V Suggest – Top 5 Google Chrome Extensions to begin with

February 24th, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

Google Chrome ExtensionsUsage of Google Chrome is increasing over the web. Especially the growth rate has been increased after it’s recent release with support to extensions.

Chrome’s extension base is also growing rapidly. Though Chrome doesn’t have as many extensions as Firefox has, the growth rate of Chrome Extensions created a healthier browser war.

Here are some extensions which we think that would help you to have better browsing experience.

1. RSS Subscription Extension
This extension auto-detects RSS feeds on the page you are reading and upon finding one will display an RSS icon in the Omnibox, allowing you to click on it to preview the feed content and subscribe.

2. Webpage Screenshot
Fast&Simple extension to capture the whole webpage. Even long pages are saved in one image file. This extension lets you save PNG image of any webpage. Just one click. Designers can choose to resize the window before capturing.

3. Google Reader Notifier
Displays the Google Reader unread count. Clicking the icon shows a preview of your reading list in a popup or it can open Reader in a new tab.

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

5. goo.gl URL Shortener
Shorten url with goo.gl. Once compressed the url is automatically copied to clipboard and you can share it with Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Delicious, Digg, MySpace, Google Reader, Gmail or your default mail client.
There is also the possibility to create custom keyboard shortcuts for shortening the url and copy to clipboard or share with any of supported services

Please feel free to suggest any other useful extensions in Comments section.


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  1. Mark
    February 24th, 2010 at 23:24 | #1

    IETabs and AntiADS are the toppers in my list.

  2. Alex
    February 25th, 2010 at 00:00 | #2

    I use all the five listed here. IETabs and AdThwart should be added into the list.

  3. Kamal
    February 25th, 2010 at 04:26 | #3

    You should have AdBlock, a powerful ad blocker extension.

  4. February 25th, 2010 at 10:41 | #4

    How come AdBlock plus is missed? It was the first one I installed(but having problem while logging to Adsense account)

    other plugins i use
    FastestChrome – Browse Faster
    ESPN Cricinfo
    AutoCopy

  5. March 1st, 2010 at 18:34 | #5

    I have tried all and feel Google reader notifier is the best among these.

  6. March 1st, 2010 at 19:05 | #6

    @Kamal @Gopinath AdBlock is yet another useful extension.

    @Gopinath I haven’t heard about AutoCopy. I just installed and found as very useful. It is the replica of Unix feature which I like very much. Thanks for the share Gopinath.

    @Suhasini Yes, Google Reader will be in everyone’s top lists.

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