When using browsers such as Mozilla's Firefox, Google's Chrome or Microsoft's Edge, there are many different Add-Ons & Extensions which can be installed to allow some task and enquiries to be carried out straight from the browser.
We do not accept any liability if you download or install any of the below, this is all done at your own risk as you should always check out anything before you install it on your computer; however you may find some of them quite useful additions to your browser. They are in no particular order and relate to FirefoxAdd-Ons(FF), ChromeExtensions(GC) and Microsoft's EdgeAdd-Ons(ME). We have also started to put other useful utilities on this site, including Windows Desktop Apps (WA).
(GC) Click&Clean
deletes your browsing history and traces of your on-line activity to protect your privacy Shortened URL's / Addresses
(GC) LongURL
replaces a short URL with the original full version, so you can see where a link is actually taking you Social Media Related
(GC) OSINT.Support
OSINT Support is creating some very useful social media extensions
(GC) PictureMate
PictureMate is a Chrome extension that will automatically search for "photos of" a Facebook account holder
Video Downloaders
(FF) Video Download Helper
an extension that lets you easily download audio & video from various on-line sites Webpage Date & Time
Not an add-on or extension but we demonstrate this on our course and it is a little useful tool, so if you want to save this feature to your Favorites or Bookmarks right click on Web Page Date and then click on "Add To Favorites" or "Bookmark This Link", or just left click on the Web Page Date link and then drag it to your Favorites bar, to assist in showing when a static webpage was last updated Website Monitoring
(GC) VisualPing
stays in the background and monitors web pages for changes
(FF) & (GC) Distill
seems a good way to track / monitor websites and pages for changes, to get email alerts, push notifications and slack/discord alerts on changes. It's available as an addon / extension with both free & paid for options