Must Have Google Chrome Extentions

I had been sticking to firefox after the release of Google Chrome just for the simple reason that firefox had a lot more extensions than chrome. I made the switch to chrome about a month back after some of the must have extensions were made available on chrome.


Here is my list of MUST HAVE extensions for Chrome or even firefox for that matter.


XMarks : Backup and sync your bookmarks across computers and browsers. Xmarks synchronizes across multiple computers, and across web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. After you install the add-on, click on the notification to set up Xmarks and start backing up and synchronizing your bookmarks. Xmarks sync profiles give you full control over which bookmarks are synced to which computers, allowing you to keep private bookmarks at home while syncing everything else to your work computer. Xmarks automatically keeps a backup of each bookmark change, making it easy to backup and restore your bookmark sets.


Wikipedia Companion - Mini Wiki Browser - Essential extension for any Wikipedia users. Full-featured: saves your recent wiki lookups, multi-lingual, back/forward and more!

LastPass Password Manager - LastPass is a free password manager and form filler. One Time Passwords, Screen Keyboard, and Grid multi-factor help protect your account.

Some other useful extensions you can try :

Better Gmail - Adds option to toggle: ads, chat, invites, folders4gmail, footer, attachment icons, row highlight, sponsor messages.

Stop Youtube autoplay - Stops youtube autoplay but allows pre-buffering.

Google Dictionary (by Google) -  Double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble.