Recommended Browser Add-ons

Not all of these add-ons are necessary, and many provide redundant functionality. Choose the ones you need, and learn more with our guide to Firefox Privacy.

{% include cardv2.html title="uBlock Origin: Block Ads and Trackers" image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/ublock_origin.svg" description="uBlock Origin is an efficient wide-spectrum blocker that is easy on memory, and yet can load and enforce thousands more filters than other popular blockers out there. It has no monetization strategy and is completely open source." website="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/" forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-ublock-origin/266" github="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/" firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/" chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm" opera="https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/ublock/" edge="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ublock-origin/9nblggh444l4" %} {% include cardv2.html title="HTTPS Everywhere: Secure Connections" image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/https_everywhere.svg" description="HTTPS Everywhere enables encryption of your connections to many major websites, making your browsing more secure. It is a collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation." website="https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere" forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-https-everywhere/268" github="https://github.com/EFForg/https-everywhere" firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywhere" chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/https-everywhere/gcbommkclmclpchllfjekcdonpmejbdp" opera="https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/https-everywhere" %} {% include cardv2.html title="Decentraleyes: Block Content Delivery Networks" image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/decentraleyes.svg" description="Decentraleyes emulates Content Delivery Networks locally by intercepting requests, finding the required resource, and injecting it into the environment. This all happens instantaneously, automatically, and no prior configuration is required." website="https://decentraleyes.org/" forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-decentraleyes/269" gitlab="https://git.synz.io/Synzvato/decentraleyes" firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes" chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/decentraleyes/ldpochfccmkkmhdbclfhpagapcfdljkj" opera="https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/decentraleyes" %} {% include cardv2.html title="Cookie AutoDelete: Automatically Delete Cookies" image="/assets/img/png/3rd-party/cookie_autodelete.png" description="Cookie AutoDelete automatically removes cookies, lingering sessions, and other information that can be used to spy on you when they are no longer used by open browser tabs." website="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/" forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-cookie-autodelete/267" github="https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete" firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete" chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cookie-autodelete/fhcgjolkccmbidfldomjliifgaodjagh" %} {% include cardv2.html title="Terms of Service; Didn’t Read: Be Informed" image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/terms_of_service_didnt_read.svg" description='Terms of Service; Didn’t Read is an addon that believes "I have read and agree to the Terms of Service" is the biggest lie on the web, and wants to fix it by grading websites based on their terms of service agreements and privacy policies. It also gives short summaries of those agreements. The analysis and ratings are published transparently by a community of reviewers.' website="https://tosdr.org/" forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-terms-of-service-didn-t-read/270" github="https://github.com/tosdr/" firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/terms-of-service-didnt-read/" chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/terms-of-service-didn%E2%80%99t-r/hjdoplcnndgiblooccencgcggcoihigg" opera="https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/terms-of-service-didnt-read" %} {% include cardv2.html title="Snowflake" image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/snowflake.svg" description="Snowflake is a new pluggable transport from the Tor Project. If you have an uncensored connection, running this extension volunteers your connection to be used as a Snowflake proxy to help users unable to connect to the Tor network. Your IP will not be visible to the sites users visit using your proxy, as this extension will not make you an exit node. If your access to the Tor network is blocked, this extension will not assist you, and you should use the Tor Browser instead." website="https://snowflake.torproject.org" forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-snowflake/1146" git="https://gitweb.torproject.org/pluggable-transports/snowflake.git" firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/torproject-snowflake" chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/snowflake/mafpmfcccpbjnhfhjnllmmalhifmlcie" %} {% include cardv2.html title="Privacy Badger: Stop Tracking" image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/privacy_badger.svg" description="Privacy Badger is a browser add-on that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web. Privacy Badger learns about trackers as you browse." website="https://www.eff.org/privacybadger" forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-privacy-badger/265" github="https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger" firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17" chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-badger/pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp" opera="https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/privacy-badger/" %}

For Power Users Only

These addons require quite a lot of interaction from the user. Some sites may not work properly without careful configuration.

{% include cardv2.html title="uMatrix: Stop Cross-Site Requests" image="/assets/img/png/3rd-party/umatrix.png" description="uMatrix gives you control over the requests that websites make to other websites. Many websites integrate features which let other websites track you, such as Facebook Like Buttons or Google Analytics." website="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/umatrix/" forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-umatrix/271" github="https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix" firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix" chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/umatrix/ogfcmafjalglgifnmanfmnieipoejdcf" opera="https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/umatrix" %} {% include cardv2.html title="NoScript Security Suite: Be in total control" image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/noscript.svg" description="NoScript is a highly customizable plugin to selectively allow JavaScript, Java, and Flash to run only on websites you trust. Not for casual users, it requires technical knowledge to configure." website="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noscript/" forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-noscript-security-suite/272" github="https://github.com/hackademix/noscript" firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript" chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/noscript/doojmbjmlfjjnbmnoijecmcbfeoakpjm" %}