Google Chrome is introduced to us by Google and it uses the WebKit layout engine. Chrome ranks third in the list of people’s favorite browsers.
Chrome is trying its best to make a place in hearts of web developers. Firefox has offered unmatchable extensions keeping in mind the mindsets of web developers and thus its undoubtedly the favorite in the lot. But Google is a market leader and it can’t see Chrome legging behind in the numbers race. Thus Google Chrome is trying its best to give a tough competition to Firefox by increasing its extensions gallery. Today we bring you 25 best extensions Chrome has to offer to Web Developers.
Firebug Lite
Firebug Lite generates the visual representation of HTML elements, DOM elements, and Box Model shading. It also has some useful features like inspecting HTML elements with your mouse, and live editing CSS properties. Install Here
PlainClothes
PlainClothes unstyles the web pages. You can choose what should the text and content look like in terms of colors and font. You can select the unstyling of web pages on a per-site basis by a simple click. Install Here
Chrome SEO
The Google Chrome SEO Extension gives you a bunch of Search Engine Optimization Tools that are helpful if you are looking for Competitive Analysis, Back-link Checks, Page ranking, Keyword Research, Back-link Checks etc to name few. Install Here
Web Developer
Web Developer adds up a toolbar button to your browser and provides you useful and important web developer tools. Its rated as one of the most important web development tool, which every developer must have. Install Here
MeasureIt!
With MeasureIt!, you can draw out a ruler to fetch the pixel height and width of any elements on a web page. It tells you the measurement of the rectangle you draw, so you have to be very accurate about nibbling the start and the end point of the rectangle with your mouse. Install Here
BuiltWith Technology Profiler
BuiltWith is an amazing website profiler tool which shows you all the technologies like widgets, frameworks, and hosting software etc used on the web page. This surely will help you to choose the best one you want to implement in your projects.Install Here
Pendule
Pendule is one of the Extended web developer tools for Chrome. It has many in built tools to help you as a web developer. You can disable CSS, view javascripts, make changes in forms and images, view source,pick color and much more with the help of Pendule. Install Here
Portable Chrome
Portable Chrome is a petite version of Google Chrome which is ideal for carrying with you in thumb drive. Its a Lighter version but it has all the major features of Chrome. Install Here
Dual View Plugin
Dual View Plugin helps you in multi-tasking as it splits windows in two parts. Thus you can browse and surf on two windows simultaneously. Install Here
TooManyTabs for Chrome
TMT or TooManyTabs gives you a bird’s eye view of all tabs opened by you. This helps you to get a clear preview of each tab thus saves your precious time in toggling all tabs to check one. Install Here
FastestChrome
FastestChrome is there to increase your over all productivity and save your precious time. It has various features to make your search easy like it loads all searches at one go, you can check the definitions simply by highlighting the word, and search more conveniently to name a few. Install Here
WOT
Web of Trust or WOT is a safe browsing tool that tells you which websites you can trust. The WOT ratings are given by millions of other users so that you can be warned beforehand unlike them. You can check rating on the basis of trustworthiness, reliability, privacy, child safety and many more options.
Install Here
WebEdit
When ever you look at any web page, the web developer within you might start thinking how that particular web page look after a certain editing work. With WebEdit you can actually edit any web page temporarily and see the desired changes.
Install Here
Magic Inputs Filler
Magic Inputs Filler is again a very useful extension for web developers, who juggle with huge forms containing lots of inputs. Magic Inputs Filler finds all the inputs on the page and tries to fill it according to it’s reasoning. Filling forms was never so simpler. Install Here
Speed Tracer
Speed Tracer identifies, analysis and provides you with the solution to your problems of low performance of web applications. You get a clear impression of where time is being exhausted in your application. Install Here
Validity
Validity empowers you to validate your HTML documents right from the address bar. You don’t even have to leave the web page for validation. Validation warnings will be exhibited with errors in the console. Install Here
Aviary
Aviary makes your Photo editing quite simple with its image editor. You don’t need to leave your web page. Aviary gives you one-click editing option. Install Here
LastPass
LastPass is one of the free online password manager which keeps all your passwords organized at one place and frees your from the tension of forgetting the strong passwords which you may have entered on various sites. Install Here
Shareaholic
Shareaholic is a perfect tool for people who like to share every news with netizens. You can share different links with in the web page and post it to different social networking sites like delicious, facebook, digg etc from all-in-one browser extension. Install Here
Session Manager
While TooManyTabs gives you the preview of all tabs opened in your current session, Session Manager saves your current Browser state which you can load when ever you want. What more, you can even save multiple sessions. Install Here
Eye Dropper
Pick colors from web pages withEye Dropper. You can also use advanced color picker and you can even pick colors from history. Install Here
Ibrii
Ibrii allows you to take snippets of photos, videos, embedded objects or simple text on the internet. You can save these details and keep it for future use. Install Here
goo.gl URL Shortener
Most of you must be aware of goo.gl URL Shortener. It shortens your website URL with the Google URL Shortener service to keep the URLs short and sweet. Install Here
Resolution Test
Being a web developer, you have to check number of times, how a page will look in different screen resolutions. Resolution Test check web pages in different resolutions. You can also set your own resolutions along with the predefined ones. Install Here
FlashBlock
Many a times Flash takes a toll on your browsing speed. With FlashBlock you can block Flash content from loading. It supports white listing as well as downloading of content. So you can choose what to see and when to see as per your convenience. Install Here
No doubt, Chrome is considered as the fastest browser and it has come long way to prove itself worthy. We are sure the above list will give you an insight to what Chrome has to offer and you may also want to try your hands in running this Google’s baby
