When studying online, students need all the help they can get to retrieve information, increase download capabilities, share files, and communicate with each other. Firefox is one of the most used web browser among online students because of its speed, flexibility and hundreds of add-ons that can make the life of an online student much easier. Some of these add-ons include;

1. FireShot :

This is a brilliant tool that allows students to download and edit information from any website for presentation purposes. This is great for presentations as FireShot allows you to insert captions, graphical annotations, and text.

2. FoxyProxy:

Foxyproxy automatically takes over your proxy settings and removes the complications of changing proxy settings when connecting to different internet providers. It also gives a variety of animated icons and advance logging in many different languages. Online students benefit from this immensely as they move from one location to another.

3. TwitterFox:

TwitterFox gives you a direct link to your twitter page. Hence, online students can be wired and track the movements and events of their peers and lectures.

4. ImTranslator:

This application allows student to source information from text in any language. ImTranslator is compatible with over 1640 languages and even provides spell check. This is a hit especially with international students and those doing studies in international affairs.

5. WoT:

Otherwise known as Web of Trust, provides some safety protection for online students from the fangs of scammers and malware by providing a color-coded rate meter that shows the ratings for over 21 million websites. It also identifies websites with dangerous programs that may harm your computer.

6. Video Download Helper:

This marvelous program allows you to download flash video from YouTube, MySpace, Google videos, or iFilm to your computer. All that is required is to just simply post the video URL into the window and click download. It downloads your video easily and stores them in FLV, MPEG, 3PG, or MP4 format. It also allows you to convert these videos to high definition.

7. PDF Reader:

This is Firefox’s response Adobe Acrobat reader. Students can now easily view documents posted in PDF format without installing an additional PDF reader. It also allows saving and emailing of documents in PDF format. This is great for students as documents in PDF format significantly reduces your download time.

8. FasterFox:

Previously named SmarterFox, significantly increases the speed of your Firefox browser. It gives quicker parallel downloads and next page auto load for multiple pages. Students can also perform instant search on Google, Twitter, Wikipedia, or OneRiot from the pop-bubble as they appear when you highlight words on your screen.

9. eReader:

This allows students to read eBooks directly from their Firefox browser. This gives students unlimited free online material from sites such as Google and Project Gutenberg.

10. AutoCopy:

This application eliminates the requirement to use ctrl+c when copping from the internet. With AutoCopy, you simply highlight the text you need and it automatically places it on a clipboard from where you can save it to your system. This is significantly important for students as it saves time and allows for easy capture of web information.