Top 10 Chrome extensions for developers ๐
Following my article about the top 10 visual studio code plugins and 5 full-stack projects we are now looking at Chrome extensions.
1. Daily.dev
Daily.dev really became my go-to extension! They provide a default opening tab that shows you the most awesome dev news. And keep an eye out. You might find one of my articles there.
2. WhatRuns
I'm sure you ever wondered what stack a website was using? This extension will tell you super quickly what's going on. It even tells you certain versions.
3. Coil
Coil is a fantastic extension when it comes to getting paid for viewing content. If you ever found yourself reading awesome content, think about getting a Coil subscription.
4. Grammarly for Chrome
Although this is more of a "writers" extension, I think everyone can benefit from using Grammarly. The extension works great on all kinds of websites.
5. Web Developer
I think this is my number one used plugin. It has so many great tools built in, including form fill, cookie clearing, image disabling, and many more!
6. Tag Assistant (by Google)
Tag Assistant is really awesome, and if you are using it, you can't live without this extension. It will show you all tags and when they will be called.
7. Lorem Ipsum Generator
We all love Lorem Ipsum, right? This extension will easily provide you with a bunch of copy that you can use as placeholder text.
8. ColorZilla
Ever needed an exact color from a website? This extension will give you a nice hex color and has a cool picker. It even copies directly to your clipboard.
9. Window Resizer
Nowadays, we are working on so many media queries, and it's impossible to "guess" resize them. This tool will give you the exact size of several devices.
10. Lighthouse
Another great thing that comes in Chrome is Lighthouse. We can use it from the console, but this extension makes it quicker and easier to open a report.
What is your favorite?
Let me know what your favorite Chrome extension is!
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Awesome extensions...!!๐คฉ really helpful๐ Already using 40% of these....very excited to try the rest๐
Awesome, glad you found some useful ones in there!
try videoquest by videoken, it gives youtube learners a great set of tools like video indexes, inVideoAssesmentQuestions(yes you can turn your youtube videos into Coursera kind of platform) the future is bright and we have great plans on it!.
Awesome addition, going to have a look at this one! ๐
Sure, and let me know about your feedbacks ๐Chris Bongers
Thanks for sharing! ๐
You're welcome!
Awesome list!
Btw, Lighthouse is already integrated into Chrome.
If you right click -> inspect, you'll see it in the top bar.
Every extension opens up a new process every time you open a new window. If you're on a PC, then it's not that important, but on laptops.... Heh ๐
I know, mentioned it comes in Chrome, but for me, it's quicker to only click the one icon in my tab bar :P
A good one is Extensity which you can quickly enable/disable extensions to reduce memory usage.
Awesome thank you, going to check it out!
Chris Bongers, Good one. Found using only 50% of the list.. Shall try the rest.
Awesome, glad they're some you haven't tried before ๐ค
Thanks for sharing I pick up extensions like WhatRuns and Lighthouse. Now my nav bar is full of extensions.
One other alternative to Grammarly that you forget to mention is LanguageTool. I find it very useful.
Not aware of that one, will give it a try thanks!
My pleasure.
My word Skay, You just made my whole Sunday! thank you ๐
Thanks for the list, its awesome. I use some of 'em and i will try the rest. I also use whatfont, which is the best font identifier out there.
Yes, love WhatTheFont! Great addition
