GOM Media Player 2.1.9.3754

License:Free

Requirements:Windows Me/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

Limitations:No limitations

Date Added:March 27, 2008

Publisher's description of GOM Media Player

From Gretech:

GOM Player is a free multimedia player with popular video and audio codecs built-in. GOM Player supports file formats such as AVI, DAT, MPEG, DivX, XviD, WMV, ASF. Users don't have to install codecs separately. GOM Player is capable of playing incomplete or damaged AVI files by skipping the damaged frames. It can also play locked or partially downloaded files. Its other features include drag-and-drop support, HTTP streaming, editable skins, subtitling, overlay mixer, key remapping, enhanced filter rendering, real-time index rebuilding for AVI files and unicode support among others.

Version 2.1.9.3754 fixes UI bug for Preferences window.

Editor's review of GOM Media Player

Jockeying for your musical attention

As various media players jockey for position to become your default setting for music and video streams, GOM Media Player's support for a wide range of file formats has helped it stand out as a firm favorite.

Supported formats include DAT, MPEG, DivX, XviD, WMV, ASF, AVI, and MOV, as are common codecs like FLV1, AC3, OGG, MP4, and H263. A pop-out playlist can save and organize your various media files, though the limited sort modes--two--hardly makes it a champ.

More impressive are the customizable settings on the control panel. Here you can adjust a video's image brightness, hue, and saturation. There's no preview window, and changes occur as the video runs, so unless you care for a rousing session of trial and error, be sure to tweak the settings after clicking "play." There's also a built-in screen-capture feature that includes zooming and panning, customizable themes, hot keys, and a host of preset and adjustable audio controls.

GOM is weakest when you're looking for help documentation and trying to tweak Save settings, but overall it's a very strong player worth at least a supporting role in your video-watching habits, if not the lead.

Download?: http://www.download.com/GOM-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10824936.html?tag=pop.software

McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox 26.3

License:Free

Requirements:Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Mozilla Firefox 2.0/1.5

Limitations:No limitations

Date Added:April 13, 2007

Publisher's description of McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox

From McAfee:

McAfee SiteAdvisor helps protect you from all kinds of Web-based security threats including spyware, adware, spam, viruses, browser exploits, phishing, online fraud and identity theft. Our automated testers continually patrol the Web to browse sites, download files, and sign-up for things with e-mail addresses. As you search, browse, download or register online, SiteAdvisor's safety ratings help you stay safe and in control.

Version 26.3 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Editor's review of McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox

Surfing made safer

Even the most advanced antispyware security can't guarantee your computer's safety, because most programs scan your site for digital nasties after they've already taken root. This ingenious Firefox extension warns you about covert spyware and browser-hijack attempts as you visit a site.

SiteAdvisor operates as an unobtrusive signal in your browser interface, turning green if the site is safe, yellow if it's suspect, and red if it senses threats or annoyances. The same coding system applies to Yahoo and Google search results, inserting a red, yellow, or green icon next to each link. Clicking these icons provides full diagnostics of the sites' threats, including links to other suspect sites, high spam counts, and the number of dangerous downloads.

We also liked the URL highlighter, which displays site rankings directly from your search engine, helping deflect drive-by installs that may initiate as soon as you type a URL. In our tests, SiteAdvisor turned out accurate and reliable results, and though it doesn't have a wide array of features, we urge any regular Firefox user to try this no-cost extension.

Download: http://www.download.com/McAfee-SiteAdvisor-for-Firefox/3000-11745_4-10493671.html?cdlPid=10663377

VideoDownloader 1.1.1

License:Free

Requirements:Windows (all), Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0

Limitations:No limitations

Date Added:October 20, 2006

Publisher's description of VideoDownloader

From Javi Moya:

Download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, Dailymotion, and a growing list of more than 60 video sites. You can also download all embedded objects on a Web page directly. VideoDownloader add a small icon on the status bar at the bottom of your Firefox window and a toolbar button. Just click the button to download the video you are watching.

Version 1.1.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements or bug fixes.

Editor's review of VideoDownloader

Many popular video Web sites obscure video links to prevent downloading, but this freeware cuts through the jungle to find the proper URLs. VideoDownloader's sparse interface is simply a button on your browser status bar.

Navigate to any of the more than 60 video sites supported by VideoDownloader to find a video you want to download. Just click the status bar button and this utility searches the Web page for the video's true URL. A dialog box opens with the link. You merely right-click it and save the file to your system.

This application doesn't help you view the files, but players are easy to find. Installing this utility isn't a familiar operation, but users experienced with installing Firefox tools should have no trouble. One improvement would be the ability to download the file immediately by pressing the status-bar button. Still, we can easily recommend this application for any level user looking to download videos.

Download: http://www.download.com/VideoDownloader/3000-11745_4-10546007.html?cdlPid=10596547

PDF Download 1.0.1.1

License:Free

Requirements:Windows (all), Mozilla Firefox

Limitations:No limitations

Date Added:March 11, 2008

Publisher's description of PDF Download

From Nitro PDF Software:

PDF Download is a Firefox extension that allows to choose whether you want to view a PDF file inside the browser (as PDF or HTML) or you want to download it. This is the right extension for you if you are annoyed to click on a link and then discover that Firefox is loading the Adobe or other PDF plug-in (very heavy) and is trying to show a pdf file directly inside your browser. This extension, every time you click on a link, checks if the target is a PDF file and in this case let you choose what you want to do: open pdf file inside a new tab, download it to the file system, or view it as HTML (like Google View as HTML feature).

Version 1.0.1.1 adds support for Firefox 3.0b4pre and language support for da-DK, sr-YU, sl-SI locales.

Download: http://www.download.com/PDF-Download/3000-11745_4-10455334.html?cdlPid=10818629

Better Gmail 2 0.5

License:Free

Requirements:Windows 2000/XP, Mozilla Firefox 0.8

Limitations:No limitations

Date Added:June 14, 2008

Publisher's description of Better Gmail 2

From Gina Trapani:

Gmail 2 is a compilation of the best Greasemonkey enhancements for the new Gmail interface, compiled into one extension. Enhances the new Gmail interface with Greasemonkey user scripts. Only compatible with the new Gmail interface. Released with Compose in Gmail, Attachment Icons, Macros, Inbox Count First, Force Encrypted Connection, and Show Message Details.

Version 0.5: Updated the Redesigned skin; Added Show CC and BCC scripts; Removed One Click Conversations (due to reports of browser lockups.)

Editor's review of Better Gmail 2

Better your Gmail

Google's long-awaited upgrade to Gmail has broken nearly all of the plug-ins designed to enhance the webmail client. Better Gmail was one of the most thorough Gmail extensions for Firefox, and the publisher has now begun compiling a new version to spruce up the new Gmail.

The handful of additional features it provides are good, no doubt. There's the forced https connection, useful for us paranoids. There's a forced mailto, as well, so that all mailto's in other HTML pages open up a blank e-mail window in Gmail. The Inbox Count First feature shows the unread message count from the in-box in the tab title. Other features include support for keyboard shortcut macros to expand the preloaded set, support for Google Apps domains, message details that appear only for the most recent message in a conversation, and attachment icons that replace the boring paperclip with a program-appropriate icon: a ZIP attachment will use the ZIP icon.

Although it still has fewer features than before, Better Gmail 2 also has less clutter, and is strongly recommended.

Download: http://www.download.com/Better-Gmail-2/3000-11745_4-10786782.html?cdlPid=10853937

FireTune for Firefox 1.1.4

License:Free

Requirements:Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista, Mozilla Firefox

Limitations:No limitations

Date Added:February 08, 2007

Publisher's description of FireTune for Firefox

From Totalidea Software:

FireTune for Mozilla Firefox was developed for an optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. It is based on a collection of popular and well working optimization settings used and tested by the experts. Usually you have to optimize Firefox manually, which can be time consuming and difficult for the novice user. FireTune helps you here--it includes all the performance optimizations.

Version 1.1.4 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, and bug fixes.

Download: http://www.download.com/FireTune-for-Firefox/3000-11745_4-10383402.html?cdlPid=10638013

Firefox Portable 3

License:Free

Requirements:Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista

Limitations:No limitations

Date Added:June 17, 2008

Publisher's description of Firefox Portable

From PortableApps.com:

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; tab-browsing; integrated Google search; simplified privacy controls; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

Version 3 includes a bevy of new features and changes, including a redesigned address-bar pull-down menu that includes bookmarks and history, a new add-on manager, the ability to pause and resume downloads, malware protection, a better password manager, and OS-specific themes.

Editor's review of Firefox Portable

Firefox to go

Read CNET senior editor Rob Vamosi's extended review of Firefox 3.

No longer a fledgling upstart, Firefox 3 is full-featured, lightning fast, and an able Internet Explorer foe. Previous versions have seen Mozilla's approach to features such as tabbed browsing and extensions become extremely popular. Even though Firefox 3 lacks a killer feature, it offers significant improvements not to be missed.

Version 3 introduces a multitude of safety and usability features. The location bar drop-down menu now includes URLs from both your browsing history and your bookmarks. A new Add-Ons manager includes a built-in plug-in search engine, saving you the previous trip to the Mozilla Web site. Single-click the star icon on the right of the location bar to bookmark the current page, or double-click on it to simultaneously add and edit the bookmark entry. You can tag bookmarks, too. Other impressive new features include password confirmation before adding it to the saved passwords list, the ability to pause and resume downloads, and merged forward and backward history lists.

Firefox 3 now runs faster and, according to Mozilla, is less susceptible to hacks and other vulnerabilities. The browser now warns your system's antivirus program when you download a file, and anti-malware and anti-phishing utilities now throw up a warning page before allowing Firefox to load risky sites. The favicon reveals Web sites' ownership details and displays the security level of your connection to that site.

Developers will appreciate that Firefox 3's new graphics and text rendering code provide rendering improvements in CSS and SVG as well as improved display of fonts and complex scripts. Firefox 3--still open-source, as ever--is a browser that all users should consider making their default Web-surfing tool.

Download: http://www.download.com/Firefox-Portable/3000-11745_4-10437430.html?tag=lst-0-7&cdlPid=10854973