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99 extensions8 categoriesFacts checked Aug. 30, 2026

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Kami iconResearch & citations

Kami

Annotating PDFs and documents for class, with teacher workflows

4.6View review
Todoist for Chrome iconFocus & study

Todoist for Chrome

Capturing tasks and web pages into an established task system

4.7View review
Loom iconResearch & citations

Loom

Recording and sharing quick screen explanations with a link

4.6View review
Turn Off the Lights iconAccessibility & reading

Turn Off the Lights

Dimming distracting page content around videos and nighttime browsing

4.6View review
Glasp iconResearch & citations

Glasp

Collecting web, PDF, and video highlights

4.5View review
StayFocusd iconFocus & study

StayFocusd

Setting firm time limits on distracting sites

4.4View review
MyBib iconResearch & citations

MyBib

Quick, free citations from the page you are viewing

4.8View review
NaturalReader iconAccessibility & reading

NaturalReader

Listening to selected webpages with a choice of voices

4.2View review
Web Developer iconDeveloper tools

Web Developer

A broad toolbar of page inspection and manipulation utilities

4.5View review
Forest iconFocus & study

Forest

Gamified focus sessions that block sites while a tree grows

3.8View review
Diigo Web Collector iconResearch & citations

Diigo Web Collector

Annotating, bookmarking, and archiving research pages in one library

4.6View review
Lighthouse iconDeveloper tools

Lighthouse

Auditing web performance, accessibility, SEO, and best practices

4.4View review
Obsidian Web Clipper iconResearch & citations

Obsidian Web Clipper

Saving structured web research into a local Markdown knowledge base

4.8View review
OpenDyslexic for Chrome iconAccessibility & reading

OpenDyslexic for Chrome

Applying a dyslexia-oriented font and reading adjustments

4.1View review
Redux DevTools iconDeveloper tools

Redux DevTools

Tracing Redux actions and state changes over time

4.6View review
LanguageTool iconWriting assistants

LanguageTool

Grammar and style checking across sites, with multilingual support

4.7View review
Reader View iconAccessibility & reading

Reader View

Turning cluttered articles into a configurable reading page

4.7View review
Google Scholar Button iconResearch & citations

Google Scholar Button

Jumping from any page to Scholar results and full text

4.6View review
OneTab iconFocus & study

OneTab

Collapsing a pile of open tabs into one restorable list

4.4View review
MaxAI iconAI assistants

MaxAI

A broad AI sidebar spanning reading, search, and drafting

4.7View review
AdGuard AdBlocker iconPrivacy & security

AdGuard AdBlocker

Feature-rich ad and tracker blocking with configurable filter lists

4.7View review
Clockify Time Tracker iconFocus & study

Clockify Time Tracker

Starting project timers inside the web apps where work happens

3.5View review
Wappalyzer iconDeveloper tools

Wappalyzer

Identifying the technology stack behind any website

4.6View review
Wordtune iconWriting assistants

Wordtune

Sentence-level tone and clarity rewrites

4.6View review
Speechify iconAccessibility & reading

Speechify

Polished text-to-speech across pages and documents

4.6View review
EndNote Click iconResearch & citations

EndNote Click

Finding accessible full-text papers while browsing research sites

4.0View review
Text Blaze iconAuto typers

Text Blaze

Powerful snippets with forms, variables, and dynamic logic

4.9View review
VisBug iconDeveloper tools

VisBug

Visually inspecting and experimenting with a live page layout

4.8View review
Scribe iconResearch & citations

Scribe

Turning a browser workflow into a step-by-step process guide

4.8View review
Google Dictionary iconAccessibility & reading

Google Dictionary

Looking up definitions and translations without leaving the page

4.4View review
Ghostery iconPrivacy & security

Ghostery

Tracker visibility plus ad and cookie-popup blocking

4.7View review
Sider iconAI assistants

Sider

A high-adoption multi-model AI sidebar

4.9View review
Sapling iconWriting assistants

Sapling

Grammar assistance and snippets in customer-facing workflows

4.4View review
HARPA AI iconAI assistants

HARPA AI

Combining page-aware AI prompts with browser automations

4.7View review
Tab Manager by Workona iconFocus & study

Tab Manager by Workona

Separating tabs and cloud resources into project-based workspaces

4.6View review
WAVE Evaluation Tool iconDeveloper tools

WAVE Evaluation Tool

Auditing a page's accessibility issues where they appear

4.1View review
Duey.ai iconAuto typers

Duey.ai

A focused, free auto typer for Docs, Slides, and Word Online

4.1View review
Privacy Badger iconPrivacy & security

Privacy Badger

Set-and-forget tracker blocking from a nonprofit

4.5View review
Mate Translate iconAccessibility & reading

Mate Translate

Translating selected text, full pages, PDFs, and video subtitles

4.3View review
Evernote Web Clipper iconResearch & citations

Evernote Web Clipper

Saving cleaned articles, screenshots, and bookmarks to Evernote

4.7View review
Merlin iconAI assistants

Merlin

A keyboard-first AI assistant for pages, files, and videos

4.8View review
Video Speed Controller iconFocus & study

Video Speed Controller

Watching lectures and tutorials at your own pace, from the keyboard

4.5View review
Dark Reader iconAccessibility & reading

Dark Reader

Dark mode for the large share of the web that never shipped one

4.7View review
Mendeley Web Importer iconResearch & citations

Mendeley Web Importer

Saving papers and citation metadata into a Mendeley library

2.3View review
Voice In iconAuto typers

Voice In

Dictating text into browser inputs instead of typing

4.4View review
Grammarly iconWriting assistants

Grammarly

Proofreading and writing feedback across many sites

4.5View review
Refined GitHub iconDeveloper tools

Refined GitHub

Dozens of quality-of-life fixes layered onto GitHub

4.8View review
uBlock Origin Lite iconPrivacy & security

uBlock Origin Lite

Efficient, permission-light content blocking under Manifest V3

4.5View review
Monica iconAI assistants

Monica

Students who want an expansive AI workspace in the browser

4.9View review
1Password iconPrivacy & security

1Password

Password, passkey, and secure-item autofill across devices

2.9View review
Octotree iconDeveloper tools

Octotree

Browsing large GitHub repositories with an IDE-style file tree

4.9View review
Helperbird iconAccessibility & reading

Helperbird

A configurable accessibility toolkit: fonts, overlays, TTS, reading aids

4.6View review
Tab Wrangler iconFocus & study

Tab Wrangler

Automatically closing idle tabs without losing the ability to restore them

4.4View review
Paperpile Extension iconResearch & citations

Paperpile Extension

Managing references and PDFs in a Google-centered workflow

4.6View review
ProWritingAid iconWriting assistants

ProWritingAid

Long-form editing reports and in-browser grammar feedback

4.8View review
Decentraleyes iconPrivacy & security

Decentraleyes

Serving common web libraries locally to reduce CDN requests

4.8View review
Immersive Translate iconAccessibility & reading

Immersive Translate

Bilingual side-by-side translation of pages, PDFs, and subtitles

3.9View review
Hypothesis iconResearch & citations

Hypothesis

Annotating web pages and PDFs, alone or with a class

4.1View review
Otto iconFocus & study

Otto

Pairing a friendly Pomodoro timer with website blocking

4.7View review
Typster iconAuto typers

Typster

Trying a minimal human-style typing utility

3.7View review
QuestionAI iconAI assistants

QuestionAI

A homework-oriented explain-and-solve interface

4.8View review
ColorZilla iconDeveloper tools

ColorZilla

Sampling page colors and building quick CSS gradients

4.6View review
Ginger Writer iconWriting assistants

Ginger Writer

Sentence correction with translation and rephrasing support

3.8View review
Toucan by Babbel iconAccessibility & reading

Toucan by Babbel

Learning vocabulary through small translations inside everyday webpages

4.6View review
React Developer Tools iconDeveloper tools

React Developer Tools

Inspecting React component trees, props, state, and renders

4.0View review
RescueTime for Chrome iconFocus & study

RescueTime for Chrome

Understanding how active browser time is divided across websites

0View review
Undetectable AI iconWriting assistants

Undetectable AI

Rewriting AI-drafted text in place, if you accept the disclosure and policy tradeoffs

4.7View review
Notion Web Clipper iconResearch & citations

Notion Web Clipper

Saving pages into Notion databases you already use

3.3View review
JSON Formatter iconDeveloper tools

JSON Formatter

Making raw JSON responses readable in the browser

4.3View review
Language Reactor iconAccessibility & reading

Language Reactor

Learning languages with dual subtitles on Netflix and YouTube

4.2View review
BlockSite iconFocus & study

BlockSite

Scheduled site blocking across study and work sessions

4.5View review
Bitwarden iconPrivacy & security

Bitwarden

Open-source password management with autofill in the browser

4.3View review
LINER AI Copilot iconAI assistants

LINER AI Copilot

Summarizing, questioning, and highlighting webpages, PDFs, and videos

4.4View review
SciSpace iconResearch & citations

SciSpace

Explaining and navigating academic papers

4.4View review
Phrasely iconWriting assistants

Phrasely

A free, lightweight rephraser—only if a very thin public record is acceptable

5.0View review
ProKeys iconAuto typers

ProKeys

Free local text expansion with simple placeholders

4.4View review
QuillBot iconWriting assistants

QuillBot

Paraphrasing and controlled rewrites

4.7View review
Glarity iconAI assistants

Glarity

Summarizing web pages, search results, and online videos

3.9View review
Session Buddy iconFocus & study

Session Buddy

Saving and restoring large groups of browser tabs

4.7View review
axe DevTools iconDeveloper tools

axe DevTools

Running accessibility checks inside browser developer tools

3.8View review
Read Aloud iconAccessibility & reading

Read Aloud

Listening to articles and web documents with one click

4.1View review
Zotero Connector iconResearch & citations

Zotero Connector

Building a durable research library from the browser

4.0View review
Linguix iconWriting assistants

Linguix

Straightforward grammar checks and reusable writing shortcuts

4.5View review
Compose AI iconAI assistants

Compose AI

Autocomplete and short-form drafting inside browser text fields

4.1View review
TextExpander iconAuto typers

TextExpander

Managed snippet libraries shared across a team

4.5View review
Vue.js devtools iconDeveloper tools

Vue.js devtools

Inspecting Vue component trees, state, and events

4.1View review
Raindrop.io iconResearch & citations

Raindrop.io

Visual bookmark collections shared across devices

4.1View review
Momentum iconFocus & study

Momentum

Turning the new-tab page into a calm dashboard with one daily focus

4.5View review