See also: Android apps I like
These are the Chrome extensions I currently use. My favorite ones are boldfaced. [Now gradually adding links to Firefox versions.]
- BuiltWith Technology Profiler [Firefox]. Find our what the website you are visiting is built with.
- Chrome Remote Desktop. Access other computers or allow another user to access your computer securely over the Internet.
- Diigo [Firefox]. Highlighter & post-it notes, bookmark & archive.
- Discard Draft Keyboard Shortcut. Discard draft button shortcut key in gmail.
- Explore nearby places for Airbnb. Explore must-see places around your Airbnb listing, see exact distance with a short description of popular
- Facebook Purity. Cleans up and customises Facebook.
- Feedly [Firefox]. News reader with seamless migration from Google Reader.
- Gmail ‘Expand all’ keyboard shortcut. Press Alt+A to expand or collapse a Gmail thread
- goo.gl URL Shortener [Firefox]. Seamless use of Google URL Shortener.
- Google Docs. Create and edit documents.
- Google Docs Offline.
- Google Hangouts. Chats and video calls.
- Google Sheets. Create and edit sheets.
- Google Slides. Create and edit presentations.
- IMDb and Rottentomatoes info. Show Rotten Tomatoes movie ratings on IMDb.
- ImprovedTube. Set default playback speed, screen size, video quality, and more.
- Instapaper. Saves links for offline reading.
- Last.fm Scrobbler. Scrobble from YouTube and many other websites.
- LastPass [Firefox]. Free password manager and form filler.
- Mailvelope. Enhance your webmail provider with end-to-end encryption.
- Momentum. Replace new tab page with a personal dashboard featuring todo, weather, and inspiration.
- My IMDb. Highlights the movies you’ve already seen (voted for) when searching IMDb or displaying actor/director pages.
- Nanny for Chrome. Blocks access to specific sites.
- News Feed Eradicator. Disables Facebook’s news feed.
- OkCupid Enhanced. Improves OkCupid in a number of ways.
- Pomodoro. Pomodoro Technique implementation.
- Pushbullet. See phone notifications and send SMS from your browser.
- Rearrange tabs. Lets you rearrange tabs using keyboard shortcuts.
- Right Inbox for Gmail. Schedule emails to be sent later.
- RSS Subscription Extension. Adds one-click subscription to Chrome’s toolbar.
- Shut up. Disables comments on Facebook, blogs, and most other sites.
- Spreed. Read faster.
- Tab pinner. Pin or unpin tabs easily using keyboard shortcuts.
- Time Tracker. Keeps track of how much time you spend on various web sites.
- Timer. Creates a browsing session timer for a specified time and notifies the user when the session is about to be over.
- Toggle Switch Recent Last Tabs. Toggle between your current and last used tab with a keyboard shortcut.
- uBlock Origin. A fast, potent, and lean ad blocker.
- Unlimited Free VPN. Access websites blocked in your country.
- Vimium. Provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim.
- Vysor. Control your Android phone from your computer.
- WasteNoTime. Blocking time-wasting sites while you are working.
- WorkFlowy. A beautiful tool for lists and notes.
With thanks to Tom Ash, James Ting-Edwards, Peter McIntyre and Ryan Carey for valuable suggestions.

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