Whenever we talk about browsing over the Internet, the first name that comes to our mind is Google Chrome.
Yes, you heard it right since Google Chrome is used by an unreasonably large community of Internet users today.
This is a feature-rich browser that makes the Internet surfing experience of the users all the more convenient and easy.
Google Chrome already presents us with so many amazing features and utilities that most of the users often do not realize the significance of installing any additional extensions with this browser.
However, right after the advent of this browser, the developer community started building some extremely useful extensions that can be supported by this browser.
An extension is basically a plugin that can be added on to a browser to enhance its functionality.
Similarly, the purpose behind building extensions for Google Chrome was to make this browser even more powerful and usable.
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In this context, we shall look into the few important Google Chrome extensions that you must install immediately.
Based on the user reviews and popularity on the Internet, we have prepared for you a list of the five most important Google Chrome extensions which are as follows:
Grammarly is an extensively used Google Chrome extensions these days. With its name, one can easily figure out that this extension has something to do with grammar check. This thing is partially true because apart from only grammar checking, Grammarly also looks keenly at the tone of your writing and provides useful suggestions to improve it.
Moreover, it also points out spelling mistakes which you can readily correct with the help of the suggestions provided by this extension.
If this extension will be enabled on your Google Chrome browser, then you will be able to get writing suggestions anywhere you type while using this browser whether it is Gmail, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. An added benefit of using this extension is that if you make an account on it, you will also be able to get weekly progress reports about your writing along with all the possible areas of improvement. Lastly, it also provides you with one-word feedback on the tone of your writing i.e. friendly, formal, casual, etc.
AdBlocker Ultimate is again a very useful Google Chrome extension. As the name of this extension says, it is used to block all the unwanted and irrelevant ads that you see while browsing over the Internet. It also blocks the malware and all such executables which have the potential to track your browsing activities. Resultantly, this enhances the performance of your browser by limiting the unwanted content that it has to process.
Moreover, the AdBlocker Ultimate extension does not allow you to whitelist any types of ads which means that you will experience totally ad-free browsing. It decreases memory usage and bandwidth consumption as well. It disallows all the advertisers who can attempt to bypass the adblocking filter. Additionally, it even filters out the ads that pop up while you are watching the videos on YouTube.
The goal of the Great Suspender extension is that it looks at the browser tab that you have not used for a predefined time duration and then it suspends those tabs in the background. In this way, it conserves your system’s resources which would have been wasted otherwise in processing the unused tabs. This extension is flexible enough to allow you to whitelist certain URLs that you never want to suspend. You can even ask for a screenshot of an unused tab before suspending it with this extension.
As a result of this, the Great Suspender improves the performance of the Google Chrome browser to an unimaginable extent. The best part of using this extension with Google Chrome is that it is intelligent enough to detect all those tabs that are supposed to play videos and the ones that take user’s data and fills it into forms. After detecting such tabs, this extension prevents them from suspending since they are considered critical by the Great Suspender.
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The Google Translate extension allows you to translate the text as you browse through the Internet in 109 different languages including the English language. Once you have this extension enabled on Google Chrome, you can simply highlight any portion of your text by clicking on it and then click on the Translate button to translate the selected text into your desired language.
However, if you intend to translate an entire web page, then this extension provides a dedicated Translate icon on your browser’s toolbar. From there, you simply have to click on that icon to translate your current web page into any desired language. Because of all of these amazing features, Google Translate is a must-have extension with Google Chrome.
LastPass is a very popular password manager which also comes in the form of an extension that can be used with Google Chrome very conveniently. It synchronizes the stored passwords across all of your devices. Hence, you can easily and securely access your online accounts while using this password manager extension. Apart from passwords, you can even store other details such as addresses, contact information, credit card numbers, etc. This enables you to auto-fill your forms and resultantly saves you from the struggle of doing it manually.
A very obvious advantage of using this extension is that it reduces the burden on your memory as you do not have to recall lengthy and complex passwords. All you have to do is to remember one master password and that will be sufficient to secure all of your other passwords. LastPass even analyzes your weaker passwords and provides you suggestions following which you can strengthen your passwords. It also generates alerts if it feels that your personal information could be at risk at any time. Moreover, if you find it difficult to create strong passwords on your own, then LastPass is even capable of generating strong passwords for you to replace the weaker ones.
This article covers the key Google Chrome extensions which will definitely enhance your browsing experience and will make Google Chrome even more helpful and useful for you. Google Chrome extensions are programs that can be installed into Chrome in order to change the browser's functionality.
Adding to do lists or notes to Chrome. Password management. Making it easier to copy text from a site. Protect your privacy and making web browsing more secure.
Some extensions can be ethically dubious or even malicious, but Chrome features new restrictions on extension developers that should help mitigate that problem.
