6 must-have Chrome Extensions for Web Developers 🚀🌐
Tags: webdev, javascript, productivity, programming
Published: 2022-09-04 06:15:00

Since its release in 2008, the **Chrome** browser has seen exponential growth and as of **October 2021**, has a **68% worldwide browser market share**. Safe to say that the majority of **Web Developers** prefer using **Chrome**.

**Extensions** add extra features and functions on top of your browser, enhancing the work and resulting in higher productivity. Let's take a look at some cool **Chrome Extensions** for **Web Developers**!

## 1. VisBug

![VisBug](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/watknr5n9x8sqd1epzkj.gif)

An **Open Source** design tool, **VisBug** helps you redesign the **UI** of any website **real-time**, giving you the ability to check out what looks good without the need to repeatedly updated the code and refresh the page, thus enabling to make precise changes and save time too!

**Stars ⭐**: 4.8

**Downloads 📥**: 100k+

[Add VisBug to Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/visbug/cdockenadnadldjbbgcallicgledbeoc)

## 2. Wappalyzer

![Wappalyzer](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/1l8fxsbwzr4yhpvzjks4.jpg)

**Wappalyzer** is an effective tool to help find out all the **underlying technologies** used to build any website.

With just one click, you can find out the **programming languages**, **CMS**, **databases**, **web services**, **server software**, **analytics tools**, and much more!

**Stars ⭐**: 4.6

**Downloads 📥**: 1M+

[Add Wappalyzer to Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wappalyzer-technology-pro/gppongmhjkpfnbhagpmjfkannfbllamg)

## 3. ColorZilla

![ColorZilla](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/hut3e6g3tt6tdn53pqgn.jpg)

**Colorzilla** is an **eyedropper tool** with a **color picker**, **color history**, **CSS gradient analyzer**, and every other color-related tool you can think of. It is a highly useful **Chrome Extension** for **Web Developers** to directly pick up the color and use it in their design or work.

There is the downside of an outdated **UI**, but **ColorZilla** makes up for it with its powerful set of tools.

**Stars ⭐**: 4.4

**Downloads 📥**: 3M+

[Add ColorZilla to Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorzilla/bhlhnicpbhignbdhedgjhgdocnmhomnp)

## 4. Check My Links

![Check-My-Links](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/mwr47emmjsczs9wpf909.jpg)

Just as the name suggests, **Check My Link crawls through your web page** to show if it has **broken links** and checks for **valid** and **redirected links**. It can be easily used and can be very helpful for maintaining the **SEO** standards of your webpage.

**Stars ⭐**: 4.1

**Downloads 📥**: 200k+

[Add Check My Links to Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/check-my-links/ojkcdipcgfaekbeaelaapakgnjflfglf)

## 5. Lighthouse

![Lighthouse](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/k3sxjl0u60lod9c5c4lg.jpg)

**Lighthouse** is a tool that requires no introduction to **Web Developers**. It's already a part of the **Chrome DevTools**, but you can also add it as a **Chrome Extension** for faster access.

**Lighthouse** runs a barrage of tests against the page and then generates a report on how well the page performed. From here you can use the **failing tests** as indicators of what you can do to improve your app.

**Stars ⭐**: 4.4

**Downloads 📥**: 800k+

[Add Lighthouse to Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lighthouse/blipmdconlkpinefehnmjammfjpmpbjk)

## 6. Web Developer

![Web-Developer](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/43mnt3y7zq58bal0prra.jpg)

Another one of the **extensions** with terrible **UI** that makes up on the utility front. **Web Developer Extension** adds a toolbar button to **Chrome**. When clicked, the button reveals a plethora of tools for various categories such as **CSS**, **Cookies**, **Images**, **Forms**, and much more.

**Stars ⭐**: 4.5

**Downloads 📥**: 1M+

[Add Web Developer to Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-developer/bfbameneiokkgbdmiekhjnmfkcnldhhm?hl=en-US)

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