Overview extensions for popular browsers

We present you a brief overview of the exciting additions to Firefox, Chrome and Opera, which caught our attention last week.

Can I use extensions to improve the standard functions of the browser? Of course yes! From this review, you will learn how to improve the New Tab page, and history of Google Chrome, to accelerate the launch of your favorite sites in Firefox.

Firefox

SiteLauncher

This is an excellent extension for Firefox, allows you to run your favorite sites with one click or by pressing a simple keyboard shortcut. After setting expansion is enough to press Ctrl + SpacebarThat there was a small translucent panel with thumbnails of your favorite sites. Filling the panel, and its appearance is configurable in the options of expansion.

drag2up

This extension will help to embed pictures in your messages, even if the editor does not support this. It is only necessary to drag the mouse in any image appearing in the introduction of the text area. After that, the image is automatically downloaded to the selected pre-service store pictures and the correct direct link is added to the message.

Chrome

Speed ​​Dial 2

This expansion is yet another attempt to improve a new Chrome browser tab. The main advantage of Speed ​​Dial 2 is a great look that can be customized to fit themselves in the most widely. Functionality is also at altitude - the list of the most popular sites, fast access to your bookmarks and recently closed tabs, buttons installed applications - all close at hand.

Better History

Better History Extension of deals just what the title promises - enhances the browser's history. Firstly, it looks good and even better fit into the overall design of the browser than the native page stories. And secondly, this extension adds some new features, such as the grouping of elements in time and site name, which greatly simplifies the search for the desired page in the history.

Opera

News Portal

This extension allows you to add a page SpeedDial special news section showing the latest updates you selected sources. To view your subscriptions must go to the Opera Portal page ( http://portal.opera.com) and add the desired RSS feeds.

At present, that's all. We will continue through the week.

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