With browsing becoming an integral part of daily tasks, your favorite web browser Firefox, has proven to act up as more than just another browser. A combination of a browser with the best functionality brings you splendid online experience. For a browser which takes the phrase ‘100% organic software’, a little too seriously, customization has been rated to the right magnitude. We bring you five great addons that enhance Firefox’s functionality for research scholars who would like quality time finding and analyzing their data.
This tool brings a new dimension to online research and data mining management. It helps you, collect, manage and cite research sources. You can add your own info, notes, attachments, tags and related pages for every reference you cite. It works on a variety of online libraries such as Google and Amazon, automatically captures citations and has the option of back up and sync. Organization of references and research has never been easier!
Download Zotero here
When searching for information during research in particular, some tasks are repeated. This add-on helps you to record that task and perform it the next time with a click of a button or a shortcut. iMacros makes filling of forms, downloading files and extraction of data much simpler. The EXTRACT feature reads data and exports into CSV files. Coupled with javascript , iMacros is a very powerful tool for researchers who would not like to waste time repeating tasks.
Download iMacros here
Foxtab brings you the ultimate ambience in terms of tabbed browsing. It works like window tabbing in Windows Vista Aero theme with 5 amazing ways to flip between the tabs. You can customize shortcuts, search for tabs and toggle between fullscreen and tab views. For sessions which include many tabs, the add-on groups them automatically so there’s no more searching for the tab you want.
Download FoxTab here
A research session, most of the times, begins with the Google page. With this add-on you can be assured that you don’t end up in a page which you don’t want to be in. It inserts a small preview thumbnail into the Google and Yahoo search results pages. There is also a toggle [GP] icon provided in the status bar to disable/enable the add-on.
Download GooglePreview here
There is no denying that any research article contains images to support the facts and study. For instances where the illustrations are not graphs or charts, the web is a perfect source for images. Google Image search gives a small preview which is sometimes not sufficient. One cannot navigate to the image to choose for usage. This add-on provides a zoom functionality with options such as Image fit and Custom Zoom.
Download Image Zoom here
Do tell us about your favorite Firefox addons in comments.
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