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5 Great Google Chrome Extensions You Should Install

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:00 AM PST

So yesterday we saw how we can install extensions in Google Chrome by switching to Chrome’s beta channel. As promised I am back with a list of cool extensions for Chrome that enhance your experience of using this browser.

1. Google Quick Scroll

When you search for some text or a phrase in Google, it displays the results in the form of website links accompanied with snippets of the destination page.

Although the text snippet shows your search query, when you go to the original page, the search query seems to be buried somewhere in the page and you usually need to use Ctrl+F to find that text (happens a lot of times in my experience).

Google Quick Scroll is a useful extension by Google that aims to solve that problem. This extension helps you locate the search query on the destination page when it is difficult and time-consuming to do that manually.

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2. Lastpass

Lastpass is my personal favorite when it comes to managing passwords for my umpteen online accounts. As more and more online services appear and you sign up for them, it could be a cumbersome task to manage usernames, passwords and other profile data. Lastpass takes care of all that in a safe and secure manner.

Lastpass’ Chrome extension is like its Firefox counterpart and works like a charm.

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3. Tab menu

Tab Menu offers a great tabs management solution for Google Chrome. As it mentions, you can “select, close, rearrange, and search your tabs in a vertical menu. ” Pretty cool.

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4. Chrome Gestures

Chrome Gestures is for people who love using the mouse more and more. It introduces features like mouse gestures, smooth scroll, simple superdrag etc.

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5. ChromeMilk

ChromeMilk brings the amazing Remember the Milk task manager to Google Chrome. It adds a small button on the Chrome toolbar that helps you quickly access and add tasks and reminders.

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So which are your favorite Google Chrome extensions ? Lets hear about them in the comments.

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Steps

1. Download & Install Google Chrome Beta

Go the Google Chrome Beta site and download and install the beta version of the browser. As they mention, the beta version helps you try out the latest Chrome features and that includes extensions.

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2. Once you hit ‘Accept and Install’, the Google Chrome downloader starts up and begins the process of downloading and installing the beta channel.

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3. Go to the Extensions Gallery

Once the beat channel is installed, you should find a small notification at the footer of the start page informing you about the availability of extensions.

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If you don’t find that, you can go directly to the chrome extensions gallery.

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4. Install Your Favorite Add-on

And that’s it ! You are ready to install your favorite extension. There are a huge number of extensions available.

You could check out the most popular or featured extensions, or just search for your favorite add-on.

I decided to install the Lastpass extension for password management. So I did a search for it, found it and installed it. Simple.

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The best thing about extensions in Chrome is that you don’t need to restart the browser for installing them.

So that was about how you install extensions in Google Chrome. Try them out till Google introduces extensions officially for everyone using Chrome (which I believe should happen in the very near future ). In the next post I’ll talk about some cool chrome extensions you could make use of.

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