How to uninstall extensions in Google Chrome (Google Chrome)? Google Chrome Extensions: Frequently Asked Questions

01.05.2017

Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers. It is loved by millions of users due to its fast work and user-friendly interface. This led to the creation of a huge number of various add-ons to expand the functionality, where it is not so easy to find the really necessary and useful ones.

In chapter "Extensions" In the Chrome web store, you can see a huge selection of add-ons for every taste. However, most users find it difficult to find tools that would even slightly facilitate the work with the browser and make surfing easier and more comfortable. That is why we have prepared for you the most useful extensions for the Google Chrome browser.

Adblock

With this tool, you can finally get rid of annoying ads, banners and pop-ups placed all over the internet. Page loading will be noticeably faster, and the amount of traffic consumed will decrease for owners of metered Internet.

friGate

It often happens that our favorite sites are blocked in certain countries for violating various rules. As a result, access to the site is completely closed. This extension will help bypass such blocking using a proxy server. The big plus is that the add-on is in Russian and is downloaded for free.

Savefrom.net

This tool will help you download video and audio from such popular resources as YouTube, Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki and more. You just need to install the add-on, after which a button will appear on all supported sites "Download", with which you can easily download the required file to your computer. It looks like this:

Sideplayer

Would you like to watch your favorite YouTube videos while surfing the Internet? If so, then this add-on is for you. It performs a well-known function Picture in Picture... With Sideplayer, you can simultaneously watch (or listen to) video and at the same time view information on other sites.

This is how the video looks on another site:

XTranslate

If you are tired of copying and pasting text into google translator, then this add-on will help you get rid of it once and for all. XTranslate is a very handy instant translator. It can be used to translate both small sentences and entire articles. Supports about 35 languages, can play text by voice.

Translation takes place by highlighting a certain text fragment, after which a window with the translated text appears immediately. A big plus is that you don't need to switch to other resources. Everything happens exactly where you translate the text.

RightToCopy

Wandering around the Internet, you might come across the fact that sometimes it is impossible to copy the written text. RMB does not open the desired window, and the delay of the left button does not give the text selection we need. This is due to the fact that the site uses a certain "Copy protection"... This extension will help bypass this trick, and you can easily copy the text you want.

Speed \u200b\u200bDial

If you have accumulated a huge number of bookmarks and you hardly find the most necessary ones, then Speed \u200b\u200bDial will be happy to help you with this. This extension creates a separate page where you can add the necessary bookmarks in the form of tiles, various effects, change the background of the page and much more.

IMPORTANT! If you do not want to degrade the speed of the browser, then do not enable more than 4-5 active extensions.

Thanks for attention. We hope this information was useful to you.

Thanks to the huge number of available extensions, the Google Chrome browser can be easily turned into a tool for performing almost all tasks when surfing the Internet.

ZenMate - online privacy... Plugin that covers your tracks and provides a high level of privacy on the web. Works like a virtual private network (VPN) when connecting to servers in the US, Switzerland, UK and Hong Kong.

ProxFlow - Watch YouTube Wherever You Want... A package that redirects the connection to the YouTube site through a US proxy server. This allows you to bypass the restrictions and view materials that are not available in our country.

WOT - when you don't know who to trust... This add-on displays information about the reliability of the sites you visit, based on the experiences of millions of people around the world. The individual trust levels reflect the corresponding colors of the application icon.

Plants vs Zombies - cult game... Admittedly one of the best games to play right in the browser. Our task is to protect people from the advancing horde of zombies. For this purpose, we set up plants in front of their houses, each of which has its own fighting properties.

»Download Plants vs Zombies

HTTPS Everywhere is a secure protocol... Port of a very popular Firefox add-on. Automatically switches all viewed pages from http to the more secure, encrypted https. Protects against many risks and some forms of online surveillance and censorship.

Stealthy versus tracking... A service that, while surfing the web, hides our IP address when we click an icon in the browser bar. This extension connects to the provider's servers, which take care of our anonymity on the network. It also makes it difficult to track our activities.

Google Cast - video straight from the web... A plug-in that allows you to play video materials found on the Internet using Chromecast. Sends it directly to this and other Google Cast enabled devices.

Speed \u200b\u200bDial - bookmarks at hand... Something for those of us who use bookmarks a lot but don't like Chrome's sidebars. Speed \u200b\u200bDial can store up to 48 positions. All are displayed as thumbnails on an additional tab.

Click & Clean - easy cleaning... This add-on makes it difficult to track our online activities. When you close your browser, you can, for example, clear your browsing and download history, clear your cache, delete cookies, or clear form data and saved passwords.

APK Downloader - Apps straight from the store... A tool for owners of smartphones and tablets with Android. Allows you to download apps as APKs directly from the Google Play store, bypassing the official app. Convenient, for example, in situations where the Google Play app throws an error.

»Download APK Downloader

Google Keep - write down everything you feel... The package is useful for evaluating ideas and more. Allows you to save text, photos and voice memos. All of them can be marked with color so as not to waste time searching for the one you need. Works not only on computers but also on phones and tablets.

TooManyTabs - there are never too many open tabs... For those of you who have a habit of opening so many bookmarks that you can't even see the icons that appear in front of the address. This extension will definitely save you a lot of time, energy, and perhaps even the nerves you get lost looking for a specific bookmark.

Xmarks - sync between browsers... This addon was created especially for those who use more than one browser and always want to have all their data at hand. Xmarks only needs a few clicks to save and sync your bookmarks, passwords and open tabs between Google Chrome, Mozilla Forefox, Safari and Internet Explorer browsers.

goo.gl - shorten links... An interesting and practical addition that allows you to instantly shorten Internet addresses. Especially where too many characters cannot be used, such as on Twitter. It can also generate a QR code at the specified address.

Awesome New Tab Page - refresh your browser... The package's eye-pleasing interface resembles Metro UI from Windows 8. All this allows you to configure the new page window in Google Chrome to any set of pages or services.

Ghostery - take care of your privacy... A popular privacy protection tool. Allows you to see all the tracking tools posted on the web pages, tags, Internet worms, and even one-pixel graphics. For all tools of this type, Ghostery provides several options for blocking or permission to work.

Boomerang for Gmail - mail automation... An add-on that will almost certainly come in handy for anyone working with Gmail. It allows you to schedule the sending of e-mail - you can send a message at a previously set time, even if you currently do not have access to the Internet.

Pocket - your content anytime, anywhere... This package is used by over 10 million people worldwide. It allows you to save pages, blogs, images and even videos found on the network so that you can read or watch them later on a completely different device, such as a tablet or smartphone.

Hover Zoom - enlargement of thumbnail images... The action of this package is obvious - increasing the thumbnails of images posted on the network when you hover over them with the mouse. Works correctly with many popular services - Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or tumblr.

Chrome Remote Desktop... An interesting add-on that works on multiple platforms (Windows XP and above and OS X starting from version 10.6). Allows you to remotely access another computer - indispensable in some cases, such as quick technical assistance. Works also on chromebook devices. Uses a secure connection to work.

Panic Button - close tabs urgently... Allows you to hide and remember all open browser tabs with one click. Another click sends them back. The application cannot be evaluated in cases where, for example, we need to quickly move away from the computer and we do not have time to add an open page to bookmarks. The opening of the saved maps can be password protected. Available in Polish language version.

Awesome Screenshot - quick screenshot... An add-on that is very useful for anyone who often takes screenshots. It allows you to capture a selection of the browser window, the visible part of the page or the site as a whole. You can edit the image right in the browser, add your own elements to it - for example, a description or add something. Everything can be saved to a file, transferred or printed.

»Download Awesome Screenshot

Synata - search multiple locations... An interesting tool that allows you to search multiple locations at the same time. It can find, among other things, emails, contacts and appointments, no matter where they are stored - in the Box service, Dropbox, Gmail and even Google Apps.

»Download synata application

Disconnect - Tracking Tracking... A browser add-on that allows its user to view all tracking tools for their activities, such as cookies. Using the plugin, you can freely (globally or selectively) block them, create a blacklist, or allow activity by whitelisting. By the way, this plugin speeds up page loading by an average of 27%.

Readability - comfortable reading... Plugin for comfortable reading of interesting material. Removes text formatting and all add-ons placed on web pages. The material prepared in this way, you can mark for later reading, as well as send it to the reader, and finish reading, for example, while driving on public transport.

Extensity - add-on management... This practical add-on can be managed ... other Chome browser add-ons. All plugins are displayed in the list available by pressing the Extensity button - you can also enable or disable them there.

Social Fixer - Facebook improvements... A plugin for everyone who cannot live without Facebook, but lacks features or wants something new. Social Fixer brings many small and very advanced improvements to Facebook. It is worth checking at least some of them yourself.

Evernote Web Clipper - Margin Notes... A practical add-on not only for Chrome, but also for the popular Evernote. Allows you to save, annotate and share web content by clipping web content and taking screenshots - almost anything that comes in handy when working with Evernote.

Feedly - read RSS feeds... An optional RSS feed reader that allows you to use, manage and organize subscriptions directly from your browser. Feedly can also be used on an Android smartphone. In this case, all data is automatically synchronized between all devices connected to the Google account.

Hello dear readers of the blog site. Relatively rapidly winning the hearts of users around the world. I, too, was no exception to the rule, and for about a year I have been working with a blog exclusively in it.

I am tempted by its absolute reliability (in general, there are no complaints about this over the past period of time), good speed of work and quite rich functionality that Chrome can get due to the extensions available for it.

But the reliability and speed of Mazila's work dropped dramatically with the installation of each new plug-in, which cannot be said about Google Chrome, which can create a separate process for each active add-on on your computer (this greatly increases the speed and overall stability of the browser). Well, today I want to talk about those of them that can be useful not only for a webmaster, but also for an ordinary user of the global Internet.

General purpose Google Chrome extensions

In addition, the ColorZilla program has quite rich features and even its own settings, but you will already learn about this with the help of your inquisitive mind. I will just say that with this plugin for Google Chrome you can view the entire color palette used on the web page, get the gradient color code to insert into your site using your own generator, view the capture history and use different palettes to select the desired shade.

And, secondly, due to the extremely small distribution of Alexa's toolbar in Runet, by installing this plugin in the browser where you are working with the site, you can slightly adjust this indicator for the best for yourself. You will find a more detailed description of this action in the article just above.

Firebug Lite is an analogue of the super popular plugin. Chrome has already integrated a similar functionality (from the context menu of the right mouse button select "View element code"), but nevertheless, such an extension takes place. I personally do not like his work and therefore I use the variant for Mazila, but “all markers are different in taste and color”.

Site statistics from LiveInternet.ru is a miracle extension for Chrome, which allows you to see the site traffic by version, even if its owner closed the statistics with a password:

If such a counter is not installed on the site at all, then you will still be able to assess the traffic by the place occupied by the resource among the second-level domains in the Russian Internet (it looks like the data is taken from Alexa) or by the audience coverage (percentage of the total Internet traffic), and also understand the percentage of the core audience (repeat visitors), the proportion of search traffic, and the male to female ratio of visitors.

In addition, using the SEO button, you can get to the Tools page of LiveInternet.ru. After completing a simple registration, you will get access to a number of services that will help you, for example, choose the optimal text size and the number of occurrences of keywords to get into the TOP of the search results for the search query you are interested in (we just talked about this in a recent article on):

There will also be an opportunity to analyze the site you are interested in, check the positions of the necessary search queries in the search results (ala,), and also.

SEO Site Tools is a bourgeois SEO plugin for Chrome that displays the value of the page open in the browser on its button. If you place the RDS bar mentioned above next to it, you get a visual overview of the puzomerki pages opened in the browser:

In addition, when you click on its icon, you can get a ton of statistics related to the promotion. Among them will also be the number of additions of the page opened in the browser to and other popular social networks and social bookmarks in the bourgeoisie.

SEO Quake is a popular add-on for many browsers that allows you to display a panel with various promotion indicators at the top of all web pages opened in Chrome. Very handy when browsing potential donor sites. This plugin can display a similar panel in search results:

The SEO Quake plugin has a lot of settings, so it will take a long time to understand, but it's worth it.

I also actively use chrome on my tablet, but, unfortunately, it does not support add-ons, but I would very much like that. I hope that the developers will correct this annoying misunderstanding over time.

Themes for Google Chrome

The ability to change themes in Google Chrome is integrated by default, however, as in all other popular browsers. To change or restore the "default theme" you will need to go to the settings by clicking on the wrench icon in the upper right corner, and then selecting the "Settings" item. On the page that opens, again select the tab of the same name, and already there look for the "Appearance" section:

Go to the button " Select a topic"and try to survey all the variety of beauty available there. Themes are installed in the same way as the extensions:

If you don't like the downloaded theme, then feel free to continue searching, but if you are completely disappointed in it, no one bothers you to return to the default theme used in Google Chrome (the corresponding button in the previous screenshot).

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Privacy and security

Ghostery blocks cookie tracking and plugins on most websites, giving you the choice of allowing or disabling this site. The extension also includes links to each tracker's privacy policy and gives you the option to opt out. Works on regular sites and social networks. In simple words, this extension finds the so-called "bugs" and provides them to you with complete information about them.

Adblock Plus (ABP) is the original ad blocker for Chrome. It cleans downloadable sites from banners and pop-ups to Facebook and YouTube ads.

The application has the ability to create a whitelist of sites that you want to support, as well as a filter that will leave some unobtrusive advertisements.

It is a crowdsourced extension that ranks sites based on trustworthiness, owner reliability, privacy policy, and child safety. Its essence is to help the user to avoid getting to malicious sites. However, as with all crowdsourced applications, this one should be used with caution.

Also known as ScriptNo, ScriptSafe is for advanced users only. The principle of operation is similar to Ghostery, but less selective. This means that you will be warned about every script on the site, and disabling all scripts will result in the display of the site with errors. On the other hand, the app has a very user-friendly interface that helps you keep only the scripts you need to display the content you want.

This extension enables the use of the secure HTTPS protocol whenever possible in order to protect your data. This application is the result of a collaboration between the Top Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, so you can rest assured that it is trustworthy and secure.

LastPass stores and encrypts your passwords on the LastPass server, allowing you to log into sites with a single click.

With 40 million users, this extension is one of the most used extensions. Despite the similar name to Adblock Plus, these are completely different projects launched by completely different people.

The latest update, released last summer, sparked a lot of controversy over security and privacy, so if you're a security maniac, you'd better check out Adblock Plus.

News and weather

Let this extension find the content that interests you the most while saving your time and nerves. You just need to install the extension and let it work - soon it will show you the pages that will interest you the most on any given site.

The Google RSS Extension automatically places an RSS Subscription button in the Chrome address bar when you visit sites that support RSS. You can add any viewer for the extension by clicking on the "Select" option in the dropdown menu, although you will have to assign a URL for the viewer.

The extension, aptly named "Weather", will allow you to find out both the current situation outside the window and the weather forecast in your area. You can customize the extension by selecting the regions to display and the preferred units of measurement.

Entertainment

Hola allows you to view sites that have been blocked by your country, company or school. The app works using VPN technology, which allows, for example, Brits living outside the UK to watch BBC live or Americans living far from the US - Hulu. Unlike similar services, this one is completely free and allows you to choose the country from which you want to view the site.

Streamus allows you to play YouTube videos in the background without the need to navigate the site. The app also allows you to create playlists, play and skip tracks.

Turn off the lights

With one click on the extension button, Turn Off the Lights makes the current page - with the exception of the video - slowly darken. This is a neat way to solve the problem of videos embedded on light backgrounds.

If you have a Chromecast TV box, this application will allow you to send media, web pages and other content from your computer directly to your TV.

Have you ever had to minimize your browser when your boss entered the office? Or perhaps when you are trying to buy someone a gift online and that person suddenly appears behind you? Panic Button will help you. This application will help you hide and save all your bookmarks with one click, and the best part is that they will be password protected so that only you can restore the session.

Sometimes you read to the end of an article, or you finish exploring all the new content on your favorite sites, and you want more. This extension will help you find sites that are similar to the ones you are already reading - perfect for research, or just for everyday browsing.

Ask your interests and find new content. Clicking on StumbleUpon will take you either to a random page or to a site that suits your interests.

Shopping

The Camelizer is a Chrome extension for accurate price checking, including advanced features such as price charts, price alerts, price trends from popular online retailers such as Amazon.com. Unfortunately, the extension is not aimed at Russian-speaking users, but in any case, the extension is very interesting and, perhaps, may be useful to someone.

The name speaks for itself. The app allows you to add items to your Amazon Wishlist from any website.

Buy a lot on eBay? You will need this browser addon. It ensures you don't miss out on a good buy and you can track the auction price without having to go to the site itself.

Unlike its counterpart from Yahoo, Chrome Currency Converter automatically changes all prices on the page to the current currency. This is good not only for shopping, but when reading long articles that mention prices, it works with all world currencies.

Social networks

Google + Notifications

If you are one of a growing number of people who have left Facebook behind and are looking for new ways to connect with Google Plus, the ability to receive notifications without having to visit the site itself may be useful to you.

This extension adds a Hangouts button to your browser so your friends and family are always available.

RES - Reddit Enhancement Suite

This is a must-have for Reddit lovers. The app shows the karma of comments, shows your nickname mentions, improves viewing options and, of course, eliminates the need to click on pages thanks to the Infinite Reddit feature.

After installation, it allows you to get to Twitter at the click of a button in the form of a bird.

Also see: Buffer, Social Fixer for Facebook, Facebook For Chrome.

Tabs and bookmarks

Also known as Read This Later, Pocket helps you get the hang of reading a list of articles on the Internet. The extension allows you to save any article to your account with just one click, and also allows you to tag articles and read them offline.

There are apps for different platforms, including Android, iOS, OSX, and Blackberry.

This development based on the popular Evernote is much more than just a bookmarking tool. The application saves not only pages, but also various notes, audio, PDF files and videos. You can also use it to create to-do lists and search for existing entries.

TabCloud allows you to transfer the current browser session from one computer to another. You can also see your saved sessions.

TooManyTabs

Designed for those who open more than 20 bookmarks in parallel, this application offers a unique interface, search and restore. It is undoubtedly one of the top ten bookmark extensions.

This app replaces the normal window view with an attractive Windows 8 style - with a customizable tiled interface that can provide quick access to apps and pages on the web.

SimpleUndoClose offers an easy way to restore closed bookmarks - just click on the icon and select the page you want to reopen.

Which Chrome extensions do you like?

Tell us about your favorite extensions. Which Chrome extensions make things a lot easier for you, or maybe there are extensions that you can't live without?

Hello dear readers of Optimacompa. I apologize wildly, but today we will talk about Google chrome... I am like that Chukchi - what I see is what I sing about. And since recently I have been moving from Mozilla to Google Chrome, the song of praise will be about the latter. You can write a lot about this cool and fast Internet browser (which I will do on the pages of this site), but today we will only talk about which main Google Chrome extensions You will need it first.

If you have not yet seen what Google Chrome is, I strongly advise you to install it, at least with a second browser, for familiarization! You already know how to do this. Moreover, a couple of days ago, it was heavily updated and became officially the first browser in the world to support multi-profile. This is when several users can use one browser and do not interfere with each other - each has its own profile, its own settings, bookmarks, extensions, appearance ... It's just a miracle.

Quite recently, I thought that Google Chrome did not match the quantity and quality of its add-ons to Mozilla, and now I can say with confidence that it not only caught up, but also surpassed its competitor. It is very easy and quick to find a replacement for your favorite Mozilla add-ons, you will see for yourself soon. And if, when installing a large number of add-ons, Mozilla Firefox began to slow down terribly, then Chrome flies, not paying attention to it.

Remember I told you about required add-ons for Mozilla Firefox? You simply cannot do without when traveling on the Internet. So now I'll tell you about such Chrome extensions. As always - in detail and in pictures. Go…

All Chrome extensions hang out in one place - the extension store. Don't worry - they are all completely free, even in the store. You can get into it in a million ways. Here are a few of them ...

How to get to the Google Chrome extension store

On the right, at the top there is a wrench (now three stripes) - click on it ...

... and at the very bottom ...

You can use this link to get there immediately. And most often, when you search using a search, other, different, interesting extensions, right in their descriptions, there is usually an active link to the page in the store. Just like mine, below. Did you find out about a new, interesting extension? Copy its name and paste into ...

Press the "Enter" key on your keyboard and you will be taken to the page describing and installing it. And these icons remind you that you already have this extension installed ...

Before moving on to considering the main extensions in more detail, I would like to make one more, small digression. The fact is that after you find the extension you need and press the "INSTALL" button, a similar window will appear ...

For many, it not only frightens, but horrifies. Some even refuse to use this browser because of this warning. I want to reassure you - no one will dig into your computer. Sort out passwords and accounts too. Only your behavior on the Internet is analyzed in order to make it more convenient for you to search for information in the ocean of garbage. It is thanks to this function of browsers that you are surprised at how quickly the search engines find answers to your questions.

Moreover - everything browsers knock on search engines. And only Google Chrome does not hide this, but honestly warns. Don't believe me? Go for valerian ...

Just yesterday, our beloved Yandex search engine introduced a new feature for all site owners. Now you can watch, like on TV, all the actions of the visitor on any site. Yes, behind all actions. Mouse movements, where you click, which pages you go to, what system you have, what browser, what country and city you are from, your Internet provider (from whom you get the Internet), how many times you visited the site and when, for what requests (what you were looking for ) and from where ... in short, absolutely everything is visible !!! I enjoyed the whole morning today, as if I was sitting behind you. It is called - Webvisor.

How does Yandex know this? That's right - all the data is given to him by your ANY browsers. Are you back from a swoon? Shall we continue?

And it has always been so, so don't bother with it. There is nothing wrong with that.

We talked about the main Chrome extensions, if you remember.

AdBlock extension for Google Chrome

What irritates you the most on the Internet, what distracts and infuriates you? That's right - advertising. Remove it from your peephole. To do this, install AdBlock.

I do not advise putting a tick ...

I have so. You can also look at the "Filter Lists" and put a checkmark in front of some Vietnamese filter, but by default everything works fine anyway.

This, if the right mouse button is on the icon, and this is the left ...

Everything is clear and understandable, I hope. You can turn off ad blocker everywhere or on a specific site.

There is one more, similar, also excellent extension - Adblock Plus.It works in a similar way and also copes with advertising perfectly. I did not notice the difference in their work. You can bet any. Both and at once - no need, checked.

And it will also come in handy FlashBlock —This extension prevents any flash video from loading. Instead, only the flash icon will be visible, by clicking on which you will safely load and view it. Due to this, the loading of pages is very accelerated.

The next extension you can't do without is ...

Speed \u200b\u200bDial 2 extension (ru) for Google Chrome

There are several similar visual bookmarks, but we need exactly Speed \u200b\u200bDial 2 (ru),because it's the best. These are the same windows as in the Opera or Mozilla. There are not just a lot of settings, but a lot. You can customize the display of bookmarks for every taste and color. Everything is in Russian and is logical and understandable.

(And take a look at the statistics later - the display is very impressive.)

To create groups of bookmarks - click ...

The background image can be selected from the proposed ones or you can install your own. To do this, you must first upload it to any image hosting, for example iceimg.com. And paste the resulting link into ...

If you move the mouse cursor to the right until it stops in the window tab, a sidebar with the last tabs and links you visited or previously closed will drop out. Very comfortably.

And in the windows themselves you can see how many times you have visited this bookmark.

I am very pleased with this extension, just lovely, some kind.

Many people can be put off from this great browser by its excessively fast rewinding of pages. This inconvenience can be easily overcome by setting ...

Extension for smooth page rewinding in Google Chrome

It's called Chromium Wheel Smooth Scroller. In its settings, you can set the smoothness of page movement, inertia, etc. Choose for yourself how it is convenient for you by moving the sliders ...

Here's another main extensions for Google Chrome... I never use the slider on the right to move around the site - I move down the page with the mouse wheel. So why do I need this slider stealing useful workspace? I installed myself the extension " Remove scrollbars”And forgot about their existence.

How do you navigate the sites? Are you still poking left-right arrows? Oh well. And aren't you tired? A mouse is not easier and faster to do it, do you think? Of course it's more convenient. For example, I have been using a special program for a very long time gMote and control the mouse not only in the browser, but also in the computer, when moving through the folders. Wildly convenient, I tell you. And for those who only want to use such a miracle in the browser, there is an extension Gestures for Chrome.