Best Chrome Extensions

No matter whether you are a full-time developer working with massive codebases on a regular basis , or a hobbyist coder - there are some great Chrome extensions that can make coding fun for beginners and increase productivity for more seasoned developers .

In this quick guide, we'll go over the top useful Chrome extensions that any web developer should use in 2022.

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These tools are designed to improve the developer experience and make your job easier in various ways .

Let's jump right in!
I've personally gone on the hunt for the best web development chrome extensions and compiled a list of best chrome extensions that you simply need to try

JSON Formatter

The first one on our list is a simple but extremely useful extension called JSON Formatter . As the name suggests, whenever you open up a JSON file in the browser or look at a response from your backend endpoint , JSON formatter simply formats it. Otherwise , it would be completely unreadable.

So if you're ever working with JSON, this lightweight extension is a must in my book.

ColorZilla

The second extension on our list is called ColorZilla .

This extension allows you to read the color value from any pixel in your browser and paste it into your code editor . It can also do so much more.

It includes a Color Picker, Eye Dropper , Gradient Generator and many additional advanced color tools .

It allows you to get a color reading from any point in your browser, quickly adjust this color and paste it into another program such as Photoshop.

Some of the nice features

• Color History of recently picked colors Advanced Color Picker (similar to Photoshop's )
• Displays element info like tag name, class, id, size...
• Keyboard shortcuts and more.

React Developer Tools

The next extension on our list is a must-have for any React developer, and it's called - React Developer Tools. This extension doesn't do anything if you click on it, but rather, it adds two new tabs in your Chrome DevTools: "Components " and "Profiler".

If you've ever used React JS, then you know that everything in React is a component .

The Components tab shows you the root React components that were rendered on the page , as well as the subcomponents that they ended up rendering .

By selecting one of the components in the tree, you can inspect and edit its current props and state in the panel on the right.

The Profiler tab allows you to record performance information .

Redux DevTools

One addition to our React DevTools extension is Redux Devtools . Redux is a state management tool widely used with React. This extension will help you analyze the changes in the global state. You can see how the state looks like after each dispatched action. If your project is using Redux , I would definitely recommend this extension.

Fonts Ninja

When surfing the web, we often come across a website that uses a beautiful font that we want to reuse in our projects. To quickly find out what font it is we can use the extension called FontsNinja .

Fonts Ninja helps to identify fonts and provide information about them .

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The algorithm examines the fonts as well as their CSS

properties.

After the extension installation in the browser, click on the extension to enter the detection mode of Ninja Font . Now , if you hover on any text, you would see a smal tooltip with the font type. More to that, if you click on the text, you would see a nifty card with the information comprising font type, font size, color, etc.

As simple as that.

CSS Peeper

Ever wondered what's the line- height, font, or button size on a website? Do you dig in code by inspecting elements to find out what styles are used ? You won't have to do that anymore.

CSS Peeper is the extension that can help you with this

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Inspect styles in a simple, well- organized & beautiful way by using this extension called CSS Peeper. It enables you to inspect code, check the hidden CSS

style, colors and assets in the easiest possible way.

I don't care about cookies

Are you frustrated with the pop-up that comes on mostly every website like "This website uses cookies "?

If yes, you can remove it, by using the "I don't care about cookies" extension .

It removes cookie warnings from almost all websites!

The EU regulations require that any website using tracking cookies must get the user's permission before installing them . Imagine how irritating that becomes when you surf anonymously or if you delete cookies automatically every time you close the browser.

Fake Filler

Fake filler helps you fill form fields with randomly generated fake data.

When working with forms sometimes there are lots of input fields in the form, and to test that everything is working fine we have to fill each and every field again and again . And we all know that code doesn't work on the first attempt. So to eliminate the task of manually entering values in fields, we can use Fake Filler .

It is the form filler to fill all input fields on a page with randomly generated fake data.

This extension will save you hours you would otherwise spend on filling lengthy forms . It allows you to automate the workflow for even better efficiency.

The next time you're developing a form or testing an application.

Responsive Viewer

Have you ever been in a position, where you worked day and night to develop the website, only to be bashed by a client stating that the website isn't responsive for his Nokia 3310 or some random off brand device? Hard truth is - the website should be fully responsive for nearly all screens possible. Be that for upcoming 8k screens or a little tiny Galaxy Folds.

Responsive Viewer comes to the rescue . This extension shows multiple screens in one view . The crazy thing is, you don't have to test the design or the functionality device per device . You can test all the devices simultaneously.

Wappalyzer

Whether you are learning React, Angular , Vue, or if you

still haven't decided on which one to use, you'll find this extension extremely useful . What makes a perfect framework ? Is it the one that's developed by the largest companies ? Or maybe the one most widely used . Wappalyzer will answer all of your questions.

I'm sure at some point of your web dev journey you would've wondered about any website that what technology is this built with . To easily find out you can use Wappalyzer , it's a technology profiler that shows you what websites are built with .

Find out what CMS a website is using , as well as any framework , eCommerce platform , JavaScript libraries, and many more . Wappalyzer is more than a CMS

detector or framework detector : it uncovers more than a thousand technologies in dozens of categories such as programming languages , analytics , marketing tools , payment processors, CRM , CDN , and others.

Web Developer

The Web Developer extension adds a toolbar button to the browser with various web developer tools . It's really handy when developing websites as it gives many things that we can use to test and work with .

Yeah , that's the extension's name. Web Developer provides many web- related tools. There are plenty of great features . The most useful ones are:

• CSS - View /Edit CSS of the entire webpage or a single element
• Images - Get the source list of complete images with their path or dimensions 
• Cookies - Disable or delete domain/session cookies . Add cookies or receive the information of the existing.
• Information - View JavaScript code , element & id /
• class details, order, stack level, color , link information .
• Miscellaneous - Enable a color picker to pick color code from the webpage.

Clear history or cache & so on and so on . Quite a few tools to try on . Head over to the extension page & discover more.

Loved by many developers , surely , the web developer isn't just for chrome . A generalized extension , harmonious with all modern browsers.

DailyDev

Are you tired of searching for dev news ?

Wel Stop!

This extension is going to give you all the latest developer news at one place.

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You'll get a feed of the hottest developer news personalized to you on a new tab . You just have to open a new tab , and all the news will be listed there.

Get all the content you love in one place ⸺ CSS -Tricks, Smashing Magazine, web.dev , and +400 sources . Its a must- have tool for any developer .

Some of the nice features

• Multiple feeds to help you stay updated Upvote the articles you liked the most
• Bookmark posts for later read
• Discuss with other devs about hot topics
• Earn ranks by reading valuable articles Top visited sites - reach your favorite websites directly from your new tab

Check My Links

Check My Links is a link checker that crawls through your webpage and looks for broken links. When you're editing a web page that has lots of links , wouldn't it be handy to be able to quickly check that all the links on the page are working ok ? That's where 'Check My Links' comes in.

This extension quickly finds all the links on a web page, and checks each one for you . It highlights which ones are valid and which ones are broken , simple as that.

You can copy all bad links to your clipboard with one click !

Clear Cache

Clear your cache and browsing data with a single click of a button.

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Quickly clear your cache with this extension without any confirmation dialogs , pop- ups or other annoyances.

You can customize what and how much of your data you want to clear on the options page , including : App Cache , Cache , Cookies , Downloads , File Systems, Form Data, History, Indexed DB, Local Storage, Plugin Data, Passwords and WebSQL . Cookies can either be removed globally, only for certain domains or for everything except for certain domains.

Open in VSCode

Ever wanted to open files that are hosted on Github or Gitlab into VS Code ? This extension does it for you , open Github and Gitlab links in VSCode .

Just right click on any link to a file and select "Open in VSCode ".

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You can also click on line links to open the file to the specific file.

Once you have installed, make sure to configure the extension in the options page . You can do this by right clicking on the "Open in VSCode " icon in the extensions bar on chrome , and then selecting "Options".

Note: The extension expects the repository you are browsing to already be cloned into the folder in the options page

svg-grabber

SVG - grabber is helpful tool to quickly preview and get all the svg assets from a website . You can quickly preview and copy or download all the SVG assets from a website . svg - grabber lets you preview, download & copy the code all SVG icons and illustrations in a website.

Read Aloud

If you're a person that prefer to listen to content instead of reading , then this extension is best for you .

What it does is it read aloud the current web - page article with one click, using text to speech (TTS ) . It supports over 40+ languages.

Read Aloud uses text - to- speech (TTS ) technology to convert webpage text to audio. It works on a variety of websites, including news sites, blogs , fan fiction , publications , textbooks, school and class websites, and online university course materials .

Read Aloud can read PDF, Google Docs, Google Play books , Amazon Kindle , etc. Aloud is intended for users who prefer to listen to content instead of reading , those with dyslexia or other learning disabilities, and children learning to read.

GoFullPage - Full Page Screen Capture

We often need to take screenshots of a webpage, this extension helps you with that, Capture a screenshot of your current page in entirety and reliably -without requesting any extra permissions ! The simplest way to take a full page screenshot of your current browser window .

Click on the extension icon (or press Alt+ Shift + P), watch the extension capture each part of the page, and be transported to a new tab of your screenshot where you can download it as an image or PDF or even just drag it to your desktop.

No bloat, no ads, no unnecessary permissions, just a simple way to turn a full web page into an image.

Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder

As the screenshot extension , this extension helps you with screen recording . Its the #1 screen recorder for Chrome . Capture , edit and share videos in seconds.

Screencastify Record is Chrome's most trusted video creation tool. To create the perfect video, include your desktop, browser tab, and /or your webcam to showcase your presentation , ideas, and personality.

Its the most popular extension to record screen.

StayFocusd

No, I didn't spell that wrong . StayFocusd increases your productivity by limiting the amount of time that you can spend on time -wasting websites. You sit down at the computer , and you swear you'll be productive .

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Next thing you know, it's twelve hours later. You've checked your email, updated your Facebook status, blown through 200 pages of Reddit, read every article in your Twitter feed, looked up your favorite band on Wikipedia, vanity googled yourself, browsed through all your high - school crushes' Instagram feeds, and lost a week's pay playing online poker .

StayFocusd is a productivity extension that helps you stay focused on work by restricting the amount of time you can spend on time -wasting websites . Once your allotted time has been used up, the sites you have blocked will be inaccessible for the rest of the day.

It's highly configurable , allowing you to block or allow entire sites, specific subdomains , specific paths, specific pages , even specific in-page content (videos, games, images, forms , etc ).

Notion Web Clipper

If you don't know what is Notion , Notion is incredible tool for productivity, its your all- in - one workspace , where you can write , plan, collaborate and get organized . Take notes , keep databases, build a wiki, project manage your team - all with one tool. Its a great tool for productivity, I use it all the time . Ifyou don't use it, give it a try.

So this extensions helps you to saves any website into your Notion workspace . Capture and organize all the articles, research and inspiration you want, and notion will help you turn them into action .

If you come across something you want to keep, just hit the Notion button on the top right of your browser!

Choose exactly where you want to save your web pages .

Evernote Web Clipper

Evernote Web Clipper is just similar to Notion Web Clipper but its for Evernote . It lets you save interesting things you find on the web directly to your Evernote account. Clip web pages, articles, or PDFs and save them in Evernote . Screen capture full pages or just the parts you want- without distracting ads and sidebars.

If you were wondering , where are the SEO extensions, so here are they, here we go..

SEO Minion

SEO Minion helps you in your daily SEO tasks such as On - Page SEO analysis , Broken Link Checking, SERP

Preview and more .

This free SEO tool helps you with the following tasks -

• Analyze On- Page SEO - analyze the HTML of any webpage and view useful information that will help you optimize the On- Page SEO as well as alert you to any issues.
• Highlight All Links - quickly see all the links (internal & external ) for any webpage
• Check Broken Links - check every link on a webpage and get a report of any links with issues
• Hreflang Checker - check hreflang tag validity, as well as whether there are return tags present
• SERP Preview - preview your website on a real Google search result and update this in real time
• Google search location simulator - view non personalized google search results for one keyword on two different location /language combination.

Keywords Everywhere - Keyword Tool

As the name suggest, Keywords Everywhere is a Keyword Tool that helps you with Keyword Research . It shows you monthly search volume , CPC and competition data on 10+ websites. It has multiple built in tools to find keywords from your seed keyword , and to show you keywords that any page or domain ranks for in the SERPs .

It has both Free and Paid features .

SEOquake

SEOquake is a free plugin that provides you with key SEO metrics, along with other useful tools such as SEO Audit and many others

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SEOquake allows you to:

• Get a thorough analysis of SERPs and export the results in CSV format
• Review all major metrics in a heartbeat
• Estimate keyword difficulty instantly
• Run a complete SEO audit of a webpage, including a check for mobile compatibility
• Set parameters for a search query
• Check your social statistics for Facebook
• Use a wide range of default parameters or create a custom set
• Get a full report for internal /external links
• Determine a keyword's density and configure a stop - word list
• Compare URLs/domains

SEOquake has other useful tools, including , the SEO Audit tool, the Keyword Density report, Internal / External Link analysis and even social metrics . And this plugin is compatible with several browser extensions and is constantly updated.

In conclusion, it has a bunch of tools for SEO . If you work with SEO , that you should definitely give it a try.

SEO Search Simulator by Nightwatch

By using this extension you can simulate search engine queries from any location on Google and easily check and track your website or your competitor's rankings.

Simulate unbiased search engine queries from any location on Google and easily check your website or your competitor's rankings. Nightwatch search simulator simplifies work for any SEO professional who wants to use a simplified solution for rank tracking to check positions of websites in the SERP (search engine response pages ).

More SEO extensions

• Keyword Surfer
• SEO meta
• Serp trends
• Fat rank