Best Toolbars and Browser Plugins for Web Designers

These toolbars and plugins are designed for Firefox 3. If you have not updated your Firefox Browser, you will need to before installing any of these plugins. These plugins are a must have for web designers. This guide will show you some of the most popular plugins for web designers. All of the plugins are located on the Mozilla website.

IE Tab 1.5.20090207

The IE Tab is a great plugin for web designers who want to see what their website will look like in Internet Explorer. This plugin will allow you to switch your Firefox Browser to Internet Explorer to see how it will look. Then you can click the tab again to switch it back to Firefox. This plugin is great because you don't have to open IE and wait for it to load just to see what your site looks like in that browser.

CSSViewer 1.0.3

The CSSViewer plugin is a CSS Property Viewer. It installs on your right on your Firefox toolbar and with a click of the mouse, you can view the CSS Property of a site.

Font Finder 0.5d

Have you ever seen a font on a page and you really wanted to know what it was? With the Font Finder plugin, you can find any out what any font is. All you have to do is install the plugin. Then you highlight the text, right click on the text and click Font Finder. A window will open and give you're the style information for that font. This is a really neat plugin to have if you are a web designer.

ColorZilla 2.0.2

ColorZilla is another cool plugin to have. Often as a web designer I have seen colors that I like and want the code for. In order to get the code for the color, I would have to open a graphics program that I use, let it load, and then get the code. With ColorZilla, all you have to do is take the dropper and click the color you want. Then the code will appear and you can copy it.

Screengrab 0.96.1

The Screengrab plugin is neat. It allows you to capture the entire web page that you are on. When you screenshot a page, you only get the part that is visible. With Screengrab, it captures the entire page, even the part that is not visible. This is a really cool plugin.