Browser extensions I cannot live without

My browser’s loadout isn’t complete without these extensions.

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Bibek AryalList by Bibek Aryal, last updated 
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  1. This efficient browser add-on blocks ads, trackers, and malware by default employing various filter lists, acting as a comprehensive wide-spectrum blocker.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Pale Moon
    • Thunderbird
    • Opera
    • Node.JS
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
    uBlock Origin screenshot 1
    uBlock Origin screenshot 1
  2. HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension produced as a collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It encrypts your communications with a number of major websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Yandex.Browser
    • Opera
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
    HTTPS Everywhere screenshot 1
    HTTPS Everywhere screenshot 1
    HTTPS Everywhere screenshot 2
    +1
    HTTPS Everywhere screenshot 3
  3. Privacy, simplified. Our add-on provides the privacy essentials you need to seamlessly take control of your personal information, no matter where the internet takes you: tracker blocking, smarter encryption, DuckDuckGo private search, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials screenshot 1
    DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials screenshot 1
    DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials screenshot 2
    +2
    DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials screenshot 3
  4. Privacy Badger is a browser-add on tool that analyzes sites to detect and disallow content that tracks you in an objectionable, non-consensual manner. When you visit websites, your copy of Privacy Badger keeps note of the "third party" domains that embed images...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Overview of Privacy Badger extension
  5. KeePassXC icon
     Like

    KeePassXC is a modern, secure, and open-source password manager that stores and manages your most sensitive information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Welcome Screen
    Unlock Database
    New Database Wizard
    +13
    New Database Wizard
  6. Protects you against tracking through "free", centralized, content delivery. It prevents a lot of requests from reaching networks like Google Hosted Libraries, and serves local files to keep sites from breaking. Complements regular content blockers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Pale Moon
    • Opera
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Decentraleyes screenshot 1
    Decentraleyes screenshot 1
  7. "Terms of Service; Didn't Read" (short: ToS;DR) is a project started in June 2012 to help fix the "biggest lie on the web": almost no one really reads the terms of service we agree to all the time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Opera
    • Brave
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Website
Home Page
    Website
How it works
    Website 
Grade filter
    +16
    Website
Service details
  8. This extension helps you control more of your web activity from Facebook by isolating your identity into a separate container.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Facebook
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Facebook Container screenshot 1
  9. A highly customizable, easy to use, extension to greatly improve your YouTube experience!

    Find my configuration at: /EnhancerforYouTube.json

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • YouTube
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    Enhancer for YouTube screenshot 1
    Enhancer for YouTube screenshot 1
    Enhancer for YouTube screenshot 2
    +2
    Enhancer for YouTube screenshot 3
  10. Browser extension and open API via crowdsource for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos.

    Find my configuration at: /SponsorBlockConfig.json

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    SponsorBlock screenshot 1
    SponsorBlock screenshot 1
  11. Wikiwand icon
     Like

    Wikiwand is a modern interface for web and mobile, that optimizes Wikipedia's amazing content for a quicker and significantly improved reading experience.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Wikiwand screenshot 1
    Wikiwand screenshot 1
    Wikiwand screenshot 2
    +2
    Wikiwand screenshot 3
  12. Bitwarden icon
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    Open-source password manager with AES-256 encryption and device sync. Store and access encrypted logins across platforms like iOS and Android.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • Tor Browser
    • Safari
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flatpak
    • Cloudron
    • Opera
    • Chocolatey
    • Mono
    • Brave
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Docker
    Bitwarden screenshot 1
    Bitwarden screenshot 1
    Bitwarden screenshot 2
    +10
    Bitwarden screenshot 3

See my list of apps that I cannot live without here.

Comments

Bibek Aryal
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DDG Privacy Essentials provides a Duck address. Privacy Badger is dynamic — it learns over time which domains are tracking you, while uBlock Origin uses filter lists. uBlock Origin can block CDNs, but it does not serve local copies like Decentraleyes does. "I still don't care about cookies" specifically auto-accepts or hides cookie banners legally in a way uBlock Origin doesn't always handle. uBlock Origin blocks Facebook trackers (pixels, etc.) outside Facebook.com, but Facebook Container actually isolates your Facebook session inside a separate "container" (sandbox) so it can't track you across other tabs. It's true that most browsers now have an "Always upgrade to HTTPS" option. I've been using this for a long time, so it doesn't hurt to keep the extension either.

Darlene Sonalder
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If you have uBlock Origin you don't need DDG Privacy Essentials, Privacy Badger, Decentraleyes and probably the same for I still don't care about cookies and Facebook Container :) HTTPS Everywhere can now be activated in almost any browser settings without requiring an extension, yes including on Firefox.

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Bibek Aryal

DG Privacy Essentials provides a Duck address. Privacy Badger is dynamic — it learns over time which domains are tracking you, while uBlock Origin uses filter lists. uBlock Origin can block CDNs, but it does not serve local copies like Decentraleyes does. "I still don't care about cookies" specifically auto-accepts or hides cookie banners legally in a way uBlock Origin doesn't always handle. uBlock Origin blocks Facebook trackers (pixels, etc.) outside Facebook.com, but Facebook Container actually isolates your Facebook session inside a separate "container" (sandbox) so it can't track you across other tabs. It's true that most browsers now have an "Always upgrade to HTTPS" option. I've been using this for a long time, so it doesn't hurt to keep the extension either.

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