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Whether you like it or not, we all have to admit that Chrome boasts numerous features and customization capabilities that make rival browsers green with envy. On the flip side, Chrome Flags allow web users to explore experimental features implemented by the Chrome team. Accompanying these are extensions that promise a fresh, engaging web browsing experience.
These extensions serve various functions (and levels of quality). From browser protection extensions to tools that enhance your focus at work. In this article, Mytour will guide you to discover the top Chrome extensions of the year.
1. The Great Suspender
Have you recently explored your Chrome history? It's like a precise area filled with chaos, making it challenging to filter through. Better History addresses this by organizing your history into a neat interface, allowing you to find what you need quickly.
It showcases the websites you've visited and your downloads, with separate tabs for different days and devices, making it easier to remove specific hours or days from your history.
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Google Dictionary
You've probably noticed the internet is full of complex language. No need to open your Oxford dictionary (or Google search a word); Google has crafted an extension acting as a dictionary, providing a brief definition for any highlighted word.
In the options section, you can even store the words you look up and download them all into a handy list.
4. Ghostery
Outperforming AdBlock Plus as the number one ad-blocker for Chrome, Ghostery comes packed with choices. While you can use this extension as a basic ad-blocker with default settings, it also excels at controlling all trackers on a specific website, allowing you to block each one individually.
This is just one of many customization options that help you have more control over what appears on a website, ensuring safety and speeding up your web browsing by eliminating unnecessary elements on a page.
5. StayFocusd
Consider this extension your new best friend, replacing Facebook. StayFocusd is a highly customizable website blocker, allowing you to set time limits and restrictions on how often you can access a particular site. If you find yourself unintentionally opening Facebook while working, rely on StayFocusd to prevent website access and remind you to get back to work.
It's an excellent way to maintain discipline when you're trying to work, or even completely block websites that you don't want yourself or others in the household to access.
6. HTTPS Everywhere
An extension crafted by the Tor Project for privacy and security, and you can fully trust it. HTTPS Everywhere transforms every unencrypted 'http' website into an 'https' site when you access it (provided the website supports 'https'). While most websites offer some level of online encryption, many don't implement it properly, making your information susceptible to exploitation. Installing this extension ensures your protection without having to worry about the address bar every time you visit a website.
Note that this extension doesn't encrypt every website, as many sites still leave a significant amount of content entirely unencrypted.
7. Unseen – Chat Privacy
Sometimes, it's uncomfortable to read a message knowing the sender is aware you've seen it. While responding promptly is ideal, there are times when you don't want to. The solution is Unseen – this extension ensures that your Facebook chat partners can't know whether you've viewed their messages or not. It creates the space for you to reply when you have the time.
