Top 10 Web Browser Extensions for Chrome and Firefox
Extensions
bonus extensions
Themes
What is an Extension/Add-on?
A browser extension, often referred to as an add-on, is a small software program designed to enhance and customize the functionality of web browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge. These extensions can add new features, modify existing ones, or even block unwanted content.
Whether it’s blocking ads for a cleaner browsing experience, managing passwords securely, or accelerating downloads, browser extensions offer users a way to tailor their browsing experience to their needs and preferences. With thousands of extensions available, users have the flexibility to choose and install the ones that best suit their requirements, making their online activities more efficient, secure, and enjoyable.
Top 10 web-browser extensions
for Chrome And Firefox
1. Bonjourr · startpage
“Bonjourr” is a sleek and minimalist startpage designed to replace your new tab page with a refined aesthetic. Inspired by Apple’s design principles, it offers a visually stunning and lightweight browsing experience for your daily routine.
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bonjourr
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bonjourr
import my bonjourr settings
{
"cssHeight": 100,
"reviewPopup": "removed",
"usdate": false,
"about": {
"browser": "chrome",
"version": "19.2.4"
},
"showall": true,
"lang": "en",
"dark": "system",
"favicon": "",
"tabtitle": "",
"greeting": "",
"pagegap": 1,
"pagewidth": 1600,
"time": true,
"main": true,
"dateformat": "eu",
"background_blur": 15,
"background_bright": 0.8,
"background_type": "unsplash",
"quicklinks": true,
"textShadow": 0.2,
"announcements": "major",
"review": -1,
"css": "",
"hide": {
"settingsicon": true
},
"linkstyle": "large",
"linknewtab": false,
"linksrow": 6,
"linksrnkdme": {
"_id": "linksrnkdme",
"icon": "https://www.google.com/images/branding/googleg/1x/googleg_standard_color_128dp.png",
"order": 1,
"title": "Google",
"url": "https://www.google.com/"
},
"linksrmoeji": {
"_id": "linksrmoeji",
"icon": "https://www.perplexity.ai/favicon.ico",
"order": 4,
"title": "perplexity",
"url": "https://www.perplexity.ai/"
},
"linksmilrlg": {
"_id": "linksmilrlg",
"icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/fSU7IO8J8zt67BrdGMwFq1_yeGloxxfNV7J7kclSqMxMc8mkodxiv_tfleDSglPHcvs=w240-h480-rw",
"order": 7,
"title": "",
"url": "https://talkai.info/image/"
},
"linksmanrjd": {
"_id": "linksmanrjd",
"icon": "https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/32c4e480/img/favicon_144x144.png",
"order": 3,
"title": "YouTube",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/"
},
"linkslohink": {
"_id": "linkslohink",
"icon": "https://uxwing.com/wp-content/themes/uxwing/download/brands-and-social-media/chatgpt-icon.png",
"order": 11,
"title": "ChatGPT",
"url": "https://chat.openai.com/"
},
"linkskqrmhq": {
"_id": "linkskqrmhq",
"icon": "https://vitalentum.net/android-chrome-192x192.png",
"order": 9,
"title": "",
"url": "https://vitalentum.net/free-chat-gpt"
},
"linksiirefo": {
"_id": "linksiirefo",
"icon": "https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/rfr/gmail.ico",
"order": 2,
"title": "gmail",
"url": "https://gmail.com/"
},
"linksgroghh": {
"_id": "linksgroghh",
"icon": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/LinkedIn_icon.svg",
"order": 10,
"title": "",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/"
},
"linksgbrago": {
"_id": "linksgbrago",
"icon": "https://duckduckgo.com/favicon.ico",
"order": 0,
"title": "DuckDuckGo",
"url": "https://duckduckgo.com/"
},
"linksdifmoj": {
"_id": "linksdifmoj",
"icon": "https://www.photopea.com//promo/icon512.png",
"order": 5,
"title": "",
"url": "https://www.photopea.com/"
},
"linksbgarmg": {
"_id": "linksbgarmg",
"icon": "https://hix.ai/favicon.ico",
"order": 6,
"title": "",
"url": "https://hix.ai/chatgpt"
},
"linksbefcca": {
"_id": "linksbefcca",
"icon": "https://perchance.org/favicon-32x32-white-bg.png",
"order": 8,
"title": "",
"url": "https://perchance.org/ai-text-to-image-generator"
},
"linktabs": {
"active": false,
"selected": 0,
"titles": [
""
]
},
"clock": {
"ampm": false,
"analog": false,
"face": "none",
"seconds": false,
"size": 1,
"style": "round",
"timezone": "auto"
},
"unsplash": {
"collection": "",
"every": "hour",
"lastCollec": "night",
"pausedImage": null,
"time": 1714871781969
},
"weather": {
"ccode": "London",
"city": "GB",
"forecast": "auto",
"geolocation": "approximate",
"moreinfo": "none",
"provider": "",
"temperature": "actual",
"unit": "metric"
},
"notes": {
"text": "TODO:\n\n[ ] \n[ ] ",
"align": "left",
"on": true,
"opacity": 0.1,
"width": 40
},
"searchbar": {
"on": true,
"opacity": 0.1,
"engine": "google",
"newtab": false,
"placeholder": "",
"request": "",
"suggestions": true
},
"quotes": {
"on": true,
"author": false,
"frequency": "day",
"last": 1714863901920,
"type": "classic",
"userlist": ""
},
"font": {
"size": "14",
"family": "",
"system": false,
"weight": "400",
"weightlist": []
},
"move": {
"layouts": {
"double": {
"grid": [
[
"time",
"."
],
[
"main",
"."
],
[
"quicklinks",
"."
]
],
"items": {}
},
"single": {
"grid": [
[
"time"
],
[
"quicklinks"
],
[
"searchbar"
],
[
"main"
],
[
"notes"
],
[
"quotes"
]
],
"items": {
"quicklinks": {
"box": "end center",
"text": ""
}
}
},
"triple": {
"grid": [
[
".",
"time",
"."
],
[
".",
"main",
"."
],
[
".",
"quicklinks",
"."
]
],
"items": {}
}
},
"selection": "single"
}
}2. Popup Blocker (strict)
“Popup Blocker (strict)” is an extension that provides a reliable popup blocker for your browser. Whenever a website attempts to open a popup, it will be automatically blocked, while a notification containing the popup’s link will appear in the upper right corner of the browser window. The primary purpose of this extension is to prevent the opening of new tabs or windows, rather than blocking floating in-page popups.
3. uBlock Origin
“uBlock Origin” is a content blocker that efficiently blocks ads, trackers, and popups. It uses default filter lists like EasyList and EasyPrivacy. Users can customize their blocking and it’s free and open-source, supported y community contributions.
4. Dark Reader
“Dark Reader” is a popular extension that enables dark mode for websites. It’s easy on the eyes and reduces eye strain, especially during nighttime browsing. Default shortcut for dark reader is usually set to Shift+Alt+D but you can change it in the settings to suit your needs.
5. Return YouTube Dislike
“Return YouTube Dislike” restores the ability to see dislikes on YouTube. Starting December 13th 2021, YouTube removed the ability to see dislikes from their API.
6. Video Speed Controller
“Video Speed Controller” is a browser extension that enhances HTML5 video playback by allowing users to adjust playback speed, rewind, and control videos more effectively. It provides on-screen indicators and keyboard shortcuts for speed adjustments, making video viewing more optimized and customizable.
S - decrease playback speed.
D - increase playback speed.
R - reset playback speed.
Z - rewind video by 10 seconds.
X - advance video by 10 seconds.
V - show/hide controller.
7. Extensity
“Extensity” is a convenient tool for Google Chrome users to quickly enable or disable browser extensions. It helps keep your toolbar clean by allowing you to activate extensions only when needed, ensuring a lean and fast browsing experience. With features like profiles for easy switching and Chrome Cloud Storage support for syncing across devices, Extensity is an ideal companion for managing your Chrome extensions efficiently.
8. Bitwarden Password Manager
“Bitwarden” is a top-rated password manager recognized by leading tech publications like PCMag and WIRED. It offers end-to-end encrypted storage for your passwords, ensuring your digital life remains secure against data breaches. With features like advanced 2FA, secure data sharing, and global translations, Bitwarden provides versatile protection across all your devices.
9. eJoy Ai Dictionary
“eJOY AI Dictionary” extension revolutionizes your online learning by offering real-time translation, bilingual subtitles, and an AI-powered dictionary for instant definitions. Seamlessly integrated with your browser, it transforms any English content into an accessible learning resource. Elevate your learning journey with organized notes, interactive games, and smart review algorithms, making English mastery joyful and efficient.
10. Clear Browsing Data
“Clear Browsing Data” is a browser extension that lets you quickly delete cookies, history, and cache from your browser toolbar with a single click. It supports various data types like cookies, history, and saved passwords, which can be customized.
Bonus Extensions
Bonus Extensions and Add-ons are listed below because there are many other excellent extensions available.
“Reopen Closed Tabs” extensions help you quickly reopen closed tabs.
“Identify Music and Songs” These extensions help you identify music and songs.
“Cookie Consent Popup Blocker” This extension blocks cookie consent popups before they appear, as it can be time consuming to manually close them each time, especially when frequently clearing cookies or starting new incognito/private browsing sessions.
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Cookie Consent Popup Blocker
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Cookie Consent Popup Blocker
“Unhook: Remove YouTube Recommended Videos Comments” A browser extension to eliminate distractions on YouTube, including the recommended sidebar, endscreen video suggestions, user comments, homepage related videos feed, trending tab, turn off autoplay or annotations, and more. Toggle the options through the popup to customize your own YouTube experience!
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Unhook
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Unhook
“SponsorBlock” This extension lets you skip over sponsors, intros, outros, subscription reminders, and other annoying parts of YouTube videos. SponsorBlock is a crowdsourced browser extension that lets anyone submit the start and end times of sponsored segments and other segments of YouTube videos. Once one person submits this information, everyone else with this extension will skip right over the sponsored segment.
“Vimium” is a browser extension that provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control, inspired by the Vim text editor. It allows users to navigate web pages, follow links, and manage tabs without using a mouse, enhancing productivity and efficiency. Vimium is popular among power users and developers who prefer keyboard-centric workflows.
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Vimium
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Vimium
“OneTab” streamlines your browsing by converting all open tabs into a single list with just one click. This efficient tab management reduces memory and CPU usage, optimizing your browser’s performance. Easily restore tabs individually or all at once whenever you need them.
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OneTab
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OneTab
Bonus Themes
Bonus Themes
“Complete Black Theme for Firefox” The best black theme for Firefox that protect your eyes late at night.
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Complete Black Theme for Firefox
Bottom Line
Browser extensions play a crucial role in enhancing and customizing our online experience, offering a range of functionalities from ad blocking to password management. The top 10 extensions listed above have been carefully selected for their efficiency, security, and user-friendliness across both Chrome and Firefox platforms. By integrating these extensions into your browser, you can optimize performance, boost productivity, and enjoy a safer and more personalized browsing experience.