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Google Chrome Extension for all purpose

Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Editor in Resource

Google Chrome plugin for all purpose

Google chrome was immediately acquired 1% of visitor when it was first introduced in September, 2008. Now it’s dealing with 9.5% of web surfers. The reasons behind this popularity are the choice of theme and have a vast of extension available. If you are thinking about to switch chrome from IE or Firefox for its simplicity and fast browsing, we recommend to use the following extension according to your need. We have managed to showcase the most popular Chrome extension according to your need e.g. Web Developer, Home Browser, Security etc.

For Web Developers:

Web Developer

Web Developer

The Web Developer extension adds a toolbar button to the browser with various web developer tools. This is the official port of the popular Web Developer extension for Firefox written by Chris Pedrick.

Chrome SEO

Chrome SEO

The Google Chrome SEO Extension provides easy access to Search Engine Optimization Tools that can help you with Competitive Analysis, Keyword Research, Backlink Checks, PageRank Checks and other daily SEO tasks.

IE Tab

IE Tab

Use Internet Explorer to display web pages in a Chrome tab. Some sites can only be displayed using IE, and with this extension you can now see those sites without leaving Chrome. Great for web developers who want to test the IE rendering engine, users who use sites with ActiveX controls, and users who want to use the explorer view for local files (i.e. file:// URLs).

Color Pick

Color Pick

This is a simple color picker tool that pick the color from a website and give you the HEX value and RGB value of the selected color.

BuiltWith Technology Profiler

BuiltWith Technology Profiler

BuiltWith is a web site profiler tool. Upon looking up a page, BuiltWith returns all the technologies it can find on the page. BuiltWith’s goal is to help developers, researchers and designers find out what technologies pages are using which may help them to decide what technologies to implement themselves.

L(ink)y URL Shortener

It is a simple URL shortener based on http://bit.ly (http://j.mp). Just one click! The short link is ready for sharing.

L(ink)y URL Shortener

Aviary Screen Capture

Aviary Screen Capture

Take a screenshot of any webpage and edit it directly in your browser with Aviary.com applications. Plus convenient access to the Aviary website and tools.

This quick screen capture addon is a must-have for bloggers and designers alike! It will perform a screen capture of the visible portion of any webpage and then open the capture INSTANTLY in a basic image editor where you can do markup (draw arrows and rectangles), edit (crop, rotate and resize) and get the exact pixel colors of the image. A perfect companion tool for designers and bloggers!

For Home Users:

AdBlock

AdBlock

AdBlock for Chrome! Blocks ads all over the web. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by our users!

Google Mail Checker

Google Mail Checker

Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.

Google Translate

Google Translate

This extension adds a button to your browser toolbar. Click the translate icon whenever you want to translate the page you’re visiting.

The extension also automatically detects if the language of a page you’re on is different from the language you’re using for your Google Chrome interface. If it is, a banner appears at the top of the page. Click the Translate button in the banner to have all the text on the page appear in the new language.

StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon helps you discover great websites that match your interests. Simply click the Stumble button and see the best websites. There are over 500 topics to choose from, and, the more you use it, the better your recommendations beco

TooManyTabs for Chrome

TooManyTabs for Chrome

TooManyTabs is a must-have extension that manages your tabs, reduces your tab overflow, and saves your sanity!

For security:

WOT

WOT

Web of Trust is a safe browsing tool, which warns you about risky sites that cheat customers, deliver malware or send spam.

LastPass

LastPass

LastPass is a free online password manager and Form Filler that makes your web browsing easier and more secure.

Proxy Switchy!

Proxy Switchy!

Proxy Switchy! is an advanced proxy manager for Google Chrome, it allows users to manage and switch between multiple proxy profiles quickly and easily.

Click&Clean

Click&Clean

Deletes your browsing history, typed URLs, Flash cookies, all traces of your online activity to protect your privacy.

Autocomplete = on

Autocomplete = on

Changes ‘autocomplete=off’ to ‘autocomplete=on’ in web pages, so your passwords will be remembered.

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