Google Toolbar is no longer compatible with Firefox - Here are some alternatives
As you you may have read in this blog post or in this Google Toolbar help article, the Google Toolbar is no longer compatible with Firefox. This article suggests some alternatives.
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How can I access my Google Bookmarks?
To access your current Google Bookmarks, just go to www.google.com/bookmarks. Once there, you can export your Google Bookmarks and import them into Firefox if you wish:
- Click the Export bookmarks link on the left side of the page and save them to your desktop.
- Then follow the instructions in Import Bookmarks from an HTML file to get them into Firefox.
Tip: You can access your Firefox bookmarks from any computer using a Firefox Sync. See Share bookmarks, tabs and more with your other computers to learn how to set it up.
How can I add other Google Toolbar features to Firefox?
Actually, many Google Toolbar features are already built into Firefox. Here's a list of them with suggestions for add-ons to replace others:
Note: See Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox for help with installing add-ons.
- Search with popular suggestions - Search bar - Easily choose your favorite search engine that includes How to use popular search suggestions in the Search Bar (built-in)
- Access websites with a single click - Bookmarks Toolbar - Display your favorite websites at the top of the Firefox window, Library window or Bookmarks sidebar depending on the way they are displayed (built-in)
- Contribute to any webpage with Sidewiki - Google has decided to discontinue Sidewiki. See this blog post.
- Check your spelling - How do I use the Firefox spell checker? (built-in)
- Translate websites into more than 40 languages - use a translation extension
- Complete forms with AutoFill - Control whether Firefox automatically fills in forms with your information (built-in)
- Customize your Toolbar - Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars (built-in)
- Save Toolbar settings to your Google Account - Share bookmarks, tabs and more with your other computers using a Firefox Sync account (built-in)
- Find in page - Press Ctrl + Fcommand + F. For more, see How to search the contents of the current page for text or links.
- Page sharing - Consider using other add-ons for sharing.
- Site thumbnails on a new tab - Try out some of the other add-ons for generating tab preview.
- Gmail notifications - See available Gmail add-ons.
Other solutions and alternatives
- Make google.com your home page. It has links to all the Google services at the top.
- Some Firefox users report that Googlebar Lite is a suitable replacement for the Google Toolbar.
- The Google Shortcuts add-on will let you add buttons to Firefox to quickly access Google services.
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