Google Chrome: 11 extension super tips to optimize your browser

O Google Chrome has already revolutionized internet browsing since 2008, almost 11 years ago. Since then, a lot has changed, including the possibility of installing extensions to improve the way we navigate the world wide web.

Available for the most varied browsers, extensions are tools installed in the program used to access internet sites and perform specific functions. Thus, we have spent considerable time testing several of the extensions available on the market and have selected the best ones from Google Chrome for the reader of showmetech. All can be obtained free of charge through chrome extension store.

11 – FlowCrypt

O FlowCrypt is a simple way to add a layer of security to messages sent by gmail, through a button for the user to write an e-mail with encryption. With it, it is possible to create emails with a password or generate an automatic security key so that the message can be opened by the recipient. Best of all, it is possible to send encrypted emails even to those who do not have the extension.

10 – Print Friendly & PDF

You know when you're doing research for work (or school) and need to print a page, but it comes with inconvenient advertisements? Print Friendly & PDF eliminates these unwanted things and goes even further: it is possible to select media that should not be printed, as well as reduce or increase the size of texts and even provide printing options for the PDF format.

9 – AdBlocker Ultimate

Oh, the advertisements! So unpleasant, but so necessary! Basically, Ad Blocker Ultimate is an extension that blocks any kind of marketing media that are not part of the main content of the page. The block goes from banners, videos and even pop-ups. Undoubtedly, it is a slightly safer way to access certain sites that explode content and links on the computer screen. It is also possible to register certain addresses in a “white list”, in case the user wants to support certain portals.

8 – Checker Plus for Gmail

Checker More is an extension that monitors one or more user accounts gmail, as a form of quick access. Without having to open a new tab, email messages from the Google are just a click away, with the possibility to mark them as read or unread, delete or archive them. The extension also allows notifications even when the Google Chrome is not open, which is a great choice for anyone who works with emails.

It is also worth checking the versions of Checker More all with Google Calendar e Google Drive.

7 - HabitLab

Tired of wasting time on the internet and need someone to control you? HabitLab is your productivity aid if you spend a lot of time at the computer. This extension intervenes on sites like Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, Buzzfeed, Netflix… the list is long. In an intelligent and automated way, HabitLab predicts the interventions that work the most with the user and initiates them after a period of use on certain pages. This leaves more time for productive tasks.

6 – Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google)

Sometimes all we want is to perform some task on the Google Chrome and be able to take a peek at a video of the YouTube, but without having to change tabs. Picture-in-Picture allows a small window to play the media on top of any other tab. And the best part is that it works with other video player sites, not just YouTube.

5 – Chrome Better History

Chrome Better History is an organizer of Historical do Chrome. Instead of the vertical design, this extension organizes everything like a calendar, with a tab and time separation, which makes everything more organized and more pleasing to the eye.

4 – MercuryReader

The function of this extension is to make reading a web page more pleasant. With it, you can change the font of the letters, change the size of the text and choose a light or dark theme, in addition to removing advertisements and other distractions, leaving only text and images. To top it off, there is an option to send the edited page of Mercury Reader directly to your device Kindle.

3 – Turn Off The Lights

Turn off the lights! For a more pleasant viewing of videos, this extension, when enabled, darkens the entire computer screen with the exception of the video being played. It is also possible to customize the colors (to create an effect of televisions Ambilight) or the amount of dimming.

2 – Awesome Screenshot: Screen Video Recorder

An extremely simple way to capture the browser screen, edit it and share it. With a few clicks it is possible to select the screen area that the user wants to capture, and then add features such as text, arrows, text highlighting and even blur part of the image to preserve some sensitive information.

Equally simple is the sharing process: the image is sent to the Awesome Screenshot (also supported by the Google Drive) and a link is generated for the user to provide to someone else.

1 - Méliuz

Imagine you are making a routine purchase at your favorite online store and a small percentage of the amount is returned to you. O Méliuz, which has a partnership with a large number of online stores (and physical stores, for some regions), is a service of cashback which gives you real money for every purchase made at partner stores, and the balance (from R$ 20,00) can be withdrawn so that the user can use it as they wish.

Basta register on the platform and install the extension that the Méliuz notifies you when a partner site is being visited.

Extensions to the mountains

There are thousands of extensions available for the Google Chrome. These are just a few that we tested and separated for you, reader of the showmetech. It's worth browsing the extensions page and test some, because without a doubt there will be at least one that will be very useful to you.

Just pay attention to the fact that the excess of extensions can decrease the computer's performance a little, since each one is an application that requires a minimum of machine resources.