I like to have a fairly clean and uncluttered desktop. There is no exception when it comes to my web browser. I have found the following Firefox Extensions and theme to provide me a sleek customized interface which stays out of my way.

Add Bookmark Here2

Add a menuitem “Add Bookmark Here…” to Bookmarks…

Fission

Fission combines address bar and progress bar (Safari style). This makes the progress bar more visible and allows for a nice visual effect.

Smart Stop/Reload

Combines/merges the Stop and Reload toolbar buttons.

Speed Dial

Direct access to your most visited websites

Tiny Menu

Replace the standard menu bar with a tiny menu popup.

These icons are designed around the simplified Stop, Reload, Back and Forward icons of Strata… expanding those basic elements across the entire interface. My goal is to create a compact alternative default theme… something that’s not just a special effect, but a fun and functional interface.

In addition to these extentions and theme I enter about:config in the address bar and change the value keyword.URL to http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q= (allowing me to type in a search string in the address bar that presents me with the Google results, letting me remove the search bar from firefox entirely if so felt).