Many forums and news sites do not link to websites for various reasons, this adds a bit of inconvenience for the users, since they have to copy the links and then paste it in the browser address bar to load the URL.

If you are a Firefox user, you have something to cheer about, there are several add-ons which will automatically convert the text to clickable links, making it much more easier for you to navigate through the forums and news websites.

Linkification ^[1] This is one of the best add-ons to convert plain text to clickable URLs

Text Link ^[2] This is a handy extension that will convert unlinked URLs to clickable text. The only problem with this add-on is that you have to double click on the text to load it in the browser.

Text/Plain ^[3] – Treats selected plain text URLs, and email addresses as links and adds options to the context menu to open the plain text as URLs.

Plain Text Links ^[4] – Using this extension you can right click on the text and select "Open this URL"

Plain Text To Link ^[5] This add-on has multiple uses since it allows you to select text and save it to a text file. However if you want to open plain text URL, you can select the text and use the right click context menu to open it. Not a very convenient user interface.

Do you use any other extension to save yourself from such inconveniences, do let us know about them.