3 Great FireFox add-ons for the web developer

One big difference between old school Internet surfing and what we today refer to as Web 2.0, is the integrated user experience in web browsers. Mozilla FireFox has thanks to add-ons/extensions enabled its user to build completely customized web experiences. We will today take a look at 3 add-ons/extension made to ease the work of web development.

FireFTP

Rather than paying for FTP software that in return will take up space and memory on your computer, there is a great add-on for FireFox called FireFTP. This plugin allows you to access any type of hosting provider web server and transfer files directly in the web browser. This way you can transfer files in one tab and watch the changes in another. I use this add-on and find it very useful even if it isn’t equipped with all advanced features that come with commercial FTP softwares.

Created by Mime Cuvalo, FireFTP is free for download at FireFTP.Mozdev.org

The Web Developer Extension

This extension adds a menu and a toolbar to your web browser window, allowing you to customize and manage the CSS, Images and Forms of any website you access. Not only are you given full control over your web crawling, but you are also given a tool to easily access the code of any website you like.

Web Developer is a Chris Pederick creation and is available for free download at ChrisPederisk.com.

FireBug

With the slogan Web Development Evolved, FireBug is a FireFox add-on made by the web developer for web developer. With this web browser you are given the rare and dynamic ability to edit any html, css and javascript of any website, and view the changes live in the web browser. Activating this add-on, simply click the little bug-symbol and a window will appear displaying all code of the parent website.

Created by ParaKey, FireBug can be downloaded for free at GetFireBug.com.