Must-Have Chrome Extensions
Tags: chrome
Published: 2019-06-19 19:05:44

Awesome Tips about Chrome Series
- [Awesome Tips about Chrome](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2018/06/awesome-tips-about-chrome.html)
- [Must-Have Google Chrome Extensions](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2019/04/must-have-google-chrome-extensions.html)
- [How to Speed up Google Chrome](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2019/03/how-to-speed-up-google-chrome.html)
- [Awesome Tips about Chrome Vimium](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2019/04/awesome-tips-about-chrome-vimium.html)


#### Must-Have Chrome Extensions
- Use [The Great Suspender](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg/) together with [Chrome Vimium](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2019/04/awesome-tips-about-chrome-vimium.html), the Suspender reduces the memory usage, use [Chrome Vimium](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2019/04/awesome-tips-about-chrome-vimium.html) to find and go to specific tab quickly.

### Chrome Extensions for Reading<a name="read"></a>
#### [Dark Reader](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh)
- Also enable Mac's dark mode at Preferences -> General

- Use [Reader View](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/reader-view/ecabifbgmdmgdllomnfinbmaellmclnh) when the page(website) is slow: load lots of ads, flash, uses a lot of memory and you will take time(2+ mins) to read it.
- Use [Just Read](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/just-read/dgmanlpmmkibanfdgjocnabmcaclkmod) in other case.
- Use [Clearly](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearly/odfonlkabodgbolnmmkdijkaeggofoop) to check the outline.


### Chrome Extensions for Writing
- [Grammarly](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen)
    - Add `contenteditable="true"` to div(`div class="post-outer" in blogger`) to make Grammarly work anywhere.
    - [Also a standalone Mac App](https://app.grammarly.com/)
    - Use this together with Chrome's native spell checker
    - Check on demand: Change "Site access" to "On Click" (to reduce memory usage)
- [Make Google Images Great Again](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/make-google-images-great/kjlaimldplcbblpgenlhfjpobmolcblj)

### Chrome Extensions for Sharing
- [Buffer](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/buffer/noojglkidnpfjbincgijbaiedldjfbhh/)
  - Assign shortcut `Ctrl+Shift+B` to `Buffer -> Activate the extension` at chrome://extensions/shortcuts
- [Save to Pocket](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-to-pocket/niloccemoadcdkdjlinkgdfekeahmflj)
  - Also install the mobile apps, so we can save to pocket everywhere.
- [Evernote Web Clipper](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/evernote-web-clipper/pioclpoplcdbaefihamjohnefbikjilc)

### Chrome Extensions for Productivity
- [Chrome Vimium](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/Vimium?_category=extensions)
  - [Awesome Tips About Chrome Vimium](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2019/04/awesome-tips-about-chrome-vimium.html)
- [Tampermonkey](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo)
  * [Auto Close YouTube Ads](https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/9165-auto-close-youtube-ads)
  * [Wide Github]([Wide Github](https://openuserjs.org/scripts/xthexder/Wide_Github)
  * Find user scrips at [openuserjs](https://openuserjs.org/) or [greasyfork](https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts)

### [Chrome Vimium](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2019/04/awesome-tips-about-chrome-vimium.html)
- [Awesome Tips About Chrome Vimium](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2019/04/awesome-tips-about-chrome-vimium.html)

### [How To Reduce Chrome Memory Usage](https://lifelongprogrammer.blogspot.com/2019/03/how-to-speed-up-google-chrome.html)