SafeScript: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scriptsafe/oiigbmn... - Remove a lot of excess javascript.
Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
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Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
#82Google Dictionary is one I use frequently, every day. Just double-click a word to see its definition. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-dictionary-...
On Mac you can use a 3-finger tap on a world or select "Look Up In Dictionary" from the context menu to look it up in the dictionary and Wikipedia.
A bit off-topic but since I got a Mac and found out about this - Google Dictionary became obsolete. The Mac dictionary works offline as well so I'm able to look things up during commutes without WiFi.
Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
#83TL;DR Link Preview - great for reading short summaries before you click the link. It's a shame that no so many people use it. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/link-preview/ohmam...
Diigo - much better than Evernote IMO. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/diigo-web-collecto...
Readability Redux - for distraction free reading https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readability-redux/...
OneTab - to tame the tab chaos. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onetab/chphlpgkkbo...
Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
#84My top 3 of not mentioned chrome extensions:
Extensity (enable/disable chrome extensions) - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/extensity/jjmflmam...
Batch Fatkun (great image downloader) - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fatkun-batch-downl...
[!!!] Kiwi amazon price compare (compares prices between multiple Amazon websites) - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kiwi-amazon-price-...
Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
#85µBlock: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/%C2%B5block/cjpalh... LiveReload: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/livereload/jnihajb... StartHQ: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/starthq/ilcpdgfepi... - this is something I've been working on for a while, let's you launch web apps quickly and search inside them, like Spotlight on the Mac but for web apps
StartHQ looks really cool, but I've just tried setting my password and got a generic 'password incorrect' error.
My password was 100 chars (mixed) in length, but I also tried shorter ones, down to 15 chars. Now for some reason, all starthq.com pages are blank so I can't reset any credentials.
Any ideas?
Edit: Fixed by clearing localstorage on the domain. Angular really didn't like whatever I did!
Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
#86µBlock: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/%C2%B5block/cjpalh... LiveReload: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/livereload/jnihajb... StartHQ: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/starthq/ilcpdgfepi... - this is something I've been working on for a while, let's you launch web apps quickly and search inside them, like Spotlight on the Mac but for web apps
StartHQ looks really cool, but I've just tried setting my password and got a generic 'password incorrect' error. My password was 100 chars (mixed) in length, but I also tried shorter ones, down to 15 chars. Now for some reason, all starthq.com pages are blank so I can't reset any credentials. Any ideas? Edit: Fixed by clearing localstorage on the domain. Angular really didn't like whatever I did!
Sorry about the hassle. I've seen this bug in the wild before but have had a hard time trying to reproduce it. Will apply a fix that will address the symptoms, if not the root cause.
Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
#87Here's my list:
Postman - REST Client: This is actually an app and not just an extension, but I need to mention it since it's an amazing tool for anyone building or using APIs - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-clien...
Web Developer - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-developer/bfba...
Evernote Web Clipper: a must-have for anyone using Evernote - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/evernote-web-clipp...
Speed Dial 2: yet another new tab screen replacement - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speed-dial-2/jpfpe...
LastPass: Switched to LastPass from 1Password, and I never looked back - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lastpass-free-pass...
Extensity: A quite useful extension to quickly enable/disable... other extensions - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/extensity/jjmflmam...
Full Page Screen Capture - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/full-page-screen-c...
JSONView: Formats and validates JSON - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jsonview/chklaanhf...
Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
#88Required:
Pocket => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-to-pocket/nil...
Chrome to Phone => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-chrome-to-p...
µBlock => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/%C2%B5block/cjpalh...
feedly => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/feedly/hipbfijinpc...
RSS => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rss-subscription-e...
Sites Enhancement: Hacker News Enhancement Suite => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhanc... Reddit Enhancement Suite => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/reddit-enhancement... Ratings Preview for YouTube => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ratings-preview-fo... Magic Actions for YouTube => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/magic-actions-for-...
DEV Tools: Postman => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-clien... JSON Formatter => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/json-formatter/bcj... Web Developer => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-developer/bfba... PageSpeed Insights => https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pagespeed-insights...
Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
#89My adblock is uBlock: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/%C2%B5block/cjpalh... I also use Ghostery to block more scripts that slow sites down, and to block Google Analytics for my startup (so no faking stats): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ghostery/mlomiejdf... I'm also a half marketer, so I use Alexa, Similar Web, Moz toolbar, and Open SEO https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/open-seo-statsfo…
µBlock is great. I used Ghostery first and then Disconnect. But with µBlock in advanced mode I can block facebook.com on all sites but facebook, twitter.com on all site but twitter, and g+ on all sites but google.
Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?
#90Momentum | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/momentum/laookkfkn... This displays a beautiful photograph on your "New Tab" page instead of a list of your most visited sites, which if you're anything like me is procrastination central. It serves as a reminder for me to slow down, stay focussed, and not obsessively check news, Hacker News, etc... (yep, it's not exactly working at the moment ;-) It also allows yo…
Benchwarmer | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/benchwarmer-new-ta...
Great for designers. Beautifully displays top / new Dribbble submissions on new tab page.