One I didn't see mentioned already: I use something called EditThisCookie.
I'm sure it has many features, but I just use it to quickly delete cookies for one site, primarily on my development sites.
I use it a couple of times a day, probably.
Most common use case: I switch rails projects, and being on the same localhost:port address, it tries to use my other cookies and causes problems. I delete them in 2 seconds.
Vimium - I can't imagine using my browser without it anymore. I use it to:
* move around the page
* click on links
* opening new page from browsing history
* refresh page
Basically the only time I need to use mouse or trackpad are pages that have incorrectly marked links (they just add some on-click behaviour without marking element as link)
- Pushbullet (https://www.pushbullet.com) - Less wonderful since they make Universal Clipboard a premium feature, but still the most graceful way to get content across from phone to laptop and back.
Kiwi Conversations - checks for HN, Reddit conversations based on the URL you're on (manual research mode by default, but auto-check is available) - also checks Product Hunt and Google News. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kiwi-conversations...
This Chrome extension allows you to capture a screenshot, annotate it and create a GitHub issue, a JIRA issue or a Trello Card without leaving your page
I generally try not to use any, because for some reason I can't force myself to trust an extension w/o looking into its code--the process that eats too much time.
So I have only 5 of them installed.
From chrome web store:
* blank ntp (shows a blank page, rather than the chrome default)
* ublock origin (duh)
Not from the web store (I "trust" them, for I wrote them):
I assume you also looked into the entire code base for Chromium (you are using Chromium, aren't you? Using Chrome - with its abundance of closed source gimmickery - would not make sense given your statement) before deciding it was worth your trust?
While I understand why you'd want to look at extension code before installing it I do not understand the trust in Chrome. Given the size of the code base it is more or less impossible for a single person to decide its trustworthiness by 'looking at the code', given that a single intentional 'mistake' can make the difference between trust and thrash.
For those who listens to music from YouTube while programming, I recently made a Chrome extension to generate a track list in navigation bar using the timelinks in the video description.
It's a clickable tracklist, so you can play the track you want to listen to just clicking it, no matter if YouTube is your current tab or not.
Also, the extension shows a notification when a track starts to play.
Something like Tree Style Tab but TO shows a single tree for your entire browsing session instead of just the current window. Its cloud backup allows me to sync my tree hierarchy across my devices.
All my extensions are like a handicapped version of Firefox feature or extension.
Dynamite [1] - right click on anything than Dynamite / Hide element or selection and it removes a DOM element that was under cursor. Sometimes you have to to this several times to remove something. Firefox has Nuke Anything Enhanced [2]. It allows me to:
- get behind obnoxious popups with no visible close button
- get through dumb subscribe-wall
- remove annoying floating navigation bars (really handy if you like to resize browser windows like me)
The Great Suspender [3] - it unloads tabs unused for specified time and allows to reload them on click. I forgot which one I used on Firefox.
FooTab [4] - blocks loading of tabs on startup - it would be great if The Great Suspender would do this (Firefox do this by default).
I use uBlock Origin and HTTPS Everywhere, but that's just baseline.
[+] [-] joshschreuder|9 years ago|reply
Some others I like:
- Momentum (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/momentum/laookkfkn...)
- Hacker News Enhancement Suite (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/better-history/obc...)
- Better History (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/better-history/obc...)
[+] [-] Daviey|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] captn3m0|9 years ago|reply
- HTTPS Everywhere - by EFF, works alongside the HSTS preload list to improve HTTPS coverage (https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere)
- Privacy Badger - By EFF again. Blocks scripts. (https://www.eff.org/privacybadger)
- Send to kindle - Sends articles directly to my kindle (https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle/chrome)
- iReader - Quick and easy readability extension that lets you read badly formatted extensions. (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ireader/ppelffpjgk...)
[+] [-] jenhsun|9 years ago|reply
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/falcon/mmifbbohghe...
Note Board.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/note-board/goficmp...
OneTab.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onetab/chphlpgkkbo...
Full Page Screen Capture. It can auto split very long page for me.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/full-page-screen-c...
Markdown Editor
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-editor/ek...
[+] [-] codegeek|9 years ago|reply
- Ad Block Plus [1]
- Nimbus Screenshot and Screencast [2]
[0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/honey/bmnlcjabgnpn...
[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdo...
[2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nimbus-screenshot-...
[+] [-] joelg|9 years ago|reply
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/papier/hhjeaokafpl...
Visual History - augment back/forward with tree-like hierarchy navigation (disclaimer; made this one)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/visual-history/nkc...
[+] [-] xeniak|9 years ago|reply
I've been using a blank new-tab:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page...
[+] [-] jenhsun|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] dufferzafar|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] 5hank3rat0r|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] mod|9 years ago|reply
I'm sure it has many features, but I just use it to quickly delete cookies for one site, primarily on my development sites.
I use it a couple of times a day, probably.
Most common use case: I switch rails projects, and being on the same localhost:port address, it tries to use my other cookies and causes problems. I delete them in 2 seconds.
[+] [-] arnvald|9 years ago|reply
* move around the page
* click on links
* opening new page from browsing history
* refresh page
Basically the only time I need to use mouse or trackpad are pages that have incorrectly marked links (they just add some on-click behaviour without marking element as link)
[+] [-] AlwaysRock|9 years ago|reply
Link for the lazy.
[+] [-] altern8tif|9 years ago|reply
Vimium + Alfred is a potent combination.
[+] [-] jenhsun|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] harman28|9 years ago|reply
- Pocket (https://getpocket.com/chrome/) - To read something later.
- Pushbullet (https://www.pushbullet.com) - Less wonderful since they make Universal Clipboard a premium feature, but still the most graceful way to get content across from phone to laptop and back.
- Better History (http://better-history.com/) - Because let's face it, Chrome history sucks.
- Any.do (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/anydo-extension/kd...) - I've stopped using the app on my phone for most part, but this extension is still easier to use than adding things to your calendar.
[+] [-] spenvo|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] pentium10|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] garygaspar|9 years ago|reply
Marker - https://getmarker.io .
This Chrome extension allows you to capture a screenshot, annotate it and create a GitHub issue, a JIRA issue or a Trello Card without leaving your page
It's pretty powerful for bug reporting.
Disclosure: I'm the founder :)
[+] [-] NTripleOne|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] henry_flower|9 years ago|reply
So I have only 5 of them installed.
From chrome web store:
* blank ntp (shows a blank page, rather than the chrome default)
* ublock origin (duh)
Not from the web store (I "trust" them, for I wrote them):
* copy_anchor_text
* dereferrer
* hn-dweller
[+] [-] Yetanfou|9 years ago|reply
While I understand why you'd want to look at extension code before installing it I do not understand the trust in Chrome. Given the size of the code base it is more or less impossible for a single person to decide its trustworthiness by 'looking at the code', given that a single intentional 'mistake' can make the difference between trust and thrash.
[+] [-] neurocroc|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] dysfuntcional|9 years ago|reply
It's a clickable tracklist, so you can play the track you want to listen to just clicking it, no matter if YouTube is your current tab or not.
Also, the extension shows a notification when a track starts to play.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/timelink-tracker/a...
[+] [-] no_protocol|9 years ago|reply
Without it, the web is a totally different place.
[+] [-] altern8tif|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] citeguised|9 years ago|reply
Full Page Screen Capture https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/full-page-screen-c...
[+] [-] wizzerking|9 years ago|reply
uBlockOrigin https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/jbcj...
[+] [-] lucd|9 years ago|reply
Screencastify Video capture from desktop/tab/webcam https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screencastify-scre...
The Great Suspender Automatically suspends unused tabs to free up system resources https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspende...
Open Screenshot Can capture an entire page, even if bigger than screen https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/open-screenshot/ak...
[+] [-] hs86|9 years ago|reply
Something like Tree Style Tab but TO shows a single tree for your entire browsing session instead of just the current window. Its cloud backup allows me to sync my tree hierarchy across my devices.
[+] [-] hawski|9 years ago|reply
Dynamite [1] - right click on anything than Dynamite / Hide element or selection and it removes a DOM element that was under cursor. Sometimes you have to to this several times to remove something. Firefox has Nuke Anything Enhanced [2]. It allows me to:
- get behind obnoxious popups with no visible close button
- get through dumb subscribe-wall
- remove annoying floating navigation bars (really handy if you like to resize browser windows like me)
The Great Suspender [3] - it unloads tabs unused for specified time and allows to reload them on click. I forgot which one I used on Firefox.
FooTab [4] - blocks loading of tabs on startup - it would be great if The Great Suspender would do this (Firefox do this by default).
I use uBlock Origin and HTTPS Everywhere, but that's just baseline.
[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dynamite/djoedchmh...
[2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/nuke-anything...
[3] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspende...
[4] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/footab/anbodogikfb...
[+] [-] BJanecke|9 years ago|reply
[+] [-] rasz_pl|9 years ago|reply
doesnt chrome hibernate tabs by default now?
[+] [-] bartligthart|9 years ago|reply
Each time you open a new tab you see a nice picture.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/momentum/laookkfkn...
[+] [-] arvizard|9 years ago|reply