Accessibility Tools
axe DevTools
Deque's accessibility testing extension. It scans a page for issues using the axe-core engine, with a free version and a paid Pro plan.
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VPN & Privacy Tools
NoScript
An open-source script blocker that stops JavaScript, embedded objects and media from running until you trust a site.
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Media Tools
Ruffle
An open-source Flash Player emulator. The extension finds Flash content on a page and plays it, with no setup.
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Userscript Managers
ScriptCat
A free, open-source, Tampermonkey-compatible userscript manager that also runs background and scheduled scripts.
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Web Clippers & Archivers
SingleFile
Saves a full web page, with its CSS, images, fonts and frames, as one HTML file you can open offline.
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Userscript Managers
Tampermonkey
A userscript manager that runs small scripts to change page layouts, add features or automate actions on the sites you visit.
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Userscript Managers
Violentmonkey
An open-source userscript manager that runs your scripts in order and syncs them with the cloud service you pick.
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Accessibility Tools
WAVE Evaluation Tool
WebAIM's accessibility checker. It adds icons and indicators to the page you are viewing, so you can see issues in place.
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Ad Blockers
uBlock Origin Lite
A separate, lighter extension by Raymond Hill, the author of uBlock Origin. Open source under GPL v3, and it uses uBlock Origin's default lists.
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Password Managers
Bitwarden
An open-source password manager with a free plan that covers unlimited passwords and devices.
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Tab Managers
OneTab
Turns all your open tabs into one list you can restore later. There is no account to make, and its privacy page says tab information is not sent to its developers unless you share a list.
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Dark Mode & Reader Tools
Dark Reader
Open source under the MIT licence. Its developers say it shows no ads, and its privacy policy says it has never collected personal data.
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Grammar Checkers
Harper
A grammar checker that runs offline, per its docs, with its code public on GitHub.
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Best ad blockers for Chrome
uBlock Origin Lite, AdBlock, Adblock Plus, and AdGuard AdBlocker compared, plus SponsorBlock for YouTube.
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Best password managers for Chrome
Bitwarden, 1Password, NordPass, Proton Pass, RoboForm, Keeper, KeePassXC-Browser, Passbolt, and authenticator.sh 2FA (a 2FA code maker, not a password manager), and Psono (needs a Psono server) compared.
View picksBest screenshot tools for Chrome
GoFullPage, FireShot, Awesome Screenshot, and Lightshot compared.
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Best note-taking apps for Chrome
Notion Web Clipper, Google Keep, Evernote Web Clipper, OneNote Web Clipper, Obsidian Web Clipper, Joplin Web Clipper, Hypothesis, and SiYuan Clipper (needs the SiYuan app) compared.
View picksBest productivity timers for Chrome
Marinara, Forest, Focus To-Do, Tomato Clock, Pomofocus, and ActivityWatch Web Watcher (a time tracker) compared.
View picksBest tab managers for Chrome
OneTab, Toby, Workona, Session Buddy, Tab Wrangler, Tab Session Manager, Auto Tab Discard, and The Marvellous Suspender compared.
View picksBest color picker tools for Chrome
ColorZilla, Eye Dropper, ColorPick Eyedropper, Site Palette, and Chromapicker compared.
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Best VPN & privacy tools for Chrome
ExpressVPN, NordVPN, Proton VPN, Surfshark, Privacy Badger, Ghostery, DuckDuckGo, I Still Don’t Care About Cookies, the ZeroOmega and FoxyProxy proxy switchers, JShelter (browser privacy hardening) and NoScript (script blocker), the last two not VPNs, compared.
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Best dark mode & reader view tools for Chrome
Dark Reader, Night Eye, Midnight Lizard, Reader View, Reader Mode, Chrome Reader Mode, Turn Off the Lights, Just Read, Clearly Reader, and Stylus compared.
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Best social media schedulers for Chrome
Buffer, Zoho Social, Social Champ, Sendible, and SocialBu compared.
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Video DownloadHelper, Video Downloader Plus, Video Downloader, Stream Recorder, and Vidora compared.
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Best PDF viewers & editors for Chrome
Adobe Acrobat, Kami, Xodo, iLovePDF, Enhanced PDF Viewer, Smallpdf, and PDF Viewer by Mozilla PDF.js compared.
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Best grammar checkers for Chrome
Grammarly, LanguageTool, QuillBot, ProWritingAid, Wordtune, Sapling, Ginger, and Harper compared.
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Best translation tools for Chrome
Google Translate, DeepL, Immersive Translate, OpenL Translate, TWP, Mate Translate, Simple Translate, Read Frog, XTranslate, KISS Translator, and Yomitan compared.
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Best website & distraction blockers for Chrome
LeechBlock NG, RYS: Remove YouTube Suggestions, News Feed Eradicator, uBlacklist, and Fokuser compared.
View picksBest accessibility extensions for Chrome
Accessibility Tools: 6 extensions for listening, keyboard browsing, page checks and colour contrast. Four are open source.
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Best developer extensions for Chrome
Developer Tools: 13 extensions with public code for debugging frameworks, auditing pages, reading JSON, modifying requests, editing headers and improving GitHub.
View picksBest bookmark manager extensions for Chrome
Bookmark Managers: 6 open-source extensions for syncing bookmarks, saving links and keeping pages on a server you control.
View picksBest YouTube extensions for Chrome
YouTube Tools: 4 open-source extensions that fix clickbait titles, restore dislike counts, stop auto-translation and send videos to your own server.
View picksBest video and audio extensions for Chrome
Media Tools: 4 open-source extensions for video speed, tab volume, equalizing and old Flash content.
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Best web clippers and page archivers for Chrome
Web Clippers & Archivers: 5 open-source extensions for archiving pages, saving one-file copies, finding old copies and copying Markdown.
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Best image tools for Chrome
Image Tools: 3 extensions to convert images and check or clean photo metadata, right from the browser.
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Best userscript managers for Chrome
Userscript Managers: 3 extensions that run scripts to change websites: Tampermonkey, Violentmonkey and ScriptCat.
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All 154 picks in one list. Filter by category, open source or no account needed, or search by name. Every card opens the full review.
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1Password
Password Managers
A password manager from AgileBits Inc. (1Password). It has a free trial but no free plan.
- Accessibility Insights for Web Accessibility Tools An open-source checker that finds accessibility problems on your web pages. Open source
- ActivityWatch Web Watcher Productivity Timers An open-source extension that logs your browser activity for the ActivityWatch time tracker. Open source
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AdBlock
Ad Blockers
An ad blocker made by eyeo, the same company as Adblock Plus. Free, optional Premium.
Open source
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Adblock Plus
Ad Blockers
A long-running ad blocker that uses filter lists, with Acceptable Ads on by default. Free, optional Premium.
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AdGuard AdBlocker
Ad Blockers
A free, open-source ad and tracker blocker, fully on Manifest V3, with phishing-site checks.
Open source · No account needed
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Adobe Acrobat
PDF Viewers & Editors
Adobe's own Chrome extension. Free to view, comment, fill and sign. Convert and compress tools need a paid plan or trial.
No account needed
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Apollo Client Devtools
Developer Tools
An open-source DevTools panel for debugging Apollo Client and GraphQL apps.
Open source
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ArchiveBox
Bookmark Managers
An open-source extension that sends your pages to your own ArchiveBox server to keep.
Open source
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ArchiveWeb.page
Web Clippers & Archivers
An open-source extension that records a full web page into an archive you can replay offline.
Open source
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authenticator.sh 2FA
Password Managers
An open-source authenticator that makes your 2FA codes inside Chrome, with no host permissions.
Open source · No account needed
- Auto Tab Discard Tab Managers An open-source extension that reduces the memory use of inactive tabs without closing them. Open source
- Awesome Screenshot Screenshot Tools Capture a page, mark it up and record your screen, all in one extension.
- axe DevTools Accessibility Tools Deque's accessibility testing extension. It scans a page for issues using the axe-core engine, with a free version and a paid Pro plan.
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Bitwarden
Password Managers
An open-source password manager from Bitwarden Inc. The free plan covers unlimited passwords and devices.
Open source
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Buffer
Social Media Schedulers
Send what you are reading to your Buffer queue, or save it as an idea for later.
- Chromapicker Color Picker Tools A free, open-source color picker with palette, mixer and gradient tools. Open source
- Chrome Reader Mode Dark Mode & Reader Tools A reader mode that can also save articles offline, highlight and take notes. The listing is now titled Quiet Reader.
- Clearly Reader Dark Mode & Reader Tools A reader mode with an AI assistant. A free plan, plus paid Pro and Subscription plans.
- ColorPick Eyedropper Color Picker Tools A focused eyedropper with a zoomed, draggable magnifier. Open source, and it works without registration. Open source
- ColorZilla Color Picker Tools A color picker, eyedropper and gradient generator with a webpage color analyzer, for Chrome and Firefox.
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Colour Contrast Checker
Accessibility Tools
An open-source extension that checks the contrast between two colours against WCAG 2.
Open source
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Copy as Markdown
Web Clippers & Archivers
An open-source extension that copies links, text, images and tab lists as Markdown.
Open source
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Dark Reader
Dark Mode & Reader Tools
An open-source dark mode for websites. Free extension, with brightness, contrast and sepia controls.
Open source
- DeArrow YouTube Tools An open-source extension that swaps clickbait YouTube titles and thumbnails for accurate ones. Open source
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DeepL
Translation Tools
DeepL's own browser extension. Free for selected text, with full-page translation on the paid Pro plan.
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DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection
VPN & Privacy Tools
Tracker blocking and HTTPS upgrades from DuckDuckGo. It also makes DuckDuckGo your default search engine.
Open source
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Ember Inspector
Developer Tools
An open-source extension that adds an Ember tab to DevTools for inspecting your Ember app.
Open source
- Enhanced PDF Viewer PDF Viewers & Editors A PDF reader for Chrome from PlugMonkey, built on the PDF.js engine. Keyboard shortcuts, presentation mode, text-to-speech and smart printing.
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Evernote Web Clipper
Note-Taking Apps
Clip articles, full pages and screenshots into your Evernote account, then mark them up. Free extension, Evernote account needed.
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EXIF Metadata Viewer
Image Tools
A small extension that shows a photo's hidden details with a right-click.
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ExpressVPN
VPN & Privacy Tools
A browser extension with two modes: a browser-only proxy, or a remote for the ExpressVPN desktop app. It needs a subscription.
- Eye Dropper Color Picker Tools A plain color picker for Chrome. Click a color on a page and copy it as HEX, RGB, HSL or HSV. Open source
- FireShot Screenshot Tools Full-page screenshots saved as PDF or image, with a free basic version.
- Floccus Bookmark Managers An open-source extension that syncs your browser bookmarks through storage you choose. Open source
- Focus To-Do Productivity Timers A Pomodoro timer and a to-do list in one extension. It works offline without an account. Sync needs one. No account needed
- Fokuser Website & Distraction Blockers A simple focus timer that blocks the sites you pick while it runs. Open source · No account needed
- Forest Productivity Timers A focus timer that grows a virtual tree. Leave a session early and the tree dies.
- FoxyProxy VPN & Privacy Tools An open-source proxy switcher that sends the sites you pick through the proxies you supply. Open source
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Ghostery
VPN & Privacy Tools
An open-source tracker and ad blocker that also removes cookie pop-ups and shows tracker info for each site.
Open source
- Ginger Grammar Checkers Checks spelling and grammar as you type. A free plan with limits, and a paid Premium plan.
- GoFullPage Screenshot Tools Captures a full-page screenshot in one click, with PNG, JPEG or PDF export. Free, optional Premium.
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Google Keep
Note-Taking Apps
Google's own extension for saving page info, selections and images into Keep notes. Free, Google account needed.
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Google Translate
Translation Tools
Google's own extension for translating selected text in a popup. Whole-page translation is built into Chrome now.
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Grammarly
Grammar Checkers
Grammar, spelling, punctuation and tone suggestions as you write in Chrome. A free plan and a paid Pro plan.
- Harper Grammar Checkers A free, open-source grammar checker that does its work offline in your browser. Open source
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Header Editor
Developer Tools
An open-source extension that rewrites headers, redirects and blocks requests with rules you set.
Open source
- Hypothesis Note-Taking Apps An open-source extension for highlighting, annotating and tagging web pages and PDFs. Open source
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I Still Don't Care About Cookies
VPN & Privacy Tools
An open-source community fork that removes cookie banners on most sites. It hides or accepts them. It does not reject them.
Open source
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iLovePDF
PDF Viewers & Editors
PDF tools from ILOVEPDF S.L., the company behind ilovepdf.com. Merge, split, compress, convert, protect, sign and OCR.
- Immersive Translate Translation Tools Bilingual translation for web pages, PDFs and video subtitles. The original text stays next to the translation.
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Joplin Web Clipper
Note-Taking Apps
An open-source extension that saves web pages and screenshots into your Joplin notes.
Open source
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JShelter
VPN & Privacy Tools
An open-source extension that limits the data websites can pull from your browser.
Open source
- JSON Formatter Developer Tools An open-source extension that makes raw JSON pages easy to read. Open source
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Just Read
Dark Mode & Reader Tools
A reader mode for article pages, made by one developer. Free core, paid subscription for extras.
- Kami PDF Viewers & Editors A PDF and document annotation tool for classrooms. The Chrome extension is free, with basic markup tools and Google Classroom support. Some tools are paid.
- Karakeep Bookmark Managers An open-source extension that bookmarks links to your Karakeep app. Open source
- KeePassXC-Browser Password Managers An open-source extension that fills in logins from your KeePassXC desktop app. Open source
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Keeper
Password Managers
A zero-knowledge password manager from Keeper Security. The extension needs a paid plan or the free trial.
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KISS Translator
Translation Tools
An open-source extension that shows translations beside the original text on any page.
Open source
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LanguageTool
Grammar Checkers
A grammar and style checker for 25+ languages. The browser extension needs a paid Premium plan.
Open source
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LeechBlock NG
Website & Distraction Blockers
An open-source blocker for the sites that eat your working day.
Open source
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Lighthouse
Developer Tools
An open-source extension that audits the speed and quality of any page you are on.
Open source
- Lightshot Screenshot Tools Select an area of your screen, mark it up, then save it, copy it or upload it to a public link.
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linkding Extension
Bookmark Managers
An open-source companion extension for saving and searching bookmarks on your own linkding server.
Open source
- Linkwarden Bookmark Managers The official extension for saving pages to your Linkwarden collections. Open source
- Marinara Productivity Timers A plain Pomodoro timer in your toolbar. Set your own interval lengths. Open source under MIT. Open source
- Mate Translate Translation Tools A translator and dictionary in one extension, from Gikken. Free to install, with a paid tier.
- Midnight Lizard Dark Mode & Reader Tools An open-source colour-scheme tool for websites. Dark, light and grayscale modes plus a blue-light filter. Open source
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MobX Developer Tools
Developer Tools
An open-source extension for debugging MobX apps in Chrome DevTools.
Open source
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News Feed Eradicator
Website & Distraction Blockers
Replaces your social media feeds with a quote.
Open source
- Night Eye Dark Mode & Reader Tools A dark mode extension that adjusts each page's elements instead of flipping every color. Free Lite plan with limits, paid plans above it.
- NordPass Password Managers A password manager from Nord Security. The free plan covers one active device; Premium adds more.
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NordVPN
VPN & Privacy Tools
A proxy extension that routes your browser traffic through NordVPN. It needs a NordVPN subscription.
- NoScript VPN & Privacy Tools An open-source script blocker that stops JavaScript, embedded objects and media from running until you trust a site. Open source
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Notion Web Clipper
Note-Taking Apps
Made by Notion. Save a web page into a Notion page or database in a few clicks. Notion account needed.
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Obsidian Web Clipper
Note-Taking Apps
Obsidian's own free extension. It highlights pages and saves them into your local vault as Markdown. Needs the Obsidian app.
Open source
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OneNote Web Clipper
Note-Taking Apps
Microsoft's extension for clipping web pages into OneNote. Free to use, Microsoft account needed.
- OneTab Tab Managers Turns all your open tabs into one list you can restore later. Free to install. No account needed
- OpenL Translate Translation Tools One extension for selected text, bilingual web pages, a sidebar for longer text and image translation. Free plan with daily limits. No account needed
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Passbolt
Password Managers
The Chrome extension for Passbolt, an open-source password manager built for teams.
Open source
- PDF Viewer by Mozilla PDF.js PDF Viewers & Editors An open-source extension that opens PDFs in the PDF.js viewer instead of Chrome's built-in one. Open source
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Photo EXIF Util
Image Tools
An open-source extension that shows the hidden data in a photo and lets you remove it before you share.
Open source
- Pomofocus Productivity Timers A Chrome listing that pairs a Pomodoro timer with a task manager and a website blocker. Check the publisher name before you install.
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Preact Developer Tools
Developer Tools
An open-source DevTools panel for inspecting Preact components, props and state.
Open source
- Privacy Badger VPN & Privacy Tools A tracker blocker from the EFF that learns which third parties track you as you browse. Open source
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Proton Pass
Password Managers
An open-source, end-to-end encrypted password manager from the Proton Mail team. It has a free plan.
Open source
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Proton VPN
VPN & Privacy Tools
A browser VPN extension from Proton AG, the company behind Proton Mail. It has a free plan and covers browser traffic only.
- ProWritingAid Grammar Checkers A grammar and style checker with 25+ writing reports for self-editing. Free plan, paid plans.
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Psono
Password Managers
An open-source password manager client that needs a Psono server, hosted or your own.
Open source
- QuillBot Grammar Checkers A grammar checker and paraphraser in one extension. Free plan, paid Premium. Read the privacy settings first.
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React Developer Tools
Developer Tools
An open-source extension that adds React debugging tools to Chrome DevTools.
Open source
- Read Aloud Accessibility Tools An open-source reader that speaks any web page out loud. Open source
- Read Frog Translation Tools An open-source AI extension that translates web pages and helps you learn languages. Open source
- Reader Mode Dark Mode & Reader Tools A distraction-free reader with accessibility tools, highlighting and text-to-speech. Free plan with limits, paid Premium.
- Reader View Dark Mode & Reader Tools A reader extension built on Mozilla Readability. Opens an article in a clean page, with fullscreen reading and text-to-speech.
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Redux DevTools
Developer Tools
An open-source DevTools panel for debugging state changes in Redux apps.
Open source
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Refined GitHub
Developer Tools
An open-source extension that simplifies GitHub and adds small tools to repos and pull requests.
Open source
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Requestly
Developer Tools
An open-source HTTP interceptor for redirecting URLs, modifying headers and mocking requests.
Open source
- Return YouTube Dislike YouTube Tools An open-source extension that shows the YouTube dislike count again. Open source
- RoboForm Password Managers A password manager from Siber Systems, Inc. The free plan is for one device with no sync.
- Ruffle Media Tools An open-source Flash Player emulator. The extension finds Flash content on a page and plays it, with no setup. Open source
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RYS: Remove YouTube Suggestions
Website & Distraction Blockers
Hide YouTube's recommendations, Shorts and comments so you only watch what you came for.
Open source · No account needed
- Sapling Grammar Checkers Grammar, rephrasing and autocomplete aimed at work messages. Free plan, paid Pro and team plans.
- Screenity Screenshot Tools An open-source screen recorder for Chrome, with drawing tools and an editor. Open source
- ScriptCat Userscript Managers A free, open-source, Tampermonkey-compatible userscript manager that also runs background and scheduled scripts. Open source
- Sendible Social Media Schedulers Share the page you are on, or save it to your team's Content Library, without switching tabs.
- Session Buddy Tab Managers Save open tabs into collections, search them and recover them after a crash. Free to install, no account. No account needed
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Simple Image Converter
Image Tools
An open-source extension that turns WebP and AVIF images into PNG or JPEG with a right-click.
Open source
- Simple Translate Translation Tools An open-source extension that translates the text you select or type, without leaving the page. Open source
- SingleFile Web Clippers & Archivers Saves a full web page, with its CSS, images, fonts and frames, as one HTML file you can open offline. Open source · No account needed
- Site Palette Color Picker Tools Pulls a color palette from a whole web page, then exports it to Figma, Sketch, Adobe Swatch or SVG. Has a trial and paid plans.
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SiYuan Clipper
Note-Taking Apps
The official extension that clips web pages into the SiYuan note app. It needs SiYuan to work.
- Smallpdf PDF Viewers & Editors A "Smallpdf Tools" tab for every PDF you open in Chrome. Compress, convert, merge, split, e-sign and AI summarize. The free tier has a daily task limit.
- Social Champ Social Media Schedulers Share or schedule text, links, images and videos from any website to your social profiles.
- SocialBu Social Media Schedulers Open a post composer from any website and choose exactly which accounts it goes to.
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Solid DevTools
Developer Tools
An open-source extension that shows the reactivity graph of your SolidJS app.
Open source
- SponsorBlock Ad Blockers A community-powered extension that skips sponsored segments inside YouTube videos. It is not a classic ad blocker. Open source
- Stream Recorder Video Downloader Tools Saves live and archived HLS (m3u8) video as MP4, without re-encoding.
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Stylus
Dark Mode & Reader Tools
An open-source extension that restyles websites with CSS themes you install or write.
Open source
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Surfshark VPN
VPN & Privacy Tools
A lightweight Surfshark extension that protects browser traffic and adds ad, tracker and breach-alert tools. The 7-day trial needs payment details first.
- Tab Session Manager Tab Managers A free, open-source extension that saves your windows and tabs and brings them back later. Open source
- Tab Wrangler Tab Managers Closes tabs you have not touched for a while and keeps them in a list you can search. Free and open source. Open source
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Tampermonkey
Userscript Managers
A userscript manager that runs small scripts to change page layouts, add features or automate actions on the sites you visit.
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The Marvellous Suspender
Tab Managers
An open-source tab suspender that frees memory by putting idle tabs to sleep.
Open source
- Toby Tab Managers Save tabs into collections and spaces, and keep them in a side panel. Account required. No account needed
- Tomato Clock Productivity Timers An open-source Pomodoro timer. Tomato intervals, stats and a dark theme. No task list, no site blocking. Open source
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Tube Archivist Companion
YouTube Tools
An open-source extension for people who run their own Tube Archivist server. It does nothing without one.
Open source
- Turn Off the Lights Dark Mode & Reader Tools Dims the page around a video player and adds a Night Mode for dark pages. Open source (GPLv2), free, supported by donations. Open source
- TWP - Translate Web Pages Translation Tools An open-source, free page translator from an individual developer. It translates pages in place with the engine you pick. Open source · No account needed
- uBlacklist Website & Distraction Blockers An open-source extension that hides the sites you choose from your search results. Open source
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uBlock Origin Lite
Ad Blockers
A free, open-source Manifest V3 content blocker that uses uBlock Origin's default lists.
Open source · No account needed
- Umbra EQ Media Tools An open-source extension that gives each browser tab its own equalizer and bass boost. Open source · No account needed
- Video Downloader Video Downloader Tools A small extension for saving online videos you have the right to keep.
- Video Downloader Plus Video Downloader Tools A stream-detecting downloader with a free tier that has limits.
- Video DownloadHelper Video Downloader Tools A downloader for 1000+ sites, free for basic saves and paid for the advanced ones.
- Video Speed Controller Media Tools An open-source extension that lets you speed up or slow down any web video or audio. Open source
- Vidora Video Downloader Tools A video downloader that says it runs locally and does not touch DRM-protected services. No account needed
- Vimium Accessibility Tools An open-source extension that lets you browse the web with the keyboard. Open source
- Violentmonkey Userscript Managers An open-source userscript manager that runs your scripts in order and syncs them with the cloud service you pick. Open source
- Volume Booster Tab Media Tools An open-source extension that boosts the volume of any browser tab, with a limiter. Open source
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Vue.js devtools
Developer Tools
An open-source DevTools extension for debugging Vue 3 apps in Chrome.
Open source
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Wallabagger
Bookmark Managers
An open-source extension that saves the page you are on to your wallabag server.
Open source
- WAVE Evaluation Tool Accessibility Tools WebAIM's accessibility checker. It adds icons and indicators to the page you are viewing, so you can see issues in place.
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Wayback Machine
Web Clippers & Archivers
The Internet Archive's official extension to see how a page changed over time, save pages and find archived copies.
Open source · No account needed
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Web Archives
Web Clippers & Archivers
An open-source extension that finds archived and cached copies of a page in one click.
Open source
- Wordtune Grammar Checkers A rewrite-first writing tool from AI21 Labs. Free Basic plan with daily limits, paid plans above it.
- Workona Tab Managers Save tabs into project spaces that sync through the cloud. Free plan, paid plans. No account needed
- Xodo PDF Viewers & Editors Online PDF tools from Xodo, part of Apryse. Edit, convert, compress, merge, redact and sign. Free use is limited per day.
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XTranslate
Translation Tools
An extension that translates words, selections and full pages with the engine you choose.
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Yomitan
Translation Tools
An open-source pop-up dictionary that helps you read web pages in a language you are learning.
Open source
- YouTube Anti Translate YouTube Tools An open-source extension that stops YouTube from translating titles, descriptions and audio. Open source
- ZeroOmega VPN & Privacy Tools An open-source proxy switcher that manages and switches between your proxies. Open source
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Zoho Social
Social Media Schedulers
Select text or an image on any page and open Zoho Social's publishing window in one click.
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Every extension in the directory is checked by Xplorekit's independent developer against the same simple list before we recommend it.
- Permissions checked. We look at what the extension asks to access and whether that fits what it does.
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- Open source or not. We note whether its code is public so anyone can inspect it.
- Recently updated. We favor extensions updated in the last 12 months.
Questions about Chrome extensions
Are Chrome extensions safe?
Chrome extensions can be safe, but each one is only as trustworthy as the developer behind it and the permissions it asks for. Before you install one, check what it can access, who publishes it and when it was last updated, and remove extensions you no longer use.
Every pick in our directory is checked against the same list: permissions, whether an account is needed, whether the code is open source, and recent updates. Read how we choose.
How many extensions should I install?
There is no fixed number, but fewer is usually better. Each extension adds code that runs in your browser and may have access to the pages you visit, so install only the ones you use regularly. A small set, such as an ad blocker, a password manager and one or two tools for your work, is enough for most people.
The starter kit above is a good place to begin.
Are the extensions on Xplorekit free?
Every extension listed on Xplorekit is free to install from the Chrome Web Store. Some also offer paid plans or premium features, and a few only work with a paid account or subscription to the service behind them. Check each extension’s page and its Chrome Web Store listing for the details.
The extensions Xplorekit builds itself are free, with no premium tier.
How often is the directory updated?
New picks are added regularly, not on a fixed schedule. The hero shows the date of the newest page. Each pick is checked against the same list before it goes live: permissions, whether an account is needed, whether the code is open source, and how recently it was updated. The newest picks appear near the top of this page.
From the makers of this site
Two small extensions we build and maintain ourselves: free, with no data collection.
Why Xplorekit
What we promise for the extensions we build ourselves.
Free to use
Every extension we build is free — no premium tier, no trial that expires, no surprise charges.
No data collected
Our extensions don't collect, store, or transmit any personal data or browsing activity.
No third parties
Nothing is shared, sold, or linked to third-party services. What's built is what's shipped.