Reviews for NoScript Security Suite
NoScript Security Suite by Giorgio Maone
166 reviews
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 14298576, 6 years agoFirst off, I've used NoScript for a number of years and have donated and am hovering between 2-3 stars due to the terrible UI.
Unfortunately the UI remains extremely poor, with confusing wording and very bad icon designs (w.r.t usability, nevermind esthetics). The UI uses double negatives, which is bad (ref: MS and Apple). This may be a side effect of Italian translation.
There is not differentiation with colour: blue and red are used in the icons regardless if something is "safe" or "unsafe". The exclamation mark doesn't work that well for conveying meaning (it's "sort of" a warning, but then the "stop sign" is also used - but now the stop sign means, "stop restricting" (again - double negative))
E.g.
S!: disable restrictions (change icon. to, almost anything, change wording to: "Allow everything (including blocked scripts)")
!: disable restrictions for this tab (change icon to almost anything else, change wording to: "Allow everything on this tab. (Maintain restrictions on blocked domains)")
Clock!: Set all to temporarily trusted (change icon, "Temporarily Trust everything on this tab. (Maintain restrictions on blocked domains)" )
Clock + Stop symbol: revoke temporary permissions (change icon, wording to "Normal operation"?) - Rated 3 out of 5by fluks, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13793201, 6 years agoTrekt nog altijd op niks ,in vergelijking met vroeger ! sorry ik verwijder het weer!.
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13919879, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13898169, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Dewnan, 6 years agoAddons still work as expected but the interface is horrible. I think I'll try ScriptSafe, basically the same with a better looking interface.
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13851766, 7 years agoUnfortunately completely unusable alongside firefox sync, all settings reset everytime
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13479609, 7 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13762515, 7 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13543432, 7 years agoThe previous version was nearly perfect. The new... I don't like it, especially because of the new UI, but it is a must on the net.
A feature request: is it possible, to sort sites by default, temp.trusted, trusted, untrested in the menu? - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13713607, 7 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12968835, 7 years agoI previously said
"Sadly, I have to agree with some of the other reviews.....
The new version is quite simply, POO.
This is perfectly illustrated by the fact that I had to re-allow scripts that had been set as trusted just to post this sad reflection on what was, for the most part a highly useful and mature extension with a user interface that was relatively straight forward to interpret and use.
The new interface is Terrible to put it mildly. Its over 'simplification' and design has produced a bewildering experience that makes ones head ache in a state of near vertigo when first used. Just to add insult to injury, as previously stated, you will probably have repeat the process when the settings are forgotten.
No script has always been annoying when visiting a site for the first time. Identifying the minimum scripts allowed for site functionality whilst blocking the rest, was a tedious process but it was offset by the fact it only had to be done once. The result was a huge dividend of security, privacy, speed of page load, reduced memory usage and increased stability to the browser as a whole from avoiding execution of unnecessary and in many cases poorly written, bloated code.
In short the new NoScript is a horrible disappointment, in stark contrast to the wonderful browsing experience of Firefox 57"
At that time I felt the review was completely justified.
But, there is hope!
The UI is improving and in some ways, superior to the old which I think we all have to agree was a bit clumsy.
I understand now the 'forgetting' of settings directly attributable to the API changes in Quantum and Mozillas role in it and the unfair but understandable scorn from users like myself who have become accustomed to features being removed and UI changes from likes of Microsoft and others in the name of 'progress' and our willingness to unload both barrels as a result.
I persisted with noscript, temporally allowing just about everything, relying on Sandboxie protection.
It improves with every update to my everlasting gratitude and I cannot wait for the day I rate it 5 stars!
THANK YOU to the developer(s) for all of your hard work and persistence in the face of mounting criticism from people like myself.
No Script is in my opinion a vital extension for security, privacy, stability, user control and the enrichment of the browsing experience... - Rated 3 out of 5by ndugu, 7 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13685363, 7 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13664005, 7 years agoTout pour nous faire regretter l'ancienne version.
Les raccourcis "autoriser temporairement", "désactiver les permissions temporaires" étaient vraiment pratiques, un seul clic. désormais il faut aller fouiller dans les listes infinies pour autoriser ou non, pfffffffff !
Cette nouvelle version pour Firefox 57 est absconse ; il faut avoir une bonne maitrise de l'anglais et de l'informatique. A quand une VF ?
J'ai cherché un peu.
La version 10.1.1 Publié nov. 20, 2017 570.7 KiB Fonctionne avec Firefox 57.0 et supérieures et est en français.
Il faut bien entendu désactiver les MAj auto. - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12490184, 7 years agoWhile I would never be so ungrateful as to leave a harsh comment I, too, feel that the new "wide" interface takes much more time to do common things like temporarily allowing a certain site... There also seem to be a lot MORE sites to checkl, with many variations on the main domain name - but that could actually be an improvement that I don't understand. Regardless, thank you for dealing with the "quantum-shift" at Firefox. 80)
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13645050, 7 years agoThank You for all your hard work ..while it has gotten better it has made me realize that I just do NOT like anything about the new FireFox......sadly they have gone over to the dark side,and the old clean look and functionality are now gone..again thank you for your many devoted years of time and effort....goodbye ,mille grazie ,a pesto,Andy
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13168984, 7 years agoI used NoScript for a long time with the older versions of Firefox and it was simple and worked great. The new version's UI is clunky and unintuitive and I keep getting cross site something or other popups. Completely annoying.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoPlease give 10.1.6.2 a go: it has separate buttons for temporary and permanent TRUSTED, and move preset customization away from the popup, which many users and myself believe can reduce the confusion. - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13644371, 7 years agoI'm sorry. I've always loved this add-on. Unfortunately due to the latest change (I understand it's related to Firefox changes) I no longer find it useful. Even after reading the blogs, I still can't quite understand how to save my customized settings correctly and using the whitelist. I'm sure some people will understand this better than I do but I just love the old way too much. It's a no go for me :/
Developer response
posted 7 years agoPlease give 10.1.6.2 a go: it has separate buttons for temporary and permanent TRUSTED, and move preset customization away from the popup, which many users and myself believe can reduce the confusion. - Rated 3 out of 5by Tim, 7 years agoDie "neue" Version von NoScript ist total unübersichtlich und voller Fehler.
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13616862, 7 years ago(Review based on 2017-11 version.) I have used noscript for years and totally trust it on the internet, but the UI and instructions really are a minefield. The latest problem was that I had to come HERE to figure out what the symbols meant, and that you had declared all "allow" commands to be temporary by default, making me click twice on pretty much every site I visit. (Except until I researched this I didn't know this so like a lot of commenters here I was being forced to allow sites at every visit.)
Don't get me wrong, this is a powerful and just-about-usable utility and I intend to stick with it, but the UI is really not intuitive at all and the documentation lets you down by failing to fill those gaps too. Sometimes you just have to accept that a UI change was a mistake and people just don't GET it, and I think this is one of those occasions.
Thanks for all the security features, however, I really appreciate that. - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13616756, 7 years agoPls put a button in to allow everything (permament). I dont want to click every single one doeble (to trust then disable temp.)
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13614425, 7 years ago