Top 10 Google Chrome Extensions for Better, Faster Browsing Discussion

By Jay Garmon

Google Chromehas much to recommend it as a browser, but a veteran FireFox or habitual Internet Explorer user may be hesitant to give up the add-ons or plug-ins that make their favorite web browsers more useful. Chrome extensions are the answer here, as they replicate or replace the functionality found in typical browser plug-ins. Below we list the top 10 Chrome extensions to get you started.

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Excellent write up! Installed almost all of these

 

Nice.

I use:

Adblock (The one add-on that I really missed from FF)
Docs Viewer (I find this to be a very handy as I open PDF's all day long for school)
Google Dictionary (If you have friends who use big words this is a must. However, it can be annoying if you are used to double clicking to select text.)
Google Mail Checker Plus (There are tons of Gmail checkers. I like this one because I can see what came in without having to open Gmail.)
Google Voice (A must if you are Google Voice user!)

 

Is there anything like Firefox's "NoSquint" ?

 

The Price droid extension is great for shopping. Better than the others for shopping.
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jmfhpknnimfoenjpegpadichbdmddkca

 

The gmail one does not seem to work for me. I have to go to the gmail page before it will intricate my mail box, otherwise it is just gray with a question mark

 

Good write up ... always good to have more (good) competition in the browser arena imo.

Many thanks!

 

Do you have the "keep me signed in" boxed checked? Or do sign in every time check your email? I believe the extension requires you to be logged in to Gmail before it will work.

 

Nice write-up Jay!

Google Translate would be in my top 10 list. It's uncanny. We're witnessing the birth of The Universal Translator.

The official Google one-click RSS bookmark extension is essential for me too. I like to keep my RSS reading simple.

Alas I just bailed on my most previous attempt to go "all-Chrome" because of two problems:

1. Chrome disables screen power-saving. I guess power-saving is not implied in "don't be evil". After switching to Chrome I woke up at 2am to find a ghostly glow emanating from my office - four LCD's still powered on. There is a workaround which involves fiddling with your screen saver timeouts. I wonder how much energy Chrome has wasted due to this?

2. None of the ad blocker extensions work as smoothly as in FireFox. There is often a subliminal flash of the ad, and/or formatting issues around the resulting blank space.

I do like the speed of Chrome and it's minimalist aesthetic. It is continuously improving, and more extensions every day. I'll check it out again in a few months.

 

Foxtabs works best for me, resembling opera's speed dial but with more options under its hood. Love it.

Light resources, and speed sold me out.