Google Chrome is far ahead among its competitor browsers when it comes to speed and reliability. Though, it is not limited to speed and reliability -- on top of that it is best known for its user experience and plug-able features known as extensions.
Chrome WebStore provides tons of incredible extensions that could make your life more of ease and manageable. It's difficult and cumbersome to find out best extensions when you have thousands of options available. So, let me save you some time by suggesting you some of the best (Yes, only best ones which could be really useful) Chrome extensions available.
Rather throwing all at once, I will share 5 best extensions from time to time and will link them here. Keep this page bookmarked for easy access.
Here are the first 5 Chrome extensions for you that will surely help in your routine browser activities.
1. Google Dictionary
Google Dictionary is one of the best extension by Google. It shows the complete definition of any word on which you double click. Optionally, you can also enter a word or phrase in the extension to find its definition. The interesting feature is when you enter/double click any foreign words or select sentence in language other than your default one, extension automatically translates into the language of your choice.
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| Google Dictionary Chrome extension |
2. Google Input Tools
Ever needed to type in language other than the English? Want to reply your friend on Facebook in Hindi, Gujarati or any other language? If you ever come across such need then Google Input Tools is the right Chrome extension for you!
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| Transliteration in Gujarati using Google Input Tools Chrome extension |
It allows you to type in your choice of language on any websites or social media sites. It offers virtual keyboard for over 70 languages, also provides transliteration for different 20 scripts. Transliteration is a kind of service that allows you to type in English alphabets and coverts that text into your choice of language.
3. Google Calendar
Google Calendar extension puts a new button on your Chrome Toolbar that allows you to view the upcoming events, add quickly new events in your Google Calendar.
Apart from that, if you are on some sites where extension detects the presence of events then the icon of the extension shows a orange plus sign within it. Upon clicking that orange plus signed icon you could see a list of all events to quickly add to your Google Calendar on the site's page you are on.
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| Google Calendar Chrome extension detects and lists all calendar events from any webpage |
You can also select a text from certain webpage and create an event from that text. All you need to do is select some text, right click, and hit "Add to Google Calendar".
4. Save To Drive
Save To Drive extension helps to extract and save web content directly to your Google Drive. You can save whole web page by clicking the Save To Drive extension from the Chrome Toolbar. You can also save images from any webpage by right click on it and hit "Save Image to Google Drive" button.
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| Save To Drive Chrome extension - Save anything to your drive in one click |
5. Awesome Screenshot
Awesome Screenshot is a screen capture tool allows you to quickly snap you browser screen. It can capture whole page, visible part of the page, or selected part of the page. It also offers to annotate the captures with shapes, texts and obfuscating some sensitive information.
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| Awesome Screenshot Chrome extension temporary save |
The best feature from Awesome Screenshot is its Temporary Storage. You can save your screenshot temporarily for 3 days and you will get a URL for the temporary screenshot to share with anyone!
Install Awesome Screenshot from Chrome WebStore
You are advised not to store/share screenshots containing critical information like passwords, bank account numbers, etc. The other safe way is to obfuscate the critical information in the captured screenshot before storing anywhere or sharing with anyone.
You are advised not to store/share screenshots containing critical information like passwords, bank account numbers, etc. The other safe way is to obfuscate the critical information in the captured screenshot before storing anywhere or sharing with anyone.
Which ones are your favorite Chrome extensions? Share them in the comment section and I'll add them in the upcoming part of Best Google Chrome Extensions series.