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Four Experimental Firefox Extensions We’re Into

8:30PM Kevin Purdy | Every so often, Lifehacker rounds up Firefox add-ons that are too new for official approval, but seriously neat-looking. This batch can automate download management and image uploading, queue up MP3s, and manage Gmail tasks anywhere. The extensions we’re pointing to here are both unapproved by Firefox’s maker, Mozilla, and require creating an account or logging into it, so standard use-at-your-own-risk warnings apply. That said, many experimental extensions are just waiting for a final go-ahead from Mozilla, and can be pretty darned useful. More »

Six Experimental Firefox Extensions We Love

10:00AM Adam Pash | We love Firefox for its extensibility, but sometimes we run into an extension or two that dons the “Experimental” label on the Firefox add-ons site. We prefer highlighting extensions once they’ve been approved by Mozilla—both so we know they’ve been vetted and so we can save you the effort of registering with Mozilla to install something—so we generally pass them by. When enough of them pile up in our watch list, we highlight them in one big post (see our two previous posts) in an effort to give the extensions the extra push of popularity that can expedite the approval process. So without further ado, read on for a closer look at some awesome Firefox extensions we’re into. More »