavaScript. Firebug is a favorite because it lets you edit,
debug, and monitor CSS, HTML and JavaScript live in any web page…..
…..The #2 spot, the best of 3 billion add-ons runner up, is Video DownloadHelper DownloadHelper
is a tool for web content extraction. Its purpose is to capture video and image files from many sites.
Just surf the web as you are used to, when DownloadHelper detects it can do something for you,
the icon gets animated and a menu allows you to download files by simply clicking an item…..
…..We’d like to offer up a special congratulations to the #1 most-used Add-on,
with over 13.5 million daily users (and more than 166 million total downloads),
and that award goes to Adblock Plus. Firefox fans love it because
it gives them control of how they view the web. One reviewer explains
“Adblock Plus is one of the reasons I use Firefox, both mobile and desktop!”…..
…..

除了上面的統計資訊,Mozilla亦推出了簡單明瞭的圖表來慶祝這30億次下載:
(圖片引用自The Mozilla Blog)

除了官方所列出的8大熱門Add on,這邊也趁機野人獻曝一下,
推薦幾個Norman認為非常好用,卻很可惜不在名單上的附加元件,
首先是Norman目前所安裝的所有Add on列表:

Norman個人推薦的第一名是Web Developer:

只要安裝Web Developer,無論是檢視CSS、DIV、ID或標示各個網頁元素都是輕而易舉,
甚至是取消Jave Script、停用Cookies等也是一鍵搞定,就算沒有在接觸網頁設計,
亦可作為一個瀏覽網路時的隨身工具,Norman極度推薦 ww

第二則是FoxLingo:

翻譯、辭典類的Add on很多,Norman個人也不是每種都用過,
不過就目前的使用經驗,FoxLingo算是其中極為簡單易用的了;
對重度玩家,有辭典、語法、拼字檢查或唸出文字等較高級的功能連結,
對一般用戶,則有傻瓜的一鍵自動翻譯;除了支援超多種語言,
可供選擇的網路服務亦是琳琅滿目,相信無論需求為何,FoxLingo應該都能讓人滿意 ww

第三…..嗯,沒了…..原本是要寫DownloadHelper,
不過後來才發現原來和8大排行的Vide
oDownloadHelper是同一款…..改名了嗎!?

不過Download Helper真的是超級好用呀~
點一下圖示、待其讀到影片後,無論是什麼線上影音平台都照抓不誤,
比起以往使用的OrbitDownloader,它的Grab就是怎麼都抓不全ニコニコ的東西…..
順帶一提,圖中的範例影片為”魔法少女まどか☆マギカ -the ultimate modification”,
是個人目前看過的まどか☆マギカMAD中數一數二的燃作:

最後的五色戰隊…..這才應該是愛戰士路線外的真結局啊啊!

除了上述幾款,其他像是群策群力評等網頁可信度的”WOT“、
右鍵選單選擇編碼的”Right Encoding“、重新載入圖片的“Show Picture“等,
雖然亦是很有用的小工具,但因多為補充Firefox本身不足而安裝,
並非其具有令人驚豔的功能之故,便不加以推薦了…..若看到本篇文章的讀者,
心中亦有著一份珍藏的Add on推薦清單的話,歡迎不吝在底下留言分享 ww