Chrome extensions I recommend

[HandyPAF]

Here's a list of some of the best Chrome extensions I've found over the years.

Some of them only need to be enabled on an as-needed basis.

 

• Backspace to go Back - Restores browser behavior of navigating to previous page when pressing the Backspace key.
• Bitwarden - Free Password Manager - A secure and free password manager for all of your devices.
• Copy Link Text - Copies the text inside of a link.
• Dark Reader - Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes.
• Death To _blank - Prevents links from opening in new tabs by removing the _blank attribute.
• Disconnect - Visualize and block the invisible websites that track you.
• DuckDuckGo !bangs - Add DuckDuckGo bang buttons to search results and search links in the context menu.
• DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials - Protect your data as you search and browse.
• Empty New Tab Page - Black - Shows a blank black page rather than the default one.
• Enhancer for YouTube™ - Tons of features to improve your user experience on YouTube
• Extensions Button - Toolbar icon for quick access to your installed extensions.
• Google Translate - View translations easily as you browse the web.
• Grammarly - From grammar and spelling to style and tone, Grammarly helps you eliminate writing errors.
• Hello, Goodbye - Automatically blocks annoying chat widgets.
• HTTPS Everywhere - Automatically switches thousands of sites from insecure "http" to secure "https".
• I'm a Gentleman - Easily save images with a click, gestures or the extension button.
• Imagus - Enlarge thumbnails, and show images/videos from links with a mouse hover.
• MEGA - Reduce loading times and improve download performance when using MEGA.nz file host.
• Notifier for Gmail™ - Multiple label and account notifier for Google Mail (Gmail).
• OneTab - Click the toolbar icon to reduce all open tabs to a list.
• Poper Blocker - Block annoying pop-ups, pop-unders, and overlays in an easy and effective way.
• Reddit Enhancement Suite - A suite of modules that enhance your Reddit browsing experience.
• Refined GitHub - Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features.
• Shut Up: Comment Blocker - Toggles comments on many popular websites.
• SimpleExtManager - A simple menu to enable, disable and access options of extensions.
• SingleClick Cleaner - Empty the cache, clear history, remove cookies, clear saved form data, etc. in just one click.
• Smile Always - Forces Amazon.com links to redirect to Smile.Amazon.com
• Stylus - A user styles manager that allows you to easily install themes and skins for many popular sites.
• uBlacklist - Blocks sites you specify from appearing in Google search results.
• uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker: easy on memory and CPU footprint, and yet can load and enforce thousands more filters than other popular blockers out there.
• uBlock Origin Extra - A companion extension to uBlock Origin: to gain ability to foil early hostile anti-user mechanisms working around content blockers.
• Unseen for Facebook - Remove the ”seen” feature from the facebook messenger. Your friends won´t be able to tell if you read their messages.
• Video Downloader Plus - Download MP4, MOV, AVI, ASF, MPG from various sites (but not YouTube)
• Violentmonkey - An open source userscript manager that supports a lot of browsers.
• Wikiwand: Wikipedia Modernized - Optimizes Wikipedia's amazing content for a quicker and significantly improved reading experience.
• YouTube Auto Like - Automatically like YouTube videos from your favorite content creators.

 

You can find additional Filter Lists for uBlock and other adblockers here:

https://filterlists.com/

 

You can export a list of your installed extensions, like my list above with links, using this extension:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cmeckkgeamghjhkepejgjockldoblhcb

[jabrwky]

Thanks @HandyPAF. One I install on linux & Win, Chrome, FF.
             Nano Defender_uBlock_Origin

[sky19]

Quick Bookmark Cleaner (find broken or duplicate bookmarks):

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-bookmark-cleaner/ljfgijlbekebdhniagdekklbmmchhjja

[sky19]

Privacy:

 

Privacy Badger:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-badger/pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp

 

Privacy Possum:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-possum/ommfjecdpepadiafbnidoiggfpbnkfbj

 

Decentraleyes:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/decentraleyes/ldpochfccmkkmhdbclfhpagapcfdljkj

 

...

 

(If you have uBlock Origin don't install any above, its gonna be to much!)

[JimmyQ]

Actually, Decentraleyes compliments uBlock Origin if you follow the ruleset located here: https://git.synz.io/Synzvato/decentraleyes/-/wikis/Frequently-Asked-Questions

 

Article explaining how (and why) to use uBlock Orgin and Privacy Badger together here: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-ublock-origin-and-privacy-badger-to-prevent-browser-tracking-in-firefox/ and here: https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/201907/page06.html

[sky19]

2 hours ago, JimmyQ said:

Actually, Decentraleyes compliments uBlock Origin if you follow the ruleset located here: https://git.synz.io/Synzvato/decentraleyes/-/wikis/Frequently-Asked-Questions

 

Article explaining how (and why) to use uBlock Orgin and Privacy Badger together here: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-ublock-origin-and-privacy-badger-to-prevent-browser-tracking-in-firefox/ and here: https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/201907/page06.html

 

I will try to use them again together but it seems to me that the browser is somehow "heavy". Maybe it's just my impression ...

[JimmyQ]

22 minutes ago, sky19 said:

 

I will try to use them again together but it seems to me that the browser is somehow "heavy". Maybe it's just my impression ...

 

....make sure that you don't have a lot of other extensions running in the background. Good luck!

[arvens]

Hi,

Can anyone help download this extension "Facebook Friends Mapper"

[Rudy5]

 

And a couple of vpn extensions for watching live games, but i removed them for now since they 're useless during quarantine