Extensions can be your browser’s best friend! These are the small tools that are integrated with your browser and help you customize your browser as per your need. However a extension’s job is not only customizing the browser, but also helping the user in various ways.
In this post we will be looking at some of the most important extensions for your browser that will even make your life easier! In chrome you can find the installed extensions in Settings –> extensions and Mozilla Firefox you can find it in Tools –> addons –> extensions. Both do the same thing. We are talking about Extensions and not apps. When you go to Chrome WebStore you’ll find Chrome Apps, and below that Extensions. Chrome Apps are apps for Chrome OS. Since the users who have installed Chrome OS can only access Internet, Google has provided apps for them. You can use these apps too, but in this post we will be only dealing with extensions. First we will look at important extensions for Google Chrome and then for Mozilla Firefox. In case you need to surf through all the extensions, here is the link : Chrome WebStore and Mozilla Addons
Google Chrome
- Adblock
This extension can be the best thing that can happen to you and your browser. It blocks all the ads and popups. Enough said! Don’t wait, just download this awesome free extension and get rid of all the ads!
Adblock for chrome
- Click and clean!
Click&Clean is an innovative and totally free solution for your PC that will help you to: Scan your PC for Malware, Delete browsing history, Remove download history, Erase temporary files, Clear cookies, Empty cache, Remove Flash Cookies (LSOs), Protect your privacy by cleaning up all traces of your internet activity, Free up more disk space, including secure file deletion using external applications, like CCleaner or Wise Disk Cleaner and allow you to Watch flash videos offline, without being connected to the Internet!
For more information you can check this: Quick Guide!
Clean in one click
- Downloader
Manage your downloads directly from your browser’s toolbar. Forget the fat download shelf for good.
This extension gives you a fast and easy access to your latest downloads from the top right corner of your window.
You can open downloaded files, open their containing folder, cancel an ongoing operation or retry a canceled item with a click of the mouse. It’s NOT just a simple link to the downloads page like all the other programs inside the Chrome Web Store!
Downloader in chrome
- PasswordBox
This is not just another Password Manager but a very different PasswordBox. The below video will graphically explain its working!
Just don’t forget the master password.
A nice extension for users who cannot remember their passwords! - LastPass
Another Password Manager but better than PasswordBox. Since password is a very important and critical topic, Lastpass has very advance and somewhat sophisticated settings. The best thing about LastPass is for sites you visit only from your desktop or laptop, it can auto-generate a very tough and secure password for you. So you don’t have to remember it and your account is secure. This video will help you understand LastPass and use it without any problems! Take out 10 minutes for your own security and password and watch this video!
The above video explains everything about last pass in detail! - PearlTrees
Very useful for users who surf a lot on websites other than Facebook.
Pearltrees is a free, visual and collaborative library that lets you organize web pages, files, photos and notes to retrieve and share them anywhere easily. Leverage Pearltrees’ community to discover amazing stuff related to your interests and enrich your account. Retrieve anything you keep in Pearltrees from your computer, mobile and tablet.
Pearl Tree
Mozilla Firefox
- Adblock Plus
Same as adblock in Chrome. Blocks all the ads and popups.
Adblock plus
- No Script Security Suite
The best security you can get in a web browser!
Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks.
No script security
- Better Privacy
Remove or manage a new and uncommon kind of cookies, better known as LSO’s.The BetterPrivacy safeguard offers various ways to handle Flash-cookies set by Google, YouTube, Ebay and others…
Better Privacy!
- Do Not Track Me
This is a very very impressive plugin. Do Not Track Me plugin will show you all the trackers on a particular website and automatically block them for you. The impressive thing about this plugin is its ‘Mask My Email Feature’. Whenever you sign in into some unknown sites, the ads can and will track your information. When you configure Mask My Email, you can give a dummy email eveywhere. All the mails sent to the dummy e-mail will reach the email address you entered during configuring it, and the ads tracker will be tracking the dummy email.
Do Not Track me
- Stylish
Restyle the web with Stylish, a user styles manager. Stylish lets you easily install themes and skins for Google, Facebook, YouTube, Orkut, and many, many other sites. You can even customize Firefox and other programs themselves.
Stylish extension
- Disconnect
Note: Extensions mentioned here are quite famous so they are not limited to one browser. Extensions listed under chrome are also available in Mozilla Firefox and vice-versa. You can directly download the extensions by clicking on its name!