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Web Browser Add-ons - Download and File Transfer

Here you will find in-depth information and reviews from your About Web Browsers Guide on add-ons and plug-ins for several different browsers dealing with downloading and file transfers.
Top 12 File Download and File Transfer Add-Ons - About Web Browsers -…
As high-speed Internet connections have become more and more commonplace, so has the popularity of downloading. Many of the things we desire can be obtained through the magic of a download. Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? It can be if you have the right weaponry at your disposal. There are many free add-ons, in combination with your Web browser, that can not only help you locate what you are …
Bandwidth Meter and Diagnostics
Bandwidth Meter and Diagnostics is a Firefox extension which performs connection speed tests in addition to providing your public IP address and domain name.
Clean and Close
Clean and Close is a Firefox add-on which replaces the Clean Up button in the browser's Download Manager.
Download Statusbar
Download Statusbar is a Firefox extension that allows you to both monitor and manage your ongoing and completed downloads from a small sidebar in your browser window.
Downloads in Tab
Downloads in Tab is a Firefox add-on which automatically opens the browser's Download Manager in a new tab whenever a download begins.
DownThemAll!
DownThemAll! is an extremely powerful download manager and accelerator for the Firefox web browser.
Fast Video Download
Fast Video Download is a Firefox add-on that gives you the ability to download and save video files from a number of popular sites including MySpace and YouTube.
FireFTP
FireFTP is a Firefox extension that lets you access a full-featured File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client from right within your browser window, giving you the ability to upload and download files to and from FTP servers.
FoxTorrent
FoxTorrent is a Firefox extension which incorporates a BitTorrent client into your browser. This add-on gives you the ability to monitor and control the download progress of torrent files in a sleek and easy to use interface which is displayed in Firefox's main window.
PDF Download
PDF Download is a Firefox extension which gives you several options when you click on a link whose target is a file in the .pdf format. You are given the ability to display the file within or outside of Firefox, save it to your hard drive, or view it in HTML format by using on the fly conversion.
Pictures Toolbar
Pictures Toolbar is an Internet Explorer add-on which retrieves all the images from a web page as well as connecting pages and saves them to your hard drive.
Stupid Chrome Tasks
Stupid Chrome Tasks is an add-on application for the Chrome browser which allows you to perform two simple functions that are not currently part of Chrome's functionality set.
TorrentBar
TorrentBar is a Firefox add-on which lets you search some of the Web's top torrent sites directly from a browser toolbar.
Torrent Finder Toolbar
The Torrent Finder Toolbar for Firefox allows you to simultaneously search over 100 torrent sites directly from your web browser. Loaded with various customization options, this add-on makes it very simple to find the active torrents that you are looking for.
Video DownloadHelper
Video DownloadHelper is a Firefox extension that gives you the ability to capture and download audio, video, and image files from web sites like YouTube and MySpace.
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