Firefox Addons for 2022
Firefox Addons - 2022 Edition
My list of must-have Firefox addons - 2022 edition
Privacy and Security
- Multi-Account Containers
- Setting sites such as Amazon, eBay, Twitter, LinkedIn, Banking etc… each to always open in their own container
- Don’t Track Me Google
- LocalCDN
- Note: LocalCDN like DecentralEyes may no longer be useful if using Firefox’s Strict Tracking Protection
- UTM Tracking Token Stripper
- Note: You can accomplish some of what this does with the
removeparam
uBlock origin rules listed below
- Note: You can accomplish some of what this does with the
- The official addon for whatever Password Manager you use (1Password, Bitwarden etc…)
uBlock Origin
Probably the single most important addon.
- Enable and update all built-int filter lists except for ‘Regions’ and ‘Languages’.
- Under ‘Trusted Sites’ add your local IP range (e.g.
192.168.0.0/24
) and local hostnames if you run any local web servers (e.g.https://my-home-server.local
- Enable ‘Cloud Storage’ (if you use Firefox sync) and upload your config tabs.
Quality of Life Improvements
- Bypass Paywalls Clean
- SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube
- FastForward
- Copy PlainText
- Awesome RSS
- Night Mode - Hacker News
For AWS Users
Other Configuration
- Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Strict Tracking Protection (more information here)
about:config
mousewheel.with_meta.action: 0
- Disable scroll zoomingextensions.pocket.enabled: false
- Disable Pocketdom.event.clipboardevents.enabled: false
- Don’t allow websites to prevent copy and paste, stop webpage knowing which part of the page had been selected.
uBlock Origin Rules
Add the following to “My Filters”
- The content of ublacklist github translation
- The content of ublacklist stackoverflow translation
# Remove tracking tokens
*$removeparam=utm_source
*$removeparam=fbclid
*$removeparam=gclid
*$removeparam=utm_source
*$removeparam=utm_medium
*$removeparam=utm_term
*$removeparam=utm_campaign
*$removeparam=utm_content
*$removeparam=utm_cid
*$removeparam=utm_reader
*$removeparam=utm_referrer
*$removeparam=utm_name
*$removeparam=utm_social
*$removeparam=utm_social
*$removeparam=igshid
*$removeparam=ICID
*$removeparam=rb_clickid
! block pinterest rubbish on google
google.*##.g:has(a[href*=".pinterest.*"])
google.*##a[href*=".pinterest."]:upward(1)
! Block pinterest rubbish on ddg
duckduckgo.*##.results > div:has(a[href*=".pinterest.com"])