Bangalore: Google Chrome; released in 2008 is by far is the most widely used web browser, millions across the globe prefer Chrome over other alternatives. The simple and intuitive interface makes Chrome a hit among the users. To further enhance the user experience there are thousands of Chrome Extensions that can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store. These extensions can make your browsing experience better, faster and more secure. Out of tons of extensions that are out there, read on to top 9 of them that can make your chrome feature rich, as compiled by The Daily Beast.
1. Adblock Plus
This is a must-have extension for those who visit various websites and forums all day long. Adblock Plus; with more than 10 million downloads is one of the most popular browser extensions. Be it Facebook ads, Youtube ads, pop-ups or other kinds of intrusive and offensive ads, Adblock Plus removes them all. Should you choose to support your favorite website you can whitelist them and block the ads on those websites that go way overboard.
2. Pocket
Pocket lets you save your favorite articles, tweets, videos and photos with one click. It also syncs the same to your phone, tablet or computer in real-time, so you can view them on the road even when you do not have access to the internet. This will come in handy when you do not have the time to read a particularly long but interesting article; with one click you can save it in Pocket and read it later on a device of your preference.
3. Hover Zoom
Hover Zoom is most popular amongst social networking fans. Hover Zoom enlarges the image thumbnails that are in abundance in lots of social networking websites when you move the mouse cursor over them. The displayed image is full-size; it also automatically resizes the image if it does not fit inside the window. People love Hover Zoom because it eliminates the need of having to click on image thumbnails which then open the image in new window and speeds up the browsing experience.
4. Lazarus
Everyone must have been through the experience of having to fill out a form again because it timed out the first time or simple because your browser crashed. This handy extension will ensure that doesn't happen again. Lazarus saves everything you type so anytime the worst happens it can be recovered at ease by clicking on a menu item. The data is encrypted and is saved on your computer locally, so it is safe. Lazarus is another must-have Form Recovery add-on.
5. HTTPS Everywhere
Created by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Tor project, this important security enhancing add-on encrypts your communications and protects your identity when accessing unsecured websites. Not every website offers HTTPS support and even those that do can be difficult to use and might not be completely secure. HTTPS Everywhere fixes that by automatically switching over from the unsecure HTTP connection to the secure HTTPS connection on the fly whenever needed. It protects the users from many forms of surveillance and account hijacking.
6. Ghostery
This is another cool little security add-on that helps you monitor those who are watching you! The Internet is not very secure these days, for better user experience, security is being compromised. Everything you do on the web can be seen by them; with Ghostery you can now watch those trackers. It lets you detect trackers, web bugs, pixels, and beacons placed on web pages by Facebook, Google Analytics, and over 500 other ad networks. In addition to providing you with links that present you with an opportunity to learn about them, it also allows you to block scripts, images and objects from companies you do not trust.
7. OneTab
Power users have a habit opening tens of different tabs in a short while, this only increases with time and starts draining the resources which slow down the system as a whole. OneTab converts all those nasty resource-hungry tabs into a single list with one click. This will save up to 95 percent memory because of the reduced number of tabs that are open in Google Chrome. When the need arises to access the tabs again it can either be restored individually or all at once.
8. Google Dictionary
Looking up the definition of a word does not get simpler than this. If you come across a word you are not familiar with all that needs to be done it to simple highlight that particular word by double clicking it and a pop-up will display its definition right there. This is minimally invasive plug-in is immensely helpful for those who read a lot on the web.
9. LastPass
LastPass is another very handy extension for those who do a lot of online shopping or signup for new websites quite often. It captures, encrypts and stores all the required information such as credit card number, shipping address, phone number, email address and password on your machine locally so it is completely secure, even LastPass cannot access it! This form filler cum password manager will then automatically restore all the information onto the form whenever the need arises, making your browsing experience much easier.
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