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Posted by Schweine FEin
Schweine FEin
2,671 Points

useful extensions for chrome?

Hey guys,

I'm switching back from firefox to chrome, since the developer tools are better. While checking out the chrome web store, I noticed some of my extensions I've used with firefox aren't available for chrome like adblock edge for example.

So I thought I ask you which extensions for chrome you use and like. So tell me :D

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

What kind of extensions are you asking about?

Schweine FEin
Schweine FEin
2,671 Points

All extensions that are useful for keeping my privacy private as much as possible and everything that could help me with developing( check Heade messages, json view and all such stuff :) )

4 Answers

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points
Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

Hey Luca,

I really like the Web Developer extension for Chrome. It adds a ton of options for testing! You really have to check it out: http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/

Germán Campos
Germán Campos
18,374 Points
Germán Campos
Germán Campos
18,374 Points

I use:

1.- The in-built chrome inspector, which used to be inferior to firefox's firebug but has since surpassed it in features and speed. (Partly due to the fact that Firefox has become a horribly slugish, unresponsive program, unlike chrome which is lightning fast, even if your computer is powerful. If it is not, the firefox is even worse.)

Perfect for css+html tweaks on the go when developing sites Very useful to analyze/debug js/jquery scripts causing you trouble

2.- Chrome Adblock

No more annoying ads 99% of the time. Faster than anything Firefox had, free, easy to use, etc.

3.- Windows resizer, suggested in one of the TTT videos by Allison Grayce if I recall correctly. Resize your chrome window and you get a little tab with width/height values for window and viewport in the bottom right corner of the screen.

4.- The 'responsive virtualizer' tool within the chrome inspector to superficially test what your site will look like in any resolution, even if yours is smaller (the mobile icon next to the looking glass).

Cheers

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

+1 to everything, except Adblock. It robs advertising revenue from businesses. Every time you let Adblock run on a page, you take money out of someone's pocket. It's not supposed to block non-invasive advertisements, but it does so constantly. Adblock has caused so many problems for me when even interacting with legitimate websites trying to input information or get to one of their pages that it was best for me to keep it off of any of my browsers until it has a better algorithm for dealing with invasive advertisements. Sorry for the rant, but I really hate adblock, if you couldn't tell lol

Schweine FEin
Schweine FEin
2,671 Points
Schweine FEin
Schweine FEin
2,671 Points

Thanks for the input guys I check them out.

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points
Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

For Privacy. I use Ghostery. You can choose what services you allow to run. becareful tho not allowing certain services can effect websites from working correctly.

For development i use the following. ColorZilla For an easy color picker and website color analyzer. Live CSS Editor for those times when you want to test CSS before placing it in your files. Short URL This is great for when you are looking for an image to use for a website but don't want to clutter your code with a long http address.

Hope this helps.