Most Useful Chrome Extensions That You Must Try

One of the reason that Google’s Chrome is the most popular web browser among Internet users is availability of huge number of Extensions.For a user who spent a lot of time surfing the Internet, Extensions can play a crucial role in increasing productivity resulting in better browsing experience.Also extensions helps you to getting things done easily and saves your time.

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      In this article, I am going to share my experience with Chrome Extensions.The extensions I am going to named are not the most popular ones or may not be in top ten list of extensions.But these are the extensions that I found very useful and  installed in my browser.I strongly recommend you to try these extensions once.

1.Google Dictionary :
                                               I love this extension and that’s why it is at top position in my list.While reading a webpage you came across a word whose meaning is unknown to you.No need to search Google or refer a dictionary.Just double click on the word to retrieve its meaning. Click on the speaker button,browser will speak the word for you.It also automatically translate the words of foreign language into a language of your choice.Install it here.

2.mxHero Toolbox:
                                              An  app for you if you frequently use Gmail. mxHero Toolbox enable you to :

 -know when your sent email actually get opened.
 -track openings of attachment that you attached in your sent email.
 -send self destructing emails that automatically destructed, few minutes after opening.
 -Send emails at later time by setting the time.
 -remind yourself of important emails.
 
Simply put,it offers you many advance useful options for your gmail account.Go here to install it.
 
3.AutoPatchWork:
                                          A simple but very useful extension, specially when you use Google search too much.It automatically load the next page and inserts it into the current page.For instance, when you reach at the end of first page of search result,it will automatically load the second page of search result below the first page.It works with google,youtube,amazon and many other websites. 
autopatchwork extension for chrome
                            Are you worried about your online privacy?If your answer is yes,then this extension is for you.Many companies like google,facebook,amazon and other advertisement campaigns and social network sites run scripts on web pages in order to track your behavoiur. Ghostery allows you to block scripts that you don’t trust. Every time it found a tracking script on a web page it alerts you and you can block that script or add it to whitelist.Open this link to go to webstore to install this extension.

                                                                      As the name suggests, it is a password manager that manages all your passwords.The amazing thing about this extension is that you need to remember only a single password,which is of Lastpass account and saves all your other username-passwords to it.Also access your passwords from your smartphone ,mac or any other device which have LastPass extension installed.All data is strongly encrypted locally on your machine, so you don’t worry of stealing it.Install it here.
 
                                                                      This extension allows you to capture a particular region,visible area or whole webpage as a PNG image.Also you can edit your captured image before saving it.Add text to it or highlight some area of it.
 

                                AdBlock is the most popular extension over 15 million users.If you get annoyed of ads on web pages,then simply install it and get rid of ads on all webpages,even on facebook,youtube and hulu.
It works automatically: just click “Add to Chrome,” then visit your favorite website and see the ads disappear!You can also get AdBlock for Safari or Opera from getadblock.com.To add this extension to chrome to here.


8.Search By Image(By Google):
                                                                    Search By Image functionality has been added by google a long ago.If you still don’t aware of this feature ,then you can read my this post.This extension enable you to google search any image on the web.You do  not need to download the image first and then upload it on google search page.Just right click on the image in any web page and select search google with this image.Get the extension for chrome from here.

                                            A very handy app that help you to make quick notes and organized them.Quickly capture what’s on your mind and be reminded at the right place or time.

With the Google Keep Chrome app you can 

   • Keep track of your thoughts via notes, lists and photos 
   • Add reminders to important notes and be reminded through Google Now 
   • Color-code your notes to help find them later 
   • Create and edit notes even when offline
Get this awesome extension here.
 
                                   Another very popular extension that enlarge thumbnails on mouse hover.It works on many sites including Facebook,twitter,flicker,reddit,tumblr and many more.Also you can enable or disable zooming option on certain site.Just install it by going here and start seeing larger thumbnails.Pictures are automatically resized if they don’t fit the window.
 
                                     It simply kills the facebook news feed,so that your mind not get destructed.You can still check your messages and notifications, post status updates, and do everything you could do before. You just won’t get distracting news feed posts anymore.Also you can replace the feed space with your customized message.Get this simple but effective app here.
 
So, that was my list .If you use an extension that is quite useful and want to share with our viewers,please let me know in comment section.

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