Ever Wonder Which Firefox Add-ons Slow You Down the Most?

[StalkeR]

The best thing about Firefox is that it’s incredibly customizable, but have you ever wondered how much of a price all those add-ons take? Here’s how to see which add-ons slow down Firefox startup time the most.

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[Not Myself]

Mozilla puts squeeze on slow Firefox add-ons • mozillaZine Forums

 

[Snowdog]

This is slowest startup... Implies it is simply based on size/file count impacting loading time. This isn't the same thing as performance in use. Which is more important IMO.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/performance/#addon-11

Add-ons with Slowest Start-up

The following add-ons have the most impact on how long it takes Firefox to start up.

 

[Mike Connor]

This is slowest startup... Implies it is simply based on size/file count impacting loading time. This isn't the same thing as performance in use. Which is more important IMO.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/performance/#addon-11

Add-ons with Slowest Start-up

The following add-ons have the most impact on how long it takes Firefox to start up.

True. My Firefox 4. 0 starts in 1.42 seconds from cold, using this configuration;

http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/154838-firefox-4-extensions-memory-leaks.html#post1327609

and is also very very fast in operation.

So I tend to take a lot of the stuff going around with a very large pinch of salt.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[Not Myself]

Today's comment from the AdBlock Plus developer:

Adblock Plus and (a little) more: Some more details on Mozilla's add-on performance measurements

 

[Airbot]

20) No discussion of blocking ads, or ad blocking software - Websites cost money to run and blocking ads is no more than theft of service, if you dont like a sites ads then dont use the site.

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/8-forum-rules-info-please-read.html#post15

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