Firefox¶
Extensions¶
NoScript - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/
Cookie manager - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-controller/
Flashblock - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flashblock/
Better privacy - https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/
Disable WebRTC - https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/happy-bonobo-disable-webrtc/
Download Helper - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/
Session Manager - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/session-manager/
Firemacs - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firemacs/
It’s all text - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125
Mouseless browsing - https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/mouseless-browsing/
Customizable Shortcuts - https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/customizable-shortcuts/
Tile Tabs - https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/tile-tabs/
Foxyproxy - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxyproxy-standard/
Live HTTP headers - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/live-http-headers/
Selenium - http://docs.seleniumhq.org/download/
Shortcuts¶
ctrl + l - locationbar
ctrl + k - searchbar
ctrl + u - source code
ctrl + d - bookmark page
ctrl + shift + o - open bookmark manager
ctrl + shift + a - open addon manager
ctrl + j - show downloads
ctrl + shift + e - switch tabs
alt + 1-8 - switch to tab 1 - 8
ctrl + w - close tab
ctrl + left / right - move tab left / right
ctrl + page up / down - goto previous / next tab
ctrl + shift + k - web console
shift + f4 - open javascript scratchpad
ctrl + shift + j - open error console
ctrl + f - find
alt + left / right - history back / forward
ctrl + o - open file
ctrl + n - new window
ctrl + r - reload page
ctrl + shift + del - clear history
Privacy¶
Use flashbock, adblock, noscript and better privacy addon
Deactivate Security -> Detect attack / forgery sites
Block popups
Deactivate history
Use privoxy as proxy to filter thinks like browser identity string
Optionally use tor as forwarding proxy in privoxy
Goto last tab¶
browse about:config
set browser.ctrlTab.previews to true
Now you can switch to last tab with ctrl + tab
Mouseless browsing¶
ctrl + space - show ids
ctrl + id + enter - click on id
alt + id - open id in new tab
ctrl + alt + id - open id in new window
Parameterized bookmarks¶
Bookmark a page
Open bookmark in bookmark manager
Click on “More” arrow
Enter a keyword “e.g. g”
Set %s placeholder somewhere in url (e.g. http://google.com/q=%s)
Now you can use “g test” in location bar
Synchronization¶
Tools -> Setup Sync
Will (depending on config) synchronize tabs, bookmarks, history, settings, addons and passwords
You can setup your own firefox sync server see http://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync.html