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Use this to discuss browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, or even obscure browsers. List ones you use and also ones you are interested in, but haven't taken the time to properly mess around with. Browser extensions are pretty much the only reason a web-browser is usable in 2025 for most sites, so it is best to have a few good ones.
uMatrix - If you know how to use it, it is far better than any other anti-tracking + ad-blocking tool. Can be very annoying as you have to configure it on a per-site basis if you want to be 100% sure you got everything, but it isn't too hard to fiter things in a way that doesn't affect you severely. uBlocker Origin Lite is better for normies who don't know what they're doing, otherwise this is better.
WebScrapBook - Easy way to mass archive web-pages via MAFF files, including media files like images on many websites. You can also view them via this without extracting the MAFF files. IIRC it also allows you to have automatic file-name systems *and* the ability to save it to a server, so you could self-host a huge media server for yourself and automatically send the files to it if you have enough archiving to do that it is justifiable.
Stylus - Allows you to create your own custom themes on websites.
FlagFox - Displays country flag, isn't very useful but looks cool.
I've also had Reddit Enhancement Suite since occasionally I want to find some tech answer, but prefer the Old Reddit website and don't want to burn my eyes out on subreddits who's CSS is either non-existant or not in dark-mode. I've looked into something like Tampermonkey for custom website scripts, but haven't implemented any usage of them as most sites I use don't need them.
uMatrix - If you know how to use it, it is far better than any other anti-tracking + ad-blocking tool. Can be very annoying as you have to configure it on a per-site basis if you want to be 100% sure you got everything, but it isn't too hard to fiter things in a way that doesn't affect you severely. uBlocker Origin Lite is better for normies who don't know what they're doing, otherwise this is better.
WebScrapBook - Easy way to mass archive web-pages via MAFF files, including media files like images on many websites. You can also view them via this without extracting the MAFF files. IIRC it also allows you to have automatic file-name systems *and* the ability to save it to a server, so you could self-host a huge media server for yourself and automatically send the files to it if you have enough archiving to do that it is justifiable.
Stylus - Allows you to create your own custom themes on websites.
FlagFox - Displays country flag, isn't very useful but looks cool.
I've also had Reddit Enhancement Suite since occasionally I want to find some tech answer, but prefer the Old Reddit website and don't want to burn my eyes out on subreddits who's CSS is either non-existant or not in dark-mode. I've looked into something like Tampermonkey for custom website scripts, but haven't implemented any usage of them as most sites I use don't need them.
