
For extra tab-control options, keep reading. The extension also lets you open tabs by hovering the mouse over them for a set number of milliseconds. In addition to the aforementioned settings, you can also set where along the bar new tabs will appear, configure which options will appear when you right-click on a tab, and even switch the tab bar from the top to the bottom of the Firefox window. Click Options next to Tab Mix Plus to see what’s available and to set the extension up the way you like it. Install the add-on and then configure it by opening the main Firefox menu and picking Add-ons from the drop-down panel. Give it a trial run, with the help of the FireGestures add-on, and there’s a good chance you’ll never look back. But Firefox lets you supercharge your online navigation experience with mouse gestures, which allows you to trigger specific actions by moving your mouse a certain way. Turn on mouse gesturesīrowsing the web by clicking and scrolling is all very well. To stick with our previous example, type “imdb Tom Cruise” into the navigation bar to search the IMDb website for Tom Cruise.

Click Save, and you can then search within that site by entering your keyword, followed by your search terms, in the address bar at the top of the browser. For example, you might choose to trigger an IMDb search with the term “imdb,” because you’re not likely to run a general search for that word. This is the term that will trigger your site-specific search when you type it in the Firefox address bar, so you don’t want it to resemble any normal keywords you might search for on a regular basis. Next, type something short but unusual in the keyword box.

Right-click inside the box and choose Add a Keyword for this Search. To set this up, navigate to the site you want to search and find its search box. By typing in special keywords, you can launch custom searches within pretty much any site you like, including Wikipedia, IMDb, Amazon, and more. The address bar can act as more than a standard search engine.
