Users of the Firefox web browser have thousands of add-ons and scripts at their disposal that they can use to extend the functionality of the web browser. This large amount makes it impossible for most users to know all of the add-ons out there which in turn can mean that they miss the opportunity of testing and working with ones that would help them increase their browsing experience.
Here are two Firefox add-ons that help users find new Firefox add-ons and Greasemonkey scripts naturally. We have covered them both before here at Ghacks but thought it would be nice to combine both in a post as they are excellent ways to extend the web browser.
Greasefire finds Greasemonkey scripts that are compatible with the active website. Those can be scripts that have been specifically designed for that website or scripts that work with software that has been used to create the site. The add-on will change the icon of the Greasemonkey extension in the Firefox status bar if scripts have been found. A right-click on the icon will display the usual Greasemonkey menu with the addition of one entry that is displaying the number of scripts found that are compatible with the website. A click on that figure will open a new window that displays the names of the scripts in a sidebar and embeds the page at the userscript website on the right.
We have covered the add-ons suggestion tool recently. It will compute related add-ons to the add-ons already installed in the active Firefox profile based on the installations of other users with similar add-ons. It is experimental at this time and lacks add-on descriptions but links to the add-on pages where the information can be obtained.
Know of any additional tool or add-on that does something similar? Let us know in the options.
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