With over 60% browser market share according to statcounter.com, there is no doubt that Chrome is undoubtedly one of the best browsers out there. Makes sense why Microsoft decided to build its new Edge browse on Chromium to support chrome extensions. The Chrome Web Store offers a wide range of extensions for Productivity, News, Weather, and a whole lot more. You might not need to search for a needle in a haystack because here I have listed 10 chrome extensions I believe you will love and should definitely give a try!
The Great Suspender
The Great Suspender is a lightweight extension to reduce chrome’s memory footprint. Make your computer run smoothly by suspending the tabs you aren’t using. Perfect if you have a lot of tabs open at the same time. Tabs that have not been viewed after a configurable length of time will be automatically suspended in the background, freeing up the memory and CPU being consumed by that tab.
Ratings: 4/5
Users:100,000+
The Camelizer
The Camelizer gives you instant access to Amazon price history charts and has a free Amazon price tracker which lets you create Amazon price watches directly from your browser and receive alerts when prices drop, helping you decide when to buy.
Ratings: 4.3/5
Users: 600,000+
I don’t care about cookies
Tired of those cookies, this extension just blocks or hides cookie-related pop-ups. When it’s needed for the website to work properly, it will automatically accept the cookie policy for you (sometimes it will accept all and sometimes only necessary cookie categories, depending on what’s easier to do). It doesn’t delete cookies.
Ratings: 4.4/5
Users: 600,000+
Momentum
What if every new tab could calm your mind and increase your focus? Momentum transforms your New Tab page into a focused, productive, and inspiring dashboard. The extension comes with inspiring photos, quotes, and mantras each day, with a to-do list, and a beautiful clock design.
Ratings: 4.5/5
Users: 3,000,000 +
Grammarly
Grammarly is a writing assistant that offers you specific suggestions to help you improve your writing — and it goes way beyond. From grammar and spelling to style and tone, Grammarly helps you eliminate writing errors and find the perfect words to express yourself. You’ll get real-time feedback from Grammarly on Gmail, Google Docs, Twitter, LinkedIn, and nearly everywhere else you find yourself writing.
Ratings: 4.5/5
Users: 10,000,000+
PixelBlock
PixelBlock is a Gmail extension that blocks email tracking attempts used to detect when you open and read emails. PixelBlock displays a ‘red eye’ when it finds and blocks a tracking attempt inside of an email.
Ratings: 3.7/5
Users: 90,000+
AdGuard AdBlocker
AdGuard blocks ads including video ads, interstitial ads and floating ads, pop-ups, banners, advertisements, and text ads. Element blocking feature allows blocking of ANY unwanted element on the page. Hence speeding up page loading and saving bandwidth, thanks to the missing ads and pop-up windows.
Ratings: 4.7/5
Users: 10,000,000+
Video Speed Controller
Video Speed Controller speeds up, slow down, advance, and rewind HTML5 audio/video with shortcuts. It will help you optimize your video viewing by allowing you to make quick playback speed adjustments, as well as rewind the video to hear the last few seconds one more time. We don’t read at a constant speed, and we talk much slower than we read — there is no reason why we have to listen at a constant speed and at a (very) slow rate.
Ratings: 4.6/5
Users: 2,000,000+
Tab Snooze
Tab Snooze is a productivity tool that keeps you focused and helps you stay on top of tasks in your browser. Ran into an interesting website you’d like to check out, but don’t have the time for it at the moment? Tab Snooze lets you schedule tabs for later and keeps you focused on what’s relevant now. When it’s time, tabs wake up with a gentle notification and get you back to where you left off.
Ratings: 4.7/5
Users: 70,000+
StayFocusd
StayFocusd is a productivity extension for Google Chrome that helps you stay focused on work by restricting the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites. Once your allotted time has been used up, the sites you have blocked will be inaccessible for the rest of the day.
Ratings: 4.5/5
Users: 600,000+
It was a difficult one to not include many other extensions, but here are some extensions that could've made it to this list. So our honorable mentions goes to:
- Speedtest by OOkla —test your internet performance directly from your toolbar.
- Wappalyzer is a technology profiler that shows you what websites are built with.
- Awesome Screenshot and Screen Recorder — does exactly as the name says :).
Do you have an extension that you believe deserves to make it to the list? Please leave a reply in the comment section.
I made sure I compiled the best list for you but in case there is one you didn’t like, you can always remove extensions here chrome://extensions/. After all, there is no harm in trying something new.