My Top 6 Chrome Extensions for Developers
Tags: webdev, productivity, programming, javascript
Published: 2022-10-31 13:02:16

Chrome extensions can help us get our work done faster, better and easier. Over time, I have found these 6 extensions to be especially useful for my coding workflow and can only recommend checking them out. Let’s get straight into it!
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## **YouCode (You.com)**

This novel search engine combines so many features and seperate extensions into one that using it has become a no-brainer. Copy coding snippets directly from the search results page, use the built in JSON validator, color picker, Github app, a whole AI code generator or Regex apps. I also really like the clean look and aesthetic.

![Youdotcom](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/raz71lskfhtd46ewzk8l.png)


Link to the extension: [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youcom/afiglppdonkdbkkaghbnpklddbemkbpj](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youcom/afiglppdonkdbkkaghbnpklddbemkbpj?authuser=0&ref=hackernoon.com)
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## **Githunt**

If you want to see trending projects without having to search GitHub yourseful, use githunt. Read a brief project description and the number of current open issues, choose which project you like most and select the project within the tab to go to the project and inspect further. Quite simple and straightforward.


![Githunt](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/0imu0a6oqqehzkq99qem.png)

Link to the extension: 
[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/githunt/khpcnaokfebphakjgdgpinmglconplhp](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/githunt/khpcnaokfebphakjgdgpinmglconplhp)
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## **HTML Validator**

This HTML Validator does exactly what it should do - validate HTML. It does a great job at that and so I have sticked with this one over the years and have never had any issues.

![htmlvalidator](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/kebuaq0twvv85zhivjpx.png)


Link to the extension: 
[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/html-validator/mpbelhhnfhfjnaehkcnnaknldmnocglk](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/html-validator/mpbelhhnfhfjnaehkcnnaknldmnocglk)
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## **ColorPick Eyedropper**

With over 1M users, this color picking tool is certainly not only trusted by me. See a color you really enjoy on a webpage? This tool allows you to quickly select those values and saves you time you can spend actually working on your projects.


![colorpick](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/8ycaawivp8ptcup004mb.png)


Link to the extension: 
[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorpick-eyedropper/ohcpnigalekghcmgcdcenkpelffpdolg](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorpick-eyedropper/ohcpnigalekghcmgcdcenkpelffpdolg)
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## **Lighthouse**

Your sites performance matters. People are used to fast loading speeds and if your site can’t offer it they won’t stay with you long. Lighthouse generates reports of the speed of your site, that helps you find weak spots and thus improve the overall performance of your site.

![lighthouse](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/t27huuu1c0njzcqurltn.png)


Link to the extension: 
[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lighthouse/blipmdconlkpinefehnmjammfjpmpbjk?hl=de](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lighthouse/blipmdconlkpinefehnmjammfjpmpbjk?hl=de)
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## **Wappalyzer**

Wappalyzer shows you what CRM, frameworks, ecommerce platforms, Javascript libraries and much more information about websites you use are built with. It is very interesting to use this tool and see what sites are running ‘under the hood’ and of course this is a great way to find new and better tools for your own work. 


![wappalyzer](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/28xbp1u3fos3y7ail7sr.png)

Link to the extension: 
[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wappalyzer-technology-pro/gppongmhjkpfnbhagpmjfkannfbllamg](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wappalyzer-technology-pro/gppongmhjkpfnbhagpmjfkannfbllamg)
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What are your favorite extensions? Make sure to comment!