Social networks have become an almost essential element for a large number of users, even causing different degrees of addiction. And it is that they are not only used regularly on our mobile phone, but also from our web browser on the computer. If we use Mozilla Firefox as our usual browser, we should know that we can extend its functionalities, thanks to different extensions that we have available related to messaging and social networks.
By using Firefox as our default browser we can prevent through the use of different add-ons to a greater number of functionalities that will help us save time and obtain a better experience in general. Their use is completely free and they are downloaded directly from Mozilla’s own store, so they are usually quite safe.
Of course, it is not convenient to abuse its use, because not if we have large quantities installed, it can end up affecting a lower performance of the browser, thereby causing an increase in the consumption of computer resources such as RAM and CPU.
For all the enthusiasts of instant messaging and social networks such as Facebook or Twitter, they will obtain different types of advantages that will make their use essential. For this reason, today we are going to see what are the best options that we can install in our Firefox browser.
Social plugins
Next, we are going to see different extensions for Firefox for lovers of social networks.
Mark Zuckerberg’s platform is possibly the most popular social network and one of the pioneers. If you use it regularly in Firefox, these add-ons will be very useful for you.
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When we log in to Facebook and keep it active, it involves some security issues, as the social network can track our browsing activity beyond the platform. This plugin prevents Facebook from being able to track our movements as it isolates all our activity. Through its installation, it eliminates cookies and logs out of Facebook every time we finish. We can download it for free.
Messenger for Facebook
This add-on allows us to use Messenger directly in our browser to chat with our friends, by inserting a sidebar on the right side of the Firefox interface. Simply log in to Facebook to start using this extension. This sidebar will always remain open and from it we will be able to see if our friends are online and easily chat with them without leaving the web interface. We can download Messenger for Facebook from the Firefox Store .
Social fixer
By using this plugin we can filter the news sources by content, author and link URL by using keywords that we can order so that we don’t miss anything important. We can also hide the posts that we have already read, adjust the size of the content, add new themes and customize the interface by using the dark mode. There will be the possibility of hiding the parts of the page that we do not want to see, such as the columns that appear both on the left and on the right, allowing us to focus our attention on the content. We can download Social Fixer for free from this link .
For users of this social network service, these plugins for Firefox may be of great interest and utility.
Twitter as Sidebar
This extension helps all frequent Twitter users to miss a single update, mention or like from our favorite Twitterers. Through this plugin we can keep all the Twitter updates organized in a single column, all well ordered. If we are interested in Twitter as Sidebar we can download it from the Firefox Add-ons .
SimplifiedTwitter
This plugin helps us avoid distractions when we use this social network. The Twitter interface has many elements that can be annoying. That is why its main objective is to eliminate all the distractions of the new design, while improving our experience on the platform by making its design more minimalist. To do this, the extension removes components such as the trends column, main menu and other elements that we use, so that we can focus on tweets, which is the most important thing . Download Simplified Twitter for free .
Share on Twitter
The blue bird platform has all kinds of content so, to share it with others, this plugin will be very useful. Share on Twitter allows us to share web pages, links and selected text , directly from the context menu and its button hosted on the toolbar. To do this, simply right-click anywhere on a page or link and choose the Share on Twitter option, or select the text you want to share and right-click. In addition, we can make use of the “Alt + t” key combination to share the contents of the platform, all in the most comfortable way. Download free Share on Twitter .
Another social network belonging to Facebook and that also enjoys great popularity. If we are regular users, we may be interested in these extensions.
This plugin allows us to view our photos in full resolution, so we can get it without compression or size reduction. Its use is quite simple as we can imagine, since it will only be necessary to click on the desired image. This will open a new tab from where we can see it at full resolution and download it. It also punctures with the images and videos of the stories. Install Instagram Photo Plus from this link to Mozilla Add-ons.
TikTok
One of the most recent social networks that has gained tremendous popularity in recent years. If we are regular users of this platform, these add-ons can be very useful.
Web for TikTok
This extension for Firefox allows us to access our TikTok account as if we were using our mobile phone . We can chat with our friends, send videos, share emojis and take screenshots of the window or browse in incognito mode. All this with a low consumption of both CPU, RAM and bandwidth. In addition, this add-on is certified as 100% free of malware by Softpedia Labs, so that we can install it with complete peace of mind. If we want to start using it, we can download Web Tik Tok from the Firefox Store.
TikTok Player
We are talking about a plugin for TikTok that will be in charge of adding video playback controls that will be very useful for videos hosted on your website. Adding a player below the videos will allow us to pause and play, see the current time and duration of the video. We can also use a seek bar to check how far the video has advanced and jump from one specific time to another. Other options that it incorporates are muting or activating the silence, setting a volume, and saving our volume settings between the videos and seeing them in full screen. Download TiTok Player from this link to the Mozilla Addon Store .
TikTok Container
It is an add-on that we can install in Firefox to prevent TikTok from tracking our activity on other websites, thus protecting our privacy. In this way, it isolates our activity on TikTok to prevent us from being tracked outside our ecosystem through the use of third-party cookies. In this way, the extension keeps the platform in a separate container to prevent it from maintaining its activity on other websites. When installed, every time we visit the social network, it will open in its own container, separate from other sites we are visiting, keeping our privacy safe. Download TiTok Container from the Mozilla Add-on Store .
Extensions for chats and messaging
If we like to chat from our computer, these add-ons for Firefox will be very useful in our day-to-day lives.
Emoji Keyboard – Emojis For Firefox
This extension for Firefox will allow us to insert emojis in a fun and fast way in our messages with extensive search functionality. To do this, we just have to click on the extension icon to make an emoji keyboard appear. If we hover over any of the emojis we can see its meaning and if we click on it it will be copied to the clipboard and inserted into an input element. In this plugin it is not necessary to manually copy and paste the emoji, because just by clicking on the selected one it is pasted inside the active input. Install Emoji Keyboard from this link to the Firefox Store .
HyperChat
If we use the YTube chat to talk to other users of the platform during the broadcast of a live video, we will surely have verified that it is quite slow and consumes a lot of system resources. To solve it, we can use this plugin as an alternative that will help us to obtain a much more fluid experience. It has performance improvements over the built-in YTube chat and reduces CPU, RAM, and power consumption. We can download HyperChat free for Firefox.
Chat and meet for Hangouts
This plugin allows us to access the Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet applications from the same interface and have all their features. The entire process is carried out from all Hangouts platforms, so it will not be necessary to register on other platforms or access other third-party applications with our credentials. It has a real-time notification service and can be used for both commercial and personal purposes. It is not necessary to have Gmail open and it offers low consumption of both CPU, RAM and bandwidth. We can download it from this link to the Firefox Add-ons .
Multiple Messenger Chat
This add-on will allow us to combine and group all the chats of our favorite social networks in a single application, thus being able to send messages to all our friends in a more comfortable way. From this extension we can quickly and easily switch between all the chats from the Firefox website, being able to enable those that we want to have active and deactivate those that we do not use. We will also be able to review all notifications, news, posts and messages in real time. In addition, notifications are shown in a hidden way by clicking on the application icon located on the taskbar. Download it for free from the Firefox Store.
D chat
We are talking about an extension that provides us with a decentralized and serverless chat , open source, useful and lightweight. It has features like search or list of channels, private messages and account import and export. It does not require registration to use it, it allows offline messaging and the uploading of images, video and audio. In addition, for greater security it has end-to-end encryption. Download D-Chat for Firefox from its plugin store.