Jeffrey Fetting

I’ve been using Firefox since before it was called Firefox, even before it was called Firebird. Years ago, when it was called Pheonix, I felt it had the best user interface of any browser on the market. Though I still agree, I feel there are areas of improvements.

By downloading extensions, users can alter the way Firefox looks in almost any imaginable way. Here are the extensions I’ve used to improve the look and feel of Firefox.

• MiniT allows you to change the positioning of the tabs.
• Stop-or-Reload Button displays either the stop or reload button depending on what the browser is doing. If the site is fully loaded, you will see a reload button. If the site is downloading, you will see the stop button. This also frees up some space.
• Download Statusbar gets rid of the extra window that appears when you download a file and replaces it with a simple statusbar.
• Tab X adds a close tab button on each tab, similar to Safari’s implementation.
• Menu Editor allows me to hide the menus I don’t want or use. For example, I hide the Go menu because I’ve never used it and just find it takes up space.

With these extensions, the browser interface is as close to ideal, for me, that I’ve ever found.

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