The fast speed and useful features of Google Chrome are a major reason why it is the world's
most popular web browser.
Extensions push the capabilities of the browser to make Chrome even more feature rich with
handy quality of life improvements and useful tools.
Today we count down 10 of our favorite Google Chrome Extensions.
Pablo is a quick and easy way to create images for your social media profiles.
In Pablo you will notice a section of ready to use images on the left.
You can choose to shuffle through the images, or search for a specific image you want to
use.
You can also upload your own images at the bottom.
On the right you have all the customisation tools available.
While not extensive they’re enough to create professional looking posts for your social
media.
You can change the size of your image.
Choose between the existing filters.
Select text options.
Add randomized quotes, and even upload a logo to be included on your image.
You can save your image via the “Share and Download” button at the bottom.
With the extension added to chrome you may notice a Pablo button on images, this allows
you to quickly take that image and import it into Pablo for you to edit.
If you’re an aspiring YouTuber then you might want to try out VidIQ.
With VidIQ enabled you can see more detailed information on YouTube videos, including their
tags, SEO information, rankings and loads more.
VidIQ is helpful for researching content and finding video ideas.
When creating videos it is a good idea to keep keywords in mind.
These are words or phrases that people search for in YouTube.
When you search for a term VidIQ gives you information on the search volume and competition
for that term.
You can then use this information as a guide for what video you should create and the appropriate
title to give it.
With our lives being lived online more and more every day it is important that you remain
safe on the web.
Password managers like Dashlane make keeping your accounts secure that much easier.
They give you the flexibility of having different, more complex passwords for each of your accounts
without having to remember them.
When creating your Dashlane account you will need to make a master password.
This is the password that you use to sign into Dashlane.
Once signed in you will be able to save your login information for each site you visit.
Click on the Dashlane extension and select “Add Password” under the Website tab.
A new page will load, you can add your login details here, then save.
Now when you go to login to that site you will notice the Dashlane logo in the login
boxes.
Click on it and choose the login.
Dashlane also has a random password generator to help you create new secure passwords for
each of your accounts.
Bitly is our choice for URL shortening.
With the Bitly Chrome Extension you can quickly shorten and copy a websites URL.
When you’re on a webpage you want to share, simply click the Bitly logo in the extensions
toolbar.
You will instantly have a shortened URL generated.
You can also customise your link’s shortened URL and give it a title.
All the links you create will be stored in your Bitly account, allowing you to identify
what links go where, and track the clicks they has received.
The Dark Reader extension allows you to adjust the color theme of any website.
Although the primary function is to switch all websites to dark mode, you can also tweak
the settings to get the perfect theme for you.
You have options to adjust the color, brightness, contrast, sepia and grayscale.
You may also add sites to a list to prevent them from being affected by Dark Reader.
The ears audio toolkit allows you to fine tune any audio on the web.
You can use the toolkit to increase bass, adjust specific frequencies and control volume.
When you’re happy with your settings you can give it a name and save it.
The saved preset will be added to the bottom, you can then switch to your preset with a
simple click.
Any do is a multi-purpose organiser that syncs up nicely across all of your devices.
The chrome extension gives you the ability to add new tasks and information regardless
of what site you’re on.
You can also add a link to a webpage or image directly to your schedule by right clicking
and choosing the “Add to Any Do” option.
With the extension open you can select an event and include additional notes, set a
reminder or mark it as a priority.
To delete a task simply click on the check next to it then the cross on the right.
Better Twitch TV is a simple extension that gives you access to more emotes when watching
live streams.
Many top streams have BTTV emotes enabled in their chat.
If you’re a regular stream watcher then there is a high chance you’ve been missing
out on some fun emotes and a major part of the viewing experience.
Google Chrome is well known for its memory consumption, each opened tab puts more stress
on your computer and can potentially slow down its performance.
The One Tab extension allows you to store all your opened tabs in a list that you can
open again at a later time.
When you want to convert your tabs into a list simply click the One Tab Extension logo.
You will now see all of the pages you had open in a list.
You can click on one to open it or choose to restore all at once.
If you’d like to share all of the links with a friend or colleague you can press the
“Share as web page” option.
A new window will open, copy the URL and send it to anyone you wish.
You can also right click on the One Tab logo for more options, such as only sending some
tabs to your list.
If you’ve ever been on a website looking for a customer support email or some kind
of contact detail then you know how annoying that process can be.
With Hunter all the contact emails on a website can be gathered with a single click.
When on a website click the Hunter extension icon to bring up a list of all the gathered
emails.
Some emails will have additional information, such as if the email is for support, finance
or communications.
You can then click on an email to copy it to your clipboard.
That concludes our list of 10 useful Google Chrome Extensions.
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