We’ve scoured the internet and found the very best Chrome extensions for your Chromebook.
Some add-ons cannot coexist with each other on the same gadget.
See Your Emails: Checker Plus for Gmail
Manage emails without visiting Gmail.
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Supports a do not disturb mode.
Not included in Chrome.
Must allow automatic Google updates.
Shortcut keys might not work as expected.
It’s the perfect Gmail companion for the Chrome net online gate.
This Chrome extension keeps tabs on your email so that you don’t have to.
It sits at the top of the net net app with an unread count.
Capture Screenshots: FireShot
Capture a complete page or a selected area of a page.
Save as PNG, JPG, or PDF.
The print button makes printing easy.
Set up a custom hotkey to run FireShot.
Only Gmail is supported when emailing the screenshot.
Annotation and the option to export to other programs, requires the pro version.
One of the most powerful screenshot tools available for Chromebook users is FireShot.
This Google Chrome add-on lets you capture and save full web pages as an image file.
Google recently introduced a new Screen Capture tool available in the Quick tweaks menu of ChromeOS.
Saved screens and recordings are stored in a new space called Tote.
This might make the FireShot extension a bit redundant, unless you like its additional features.
Track Amazon Price Changes: Keepa
Set prices for alerts.
Can’t track Amazon products from the extension button.
Doesn’t track the prices of Kindle books.
Doesn’t include shipping costs.
You are notified if and when the price drops.
Control Chrome With Your Mouse: CrxMouse Chrome Gestures
Simple web page navigation.
Export configuration information for another internet tool.
Some users report spyware.
Sometimes, actions go off before you’re done.
Share Things on Social Media: Buffer
Works with multiple social channels.
Limited to three accounts.
Cannot manage other peoples' accounts.
Must add images manually.
TheBufferGoogle Chrome extension makes posting to various social media sites a breeze.
Best Digital Notebook: Evernote Web Clipper
Clip the whole page or selected text.
Image screenshots can be taken in place of clipping the whole page.
Saving can be buggy.
No option for multiple highlight colors.
Play Videos on Repeat: Looper for YouTube
Loop videos automatically or manually.
Auto-set the video quality to any resolution.
Some parameters are experimental.
The icon sometimes disappears.
Want to play your favorite song over and over onYouTube?
Share Between Your Phone and Chromebook: Pushbullet
Quickly send links and files to a phone.
View and reply to text messages from Chromebook.
Reply to messages from other apps.
Only compatible with Android.
Crashes often for some users.
Pushbullet is a must-have extension for Chromebooks if you like to share content between your machine and phone.
This extension might sit in Chrome but it makes communication between your devices seamless.
ChromeOS Phone Hub offers many of the same features as Pushbullet.
Restore Past Browsing Sessions: Session Buddy
Save and access unlimited past sessions.
Can organize tabs into separate sessions.
However, unlike other extensions that can also do this, Session Buddy keeps track of your past sessions.
What does this mean?
Make Videos Brighter: Turn Off the Lights
Works on variety of websites.
Adjust on a per-site basis.
Some users report spam.
Not compatible with all video sites.
Can’t dim the address bar.
This visual effect can be toggled on and off from the lamp button in the toolbar.
Know Everything: Wikiwand
Switch between Rich and Minimal view.
Bookmark links or text.
Articles can be shared.
The Definition feature is problematic.
“Do not show on websites” is often thrown to a console.
Images don’t always appear.
Widely publicized and with great reviews, the Wikiwand extension gives Wikipedia a complete makeover.
Monitor Download Progress: Downloads
Streamlines downloading.
Can’t turn off the Chrome download bar.
Appreciate the Arts: Google Arts & Culture
Shows a different image for every open tab.
Change the setting to show the same image all day, then show a new one the next day.
A link to more information about the artist displays on the tab.
Can enable a button on a new tab page that lists the most visited sites.
No option to save the images.
This extension shows a new image from the collections in every tab.
Best RSS Reader: RSS Feed Reader
Supports filters.
Mark articles as read or unread.
Works on iOS and Android.
Doesn’t show thumbnails in the extension pop-out.
No sidebar with the latest items.
Dark Mode is premium.
If you like to digest as much content as possible, you need anRSSreader like this one.
Customize Your YouTube Interface: Magic Actions for YouTube
Videos can be set to wide automatically.
Control with mouse or touch gestures.
Options can be overwhelming.
Pop-ups can be annoying.
Make a To-Do List: Todoist
Create tasks manually.
Create tasks from highlighted text.
Easy to set reminders.
It’s a mini window for the Todoist app.
Keeping track of everything you oughta get done daily can sometimes prove more daunting than the actual tasks.
Neat New Tabs: Momentum
Built-in To Do list.
Displays major goal on new tabs.
Limited options in the free version.
Can interfere with bookmarks.
Cannot customize quote images.
Momentum is an extension that replaces the Chrome New Tab page with custom content, with an inspirational twist.
Organize Your Chrome Tabs: OneTab
Saves memory in Chrome.
Can open when Chrome is launched.
Use independently of other Chrome instances.
Doesn’t back up open tabs.
The location on the page is not saved.
Close All Tabs at Once: Panic Button
Activated with custom keyboard shortcut.
Set custom pages to open.
The advanced protection option.
May remove tabs when hidden tabs come back.
The password is visible in the Temp folder.
All open tabs are saved when you click this button and can be retrieved when the coast is clear.
Magnify With Your Mouse: Hover Zoom+
Set the zoom factor.
Websites can be safelisted.
Doesn’t work with all sites.
Some images on supported sites don’t enlarge.
GIFs can be problematic.
Some images are really small, which is where Hover Zoom+ excels.
Install this Chrome extension to instantly see a larger version when you hover the mouse over a picture.
Access Google Services: Shortcuts for Google
Supports over 500 services.
A small memory footprint.
Managing services is easy.
Shortcuts can’t be removed from the button.
Dragging can be buggy.
Update pop-ups can be annoying.
Customize Your Homepage: Speed Dial
Provides visual bookmarks.
Recently closed tabs can be shown.
Many options to tweak.
prefs aren’t intuitive.
The background isn’t customizable.
Fans of theOpera browsermight recognize the name of this Chrome extension, whose feature set is similar.
Speed Dial lets you customize the net internet ride’s New Tab page in several ways.
