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Share Bookmarks between IE and Firefox with PlainOldFavorites

Posted by Raj | Filed under Download, Firefox

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PlainOldFavorites is a Mozilla Firefox extension that helps you to use the Internet Explorer and Windows Favorites directly from Firefox. As all of us know that Firefox has a great Bookmarks system.

There are even several extensions out there that allow you to synchronize your bookmarks with a remote server, the Windows Favorites folder and so on. Some users still wish to keep some or all their bookmarks in the Windows Favorites folder. There can be several reasons for this. First, some new Firefox users might find the transition to Firefox smoother if they can still use their familiar Favorites folder. Also, a link to the Favorites folder can be found in several places throughout Windows, which makes it a convenient option for storing links. PlainOldFavorites allows using the Favorites folder directly from Firefox without needing to import or synchronize the bookmarks first.

Features

* Access your Favorites directly from Firefox.
* Add a Favorite.
* Organize Favorites.
* Open in Tabs.
* Browse local files and open them using the default Windows action.

Tips

* Hiding the “Bookmarks” menu
You’ll need to create and/or edit your userChrome.css file. More information on this file can be found here. Add the following lines to this file and restart the browser:

#bookmarks-menu {
display: none;
}

As I said earlier, Firefox has a great Bookmarks system and you’ll be missing a lot of nice features if you turn it off.
* Browse local files with PlainOldFavorites
Add a shortcut to a local folder and the folder contents will be expanded in a menu. This is useful for often used programs, documents, images etc.