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One of the great things about Firefox are the thousands of free add-ons. Whether you just want to change the look and feel of the browser, or you have a more substantial task in mind, there’s probably a Firefox add-on for it. In this episode of TR Dojo, I discuss five Firefox add-ons that can improve your Web browsing experience, including:

  1. Morning Coffee
  2. ColorfulTabs
  3. NoScript
  4. Fasterfox
  5. Page Saver

Which Firefox add-on is your favorite?

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Bill DetwilerBill Detwiler is Head Technology Editor of TechRepublic. Previously, he worked as a Support Tech and IT Manager in the social research and energy industries. Read his full bio and profile. You can also follow him on Twitter.

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xMarks paulgoss | 10/18/09
XMarks Rocks the Spot FLphotodude | 10/20/09
Web Developer and more ryan.mclean@... | 10/28/09
Xmarks is Fav barnesie@... | 10/20/09
Another Xmarks vote giff@... | 10/20/09
I agree popova71 | 10/20/09
I agree gregory.bell@... | 10/20/09
xmarks is my favorite bowlingbrad | 10/20/09
XMarks - the best by far rdimarino@... | 10/20/09
Agreed Wick Tech | 10/20/09
Add-Ons are Great, BUT... jr.golden300@... | 10/20/09
Totally agree mergra2@... | 10/22/09
Even as a backup for bookmarks daltont2000 | 10/20/09
Agree plus others freaknout | 10/20/09
More Cudos for Xmarks gillistg | 10/20/09
Xmarks is terrific Jason HinerTechrepublic Moderator | 10/20/09
I Agree, the best add-in XMARKS nimroad@... | 10/20/09
XMarks Saves Time Gives Disaster Recovery Answerfactory | 10/20/09
Best Add-on lederhoden | 10/21/09
Ditto! Pekae | 10/21/09
Agree 100% jpdemers@... | 10/22/09
Five Must-have Firefox add-ons mrdt | 10/28/09
Xmarks is my favorite, too. CallMrStone | 10/28/09
Another xMarks herald! rebeltag@... | 10/28/09
Re Video - Just how many Javascripts does TR use? deskhero | 10/29/09
xmarks is great key4@... | 10/29/09
xmarks - 8 month user - don't leave home with out it! securecfs@... | 10/29/09
No doubt; xMarks estcst@... | 10/29/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons alainstlaurent@... | 10/19/09
Another vote for TMP and a REQUEST! jim.wood1 | 10/20/09
Feed Sidebar, Tab History, Unhide Passwords Palmetto | 10/19/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons cbsimkins | 10/19/09
Would You Include MozBackup? cmatthews@... | 10/19/09
A note on that FastStone Capture cmatthews@... | 10/19/09
Opera has this integrated Spiritusindomit@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons T-Dane | 10/19/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons v.gupta@... | 10/20/09
Thanks for the Printliminator recommendation techrep0903@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons patatty | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons pyro1983maniac@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons john.keil@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons Tonie16 | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons Elliott_Berger@... | 10/20/09
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RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons markusag | 10/20/09
Firebug pocjoc | 10/20/09
Firebug gbesch@... | 10/27/09
Firebug darren@... | 10/29/09
Another Vote for FireBug tech@... | 10/29/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons helix0 | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons haimsn | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons rborel@... | 10/20/09
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RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons glassman326@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons JaRoLLz | 10/20/09
TabMix Plus randallcummings2358@... | 10/20/09
TabMix Plus is an essential. techrep0903@... | 10/20/09
TabMix Plus should be in Top 5 daltont2000 | 10/20/09
TabMix Plus, ftw! Answerfactory | 10/20/09
TabMix Plus, jack.klaber@... | 10/20/09
Tab Mix Plus #1 & my other Faves. specialfx63@... | 10/20/09
a bump for Firebug thinkdata@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons staatsbiz@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons dtracy@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons phin@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons janet.mobley@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons fulton.dr | 10/20/09
Stop Autoplay richard.beebe@... | 10/20/09
Download Statusbar drbayer | 10/20/09
Or you could just do it the easy way... Spiritusindomit@... | 10/20/09
Hardware shell detection jpdemers@... | 10/22/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons ryuda | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons dpoppitt@... | 10/20/09
Fast Dial vs. Speed Dial tnorman@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons angela_marie1964@... | 10/20/09
Not such a great list Izzmo | 10/20/09
Firebug ocie3@... | 10/21/09
You forgot santeewelding | 10/21/09
Warning: Add-Ons may hose your Firefox experience danlanier@... | 10/20/09
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea ocie3@... | 10/21/09
Firefox Performance ocie3@... | 10/21/09
Junkie santeewelding | 10/21/09
You should know :-) ocie3@... | 10/22/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons mmebrown@... | 10/20/09
X-Marks DarkWaterSong | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons techrepublic@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons jotter507@... | 10/20/09
IEtab mavarney@... | 10/20/09
My five.... and a half? SKDTech | 10/20/09
How about one that makes it work? modular | 10/20/09
Tab Mix Plus?? mpfaffe@... | 10/20/09
Back to Close WX-man | 10/20/09
My add-ons jkiernan@... | 10/20/09
'Firebug' - Just Awesome.!! prasadcnair@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons ej79931@... | 10/20/09
Firefox must-haves: Mouse gestures with Firegestures dan@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons dejd | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons daltont2000 | 10/20/09
Cooliris is the ONE for photo/video browsing softmkr-net@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons tvitatoe | 10/20/09
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You say tomato... mdsock@... | 10/22/09
FYI ocie3@... | 10/23/09
Some other must haves IMO. thisaintmyemail@... | 10/20/09
I like these too Answerfactory | 10/20/09
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vimperator philrunninger@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons peterfairchild@... | 10/20/09
Fire Gestures azbat@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons gormark | 10/20/09
My essential addons bblackmoor@... | 10/20/09
MileWideBack sureshd@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons mudbug | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons pokeman | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons siven.pillay@... | 10/20/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons nigmac | 10/21/09
Adblock Plus followed by XMarks uruiamme | 10/21/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons ocie3@... | 10/21/09
FoxTab wolframwrenches | 10/21/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons mikets@... | 10/22/09
Better Gmail || URL Link || SlimSearch khonji@... | 10/22/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons JohnG@... | 10/22/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons steve@... | 10/23/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons moonrocktech | 10/23/09
* SPEED DIAL * Bigbrim | 10/23/09
LastPass, ChromaPlus computertyro@... | 10/25/09
LastPass - truely the last password... JCitizen | 10/27/09
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RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons bjdtis@... | 10/28/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons dan.ader@... | 10/28/09
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RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons zenrender | 10/28/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons dsaslav | 10/28/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons dina@... | 10/28/09
Top Three Security Plugins for Firefox sbarman | 10/28/09
Flashblock TexDad | 10/28/09
IE Tabs j_stephen@... | 10/28/09
IE Tabs is a must! bgordon4 | 10/29/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons brennerop@... | 10/28/09
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RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons dbneeley | 10/29/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons desi906 | 10/29/09
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FoxyProxy rochamarques@... | 10/29/09
tabbrowser extensions soyeb@... | 10/29/09
Cooliris Previews mirossmac2@... | 10/29/09
... but one caution (maybe) mirossmac2@... | 10/30/09
Session Manager bart1963 | 10/29/09
CoolPreview liviu.obreja@... | 10/29/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons bcgumbert | 10/29/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons rgerald@... | 10/29/09
Add Bookmark Here jurgyman@... | 10/29/09
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons tonztime@... | 10/29/09
A few more:Tab Kit, Read it Later, LDS Toolbar, etc. rjamesparsons@... | 10/29/09
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Screengrab! hughf3@... | 01/19/10
RE: Video: Five must-have Firefox add-ons hipockets | 02/03/10

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