Plugins and extensions are the main reason why firefox is the most popular browser . Because of this reason Firefox users are not moving to Google Chrome .However, Chrome is catching up and there are now some very good extensions & plug-ins. Here I am listing some of the popular chrome extensions and plugins .
This plugin lets you interact with facebook while you are browsing the web .Your notifications will be show up directly in your browser, saving you a trip to your Facebook page.
The Google Talk extension brings your GTalk and Gchat messages directly to your browser. There is no need to have the GTalk tool installed in order to use this Chrome browser extension
3. Flash Block
Flash contents slows down the page loading time . you can block flash contents with this extension .
4. Split Screen
Split screen pens a new tab and prompts the user for two URL’s, then displays both sites on one page. Great for cross-reference studying and surfing the web in general! Watch a video, (or wait for it to buffer) while you surf another webpage.
This plugin makes the entire page fade to dark, so you can watch (focus) video as if you are in the cinema. For example, you can see videos from YouTube or other video sites.
With this extension you can preview image of every search result before you click.SearchPreview adds preview images (thumbnails) to your Google search results.
While browsing if you come across a word whose meaning who don’t understands ,then this plugin is very useful . Just select the word and double click on it to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble.
With this extension you can easily download videos from youtube , metacafe, dailymotion and many more .
This extension makes your browsing fast and enhanced .It loads the next page automatically just before you reach the end so you don’t have to click “Next” or wait
10 Cooliris
Cooliris transforms your browser into a full-screen 3D Wall for searching, viewing and sharing the Web.
11. Quick Tabs
Do you have a number of tabs open in your browser simultaneously? If yes, you know how hard can it be to find the exact tab you are looking for, specially with Chrome, where tabs are reduced to just favicons when you have a lot of them open.The solution? Quick Tabs. Just hit Ctrl+M and Quick Tabs presents you with list of all the open tabs sorted in order in which they were recently used.
12. Drag n Go
With Drag n Go Plugin you dont need to right-click and then select “Open in New Tab“ to open new links in background tab or foreground (can be customized in settings). All you need to do is to just drag the links to very small distance and drop it. This plugin also gets you rid of pressing “ctrl+t”
