Time Tracker extension for the Chrome browser, which tracks the time spent by the user on various sites, after clicking on the extension button, a window appears with detailed statistics about your time spent online.
An excellent extension for all users of the Google Reader service. Adds the ability to view the full text of articles even if the source sends only an announcement in rss. Moreover, the article can be viewed in two ways - in the form in which it is displayed on the site or in a more readable form - only text and illustrations. For each source, the display type is configured separately, which is very convenient. I recommend.
The purpose of this extension is to present the pages of the most popular online library in an easy to read way. Now we will see only the text of the article and the necessary pictures, and all additional links and navigation elements will be shown only when the cursor approaches the edge of the page.
Are you confused by the 60,000+ add-ons in the Chrome Web Store? Find it difficult to separate really useful applications from dummy? We will help you. Below you will see a list of the best extensions for Google Chrome according to our readers and authors.
The list will be updated regularly, so if you want to add to the list, express your preferences in the comments so that we supplement the article with them.
Privacy & Security
Ghostery blocks most websites' tracking cookies and plugins, giving you the choice to allow or block this site from doing so. The extension also includes links to each tracker's privacy policy and gives you the option to opt out. Works on regular websites and social networks. In simple words, this extension finds the so-called "bugs" and provides them to you with complete information about them.
Adblock Plus (ABP) is the original ad blocker for Chrome. It cleans loading sites from banners and pop-ups to ads on Facebook and YouTube.
The application has the ability to create a white list of sites that you want to support as well as a filter that will leave some unobtrusive advertisements.
This is a crowdsourced extension that ranks sites for credibility, owner trust, privacy policy, and child safety. Its essence is to help the user avoid getting to malicious sites. However, like all crowdsourced applications, this should be used with caution.
Also known as ScriptNo, ScriptSafe is for advanced users only. The principle of operation is similar to Ghostery, but less selective. This means that you will be warned about every script on the site, and turning off all scripts will result in the site displaying errors. On the other hand, the application has a very user-friendly interface that will help you keep only the scripts that are required to display the content you need.
This extension includes the use of secure HTTPS whenever possible to protect your data. This app is the result of a collaboration between the Top Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation - so you can be sure that it is trustworthy and safe.
LastPass stores and encrypts your passwords on the LastPass server, allowing you to login to websites with a single click.
With 40 million users, this extension is one of the most used extensions. Despite the similar name to Adblock Plus, these are completely different projects launched by completely different people.
The latest update, released last summer, caused a lot of controversy over security and privacy, so if you're a security maniac, you'd better use Adblock Plus.
News and weather
Let this extension find the content you're most interested in, saving you time and hassle. You just need to install the extension and let it run - soon it will show you the pages that will be of most interest to you on any given site.
The Google RSS extension automatically puts an RSS Subscription button in the Chrome address bar when you visit sites that support RSS. You can add any viewer for the extension by clicking on the "Select" option in the dropdown menu, although you will have to assign a URL to the viewer.
The extension, aptly named "Weather", will allow you to find out both the current situation outside the window and the weather forecast in your area. You can customize the extension for yourself by choosing the regions to display and your preferred units of measurement.
Entertainment
Hola allows you to view sites that have been blocked in your country, company or school. The application works using VPN technology, which allows, for example, British people living outside the UK to watch BBC live or Americans living outside the US - Hulu. Unlike similar services, this one is completely free and allows you to select the country from which you want to view the site.
Streamus allows you to play YouTube videos in the background without having to navigate the site. The application also allows you to create playlists, play and skip tracks.
Turn Off the Lights
With one click on the extension button, Turn Off the Lights makes the current page - except for the video - slowly darken. This is a neat way to solve the problem of videos embedded on a light background.
If you have a Chromecast set-top box, this app will allow you to send media, web pages, and other content from your computer directly to your TV.
Have you ever had to minimize your browser when your boss came into the office? Or perhaps when you're trying to buy someone a gift online and that person suddenly appears behind you? Panic Button will help you. This application will help you hide and save all your bookmarks with one click, and the best part is that they will be password protected so that only you can restore the session.
Sometimes you get to the end of an article or finish exploring all the new content on your favorite sites and you want more. This extension will help you find sites similar to the ones you already read - perfect for research and just for everyday browsing.
Set your interests and find new content. Clicking on StumbleUpon will take you either to a random page or to a site whose specifics suit your interests.
shopping
The Camelizer is a Chrome extension for accurate price checking, including advanced features such as price graph, price alerts, price trends for popular online retailers like Amazon.com. Unfortunately, the extension is not aimed at Russian-speaking users, but in any case, the extension is very interesting and, perhaps, someone can come in handy.
The name speaks for itself. The app allows you to add items to your Amazon wishlist from any website.
Do you buy a lot on eBay? You will need this browser addon. It ensures that you don't miss out on a successful purchase and can track the auction price without going to the site itself.
Unlike its analogue from Yahoo, Chrome Currency Converter automatically changes all prices on the page to the current currency. This is good not only for shopping, but also when reading long articles that mention prices, works with all world currencies.
Social media
Google+Notifications
If you're one of the growing number of people who have left Facebook behind and are looking for new ways to communicate on Google Plus, you may find it useful to be able to receive notifications without visiting the site itself.
This extension adds a Hangouts button to the browser so your friends and family are always available.
RES - Reddit Enhancement Suite
This is a must have for Reddit lovers. The app shows comment karma, shows your nickname mentions, improves browsing options, and of course eliminates the need to click pages thanks to the Infinite Reddit feature.
After installation, it allows you to get to Twitter by pressing a button in the form of a bird.
See also: Buffer , Social Fixer for Facebook , Facebook For Chrome.
Tabs and bookmarks
Also known as "I'll Read This Later," Pocket helps you get to grips with reading a list of articles on the web. The extension allows you to save any article to your account with just one click, and also allows you to tag articles and read them offline.
There are apps for different platforms including Android, iOS, OSX and Blackberry.
This development based on the popular Evernote is much more than just a bookmarking tool. The application saves not only pages, but also various notes, audio, PDF files and videos. You can also make to-do lists with it and search for existing entries.
TabCloud allows you to transfer the current browser session from one computer to another. You can also see saved sessions.
TooManyTabs
Created for those who open more than 20 bookmarks in parallel, this application offers a unique interface, search and restore. It is undoubtedly one of the top ten extensions for managing bookmarks.
This application replaces the normal look of a window with an attractive Windows 8 style - with a customizable tiled interface that can provide quick access to applications and pages on the web.
SimpleUndoClose offers an easy way to restore closed bookmarks - just click on the icon and select the page you want to open again.
What are your favorite Chrome extensions?
Tell us about your favorite extensions. Which Chrome extensions make things a lot easier for you, or maybe there are extensions you can't live without?
According to statistics, every second user in Russia uses the Google Chrome browser. If this is not the case and you use Mozilla, Safari or IE, then I am sure that this material will push you to become a chrome adept. You will find out how many benefits have been under your nose all this time, and what a huge number of opportunities the use of extensions opens up for us. The browser has long ceased to be a program for simple Internet surfing, but has become a universal tool with which you can perform dozens and hundreds of different tasks. Today I want to introduce you to the extensions that I myself use and which can help you in the hard work of the event organizer.
1. OneTab
When hundreds and dozens of necessary bookmarks are open, the browser starts to slow down. With this handy extension, you can simply click on the extension's icon and collapse them into a compact list that won't take up browser memory. To call this list and restore the tab you need, you just need to click on the icon again. By the way, OneTab stores all your minimized sessions by date, so you can return the one you need at any time. The problem of hundreds of open tabs is completely solved!
2. Google Mail Checker
The event manager must always be in touch, promptly respond to letters and direct contractors. If there are sound alerts and banners in Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail, then the Google Mail Checker plugin will perfectly fulfill this role for Gmail mail. A simple plugin displays the number of unread messages in your inbox, and a simple click on a button opens the mail. By the way, this plugin will be an additional incentive to achieve the coveted "Inbox Zero".
3. Signals by HubSpot
Signals by HubSpot is an incredibly handy hack that allows you to track your emails. After installation, you will get a special extension when sending a letter to Gmail (the Send button will turn orange and a daw will appear - track / do not track), for Outlook you need to download the plugin from the site. After that, by clicking on the application icon, you can see the details: when the user opened the letter, in what place and how many times he viewed it.
4 Planner 5D
Planner 5D is a space planning and interior design application. No special skills are required, the application is simpler than any game. With this service, you can create an interactive 3D layout with furniture and interiors and detail the finishes. Then download it or take a screenshot and place it in your presentation. Make a simple circuit yourself and don't strain your designer unless your work requires more serious software like Cinema 4D and SketchUp. In principle, regular Paint or the SketchPad extension is suitable for creating most floor plans.
5. Sketchpad App
A kind of analogue of Paint, SketchPad has much richer features. With it, you can make a simple sketch or sketch your ideas. For all those who have not yet had time to properly master Photoshop. You can also consider it as a useful relaxing tool and "fuel" for creativity, many combinations and hundreds of gradients can captivate any person.
6. Evernote Web Clipper
The easiest way to save interesting content that you find on the Internet, add your comments to it and share with other people. From copying pages to annotating screenshots, Evernote Web Clipper allows you to save anything from your browser directly to Evernote, not only full web pages, but also individual fragments that the application will intelligently select from your browser using a pair of clicks. You can also make the necessary notes with a marker, add text comments, figures and stamps, or save all correspondence from Gmail mail along with attachments.
7. Pocket (ex "Read It Later")
A light analogue of Web Clipper and Clearly, for all those who do not have time to understand Evernote. We install Pocket, register in the service, when you click on the button, the material via the link is sent to your account pocket (actually, “pocket”). Later, you can read it on your other device as well. Everything is simple.
8. MusicSig vkontakte
MusicSig vkontakte is the easiest and free way to download audio from VKontakte (you can use VKSaver for videos). After installing the VKontakte plugin, detailed information and a “download” button appear next to each audio recording. Now, you can always quickly find the required music for the upcoming event, because VKontakte, at the moment, has the largest database. In addition, it adds hundreds of useful features for this social network. Let's not talk about piracy, because we're not going to make money from this content.
9. Awesome Screenshot
As you may have guessed by the name, the extension allows you to professionally take screenshots: you can take a photo of the full screen or select only the desired area, after which it will open in edit mode, and you can enter arrows, lines, signatures, blur confidential information, then save the file or upload it to an online service and get a link in just a couple of clicks. So the extension
As you know, browsers are very convenient programs that allow you to comfortably browse the Internet. Among modern browsers, Google Chrome is very popular, which is used by a very large number of people around the world to surf the Internet. This browser has a very good speed and convenience, which makes many people use it. The standard functionality of this browser allows you to do a lot of things, however, this is far from all that it is capable of, since extensions for google chrome can increase its functionality at times.
At the moment, there are a very large number, many of which can be very useful and convenient solutions to various problems. Modern plugins for google chrome can be useful for almost any user. Let's look at the most popular and useful of them.
Surely this extension for Google Chrome is one of the most popular, if not the most popular. AdBlock is a very handy tool that allows you to avoid a lot of annoying ads on your web pages. The program works very quickly and efficiently, uses an internal advertising database that is updated every day. Therefore, if you want to save yourself from seeing a large number of advertisements that pop up every now and then on the page in the most inconvenient place, the AdBlock plugin for Google Chrome is a great solution in this case.
There are various extensions for the google chrome browser, Chrome Remote Desktop is one of the most unusual and most functional of them. To some extent, it cannot even be called an extension, however, this does not matter at all, because this program is able to give access to other computers. This solution is perfect if the user, for example, forgot some file or some information on the work computer. Using Chrome Remote Desktop, he will always be able to log into his work computer from his home.
In addition, this extension can also be used to work together on one screen, which is often very convenient during the workflow.
Delicious Bookmark Extension
A very small but very handy extension that allows you to share various hyperlinks. If you install this add-on on your computer, then you will have more need to copy one or another hyperlink every time, and each time paste it into a particular document. Delicious Bookmark Extension can do all this for you and will greatly simplify your work, as well as save such a valuable resource as time.
A very convenient and easy-to-use thing that allows you to quickly transfer all open tabs from your computer to your smartphone. One of the main features of this plugin is offline operation, which allows you to perform all the necessary functions in the absence of access to the Internet.
Google Mail Checker
If for work or for some other reason you often have to work with e-mail, then this extension is what you need. Google Mail Checker shows in real time the number of unread emails in your mail. Thus, you will not have to refresh the page every time to determine whether new letters have arrived or not.
A handy indicator of this extension will always inform you if a new letter arrives.
Mighty Text
Very easy to use and very handy. This extension allows you to send texts from your computer to phones. When a text arrives, a notification is sent to the computer. Despite the seemingly simple plug-in, for quite a long time there was no special solution that would allow you to fully communicate from a computer with people who use phones with the Android operating system.
Nimbus Screenshot
A very handy extension that allows you to quickly take screenshots of any part of the screen. This plugin allows you to save time and, if necessary, share your screenshots with the whole world. Nimbus Screenshot is very handy when you need to show certain data.
There are google chrome add-ons that allow you to block certain websites and Website Blocker is one of the most successful of these extensions. This add-on is perfect for those people who often break away from the work process on all sorts of social networks and other resources. The plugin allows you to block access to certain sites for a certain period of time. Let's say if you don't want to visit facebook, twitter or any other site during business hours, all you have to do is block them from 9am to 5pm and you won't have these problems anymore.
It happens that during your work you stumbled upon some interesting article or other information that you want to read, but you don’t have time. In this case, the Pocket extension allows you to put it in the so-called pocket, that is, note that you are interested in this material, and then read it later.
FVD Downloader
A very handy tool that allows you to download almost any video from the Internet to your computer. However, the program does not work for YouTube, but it works great with Facebook and many other resources.
The start page of google chrome should not be so monotonous and familiar and the speed dial plugin for google chrome allows you to do this. Speed Dial gives great opportunities to any user to customize the Google Chrome start page. With this add-on, you can set an unlimited number of bookmarks, as well as group folders, which in many cases can be very, very useful.
Hola Better Internet
If there are banned sites that you want to visit, then Hola Better Internet is a great solution. This extension allows you to enter, and it does it very quickly and efficiently.
Do you want to know more about how you spend your time online? The TimeStats extension is a great solution in this case, which will allow you to get all the statistics you need about your time usage online. The program offers a large number of charts and graphs that mark the time you spent on specific sites, as well as a large amount of other statistical information. If you want to spend time on the Internet more productively, be sure to install this extension.
LastPass
If you are tired of logging into a particular service every time anew, in this case, the LastPass password manager is a great solution to this problem. With this handy plugin, you will be able to log in in a split second to any service in which you have an account. The manager has earned trust due to his reliability, the data he stores remains in complete secrecy.
Tabcloud
If you use visual bookmarks for google chrome, then this plugin is a must for you. TabCloud greatly simplifies the work with visual bookmarks and will be useful to every Internet user.
Do you want to always be aware of what the weather is like now? And what will the weather be like in the future? In this case, Gismeteo Weather Forecast is a great solution. This plugin shows the most accurate weather, both for a specific region and for the whole world, so if you are interested in this feature, be sure to download this plugin.
Screen Capture by Google
Another very handy extension for working with screenshots. Works very fast. Among the additional features of this plugin, it should be noted the ability to edit a screenshot, which in some cases can be very useful.
News Feed Eradicator
WhatFont
A very useful thing if you work as a web designer or are actively interested in this topic. The WhatFont extension allows you to find out the name of the font just by hovering the mouse cursor, and if you click on it, you can get a lot of other useful information.
Frigate
The frigate extension for google chrome allows you to check the availability of a particular site, it does this using a special list. In the event that the site is unavailable, the proxy is turned on, through which the site is accessed. Also, this plugin allows you to create your own list, which will contain sites that should be visited through a proxy.
Yandex elements for google chrome
Allows you to set Yandex visual bookmarks for google chrome, if you mostly use the Yandex search engine, this extension can be more useful than ever for you, as it offers a very convenient and simple toolkit for accessing the main functions and capabilities of Yandex.
MusicSig vkontakte
This extension for downloading VKontakte google chrome music can be a very convenient tool for those who like to listen to music on the Vkontakte social network. Just a few clicks and the song or audio file you are interested in will be saved on your computer. The extension also has some other useful features for users of the VKontakte social network.
google elements for google chrome
A convenient set of special elements from Google will allow you to get quick access to all the features of this search engine. Therefore, if you like to use Google search, as well as others with useful services of this corporation, be sure to set yourself quick access elements to all Google features.
This plugin allows you to convert certain units of measurement, as well as currencies and much more in real time. It can be very, very useful if you often work on the Internet with any units of measurement and do not want to waste your time using special online or any other converters.
These are not all extensions for Google Chrome that exist in our time. There are many other extensions that also have very necessary and useful features. Therefore, do not be afraid to get new features, install all kinds of plugins and use all the features of the popular Google Chrome browser. In the same case, if extensions suddenly do not open in google chrome, read the official documentation or information on various sites, usually the answer and solution to the problem can be found quite quickly.
Extensions for Google Chrome: a quick overview was last modified: April 29th, 2016 by MaximB
