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Google Chrome 86 is out with password changing improvements and security patches

Google released a new version of the company's Chrome web browser on September 6, 2020. The new stable version of the web browser is being rolled out gradually as usually. Desktop users […]

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It took Google more than a decade to add tab bar scrolling to Chrome

When you open too many tabs in the Chrome browser, tabs won't be displayed anymore on the browser's tab bar. While tabs do get opened despite them not being visible on the […]

Neat URL is an extension for Chrome and Firefox that removes tracking elements from links

Neat URL is an extension for Chrome and Firefox that removes tracking elements from links

Do you pay attention to the URL before clicking on a link? If you do, you will have noticed that sometimes the link gets really long and that the URL contains random […]

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Get rid of popups and overlays with PopUpOFF for Chrome

PopUpOFF - Popup and overlay blocker is a browser extension for the Google Chrome web browser that helps you deal with popups and overlays on the Internet. Since it is compatible with […]

Trim the list of tabs in Firefox and Chrome using Duplicate Tabs Closer

Trim the list of tabs in Firefox and Chrome using Duplicate Tabs Closer

As we browse the internet, we tend to accumulate more and more tabs. At least some of us do that. This can even happen with every browser session. Sometimes, we may open […]

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Chrome 86 to feature improved password reset capabilities

Many modern web browsers include functionality to determine if saved passwords have been leaked in the past. Companies like Google or Mozilla maintain databases of leaked passwords and compare the hashes of […]

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Add an Audio Equalizer to Firefox, Chrome and other browsers

Audio Equalizer is a free cross-browser extension that adds an audio equalizer to the browser to get better control over the output of sound. The extension is available for Firefox, Chrome, Opera […]

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SingleFileZ is a fork of the SingleFile Firefox and Chrome extension with better file compression

Want to save an entire web page for offline reference? There are add-ons which can help you, such as SingleFile, or its fork SingleFileZ. All you have to do is click on […]

nightTab is a highly customizable new tab replacement extension for Firefox and Chrome

nightTab is a highly customizable new tab replacement extension for Firefox and Chrome

There are lots of ways to customize the new tab experience. Some like using custom CSS or display a blank page, others rely on extensions like Group Speed Dial or Tabliss. Want […]

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Google rolls out Secure DNS support in Chrome for Android

After having introduced Secure DNS in Chrome 83 for the desktop, Google announced this week that the roll out of the feature has started for mobile Chrome for the company's Android operating […]

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Google proposed Web Bundles could threaten the Web as we know it

Web Bundles is a new proposed standard by Google designed to change the Web fundamentally. The main idea behind the technology is that sites may bundle a full webpage into a single […]

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Tab Groups are rolling out in Chrome 85 Stable

Google started to implement the tab management feature Tab Groups in Chrome Canary in May 2020. The feature was designed to improve the management of tabs in the company's web browser by […]

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Google Chrome 85 Stable release information

Google plans to release a new stable version of the company's Chrome web browser today. Google Chrome 85 will be released for all supported operating systems and, as usual, will be released […]

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Google test changes autocomplete functionality in Chrome browser

Most web browsers support autocomplete functionality that is triggered when users type in the browser's address bar. Google Chrome is no exception to that: the browser may suggest URLs that are already […]

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Chrome may soon check saved passwords for weaknesses

Most web browsers come with options to save account information, usually username and password, when users sign-up for new services or sign-in to a service. Google's Chrome web browser and other Chromium-based […]

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Cookie AutoDelete 3.5.0 extension gets massive cleanup improvements

Cookie AutoDelete is a well-designed and highly rated browser extension for Firefox and Chromium-based browsers such as Google Chrome, Brave, the new Edge, Vivaldi, or Opera. We reviewed the Firefox version of […]

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Google introduces insecure form warnings in Chrome 86 Stable

Many Internet sites rely on functionality that uses forms in one form or another. Here on Ghacks, we use forms in the comment section, but sites may use forms for a variety […]

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Chrome may soon only show the root domain name by default

Google plans to run an experiment in the Google Chrome web browser that hides all but the root domain name in the browser's address bar. Google notes that URLs are the primary […]

Tabliss is an elegant new tab replacement extension for Firefox and Chrome

Tabliss is an elegant new tab replacement extension for Firefox and Chrome

Most new tab replacement add-ons are related speed-dials, bookmarks and the like. Tabliss however is all about elegance. It is a new tab replacement extension for Firefox and Chrome, that displays cool […]

YouTube Windowed FullScreen is an extension for Firefox and Chrome that plays full screen videos in windowed mode

YouTube Windowed FullScreen is an extension for Firefox and Chrome that plays full screen videos in windowed mode

Want to watch YouTube videos in a larger view than theater mode, but don't want it take up the entire screen when you hit the full screen button? There's a way to […]

Translate selected text quickly with the Simple Translate extension for Chrome and Firefox

Translate selected text quickly with the Simple Translate extension for Chrome and Firefox

Remember the extension called "To Google Translate"? That's what I normally use on Firefox, but it's not available for Chrome or other Chromium-based web browsers. Recently, I had to use Chrome for […]

Chromium browsers support iframe lazy loading now to support performance

Google revealed on July 24, 2020 that Google Chrome and Chromium-based web browsers support the lazy loading of iframe content now. The integration of the feature comes right after Google introduced support […]

Open a list of webpages in one go with the Bulk URL Opener extension for Firefox and Chrome

Open a list of webpages in one go with the Bulk URL Opener extension for Firefox and Chrome

We've reviewed extensions such as Copy Selected Links or Copy All Tab URLs which can save the web addresses from all your tabs with a single click. Now, how about reviewing an […]

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Chrome for Android: new download options including scheduling

Google is working on improving the download options provided by the company's Google Chrome web browser for the Android operating system. Current versions of Chrome for Android offer little when it comes […]

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How to navigate tabs in Google Chrome with the keyboard

Most Chromium-bsaed web browsers follow the default design when it comes to displaying tabs in the browser's address bar. The browser reduces the size of tab icons the more tabs you open […]

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Google Chrome 84 is out with security patches

Google released Chrome 84 Stable, the latest version of the stable branch of its browser Google Chrome, to the public on July 14, 2020. The new version is a security update first […]

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Chrome 86 hides protocol and www in address bar by default

The address bar is an essential part of a web browser; it reveals the URL of the page that is open in the browser, and Internet users have used it since the […]

Yet another speed dial is an simple, customizable new tab replacement extension for Firefox and Chrome

Yet another speed dial is an simple, customizable new tab replacement extension for Firefox and Chrome

Yet another speed dial! No, I'm not complaining about anything. That's the name of a speed dial extension for Firefox and Chrome. The add-on is meant to replicate Opera browser's famous feature, […]

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Chrome JavaScript throttling experiment improves Battery significantly

Web browsers uses a lot of battery when they are run on mobile devices such as laptops. While it helps to use content blockers and other extensions to remove or block elements […]

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Behave for Chrome and Firefox warns you of port scans and local attacks

Behave! is a new browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that is designed to inform its users when sites misbehave by performing port scans or access private IP addresses. The […]

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How to check whether your Chrome on Android is 32-bit or 64-bit

Google plans to migrate installations of the company's Chrome web browser on Android from 32-bit to 64-bit in the near future. While the migration is limited to devices running Android 10 or […]

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Closed Tabs may reopen faster in upcoming Chromium browsers

Chromium engineers are working on a new feature currently that is designed to speed up the process of reopening closed tabs in Chromium-based web browsers such as Google Chrome. All web browsers […]

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Chrome will soon warn you if too much storage is being used

Google plans to introduce a new feature in the company's Chrome web browser soon that will inform users if too much storage is being used. New web technologies give sites and applications […]

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GoodTwitter 2 is a userscript that restores Twitter's legacy interface

Remember GoodTwitter? It was a very useful add-on that helped users stick to the legacy interface of Twitter. It did so by spoofing the browser's user-agent to an older version, which tricked […]

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Some Chrome users are getting signed out automatically on Windows 10 version 2004

Some Google Chrome users who use the browser on a device running Windows 10 version 2004 are reporting that they are getting signed out of their Google account and other accounts automatically. […]

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Google to test simplified domain display in Chrome

Google Chrome users may soon see only the domain name in the web browser's address bar instead of the full page address. Google published several development bugs on the Chromium website that […]

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Google Chrome is soon going to be installed in a different directory on Windows

If you use a 64-bit installation of Google Chrome on a Windows device, you may know that the browser's default installation folder is C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\. Similarly, if you install other Chromium-based […]

Add a ton of keyboard shortcuts to Firefox and Chrome with Surfingkeys

Do you use keyboard shortcuts while browsing? F5, Ctrl + T, Ctrl + Enter, Backspace are some of the common ones that most users use. If you're a power user, and wanted […]

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Drag & drop functionality changes soon in Chromium-based browsers

Most Internet users know that they can drop files on the browser window to have them displayed by the browser or opened provided that the file type is supported. If you drag […]

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How to delete Chrome address bar suggestions with the mouse

Google's Chrome web browser displays suggestions as soon as you start to type in the browser's address bar (Google calls it omnibar). These suggestions come from the browsing history, bookmarks, and also […]