Chrome and Chrome OS » Best http://www.chromeandchromeos.com Google Chrome and Google Chrome OS News, Reviews, Addons, Plugins & Themes Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:08:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Top 5 Chrome Browser Extensions and Add-ons http://www.chromeandchromeos.com/top-5-chrome-browser-extensions-and-add-ons/ http://www.chromeandchromeos.com/top-5-chrome-browser-extensions-and-add-ons/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:32:09 +0000 chromic http://www.chromeandchromeos.com/?p=57 Here are the top 5 best, must have Extensions/Add-ons/Plugins for Google Chrome Browser in my opinion. Please note that the direct links are all linked from Google server it self, they are not hosted here. Which ones are your best? Leave your comment and let us know.

  1. Google Mail Checker – Install Now (Direct Link)
    Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.It also comes with a swell animation when the number of items in your inbox changes. Google Page for the extension
  2. AdBlock by gundlach – Install Now (Direct Link)
    Your favorite feature in Firefox finally comes to Chrome! Block all advertisements on all web pages. Your browser is automatically updated with additions to the filter; just Install and enjoy. This replacement for Firefox’s AdBlock Plus does everything possible to make your browsing experience awesome:

    • It’s optimized for speed! It squeezes every millisecond out of every filter, figuring out several ways to go faster than a standard filter subscription checker.
    • You can have a button next to the Wrench — or not if you don’t want it. We’re pretty proud of that, as we think we’re the only extension that supports an optional browser action button!
    • It has an awesome blacklisting UI for if an ad does sneak by — click on the background of the page and press Ctrl-Shift-K (or use the browser button), and it will walk you through targeting exactly what to block.
      Google Page for the extension
  3. Google Translate – Install Now (Direct Link)
    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.
    Google Page for the extension
  4. Facebook for Google Chrome by benhiller – Install Now (Direct Link)
    This unofficial extension lets you read your Facebook news feed and wall. You can also update your status by clicking on your profile picture. This extension works with the nightly version of Chromium for Linux, but not with the Chrome beta for Linux.
    Google Page for the extension
  5. Chromed Bird by cezarsa – Install Now (Direct Link)
    Chromed Bird is a Twitter extension that allows you to follow your timelines and interact with your Twitter account. Chromed Bird is an awesome Twitter extension for Google Chrome with lots of features. Some of the current features are:

    • Supporting lists and favorites timelines;
    • Follow your timelines and navigate through your tweets;
    • Compose, reply, RT, share, favorite and delete tweets;
    • Create short URLs within the extension;
    • Track read / unread tweets;
    • Notify user whenever new tweets arrive;
    • Tweets caching to avoid hitting Twitter’s API rate limit;

    Google Page for the extension

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