Google Chrome extensions

Google Chrome extensions provide new functions to the popular browser, with new advanced tools to use across several platforms and web-based apps. We’ll review some of the top ones you can download while also sharing any essential updates and news.

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Google Chrome SSL Enforcer

Making sure that you are connected via SSL is one of the most important things Internet users can do to improve their security online. This is especially true on public computer networks, […]

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Learn How To Pronounce English Words

If I had to grade my English pronunciation skills I'd probably give me a below average rating. I mainly attribute this to the fact that I do not speak English regularly. While […]

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Simple Startup Password, Not Overly Secure Chrome Password Protection

Google Chrome currently does not offer options to password protect the browser, or at least user data, from local access. Someone with access to the PC can fire up the browser to […]

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Google Input Tools Offers Language Onscreen Keyboards

If you ever had to work on a PC in a foreign country that is not your own, you may have noticed that the keyboard layout is not identical to keyboards that […]

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dotEPUB Google Chrome Extension

You don’t always have the time to sit in front of your laptop or desktop computer and read lengthy material. Google Chrome, which is a fantastic browser in so many ways, brings […]

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Chrome Email This Page Extension

You may sometimes stumble upon pages, websites or services on the Internet that you'd like to share with friends, colleagues or family. Many websites offer sharing buttons to share the link on […]

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The 10 Most Popular Chrome, Firefox And Opera Extensions

Browser extensions can improve a web browser's functionality significantly. They can improve a user's workflow on the web or add information to the browser that would otherwise not be directly accessible. When […]

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Visual Hashing, Password Reminders For Chrome And Firefox

All you see are asterisks whenever you enter passwords on the Internet. This makes it near impossible to make sure the correct password has been entered. The only indicator is the length […]

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Hide All Chrome Tabs With A Single Click

If you are working in a multi-user office, or in a room that people may enter unannounced, you'd probably like an option to hide what's shown on the screen when that happens. […]

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Pillarbox is a Free and Simple Writing Interface

Pillarbox is a free Google chrome extension for writers and those who prefer a simple user interface over one cluttered with buttons and menus you will probably never use. Even a popup […]

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Rain Alarm, Receive Precipitation Warnings In Chrome

The Chrome extension Rain Alarm provides users with up to date precipitation warnings right in the browser. The extension adds an icon to Chrome's address bar upon installation that acts as a […]

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Google Chrome Extensions Manager (aka Switcher)

Many Google Chrome extensions add a button to the browser's address toolbar. If you have installed more than a dozen or so extensions, you may notice that space can become a issue, […]

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FastestFox, FastestChrom, Faster Browsing Add-ons

I had my eyes on the FastestFox add-on for the Firefox browser for some time now. In the beginning, I thought it was just another add-on to speed up the browser like […]

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Ultimate Football Results For Google Chrome

Update: The browser extension is no longer available. We suggest you check out 365Scores instead which offers similar functionality. Many football fans use the Internet regularly to check for football scores, results, […]

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Ghost Incognito, Automate Private Browsing In Chrome

I'm not using private browsing modes that web browsers like Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome and even Internet Explorer offer. The core reason is that I'm the only user on the PC so […]

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Track Amazon, Steam Prices With That is Worth For Chrome

I often find items on Steam that I'd really like to buy and play but consider to be to expensive at the time. This is usually the case with recently released games […]

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Evernote Clearly, Distraction Free Reading On The Internet

One of the strengths of the Internet is that it is possible to pack a lot of information on a page. I'm talking about links, images and other media that can really […]

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White Noise For Chrome

Depending on your work environment you sometimes may get distracted or interrupted by noise. In my particular situation for instance, I tend to get distracted by dog walkers or service cars outside […]

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ScriptNo, Another NoScript Extension For Chrome

One of the two issues that I identified in yesterday's review of Opera's NotScripts extension was that it has not been updated for a long period of time. A script by the […]

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Google Releases Official Google+ Notification Extension For Chrome

If you are a heavy user of Google's Google+ social networking product you are probably keeping the site running in a tab all the time to never miss new messages. But even […]

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Tab Position Customizer For Google Chrome

Tabbed web browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera or Internet Explorer have specific orders in which tabs are opened and closed. Developers have to configure orders for opening blank pages and links […]

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TooManyTabs For Chrome Improves Tab Management

TooManyTabs is a browser extension for Google Chrome that improves tab management in the web browser by displaying all in an overlay on the screen. If you have a lot of tabs […]

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Listen to Web Text with Google Chrome Speak

Google Chrome has just fronted a new extension called Chrome Speak; a text reader for web content on the Google Chrome search engine. This will read highlighted text out loud. Whether from […]

27 Out of 100 Chrome Extensions Insecure

Security researchers Nicholas Carlini, Adrienne Porter Felt, and Prateek Saxena reviewed 50 popular and 50 random Chrome extensions from the official Chrome Web Store for security vulnerabilities and discovered that 27 of […]

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Chrome Remote Desktop Beta Extension

I think it was last year when Google first mentioned that they would add remote desktop capabilities to Chrome OS and the Chrome web browser. Google released a first beta version of […]

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Facebook Friendly Gaming Simplifier For Firefox, Chrome

I have to admit that I'm not playing games on social networking sites like Facebook or Google Plus. To be honest, I'm annoyed by status messages that contain gift, bonus or game […]

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YouTube Feed, Get YouTube Updates In Chrome

When you have a YouTube account, you can do more than watching, uploading and commenting on videos. One of the things besides that is the ability to subscribe to other YouTube users […]

PriceBlink, The Best Automatic Coupon Finder?

You can save lots of money with coupons. As a webmaster, I have to buy and renew domain names and web hosting on a regular basis. Take the popular domain registrar Godaddy […]

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Gooce+, Add Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn To Google Plus

I find it rather difficult to spend time on all social networking sites that I have an account for evenly. The three dominant social networking sites that I use currently are Facebook, […]

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Google Related For Chrome Extension

Update: Google has discontinued Google Related. The extension is no longer available for Google Chrome. Additional information about the decision are available on the Google blog. Google Related is a brand new […]

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Popchrom, Create Text Shortcuts In Google Chrome

Do you have to write the same text multiple times per day? For instance when replying to business emails, writing blog posts or commenting on them on the Internet. If that is […]

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GTools+, Display Google Bar On All Web Pages

If you are a heavy Google user you may like the Google bar that is displayed on top of all the Google properties. The bar links to several Google properties and displays […]

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Block All User Comments On Google Plus

Update: The extension has not been updated since 2011 and is no longer working on Google+. The only option you have right now is to mute or block specific users on Google+. […]

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G+me for Google Plus, Better Google+ Stream Collapsing

Update: The G+me extension is no longer working. It was last updated in 2011 and it appears to have been abandoned by its creator. There is no comparable extension available at this […]

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Replies And More For Google+ Chrome Extensions

Google+ is probably the most hyped service on the Internet these days. This stems from the fact that many of the early adopters are first movers that run their own blogs, websites […]

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Surplus For Chrome Lets You Use Google+ From Anywhere

Update: The Surplus extension does not work anymore. It was last updated in 2011 and appears to have been abandoned by its developer. You may want to try Google's official Google+ Notifications […]

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Google+ Photo Zoom Extension For Chrome

I'm slowly getting the hang out of Google+. The coolest feature by far in my humble opinion is circles to group users and get filtered news streams. One thing that I think […]

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Improve Your RSS Feeds with NewsSquares

Not all RSS readers are the same. Indeed, some are far more useful than others and deserve to be pulled from the pack. One such reader is NewsSquares, a Chrome app specifically […]

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Search Google By Image Chrome Extension

Google recently improved their image search capabilities by adding reverse image search options to it. I have reviewed the Google Search By Image in detail and a follow-up guide on practical uses […]

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Like+1 For Chrome Combines Like and Google+1 Buttons

Update: The browser extension for Chrome has not been updated since 2011 and appears abandoned by the developer. It is no longer working and we have made the decision to remove the […]


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