5 chrome extensions that could improve productivity by 350%
Extensions are small software that customize the browser experience, add functionality and serve a specific purpose i.e. narrowly defined and are easy to understand.
They are built on web technologies.
Multiple components can be included in a single extension as long as they all fulfil the same goal.
If you’re not using chrome extension already give them a try, you will love it as much as I do!
“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only time you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you” — Carl Sandburg
Following are the list of chrome extensions that exponentially increase the productivity levels at all times without the need of leaving the browser:
There is a popular quote on distraction i.e. “Distractions are like parasites. If you don’t kill them, they will kill your dreams”. Distractions are anyone’s worst enemy. “BlockSite: Block Websites & Stay Focused” is a must for anyone who is trying to achieve their dreams. It helps to minimize diversion.
It allows the end user to stay focused by blocking the use of unnecessary websites most visited anytime during their work.
It enables to create a custom block list for websites in free version.
Further, it also provides privilege of “Focus Mode” that authorizes individuals to set required time to focus and break time where individual can take breaks as per their requirement.
Below is the screenshot of how chrome extensions “BlockSite: Block Websites & Stay Focused” works.
It’s the end of the day, and you think you have not completed any of the task assigned to you. Moreover, you don’t realize how much time you have spent while scrolling and browsing.
This is where “TimeYourWeb Time Tracker” comes into picture to let the individual analyze how much time is being spent on each domain.
Further, it sanctions to view how browsing history changed during day, week and month.
Below is the screenshot of how chrome extensions “TimeYourWeb Time Tracker” works.
3. LINER — Search Faster & Highlight Web/YouTube
It sometime feels that webpages might also behave like paper where we could highlight the necessary details as per requirement. At this moment, I urge to install “LINER — Search Faster & Highlight Web/YouTube”.
It permits to highlight on any webpage/PDF the same way we do it on paper. Not only on the webpage, it can spotlight in YouTube also.
The user can comment and put instant thoughts in the highlight.
It features all insights the user has shown up in one place.
Beneath is the screenshot of how chrome extensions “LINER — Search Faster & Highlight Web/YouTube” works.
While we’re researching on a topic we have 90 tabs open it is very difficult to shut the tabs which are not currently in use. This is the main purpose where “The Great Suspender” comes into play.
Further, it allows saving more memory. Apart for this, it not only organizes browser tabs but also manages active sessions easily.
Following is the screenshot of how chrome extensions “The Great Suspender” works.
5. Wordtune — AI-powered Writing Companion
Wordtune is a AI powered, multiplatform and anyone’s best friend that translates thoughts into writing making it more clear, precise and crisp.
It suggests alternate ways to rewrite the same thing in a different manner. It may be a phrase, sentence, paragraph or a page.
Depending the aim, the tone can be set to formal or casual way of writing.
Final thoughts:
The list of some of the best chrome extensions could go on and on. These are 5 of my favorite chrome extension that come handy and will handy for everyone. Thereafter, increasing the productivity levels by 350% in 2022.
