Free Software Directory:IceCat extensions (proposed)

Inbuilt add-ons not listed

These add-ons are not proposed, they are part of the current official GNU IceCat version, but they have not been officially listed on the IceCat page yet.

HTML5 Video Everywhere! 0.2.30	Replace video player with Firefox native video player by lejenome + Add to IceCat Note: Some legacy sites force using Flash player, you will need to install no-flash add-on to support them. For an up-to-date list of supported site, visit our tracking directory. Mozilla addon page Ad-on homepage Support site Support Email Version 0.2.30 Free software license: MPL 2.0 IceCat notes: FSF inspected and approved software version: Yes Latest IceCat version this add-on was integrated: 31.5.0 Feature request Repeat mode, wide screen mode
PDF Viewer (PDF.js) ?	PDF.js brings Portable Document Format (PDF) reading capabilities to your browser using web standard technologies. by Mozilla Labs + Add to IceCat This add-on has been preliminarily reviewed by Mozilla. Learn more Note: The Adobe Acrobat plugin (or other PDF viewer NPAPI add-on) may conflict with this viewer and should be disabled. Note: PDF.js is part of the Firefox since version 19. The extension is mostly used to bring newer version of the PDF.js library to the older Firefox version. It will be marked as incompatible starting from the Firefox version 35. Mozilla addon page Ad-on homepage Version ? Free software license: [ APL 2.0] IceCat notes: FSF inspected and approved software version: Yes Latest IceCat version this add-on was integrated: 24
SpyBlock 2.6.3.0	Adblock Plus fork (white list removed like in Adblock Edge) inbuilt in IceCat configured to preserve privacy, not to to block ads. by Rubén Rodríguez Version 2.6.3.0 Free software license: [ GPL 3.0?] IceCat notes: FSF inspected and approved software version: Yes Latest IceCat version this add-on was integrated: 31.4.0? Notes: Firebug are useful to identify elements user may want to add to SpyBlock's filter rules.

Suggested softwares

packages

icedtea-plugin	web browser plugin to execute Java applets (dependency package) IcedTeaPlugin is a web browser plugin to execute Java applets, supporting LiveConnect/JavaScript. It is targeted for xulrunner-1.9 and compatible browsers that support the NPAPI. License: Free software (found in Trisquel 7.0)
browser-plugin-gnash	GNU Shockwave Flash (SWF) player GNU Gnash is based on GameSWF and supports most SWF v7 features and some SWF v8 and v9. SWF v10 is not supported by GNU Gnash. License: Free software (found in Trisquel 7.0)
browser-plugin-lightspark	High-performance SWF player - Mozilla Plugin (experimental) The project is currently in an alpha status License: Free software (found in Trisquel 7.0)

Not packaged

searx	A privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine. License: AGPLv3 or greater
YaCy	YaCy (pronounced "ya see") is a free distributed search engine, built on principles of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. Dooble (another web browser) integrates YaCy Search Engine Tool Widget. This should be possible to do in IceCat too. License: GPLv2 or greater

Add-on extension repositories

• Adblock Plus Filter Hosting
• Greasemonk User Script Hosting
• Stylish User Style Hosting

Proposed add-ons

This collection (see source for is for IceCat extensions proposed for inclusion in the Free Software Directory. Please do not add already approved extensions found in the IceCat page.

This list may be synced with free addons from addons.mozilla.org:

• Mozilla - privacy collection
• Mozilla - Best of 2 Billion Firefox Add-ons

Priority

Proposed defaults

Add to Search Bar	Category: Proposed defaults. Broken addons Add to Search Bar DISCLAIMER: IceCat version issue: "Add to Search Bar [2.8] could not be installed because it is not compatible with IceCat 31.4.0." I have requested the author to update the addon without luck. --David Hedlund (talk) 15:13, 25 February 2015 (EST) Make any pages' search functionality available in the Search Bar MPL1.1/GPL2.0 or later/LGPL 2.1 or later Licenses stated on author's website. Versions given in LICENSE.TXT file.
Add-on Compatibility Reporter	Category: Proposed defaults Add-on Compatibility Reporter Help make IceCat better. The Add-on Compatibility Reporter enables you to report if the IceCat add-ons that you're using are working properly. MPL 1.1
Addons Recent Updates	Category: Proposed defaults Addons Recent Updates Show more addons recent updates MPL 1.1
Open in Browser	Category: Proposed defaults Open in Browser Offers the possibility to display documents in browser window. MPL 1.1
Click&Clean	Category: Proposed defaults Click&Clean The quick and easy way to delete your browsing history, erase all temporary internet files, remove downloaded files history, cookies, Flash LSO, typed URLs. Allows to delete private data when Firefox closes. Supported ext. tools like CCleaner. This is the only free add-on that we know can delete Flash LSO (flash coockies). MIT/X11 License is stated on the addons.mozilla.org web page.
Copy Plain Text 2	Category: Proposed defaults Copy Plain Text 2 Copies text without formatting. MPL 1.1
Download Status Bar	Category: Proposed defaults Download Status Bar Download Status Bar manages every aspect of your downloads (Launch, Show, Scan, Send To, Rename, Checksum, Pause, Resume, Cancel, Clean, Delete), generates Statistics from your Download actions, keeps the History of your previous session downloads and much more. It is not only a download management add-on but a helper tool for boosting your Productivity, too. MPL 2.0
FavIcon Reloader	Category: Proposed defaults FavIcon Reloader FavIconReloader reloads Favourite Icons by retrieving information from all bookmarked web sites. MPL 1.1 License stated on the website
Firemacs	Category: Proposed defaults Firemacs Firemacs provides some Emacs-like key bindings for IceCat. BSD License stated on the website
It's All Text!	Category: Proposed defaults It's All Text! An easier management of the user interface language GPLv3
Locale Switcher	Category: Proposed defaults Locale Switcher Displays a menu item for switching the application locale [aka language pack]. BSD
More Tools Menu	Category: Proposed defaults More Tools Menu Unclutter the "Tools" menu by moving new items to a "More Tools" menu. MIT/X11 License
Mouseless Browsing	Category: Proposed defaults Mouseless Browsing Mouseless Browsing (MLB) enables you to browse the web entirely with the keyboard. The basic principle is to add small boxes with unique ids behind every link and/or form element. You just have to type in the id to trigger the corresponding action i.e. following a link, pressing a button or selecting a textfield... BSD
New Tab Searchbar	Category: Proposed defaults. Broken addons New Tab Searchbar New tabs focus to the search bar, like Chrome. MPL 1.1
Organize Status Bar (Revived)	Category: Proposed defaults Organize Status Bar (Revived) This extension will enable you to organize your status bar icons. You can now rearrange or remove any item (icon or text) in the Firefox status bar. MPL 2.0
Plain Text Links	Category: Proposed defaults Plain Text Links With any text that can be treated as a URL, using this extension you can right click on the text and select "Open this URL". MPL 1.1
Private Tab	Category: Proposed defaults. Broken addon. Private Tab Adds private tabs. MPL 1.1
Random Agent Spoofer	Category: Proposed defaults Random Agent Spoofer Rotates complete browser profiles ( from real browsers / devices ) at a user defined time interval. It includes many extra privacy enhancing options GPLv3 License is stated on the addons.mozilla.org web page.
Self-Destructing Cookies	Category: Proposed defaults Self-Destructing Cookies Fix the web. Gets rid of a site's cookies and LocalStorage as soon as you close its tabs. Protects against trackers and zombie-cookies. Trustworthy services can be whitelisted. GPLv2
Session Manager	Category: Why not default? Session Manager Session Manager saves and restores the state of all or some windows - either when you want it or automatically at startup and after crashes. It can also automatically save the state of open windows individually. MPL 1.1
The Addon Bar (Restored)	Category: Proposed defaults; The Addon Bar placed extensions depend on this one as it is removed in the current version of IceCat. The Addon Bar (Restored) The addon bar (formerly called status bar), gives you a place to put all your add-on buttons without over-crowding the navigation bar. MIT/X11 License
Wappalyzer	Category: Proposed defaults Wappalyzer Wappalyzer is a browser extension that identifies software on websites. GPLv3
Web of Trust - WOT	Category: Proposed defaults Web of Trust - WOT Find out which websites you can trust. WOT adds intuitive traffic light-style icons next to search results and URLs to help you make informed decisions about whether to visit a site or not. GPLv3
Webutation	Webutation Show you which websites are safe and which website you can trust. The Webutation add-on shows you the reputation of a site with a simple green/yellow/red icon and scans websites against virus and bad userfeedback. Works similar to WOT. LGPLv3
WorldIP	Dependency addon: The Addon Bar (Restored) WorldIP Professional Geo Add-on with security features and advanced network tools. Anti-phishing. Protection against DNS spoofing and fake sites. All DNS records for domain. The real location of web server, country flag, extended information about datacenter. MPL 1.1 License stated on https://www.wipmania.com/terms/

Search engines

DuckDuckGo (HTML SSL)	Category: Search engine, Proposed defaults DuckDuckGo (HTML SSL) DuckDuckGo is the search engine that doesn't track you. We also have smarter answers and less clutter. This extension adds DuckDuckGo (non-JS HTML version) to the search bar. For more features, see the DuckDuckGo Plus add-on. Enjoy!
DuckDuckGo (Lite SSL)	Category: Search engine, Proposed defaults DuckDuckGo (Lite SSL) DuckDuckGo is the search engine that doesn't track you. We also have smarter answers and less clutter. This extension adds DuckDuckGo (non-JS Lite version) to the search bar. For more features, see the DuckDuckGo Plus add-on. Enjoy!
Ixquick HTTPS Privacy Search Engine	Category: Search engine, Proposed defaults Ixquick HTTPS Privacy Search Engine Ixquick does not record your IP address. Search the Web in the best possible privacy!
Searx.me search	Category: Search engine, Proposed defaults Searx.me search Search searx.me, a hackable metasearch engine. GPLv3
searx Tor Hidden Service - ulrn6sryqaifefld.onion	Category: Search engine, Proposed defaults searx Tor Hidden Service - ulrn6sryqaifefld.onion
Startpage (SSL)	Category: Search engine, Proposed defaults Startpage (SSL) Startpage is a search engine that does not collect or share personally identifiable information. This search bar add-on utilizes SSL to protect searches between You and Startpage.
Free Software Directory search	Category: Search engine, Proposed defaults Free Software Directory search This is a search plugin for the Free Software Directory, a catalog of useful free software that runs under free operating systems. GNU FDL 1.3

Better defaults

BugMeNot	BugMeNot Bypass compulsory web registration with the context menu via www.bugmenot.com. MPL 1.1
Bookmarks Checker	Bookmarks Checker Check favorites for broken or bad links. It checks for bad links and displays a report if it finds something. Check for 404 links, timeout links. MPL 2.0
FlashBlock	FlashBlock Disables Flash's autoplay. Cannot be used at the same time as HTML5 Video Everywhere! MPL 1.1/ GPL 2.0/ LGPL 2.1 License only written on site; based on the Flash-Click-to-View XBL stylesheet
FlashGot Mass Downloader	FlashGot Mass Downloader A mass downloader with browser integration for many popular download managers. GPLv2 License is provided by a license file.
FoxyProxy Standard	FoxyProxy Standard It is an advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Firefox's limited proxying capabilities GPLv2
Greasemonkey	Better default Greasemonkey Allows you to customize the way webpages look and function using scripts. Expat License (aka MIT License) License is provided by a license file. Note that this license applies only to the Greasemon key extension source files, not to the scripts which it can run. Scripts are licensed separately by their authors so you should check them separately in order to verify if they are free software.
Html Validator	Html Validator Adds HTML validation to the View Page Source of the browser. The validation is done by Tidy or a SGML Parser from W3c. MPL 1.1 License is provided by a license file (with the source code, separately downloadable).
Image Zoom	Image Zoom Adds zoom and rotation functionality for images. GPLv2
Littlefox for Firefox	Littlefox for Firefox LittleFox, designed for optimal screen usage, leaving lots of room for browsing. Includes support for many extensions. MPL 1.1
MediaPlayerConnectivity	MediaPlayerConnectivity It allows you to launch embed video of website in an external application with a simple click. MPL 1.1
Multi Links	Multi Links Multi Links lets you open, copy or bookmark multiple links at the same time rather than having to do them all individually. GPLv2 License only written on site License is stated in the addons.mozilla web page.
Pure URL	Pure URL This add-on automatically removes all garbage like "utm_source=*" from URLs. These fields are provided for the Google Analytics and they are not a necessity. GPLv3
Resurrect Pages	Resurrect Pages Dead pages, broken links, the scourge of the internet. Powerhouse sites like Slashdot and Digg can bring a server to its knees. What do we do when a page is dead but we still want to see it? Call in the clerics, and perform a resurrection... MIT/X11
Scriptish	Scriptish A fork of Greasemonkey. MIT/X11 License is stated on the addons.mozilla.org web page.
S3.Google Translator	Category: Better defaults S3.Google Translator S3.Google Translator adds the power of Google Translate’s automatic translations to your browser! It supports translation of selected text, entered phrase or whole webpage between any of 80+ languages. MPL 2.0
Stylish	Stylish Restyle the web with Stylish, a user styles manager. Stylish lets you easily install themes and skins for Google, Facebook, YouTube, Orkut, and many, many other sites. You can even customize Firefox and other programs themselves. GPLv3
Terms of Service; Didn’t Read	Terms of Service; Didn’t Read “I have read and agree to the Terms” is the biggest lie on the web. We aim to fix that. Get informed instantly about websites' terms & privacy policies, with ratings and summaries from the www.tosdr.org initiative. AGPLv3
Tor Flashproxy Badge	Tor Flashproxy Badge Simple extension that makes Firefox a bridge for censored users in countries with oppressive regimes. BSD
Turn Off the Lights	Turn Off the Lights The entire page will be fading to dark, so you can watch the video as if you were in the cinema. GPLv2
µBlock	Category: Better default An efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory. uBlock almost fully supports Adblock Plus's filter syntax, is capable of importing hosts files, provides dynamic filtering of scripts and iframes, and includes a tool for webpage element hiding. uBlock's stated purpose is to give users the means to enforce their own (content-filtering) choices. The extension has no monetization strategy and development is volunteered. uBlock's main developer, Raymond Hill, does not solicit donations. Out of the box, these lists of filters are loaded and enforced: - EasyList - Peter Lowe’s Ad server list - EasyPrivacy - Malware domains License: GPLv3
Uppity	Category: Proposed defaults Uppity Navigate up one level (directory). It will remove an in-page anchor, the querystring, the file, and the last directory in that order, whichever is first found... MIT/X11
URL Fixer	Category: Better defaults URL Fixer URL Fixer fixes common typos in URLs entered in the address bar. It will fix errors like "google.con" or "youtube,com". You have the option of being asked to confirm corrections before they are applied. MPL 1.1
User Agent Switcher	User Agent Switcher The User Agent Switcher extension adds a menu and a toolbar button to switch the user agent of a browser. GPLv3
YouTube High Definition	YouTube High Definition YouTube High Definition is a powerful tool that will let you automatically play all YouTube videos in HD (High Definition), turn off annotations, change video player size, auto stop videos, auto mute videos, control embedded videos and much more. LGPLv3

Useful tools

Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus	Category: Better defaults. Broken addons Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus Fight the text ads! Element Hiding Helper is a companion extension for Adblock Plus meant to make creating element hiding rules easier. This add-on requires the following add-ons to work properly: Adblock Plus, Adblock Edge, or SpyBlock MPL 2.0 License stated on the website
Fastest Weather Forecast	International weather forecast, not just US. Fastest Weather Forecast Fastest Weather Forecast is the easiest way to check the weather while you browse internet. This addon work for any country. MPLv2
CLEO	CLEO It works with FEBE* to package any number of extensions/themes into a single, installable .xpi file. MPL 1.1 License is stated on the website
ChatZilla	ChatZilla A IRC client. MPL 1.1/ GPL 2.0/ LGPL 2.1 License is code-embedded.
FlashFirebug	FlashFirebug Debug Flash/SWF files on the web. Edit properties and inspect elements on the fly. View log output inside the extension. Run AS3 code against the active SWF. Access assets with the Explorer. View AMF calls and Shared Objects and much much more... LGPLv3
JSONView	[ JSONView] View JSON documents in the browser. MIT/X11

Complete themes

Aeon Big	Category: Themes Aeon Big Aeon Big is a big, bright theme for when you need large icons on your browser. MPL 1.1 License is code-embedded in CSS files.
BlackFox V2	Category: Themes BlackFox V2 BlackFox - A dark & hot theme for Firefox. Fully skinned and animated. MPL 1.1 License is code-embedded in CSS files.
BlackFox V2-Blue	Category: Themes BlackFox V2-Blue BlackFox - Blue version. A dark and hot theme for Firefox. Fully skinned and animated. MPL 1.1 License is code-embedded in CSS files.
LavaFox V2	Category: Themes LavaFox V2 LavaFox - A dark and hot theme for Firefox. Fully skinned and animated. MPL 1.1 License is code-embedded in CSS files.
LavaFox V2-Blue	Category: Themes LavaFox V2-Blue LavaFox - Blue version.A dark and hot theme for Firefox. Fully skinned and animated. MPL 1.1 License is code-embedded in CSS files.
LavaFox V2-Green	Category: Themes LavaFox V2-Green LavaFox - Green version.A dark and hot theme for Firefox. Fully skinned and animated. MPL 1.1 License is code-embedded in CSS files.
LavaFox V2-Purple	Category: Themes LavaFox V2-Purple LavaFox - Purple version.A dark and hot theme for Firefox. Fully skinned and animated. MPL 1.1 License is code-embedded in CSS files.