Have you ever wondered how many people use this or that browser? Which of the following is the most popular? It turns out that Google Chrome is considered the clear leader. If you use it, then this article is for you.
Champion
Google Chrome is considered the youngest browser that became known to the world in 2008. Now about 300 million people prefer this particular application software. Google Chrome’s market share was over 58% last year. In RuNet, this browser comes first.
Extensions
When we use some kind of program, utility, browser and other things, we rarely do not even know half of the capabilities of the service. After long-term operation, we will learn more and more features that become attractive to us.
So, in 2010, developers launched useful extensions for Google Chrome. They help to improve the capabilities and functions, often facilitate the work of specialists from different fields. So, content managers can find for themselves various services for identifying a font or working with an image.
Interestingly, at the time of opening the extension gallery, more than 1,500 plugins were already uploaded there. By 2017, they became ten times more - about 65 thousand. Considering them, it is difficult to highlight any special and the best. Of course, some of them have become more in demand. But we will try to consider the most different options for each user.
Loading
When using the browser every day, we often encounter certain problems that lead to slow loading or searching for the right tools. To optimize your work, you can install all the necessary extensions for Google Chrome.
SaveFrom is great for downloading. This plugin can work not only with this browser, but also paired with Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Yandex. Thanks to this application, you can download videos or music from popular social networks and resources. So, in Youtube on the watch page there will be a new “Download” button, and with it a whole selection of resolutions and formats of the video. The same thing happens with the video and music of Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook and Vimeo. For music, a special arrow will appear in the audio recordings, after clicking on which the download will begin.
Social networks
Now users of social networks are becoming more and more. So, especially for them there are useful extensions for Google Chrome. For example, Invite All Friends on Facebook allows you to invite friends to a specific event or page with just one click. If you have your own project, and you are tired of inviting friends to join it one by one, then the plugin will allow you to do everything with the click of a button.
The social network "Vkontakte" extensions for Google Chrome received in abundance. There are many plugins that allow you to download music from audio recordings. You can also customize the social network interface. VK Audiopad allows you to navigate news feeds and simultaneously switch tracks without returning to the page with audio recordings.
The OK Changer plugin allows you to customize the design of the social network. Mail.ru Checker displays the number of unread messages in the mail.
Lock
Also in the light of recent events, VPN plugins have appeared among useful extensions for Google Chrome. They became popular for residents of Ukraine who were blocked from access to social networks, Yandex and other resources. In order to stay in touch with loved ones and not to lose working tools, a large number of such extensions were created by developers. Among them are considered popular: DotVPN, "Bypass blocking VK, OK for Ukraine", Hola Better Internet, etc.
Content
You can also find many work tools for content managers. For example, if you surfed the Internet and came across a font, but don’t know its name, then What Font is great for designers as well. To determine the name of the font, just hover over the desired fragment, click on it. In addition, you will be presented with information about leading and size.
For creative people, there is a Palette for Chrome plugin that allows you to create a color palette. RightToCopy helps copy text if the context menu does not appear. Image Downloader will allow you to download any image from a web page, even if it is embedded in the code.
Images
These are not all plugins for working with content. For images, there is a Search by Image application. Now the image search will be several times faster and will not take much time. Pixlr Grabber is very similar to “scissors”. If you need to save a picture or part of an image on a web page, then this plugin is for you. Its only drawback is that, despite promises to save screenshots on the desktop, they sometimes end up in the "Downloads". There is also a special online storage for the plugin and an editor for working with saved images.
An interesting extension to the work will be "Search by image." This plugin helps you find similar images in major search engines. So, you can find real pages on the Internet from photographs, determine the number of fake pages, track unscrupulous copywriters who steal images and do not indicate authorship. "Search by image" allows you to find free versions for copying the desired image and much more.
To save images of a web page or individual fragments, you can install FireShot. The plugin captures the entire page, a separate area, and all this with a key combination. It has advanced features, but for a fee. For $ 60, you can create annotations, use a graphical editor, send everything by mail and to the Web.
Another plugin, Imgur, screenshots, photos and other host images. If you want to share a photo with a friend, but don’t want to upload it to your messenger or social network, you can drag the photo into the browser window and then simply copy the link. If you have already shown the picture to everyone you like, you can delete it.
News and weather
In the Google Chrome store, you can find extensions that show the weather and top news of the region. Among them, temperature can be found using Gismeteo or YoWindow Weather. Both plugins are easy to use, you just need to configure your region of residence and weather conditions will be displayed in the browser panel.
If you want to receive news, you can set up an RSS feed. Thus, from everywhere where it is included, the main news will come. If you have your favorite sites, you can look for extensions for them. Some resources make applications specifically for their readers for the convenience of obtaining information.
For work
Useful extensions for Google Chrome, as already mentioned, are presented for narrow specialists: designers, marketers, SEOs, photographers, programmers, analysts, etc. But there are general plugins suitable for any profession.
Google Keep allows you to quickly save information in notes. If you have surfed the Internet and stumbled upon an interesting thought, you can add it to yourself in one click. In addition, Google Keep is a smartphone app.
Office Online is a plugin that contains all the necessary office programs, without having to install them on a PC. As a result, all the usual tools will be available at any time. The online service has all the necessary functions for working with documents. Allows you to save files in the desired format, etc.
Google Calendar is another proprietary plugin that works best with a browser. This is a great planner that provides the ability to view your schedule without looking up from work or conversation. To do this, just click on the icon in the browser. It is also easy to add new events and activities, and if a meeting is waiting for you soon, the icon will show you the time and remind you of important matters.
Advertising
Among the extensions there are those that save us from a huge amount of advertising. How often have you come across the fact that when you watch a three-minute video, ads turn on more than three times! Of course, this is annoying, like annoying banners and contextual advertising. To get rid of this, you can install AdGuard, Simple Adblock, Adblock and others. But just remember that usually advertising is the main income of information resources and bloggers on video hosting sites. If you want to help them, then add to the "white list" a number of pages on which advertising can be shown.
Auxiliary
Among other extensions, it’s important to mention just those that make browsing easier. For example, Resolution Test helps determine how a web page will look on different screens, with different resolutions, and you can add your own to the standard parameters.
StayFocusd is an interesting option for those who work on the Internet and are often distracted by social networks and other resources. The plugin blocks all selected sites for a certain period. You independently configure the right time and period of work. Some, on the contrary, use the extension on the weekend, so that instead of outdoor activities they do not spend time on social networks.
Panic Button is a rather funny plugin designed for those people who always want to be in the comfort zone. If you were looking for something secret on the Internet, but suddenly, for example, a mom, boss or teacher appeared in the room, then to quickly close all the tabs, but not to lose them, you just need to click one button. They all freeze and remain active until you need them again.
In general, there are a lot of extensions related to work and tabs. For example, The Great Suspender sends all unused tabs to sleep. Thus, they do not use browser memory, which means that you will not encounter "No Answer" errors, etc. Speed Dial 2 is a replacement of the start page with the one where the most visited sites, history and bookmarks are displayed. SimpleUndoClose will quickly restore access to closed tabs.
Google Translate is another popular extension for language learners. If you wandered to a foreign page, but want to find out what is written there, and some words are unknown to you, just hover over them and a translation will automatically appear on the screen. The Google Dictionary works in exactly the same way.
conclusions
As mentioned earlier, there are countless useful extensions for Google Chrome. Of course, all 65 thousand plugins are not unique applications. There are often repeated extensions, among which there are many dedicated to downloading videos and music, as well as bypassing blocked sites.
If you are a specialist, you can try looking in the extension store for tools that are right for you. Perhaps your work will be many times easier and faster. So, for example, if you are an SEO specialist, you can install an extension to collect the semantic core, determine the platform on which the site is built, control the visit, etc.
Many plugins available to designers. Some of them are described above. For example, it is possible to create a palette, determine the hue on the image with a “dropper”, find out the font type, size and leading, take screenshots of a certain area and get the necessary image from a web page.