I’ve downloaded and used the Firefox 3 beta browser software for the past few months and wanted to give a report on the latest of what works and what doesn’t.  Note that I had to install Nightly Tester Tools to get many of these to work.  I am also now using the Classic Compact theme, which has some minor annoyances but better than most alternatives.

Working:

  • Add N Edit Cookies
  • asdf
  • Cert Viewer Plus
  • CookieCuller
  • CookieSafe
  • CookieSwap
  • Dust-Me Selectors
  • FireBug
  • FormFox
  • GreaseMonkey
  • InspectThis (however, it won’t work unless you install DOM Inspector, which is now only available as part of the custom installation — not as an add-on!)
  • JSView (although it doesn’t work in Page Info, which limits its use in my opinion)
  • Live HTTP Headers
  • Modify Headers
  • NF-Tools
  • NoScript
  • Public Fox
  • RefControl
  • SafeCache
  • SafeHistory
  • Technika
  • Update Notifier
  • UrlParams
  • User Agent Switcher
  • View Dependencies (which, along with Page Info Button — is now my favorite extension)
  • Web Developer
  • YSlow (this wasn’t working until Firefox 3 beta 4)
  • XPath Checker
  • XPather

Not working:

  • ASnumber (it’s not updating the statusbar)
  • Flash Switcher
  • Header Monitor (it’s not updating the statusbar)
  • LocalRodeo
  • Named Anchors
  • Storage Inspector (installs but doesn’t work correctly)
  • View Cookies (but it’s no longer necessary)
  • View Source Chart (installs but doesn’t work at all)

Required maxVersion modification (some have this updated to 3.0b3 but not 3.0b4!):

  • Page Info Button
  • Tamper Data
  • ASCIItoUnicode
  • Flash Tracer
  • Cookie Watcher (however, it’s not enumerating all the cookies for me anymore)

Overall, I think that Firefox 3 is much better on memory, faster, and more useful.  However, it may not be any more secure than Firefox 2.  Stay tuned for more information on creating a secure Firefox profile.  I’ll be looking at the security of Firefox 3 beta 4 and compare it to earlier Firefox 3 betas, as well as Firefox 2.