A popular browser that has convenience of hassle free installation and easy usage is the Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. In spite of its ability to get installed side by side with the installation of Windows operating system, many people prefer to install and use Mozilla Firefox even though it entails putting in extra time and effort. Therefore, this happens to be another well known option for surfing the net.

Ever since its discovery in the year 2007 some two billion people has downloaded several add-ons available with Firefox. For people who prefer to be less rigid and be more functional while accessing the internet, Firefox happens to be a good choice as it has small programs that help to improve the function of the web, and are called plug-ins or add-ons.

Add-ons enable an individual to access different services within the browser itself. This reduces the need to download and install separate programs, thus saving hard disc space. This feature of add-ons has indeed made them extremely popular.

“Stylish” happens to be the best add on for Firefox browser. It is the possible acceptable solution for people who wish to give websites a more attractive look with the help of their own creativity and eye of beauty. There are ill-designed websites which are extremely uninteresting while surfing. With the help of this add-on and utilizing one’s own creativity one can give the web page an appealing appearance.

A free of cost add-on is “WOT” or “Web of Trust”. Once this add-on is installed, it helps an individual to identify safe websites thus protecting the computer from viruses and malwares. After installation one will be able to see a small icon which will help to identify the safe and harmful sites with the help of colors like green denoting safe site, yellow for unknown and red for unsafe sites.

Another popular feature of Firefox is Adblock. This helps to prevent popping up of ads while surfing the internet, thereby making it useful and efficient. Hence many people prefer this as add-on as it stops those frustrating and distracting ads from popping up. This add-on lets a simple program be installed in the computer whereby one can set up their own configuration and block ads that they prefer to avoid. For this reason Adblock appears to be common in the list of downloads that people prefer.

Firefox has the feature of Fire FTP that helps one to save time while downloading and uploading information from a particular website. It is a free FTP client and operates in less time than other FTP clients thus saving time, frustration and money.

While accessing the net for information, in most of the cases due to lack of time, one might not be able to read through all the page contents. In this case Firefox gives an individual the option to “Read It Later.” This feature saves the web pages easily and quickly. It even ensures that once the individual finishes reading the page, it can be removed form the list of saved pages.