Top 10 Chrome Extensions for Everyone

 Your favourite browser may be the most secure and fastest web browsing software around, but it’s still only as effective as the extensions you choose to use with it. There are tons of amazing Chrome extensions that have become just as popular as the browser itself, and choosing from them can be difficult. With so many available choices, it’s hard to know which ones are worth your time, which ones will help you get your job done quicker, and which ones should simply be avoided. To help you make this important decision, here are 10 of the best Chrome extensions out there for everyone to enjoy!

 

1. 1)    Grammarly

A Chrome extension, Grammarly will improve your spelling and grammar across all of your devices. It’s free to use, but you’ll need a subscription (starting at $11.95/month) if you want to see contextual spell-checking as you type.

1. 2)    LastPass

These days, we’re all accustomed to using a string of letters and numbers as passwords: It’s our email password, our bank account password, even our work computer password. But it can be hard to remember so many passwords! LastPass is an extension that makes it easy to save all your passwords in one place so you don’t have to keep track of them individually.



3)    uBlock Origin
Protect yourself from malicious ads, malvertising, and trackers with uBlock Origin, a content-blocking add-on that’s been in active development since 2012. If you’re reading Lifehacker and don’t already have an ad blocker installed, get with it!



4)    Element Hiding Helper
This Google Chrome extension is perfect for anyone who’s ever spent time online wishing their web browser would make it a little easier to tune out parts of a page that you don’t want to see. Element Hiding Helper is a simple tool that lets you hide any element on your screen with just a few clicks, while also allowing you to easily bring them back when they come in handy.



5)    Grammar Checker Plus
Google’s Gmail has a built-in spell checker, but it only looks at content in English. If you need help with other languages, Grammar Checker Plus can help. The extension will also underline grammatical errors and suggest fixes—like adding commas or changing your verb tense. Plus, it’s free! We recommend checking Grammarly as well; it offers more detailed grammar correction options than Grammar Checker Plus (and is also free).

6)    Ghostery
Do you use a browser other than Chrome? Ghostery is a fantastic Chrome extension that works on Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera—and helps protect your privacy by letting you know who’s tracking your online activity. It detects over 1,100 third-party trackers and gives you one-click control to stop them from spying on you. You can see all your tracker blocklists in one place with a convenient filter option to make it easy to locate specific ones.
7)      Adblock Plus
Make sure your web surfing experience is distraction-free by installing AdBlock Plus. This simple extension keeps pop-ups, banners, and other annoying ads off your screen. It also ensures that you won’t download viruses or malware while browsing since AdBlock Plus automatically detects and blocks known threats on websites. There are a few different versions of AdBlock Plus available, but they all remove banners and pop-ups from your browser.
8)    Save to Pocket
One of my favourite extensions, Save to Pocket can be used by anyone who uses Google Chrome. The free browser plugin saves articles to your account, meaning you can access them from any computer at any time and even organize them into folders so you don’t get overwhelmed.
9)    KeeFox – Auto-Logins and Form Fills
If you use different logins and passwords or have multiple e-mail accounts that you need to access daily, KeeFox is an extension that can automatically sign you in to websites and fill in your login details. Once installed, it adds an icon to your browser’s toolbar which enables you to switch between all of your saved logins and access sites without needing to enter all of your information again.
10)    Speedtest by Ookla
Wondering how fast your internet is? Download Speedtest by Ookla, and you’ll be able to figure out how quickly you can download and upload files. It also shows ping, a rough estimate of how much time it takes for your packets to travel from point A to point B, across your connection.

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