Browser Extensions Every User Must Have
Enhance your web experience and make it ad-free, more private and streamlined.
We Recommend Microsoft Edge.
It is windows native, performs great (even on Mac OS) and uses least amount of resources while being supercharged with Bing AI. Privacy in browsers is a heated topic. The best privacy practice is to use good extensions and use your brain while surfing the web. Edge offers Sleeping Tabs, Startup Boost, Browser Sync, SmartScreen, Password Monitor, Tracking Prevention, Vertical Tabs, Collections, Web Capture, Native Split Screen, Immersive Reader and Automatic Coupon code finding during online checkout.
Alternate Browsers. Use these if you don’t trust Microsoft with your data.
Mozilla Firefox
Libre Wolf Privacy centric fork of Firefox.
Ungoogled Chromium
Extensions
uBlock Origin
An efficient ad blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean.
ClearURLs
This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browsing through the internet.
Canvas Fingerprint Defender
Defending against canvas fingerprinting by reporting a fake value.
I still don’t care about cookies
Get rid of cookie warnings from almost all websites!
Privacy Badger
Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers.
Reddit Enhancement Suite
A suite of modules that enhance your Reddit browsing experience
SponsorBlock for YouTube
Skip sponsorships, subscription begging and more on YouTube videos. Report sponsors on videos you watch to save others’ time.
Clickbait Remover for Youtube
This extension replaces thumbnails with a frame from the video, effectively removing any clickbait while still showing a high quality thumbnail so you can still get a good idea of what the video is about. It can also modify titles to stop partial or all caps titles.
FastForward
FastForward is the successor of Universal Bypass, a browser extension that can bypass annoying link shorteners, so you don’t need to waste your time trying to get to your destination link.
Return YouTube Dislike
An open-source extension that returns the YouTube dislike count.
Old Reddit Redirect
Dislike Reddit’s redesign? Old Reddit Redirect will ensure that you always load the old (old.reddit.com) design instead.
Buster
Buster is a browser extension which helps you to solve difficult captchas automatically by completing reCAPTCHA audio challenges using speech recognition. Challenges are solved by clicking on the extension button at the bottom of the reCAPTCHA widget.
Scroll to Top
Add a stylish scroll-to-top button for all websites.
Hover Zoom+
Hover your mouse over any image on the supported websites and this open source extension will automatically enlarge the image to its full size, making sure that it still fits into the browser window.
ColorZilla
Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Color Analyzer and other colorful goodies for your browser.
Violentmonkey
An open source user script manager.
Mac OS Safari
Safari is a heavily restricted browser in terms of using the greatest extensions such as those in the above section. Multiple profile support has only been introduced with Mac OS Sonoma. We don’t recommend using it. There are better alternatives such as Microsoft Edge, Orion, Firefox or LibreWolf. If you just can’t live without Safari, here are some choice extensions.
A lot of these extensions are paid because Apple and Safari - but still listed for awareness.
AdGuard
Blocks ads and trackers.
StopTheMadness Paid.
It prevents websites from messing with your browser’s standard features, such as copy and paste, keyboard shortcuts, scrolling, and pop-ups. It also enhances your privacy and security by blocking unwanted tracking scripts, social media buttons, and other annoyances.
SponsorBlock
Already mentioned in first section at top. Free if you build it yourself.
Wipr Paid.
Blocks all ads, trackers, cryptocurrency miners, EU cookie and GDPR notices, and other distractions on the web. It makes your browsing faster, safer, and more private.
Super Agent
It will auto-accept cookies for you.
Vinegar Paid.
Replaces the YouTube player with a minimal HTML video tag. It removes ads, restores picture-in-picture, and keeps videos playing in the background.
Consent-O-Matic
Automatically answers consent pop-ups for you, so you can’t be manipulated.
Hush
Browse the web like it should be – free of nags to accept cookies or privacy invasive tracking.
ENJOY & HAPPY LEARNING!
