A quick introduction: if you often use programs to manipulate or create something, you should definitely take a look at the Multitoolbox online utility repository. Perhaps there you will find those utilities that you were missing.
First, let's say a few words about the native functionality of Google Chrome, which by default offers many features that are only available as plugins in FireFox and Internet Explorer. For example, many web developers want the Firebug web editor for Chrome. It's a funny story, but in this case you don't have to install such a plugin, since Chrome Firebug Lite is already built into the browser. You just need to select the content of the page, right-click on the mouse, and select the item "Check element". Chrome will open Firebug as an edit window, allowing you to edit CSS and Javascript, even code on the fly - no extension required.
In addition, there is the Google Chrome equivalent of Xmarks - Xmarks bookmark sync. At the same time, synchronization occurs between any two installed browsers, which is very convenient if you work both on a portable computer and on a stationary one. You just need to open the "tools" menu by clicking the small wrench icon in the upper right corner and select "sync bookmarks".
Now let's take a look at the best Google Chrome add-ons.
1. AdBlock. Some argue that ad blocking is killing the free web, others say ad blocking is just filtering out bad advertisers. Regardless of your opinion, if you are looking for a way to get rid of intrusive ads, then this add-on is for you. It removes the largest number of ads from most sites, makes them faster, thanks to blocking automatic video playback on sites and other subtleties.
2. Using Gmail. If you use Google Chrome, chances are you are a Gmail user too. This extension will route email links to Gmail instead of automatically opening MS Outlook. This will save you the trouble of copying and pasting email addresses in Gmail.
3. Google Mail Checker. The only real downside to Gmail versus an email client is that if you don't have Gmail open, you won't get instant email notification. Google Mail Checker Chrome extension keeps a count of unprocessed messages next to the address bar of the browser, and clicking on the extension icon opens the Gmail tab.
4. IE Tab. Some sites are optimized to run exclusively on Internet Explorer, especially products such as Microsoft Outlook Web Access. Don't be discouraged that IE's native web functionality won't be available just because you're using Chrome. IE Tab Chrome creates a virtual IE browser in Chrome, so you can get all the site functionality for Internet Explorer losslessly and without using two different browsers.
5. Document viewer PDF / PowerPoint Viewer. If Chrome has a clear flaw, it doesn't always display PDF documents well. This extension automatically directs the opening of PDF or PowerPoint documents to Google Docs, where the document can be read, recognized, printed or saved quickly and easily.
6. FastestChrome. FireFox users refer to this Chrome extension as FastestFox for Chrome since they are two plugins from the same creator. This extension enhances Internet search capabilities. To do this, you need to select any word on the page to get a definition of a term or start a text search. On Google, search results for additional pages are automatically loaded, so you can simply scroll. Relevant results from other search engines and sites such as Amazon and Wikipedia are linked to relevant Google search results. The article from Wikipedia is automatically loaded in the left column. If you do web research often, then you quickly get used to the FastestChrome extension, understanding all the conveniences.
7. Stop Autoplay for YouTube. There are many Chrome extensions that stop videos from autoplaying when a page is visited, but this plugin goes a step further. It stops autoplaying even before video buffering starts. It will be very useful for users with low Internet speed.
8. Feedly. If you have bookmarked RSS feeds in Google Reader, Twitter, Delicious, YouTube or Amazon, then this handy extension is very suitable for you. Feedly will automatically import your feeds, then organize your content into easy-to-view magazine pages. This extension also contains a count of your unread news in the address bar so that you know how many news are waiting to be read.
9. GooglePreview. The GooglePreview Chrome plugin is pretty simple. It adds an image so that a snapshot from the site is shown to the left of any search result on Google. This is very useful if you are looking for a site that you have visited but forgot to bookmark. And these little thumbnails will help you remember the site you need. In addition, if you see a dubious image on the thumbnail, it will help you avoid entering the site of hackers.
10. Session Manager. Sometimes the bookmark functions may not be enough. For example, you need to save a web page exactly as it is, for example, with filled fields. Session Manager will help you in such situations. Just click the cardboard box icon next to the address bar and the plugin will offer save options for any of the pages you're working on. All saved web pages are dated, so you can revert to any version of your work. It sounds trivial, but for those who use multiple web applications and interfaces, Session Manager is a huge time saver.
It should be noted that despite all the available extensions for Chrome, several extensions are clearly missing. They are categorized as "inappropriate", not recommended by Google. For example IE6-Ify. It opens the IE6 simulator for websites optimized exclusively for it. This extension is missing in order to remove the meaning of HTML tags.
Currently, many add-ons and extensions have been created for the Google Chrome browser. Users can choose the functionality they need by looking at the categories they are interested in, read descriptions and reviews of plugins, install on their computer, and if the chosen extension suits you, then leave and use. In order not to look through all the categories, you can simply use the plugin search on the site.
These extensions of the Google Chrome browser will help you get started and in the future, by installing the extensions you need, make your work as comfortable as possible. It is necessary to take into account the fact that any Chrome plugin consumes additional amount of RAM when working. That is, if you install a large number of additional extensions, the Chrome browser will be cumbersome. In this regard, we recommend leaving only those add-ons that you really need, and make it more convenient to work on your computer.
Ivan Ivanichev
The work of an internet marketer is so complex and varied that it simply cannot do without the help of various tools. Keep an updated list of super useful plugins for Google Chrome. All of them, before getting into this material, have passed rigorous testing for bugs and usability.
Design tasks: screenshots, color and font detection, image search, adaptability check
FireShot is an extension for creating screenshots - it allows you to capture the entire page, its visible area or region and take a screenshot using hot keys. To take advantage of additional features - annotations, graphics editor, printing, sending by e-mail and the web, you need to purchase the Pro version, which costs almost $ 40.
Note: the extension does not work in the Chrome gallery, you can use it by calling the context menu with the right mouse button.
Imgur Uploader is a replacement for the original Imgur removed from the Chrome Web Store, but with a smaller feature set.
With Colorzilla, you can use an eyedropper to take a color from anywhere in your browser and determine its number. An irreplaceable thing for designers.
A typical situation - you liked a font on one of the sites, but you do not know what it is called. It takes too long to crawl into codes and look for a name (and many do not even know how to do this). It only takes a couple of seconds with the What Font extension. You just hover your mouse over the word you want and get the name of the font. Works with both Latin and Cyrillic fonts.
With the Resolution Test, you can see how a web page looks on different types of screens. You can add any of your own to the standard set of resolutions.
Allows you to check how your site looks on different types of platforms.
Working with information: express translation and text analysis, convenient search, systematization and sharing
The fastest way to translate the desired word into English. You just select it and click on the extension icon. Very comfortably.
A plugin that helps to cleanse the text of all verbal garbage, to put the materials in order, according to the rules of the infostyle.
The extension checks your texts for spelling and grammatical errors anywhere on the Internet - it reads fields in social networks, mail, etc. The site also has a plugin for Google Docs, an add-on for Word and even a desktop version that works without the Internet. By the way, it is a huge plus that 25 languages \u200b\u200bare supported: you can check texts in English, German, etc.
The extension adds an item to the menu that allows you to save (and not lose) several pieces of text at once. More convenient than multiple "Ctrl + C" and "Ctrl + V" somewhere in Word or Notepad.
Simple extension for counting characters / words in any selected text. The scope is not limited to copywriting: signs are counted when preparing advertisements, meta tags, etc. In the plugin settings, you can choose what to display: characters with spaces, the number of words or the number of characters without spaces.
Coolest extension for saving articles, bookmarks, pictures and other content. However, to use it, you need an Evernote account. Not on Evernote yet? What are you waiting for? We register urgently! It's not for nothing that this service has so many fans.
Checks spelling. You don't need to open Word and wait for it to load.
With the OneTab extension, you can save 95% of your browser memory and also get rid of the clutter on the tab bar. When you have many pages open, you simply click on its icon and collapse all the tabs into a neat list. To expand them, just click on the "Restore it" button.
Divides your monitor in two. The size of the windows is customizable.
The most useful extension for converting files from one format to another. Over 2,500 different combinations are supported: rar to zip, pdf to jpg, epub to pdf, png to ico and many others.
Productivity: time tracking, task management
Once you understand which sites are your top time killers, you will probably want to somehow reduce your time on them. And since the addiction is already strong enough, you can hardly cope without help. The solution to this problem is the Block site extension. Using it, you can either completely block the site, or specify the time when it should be blocked (for example, on business - from 9 to 18). Then you will definitely not be tempted to climb VKontakte pages.
The extension does not work in the Chrome gallery, you can use it by selecting "Block this link" from the menu.
Extension for managing extensions (sorry for the tautology). Toggles plugins on and off with one click. After reading this article, I think you will definitely need it.
The Great Suspender is an extension that makes Google Chrome less power hungry by suspending tabs that are not currently in use. The time for which the work of these tabs will be suspended can be set yourself.
An excellent application for lovers of procrastination and, in general, anyone who wants to control their time or at least just understand what it is spent on. Distraction / productive site lists are customizable.
The simplest time management tool that works according to the "tomato" method. The "Tomato" button starts the countdown of 25 minutes, after the expiration of the period, a sound signal sounds. Then, respectively, you must choose - a short or long break. There are statistics.
SEO, web development, security: site statistics, keyword selection, technical audit
For those who are not ready to pay for Key Collector. The extension significantly speeds up the manual collection of search queries from Wordstat.
Extension for quick analysis of key SEO metrics: PR, Alexa Rank, incoming links, etc.
Finds and highlights the no-follow tag and the no-index meta tag with a red border.
An extension that shows what web technologies were used in the development of a particular site. Shows CMS, installed counters, programming language, etc.
Alexa Traffic Rank provides data about the website (traffic, average load time) you visit without interruption from your browsing. You can also see how a given site looked in the past using the Wayback Machine, related links, and more.
SEOquake is an extension that provides data on the main indicators of search engine optimization of sites and a detailed analysis of search results pages, and also allows you to conduct an SEO audit for technical preparation for website promotion work.
This extension shows with what tools the viewed site was "built" and what services of analytics, advertising, tracking, communication it uses.
This plugin measures the amount of traffic to the site and its sources, shows behavioral metrics (bounce rate, time on site, etc.). It is necessary for analyzing competitors, evaluating sites for
I haven't written about extensions for Google Chrome for a long time, so it's time to fix it. In today's article I will tell you about several useful add-ons for the browser, the audience of which has already exceeded a billion users a long time ago.
I'll start my story, perhaps, with an extension called Gestures. This add-on adds gesture navigation to Google Chrome. It is somewhat reminiscent of crxMouse (we wrote about this utility here), although it does not have many functions. So what's so interesting about it? I will explain. Here you can write your own scripts, plus gesture templates are already provided for managing links and text. I was also pleased with the availability of a backup. That is, you can save all your Gestures settings and transfer them to another computer.
Next, I suggest you familiarize yourself with an extension called Mortality. It is from the “motivating” class and replaces the familiar information in a new tab. In a nutshell, this supplement is a timer that counts down your years. And first comes the number of years, then months, days, hours, minutes, seconds and even so that you understand all the seriousness, milliseconds. In the background, circles are depicted, which symbolize the number of years lived and those remaining. The developers are optimistic, so there are 80 circles, but we know the statistics ... In short, Mortality makes you think. Which is sometimes very necessary.
If you can minimize the YouTube window into a separate floating window on Android, why not do something similar on your computer? There are enough extensions of this kind for Google Chrome, but I once used YouTube Picture in Picture. If you minimize the video, then it moves to the lower right corner of the browser, and at this time you can do something else: reply to comments, search for new videos, or something like that. Basically a useful extension.
If you remember, at the beginning of January, Netflix announced its arrival in 130 new countries (Ukraine and Russia were also included in this list), so why not get some extensions for this service. Super Netflix is \u200b\u200ban example. What does this add-on do? Wow, a lot of things! That only is the ability to overlay your own subtitles ... Basically, you can watch a movie even without knowing English. Plus, the extension allows you to change the server, audio and video quality, as well as control the volume using the mouse wheel. In general, there are many different extensions for Netflix, but this is generally a must-have.
Why download music from various services to your computer or phone as an mp3 file, we will not discuss. Everyone has different reasons for this. But the fact that we do it from time to time is obvious. In the extension store, you can find add-ons that download audio from almost every hotel site, but there is Skyload. Here the whole thing is united. This add-on works with VKontakte, YouTube, Vimeo, Yandex.Music and Odnoklassniki. Quite a useful and convenient extension. Personally, I similarly download music from VK to my phone before any trip. By the way, you can write in the comments where you listen to music. I think it will be interesting!
Another quite interesting and possibly useful extension is Sleeper. If you often sit up late at the computer just like that, unnecessarily, then you can install this particular add-on. In a nutshell, it will close all your tabs at a certain time (you specify it yourself) and send you to sleep. In order not to be taken by surprise, the extension will issue a warning a minute before that so you can say good night to everyone and save all your work.
And finally, one small extension that aims to inspire. It replaces the new tab and is called the Google Art Project. As you might have guessed, it replaces the Google search box with paintings by famous artists. As for other useful features, there is a button that displays a list of frequently visited sites.
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I welcome everyone!
Today we'll take a look at extensions for chrome - one of the best and fastest browsers in Google Chrome.
How I formed this list chrome browser extensions? - I just opened my list. It was big enough, I wondered what other extensions there were, after half an hour of "googling" the list doubled, I decided categorize, it turned out quite a lot, but the browser runs just as fast even on my netbook.
Security
DR.web Link Checker (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mmcdngiaihjohknddjloeppfbgfcoobo) - check links before visiting from a well-known manufacturer DR.web. By the way, on the web page - www.freedrweb.com (http://www.freedrweb.com/linkchecker/?lng\u003den) you can download this extension for other browsers.
McAfee / SiteAdvisor (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dckheglehcdhpjkdmmmghbgkcdebhhae) - shows the safety ratings for websites with an icon, this extension will warn you before you open a malicious (phishing) site.
A little trick to improve the safety and comfort of your surfing - in the advanced browser settings - setting the content, select - Disallow JavaScript execution on all sites. JavaScript is usually used to improve functionality (prettiness, pop-ups, etc.) so you can safely disable it. This will reduce the downloaded traffic and the load on the browser.... Naturally, some sites will lose functionality, in order to allow the use of javascripts for a particular site, in the address bar, click on the stash that appears and select - always allow the use of javascripts on this site. We configure once for the visited sites and all the other unnecessary Java scripts - down with! ....)
Disable advertising on sites
AdBlock (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom) - Most popular Chrome extension with over 2 million users! Blocks ads all over the Internet.
Below is a list of blockers for specific social networks, from the name you can see for which social network. I only have one main AdBlock, either it blocks everything, or did not notice the advertisement, there is definitely no one on YouTube.
Facebook Ads Blocker
Ad-blocker for Gmail
ADS Blocker VKontakte
Increase the speed of loading web pages
1. Disable JavaScript loading (described in the security category);
2. FlashBlock - One of the most essential extensions. Instead of displaying the contents of flash videos, it shows gray screens with a button. As a rule, advertising banners, logos, animation are written on the flash, so we take it in one fell swoop and cut it all down, and if some element is needed (video on YouTube, flash button), we click on the black window and see the contents of the video.
Extending browser functionality
Speed \u200b\u200bDial 2.0 RUS is a standard Express panel for Google Chrome. Convenient and functional. necessary.
AppJump App Launcher and Organizer is a button for quick access to installed applications, not extensions, namely Google chrome applications, about them in one of the next article.
Google Mail Checker - Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your Inbox
Minimize Chrome to tray - minimize google chrome to tray (area near the clock).
Quick Translate Ru - Translation of selected text into Russian from the context menu. It is very convenient, the translation of only the selected text in the pop-up window, he himself determines which language and translates into Russian.
Sexy Undo Close Tab is an extension that has also become a necessary standard. Remembers closed tabs, open long and recently closed tabs with two clicks.
Smooth Gestures - Navigate pages quickly and easily using your mouse or keyboard. It is much more convenient to make a gesture with the mouse anywhere on the screen than to aim at the buttons. Bet and you like it, working with it is as easy as buying a fingerboard and virtually controlling it).
Chrome Toolbar (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fjccknnhdnkbanjilpjddjhmkghmachn) - A quick access tool that allows you to place your favorite browser commands in a drop-down menu, save unsent form data, enlarge images, view videos in a separate window, and set shortcuts to open all links in any bookmark folder. A very functional extension, you can even hang up shortcuts () of third-party programs.
Social media extensions
Tweet Button for Chrome - adds a button, by clicking on which, we send the page to Twitter. There are a dime a dozen of these buttons, but what makes this one special? - We send on behalf of the account that we specified in its settings, and not from the one under which we entered Twitter in the browser.
+1 Button - Add +1 anywhere and share any webpage. We send the page to the new social network from Google.
There are extensions for Facebook, VKontakte and other social networks, I do not use them, so I did not specify them, just enter the name of the social network on the extensions page - chrome.google.com/webstore/search, choose if there is a Russian version and you're done.
Extensions for webmasters
Firebug Lite for Google Chrome - of course, beloved by many Firebug - console, debugger, and DOM inspector JavaScript, DHTML, CSS, XMLHttpRequest. An indispensable tool if you are a webmaster or an amateur editing wordpress themes or any other pages. Chrome has its own analyzer - in the context menu, the analysis of the element code, but the fire beetle will be richer.
Chrome Sniffer - a tool for the curious)) - shows on which engine, library the site is written. I constantly look at what this or that site I like is written on.
IE Tab Multi (Enhance) is also a useful element. No matter how good chrome, opera is, the Microsoft Internet Explorer still remains the most used, we press the button and see how our site looks through the eyes of an Internet Explorer user.
RDS bar - standard and favorite again - Quick analysis of site and page SEO indicators, designed for webmasters and optimizers.
TinEye Reverse Image Search is a pretty useful extension. Found a picture, but it doesn't fit or has a watermark on it? From the context menu, select - search for a picture on TinEye. And pretty quickly we will find many options (size, quality) of our picture.
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In the past, you've probably improved your Chrome browser more than once with handy extensions. This collection presents a few more new and exciting tools that are definitely worth taking advantage of in the coming year.
If you are constantly working in a browser, Jot will become an indispensable assistant for your daily to-do list: just open a new tab and add any tasks or notes scheduled for the near future. Large fonts and beautiful background landscapes will make your notes as visible as possible.
Of course, there are other extensions to work with, but this solution handles YouTube clutter much better and removes all the distractions while watching.
This smart extension will notify you of updates to your favorite sites via email. We can say that this is an improved version of the RSS feed. Just visit the resource of interest, click on the extension on the toolbar and enter your email to receive notifications.
You will be given 250 credits for free (as well as for each subsequent notification), and VisualPing will check the sites hourly for the slightest updates.
By launching the application, you can reconfigure the check intervals, schedules and triggers for each monitored page, as well as purchase additional credits ($ 10 for 5000 credits).
Launch Google Calendar and use the UpTo sidebar, which gives you access to a huge catalog of calendars and lets you keep track of sports schedules, concert dates, movie, TV and music releases.
As soon as you like an event, you can add it to your calendar or share it on social networks with a single click.
Is your browser cluttered with tabs? Believe me, almost every user faces such a problem, and most often this attack significantly slows down the computer.
Using Tab Snooze, you can collapse all the tabs that interest you, and then return to them at the scheduled time.
If you prefer to use bookmarks, you definitely need to install this extension: by combining Spellbook with the list of bookmarks, you can access each of them on any web page, simply by opening the context menu with the right mouse button.
Thanks to this, you no longer have to remember key combinations for bookmarks, and there will be much more free space on the screen.
RSS feeds are great for monitoring your favorite sites and blogs, and provide some interesting working solutions.
As soon as you install the extension, an RSS button will appear in the address bar of the web resource, and to subscribe you will only have to click on it.
Add a variety of useful features to your Gmail emails, including email scheduling, self-deleting messages, read receipts, and more, completely free.
By choosing the best gesture / shape settings for yourself, you can browse the web and use the basic functions of the browser with just one mouse. Just draw a predefined shape with a computer mouse, and this action will activate the function attached to it.
Thus, you will be able to minimize time and clicks when working with multiple tabs.
