30 Chrome Extensions for Which I Am Thankful

I thought I’d take a moment this Thanksgiving and compile my own list of chrome extensions that I regularly find useful on a nearly daily basis. Truth be told I could list more than 30… but hey, you’ve got to start somewhere.

I am also willing to bet this list includes some extensions that don’t appear on other “best of” chrome extensions lists out there. I am thankful for some of the “unsung heroes” listed below and hope you find something useful as well.

In the future I may go into more detail on the how, why and use case scenarios for the these extensions, but for now let’s just give you the opportunity to satisfy your own curiosity by browsing the links below and draw your own conclusions!

If you see something that helps you, great! If you know of better or different alternatives, let me know and feel free to share! I am always on the lookout for useful and time-saving chrome browser extensions (aren’t we all?).

What chrome extensions are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving!

1. Always on Top:
   Open an address inside a window that stays on top
2. Google+ Notifications:
   View notifications of Google+ activity when signed in, anywhere you go on the web.
3. Share Extensions:
   Export your favorite Google Chrome™ extensions as BBCode, HTML, Wiki, Markdown or text. Share extensions via Twitter, Google Mail™.
4. uBlock Origin:
   Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory. (My favorite alternative to Adblock)
5. Image Downloader:
   Browse and download images on a web page.
6. User-Agent Switcher for Chrome:
   Spoofs & Mimics User-Agent strings.
7. CastBuddy:
   This extension finds videos on the web sites you are browsing and allows you to play them on your Chromecast device.
8. Google Docs Offline:
   Get things done offline with the Google Docs family of products.
9. Betternet Unlimited Free VPN Proxy:
   Betternet unlimited free Virtual Private Network Proxy for Chrome enables you to access to blocked websites and makes you secure. (A nice VPN option in place of “Hola VPN”)
10. Save to Google Drive:
    Save web content or screen capture directly to Google Drive.
11. Audio Channel:
    Tab audio limiter, equalizer and volume control. (This one is great for underpowered chromebook speakers.)
12. MyIPCam:
    Easy and quick way to view and control your IP-cameras
13. Imagus:
    Enlarge thumbnails, and show images/videos from links with a mouse hover.
14. Image Viewer:
    More than the default image viewer
15. Google Voice (by Google):
    Make calls, send SMS, preview Inbox, and get notified of new messages. (US only)
16. SimpleExtManager:
    A simple menu to enable, disable and access options of extensions.
17. Lazarus: Form Recovery:
    Autosaves everything you type so you can easily recover from form-killing timeouts, crashes and network errors.
18. Chrono Download Manager:
    Download Manager | Video Downloader | Bulk Image Downloader
19. Feedbro:
    Advanced Feed Reader — Read news & blogs or any RSS/Atom/RDF source.
20. Save to Google:
    Saves a webpage to Google. One spot for webpages and Images: Your saved webpages and saved images from Google Image Search will live together at google.com/save.
21. Caffeine:
    Gives your ChromeBook the juice to stay awake!
22. Google Hangouts:
    Hangouts brings conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free.
23. Assistant.to Scheduling Assistant:
    Assistant.to is a quick and easy way to schedule meetings in email without the back & forth.
24. Checker Plus for Gmail™:
    Get desktop notifications, read, listen or delete emails without opening Gmail or Inbox by Gmail & easily manage multiple accounts.
25. Just Read:
    Zaps clutter and presents articles in a comfortable reading view. A customizable reader extension. (Great alternative to the recently discontinued “Readability” extension)
26. LocalGalleryViewerExtension:
    Allows opening local folders and show containing images in a gallery slideshow
27. Scroll To Top:
    Add a button to long-web pages to quickly Scroll to Top
28. Full Page Screen Capture:
    Capture a screenshot of your current page in entirety and reliably — without requesting any extra permissions! (No frills, gets the job done reliably)
29. Awesome Screenshot: Screen capture, Annotate:
    Screen capture for all or part of any web page. Add annotations, comments, blur sensitive info, and share with one-click uploads. (All the bells and whistles if you need them)
30. Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™:
    Create custom keyboard shortcuts to expand and replace text as you type!

The heavy lifting of this list was created in part with “Share Extensions” listed above by the way… :-) for Google Chrome™