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LibRedirect: redirect Website links to alternative frontends like Nitter, invidious, rimgo etc. - couldn't live without it especially on mobile where using Twitter without the app is really obnoxious
CookieAutoDelete combined with 'I still don't care about cookies': delete cookies the moment you close the tab if not whitelisted, also remove cookie notices and accept all cookies.
Nano Gestures: mouse gestures for navigating websites
Outside of ones already stated: Facebook Container is great. I have to use FB for work, so it's good to keep is separated from the rest of my browsing.
I think uBlock Origin, SponsorBlock, and Dark Reader are my favs.
ublock origin, sponsorblock, return youtube dislike, clearurls and dark reader
Something that I recently started to use is Raindrop.io. It's a cloud bookmark organizer and I find it really useful. And the extension is also really good with lots of features. I think it's odd that people don't know/talk about it!
What sort of benefits do you feel raindrop has over the native chrome bookmarks manager?
Based on a quick look, the biggest features it has that browser bookmark managers generally don't have is the ability to search within saved webpages and documents without opening them. Plus, you can share bookmark collections with other people. Sounds a bit like a modern rendition of del.icio.us
I don't think I can live without Sidebery anymore, it adds a sidebar for managing and easily grouping tabs. Although it's really made my habit of not closing them even worse...
Besides ad/tracking blockers, my #1 is a dimmer. Helps the eyes! lol. Especially at night.
Mandatory:
Nice to haves:
Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended Videos - This one simplifies the YouTube experience and helps you to spend less time watching videos endlessly.
if you replace the "youtube.com" with "piped.video" in the URL, you get all the videos with no ads, no tracking, and no distractions.
library extension forever until the end of time
Anyone have some favorites related to Lemmy or Mastodon? I've seen a couple that claim to make following and subscribing easier on other instances but I'm not sure if they are trustworthy.
Facebook container is one i use that blocks facebook tracking with tracking pixels for example.
Gestures. Hover zoom images. Tab tree view.
Vimium (install and hit the letter 'f' key. You will immediately understand the appeal if you are a keyboard jockey) A Userscript handler (Violentmonkey) Dark Reader Save to Pocket Bitwarden Ublock if the browser doesn't have baked in Ad blocks.
I love reading the responses to this question.
For Lemmy:
Stylus. And then find Lemmy scripts on UserStyles.world to install into Stylus and you can change the look and feel for Lemmy to make it more like Reddit, or whatever. I currently use a combination of 'Better Lemmy' and 'Old reddit-ish Lemmy'.
For general browsing:
uBlock Origin for ads
Privacy Badger for tracking
For YouTube:
Enhancer for YouTube
I physically can't use a browser without Vimium anymore.
The shortcut alone makes Vimium a must, it makes switching between tabs so much easier. The only drawbacks of the extension I've found are having to adjust settings for the odd websites that have shortcuts and certain elements not working well with Vimium "clicks" (like the Lemmy sort order dropdown list!).
I literally cannot browse the web anymore without HoverZoom+
can't live without:
That's it really, my needs are simple.
Also, TIL about "I don't care about cookies" so I'm tempted to install that, but I do sort of care about cookies... but I also clear them relatively frequently, so it's probably fine.
Another for Ublock Origin
Youtube Enhancer
Imagus [enlarges images, great for my old tired eyeballs]
Ad Observer (run by Cybersecurity for Democracy project at New York University, it examines any ads you DO get to look for patterns in how advertising is being used to influence people on social media.)
To Google Translate (Highlight something and send it straight to a Translate page)
Sponsorblock. Makes YouTube, even with Premium, a lot more enjoyable.