Google Chrome is a competent web browser, but with some extensions you can make everything your own. And of course it can always be nicer and better! Therefore, a selection of the 25 best Chrome extensions!
Hover Zoom+
Images on web pages are not always shown at their actual size. And the website does not always provide a zoom function. If you recognize this, then you definitely want to use the extension Hover Zoom+.
Via the settings you can indicate how much larger the real image should be shown. Then you move the mouse over an image and after a set delay you will see that image – always appropriate – enlarged.
EXIF Viewer
Jpg images often contain so-called exif (exchangeable image file format) information that can tell you more about the file in question. Think about the who, when, where and how of the image. You need special tooling to conjure up that exif information. Hence the extension EXIF Viewer.
Image Downloader
Use the extension Image Downloader if you regularly grab images from websites. From now on you can easily choose which of all (!) existing images you want to be able to save. You can filter on the desired size; for example, to exclude images that are too small from participation. A selected image can be shown in a new tab, but also downloaded immediately.
Scroll to next image
If you look a lot of pictures on websites, then the extension Scroll to next image a great tool to improve your viewing experience. From now on, pressing the Ctrl+PageDown key combination is enough to jump to the next image on the web page.
Audio Capture
You’re on Facebook, YouTube or just like that on a webpage and you want to record the sound that blares out of your speakers at exactly that moment. Normally that will be quite a tour. Make it easy on yourself with the extension Audio Capture, because then recording – and writing to MP3 – that sound is reduced to just the push of a button. Also works with Teams and Zoom in the web browser, among others.
Auto Refresh Plus
Most websites do not automatically refresh themselves when new material is released. As a visitor to the website, you have to press F5 to view the recent content. The extension Auto Refresh Plus can automate that refresh. For example, by re-reading a website every so many seconds; where it is possible to bypass the cache memory.
Tab Wrangler
If you’re not paying attention, there are just dozens of tabs open in Google Chrome. That in itself is not bad, but it eats memory and computing power. The extension Tab Wrangler can conveniently close the unused or less used tabs automatically. With options to indicate when tabs can be closed and a sort of whitelist for the tabs that should remain open.
Tab Manager Plus
The extension Tab Manager Plus makes it possible, among other things, to get all open tabs in one handy overview. It is also possible to switch between the different tabs via that overview. You can also indicate how many tabs the same website may have open; That saves quite a few duplications.
Eye Dropper
The web page builders are sure to love the extension Eye Dropper. This allows you to quickly find out which colors (color codes) are used on an inspiring web page. You need those specific color codes to be able to include them in your HTML pages or in your CSS code.
SCleaner
Using the extension SCleaner you can have cookies removed selectively. You do this by indicating which websites need to be cleaned immediately before cleaning. You can also indicate the age of the cookies that must be discarded.
Resolution Test
Here’s another one for the web page builders: Resolution Test. A good website can handle all kinds of resolutions and that goes beyond portrait or landscape. The website must also be displayed properly on the tablet and smartphone. We then talk about things like mobile first and responsive design. And it must be possible to test this quickly and easily with different strategic resolutions. And that is possible with Resolution Test.
WhatFont
And another one for the web page builders: WhatFont. Now to find out what font is used on a website. Admittedly, the hardcore developer gets that font from behind the web pages, but it could be a lot simpler. The styles, sizes and colors used are also shown.
Edit This Cookie
Cookies are indispensable for contact between Google Chrome, the website and the underlying web server. Without cookies, it will be very difficult on the internet. But it can also be annoying with cookies.
Using the extension Edit This Cookie find out what’s going on behind the web browser. With the ability to quickly delete or manipulate cookies. No fear: it’s simple!
LastPass
Using the extension LastPass allows you to remember the account information (usernames and matching passwords) for websites. This makes logging in on return a lot easier. You can also have secure new passwords generated automatically. With the added bonus that LastPass also works on other internet devices.
HTTPS Everywhere
Https (with the ‘s’ of secure) is as you know more secure than http. Many websites are duplicated, meaning they work over both http and https. The extension HTTPS Everywhere forces Google Chrome to surf over https. And if it doesn’t work, it can of course be turned off for that one website.
sidebar
The extension sidebar is dropped as an Apps and Bookmark Manager. The bottom line is that you get a super-quick-to-call sidebar, in which you can put all your favorites vertically. And that works a lot better than the presentation of Google Chrome’s bookmarks itself. Also useful to open Google’s apps.
Avast Online Security
Most malware woes (and worse) come in from the Internet. Via the e-mail client and also via the web browser. The extension Avast Online Security raises an additional security barrier within Google Chrome. For example, an automatic warning is given if there is a case of phishing and the assessed reputation of a website is also taken into account. That makes it all that little bit safer.
Todoist for Chrome
Do you want to organize (yourself) better? Great, take a look at the web service todoist. Create a Todoist account using your Gmail account. Then you can start planning all your activities and tasks. You can do that on the Todoist website, but it can also be done within Google Chrome by taking advantage of the Todoist extension for Chrome. Why life hacking? Combine that of course with an app on your (preferably Android, because Gmail account) smartphone.
GoFullPage
Try creating a jpg/png image of an entire web page. You won’t be able to do that with the standard options of PrintScreen. Well, for exactly that job you enlist the help of the extension GoFullPage. However long the webpage is, a complete dump is made, possibly also as a PDF.
Evernote Web Clipper
The web service evernote you can use it for example to store notes. In combination with the extension Evernote Web Clipper you can easily transfer information contained on web pages to Evernote. Can be useful if you delve into a specific subject: then you have collected everything in one place afterwards.
StayFocusd
How often do you ‘surf away’. You were doing something useful and not much later you found yourself on an unnecessary website for far too long. After which you click yourself from one thing to another. Does that sound familiar? Then the extension StayFocusd solace, because that makes it impossible for you to get lost on the internet for too long. Sometimes you need some help with that.
Volume Master
Allows you to control the volume of the sounds that a web page (the current tab) produces. You can reduce that volume to 0 percent, but you can also increase it to 600 percent. That’s extra handy Volume Master you tell which open tabs play audio, so you can immediately switch super fast.
QR Scanner
You see them everywhere: QR codes. You usually use the QR scanner on your smartphone. With the QR Scanner extension you provide Google Chrome with a QR code scanner. It allows you to decipher the QR codes on web pages, from image files and anything the webcam can see.
QR Code Generator
And if you can scan QR codes, then of course you also want to be able to generate QR codes. You can put all kinds of information in QR codes and that’s what the extension talks about QR Code Generator you completely. You can include the generated QR codes as an image on your website or in an e-mail message. Printing on paper is of course also possible.
Better History
Press CTRL+H to view Google Chrome history. Usually you do this to look up a website whose name and address you have forgotten. There’s nothing wrong with Google Chrome’s default history, but it could be much better: Better History. The history of Google Chrome is shown a lot more conveniently with this and you can also switch between the history of different internet devices, provided you are logged in on those different devices with your Google account.
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