Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions in 2016?

"Empty New Tab Page", pretty self-explanatory: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page...

"Rapportive" shows LinkedIn profiles when you mouseover an email address in Gmail: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rapportive/hihakjf...

My current top three would be:

uBlock Origin - Block annoying ads

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpa...

LastPass - Easily manage passwords

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lastpass-free-pass...

The Great Suspender - Save RAM by suspending unused tabs

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspende...

I've found OneTab to be a better idea than Suspender personally, plus it lets me look back at all the stuff I did have open during a session for quick recall.

Similar list here, but I'd add Ghostery and Google Hangouts to the list. Along with React and Redux dev tools if you use them.

Use PrivacyBadger, not Ghostery. Ghostery let's some stuff through.

Will take a look, though some stuff I want through (mainly disqus, etc).

LastPass is known to have... "problems".

It isn't great, and they did have a leak, but it is the best option if you're working across platforms (including your phone). And peering options are at least there. I've considered switching out, but have been relatively happy.

Besides the ones people have already mentioned (uBlock, LastPasst, Great Suspender), I like:

Tabli - Easily find the tab you're looking for (Ctrl - . shortcut is great)

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabli/igeehkedfibb...

Disable HTML5 AutoPlay - Site are getting more aggressive about playing non-ad video automatically, which I rarely want and this disables

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disable-html5-auto...

Google Translate - For translating web pages Chrome doesn't realise aren't in english

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-translate/a...

Bookmark Manager - A better chrome://bookmarks page

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bookmark-manager/g...

As a developer my favorite are:

Strict Workflow - a simple way to manage your time and increase your productivity. Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/strict-workflow/cg...

Wappalyzer- Identifies software on the web Link:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wappalyzer/gppongm...

I've found these extensions to be super helpful for me since my Chrome window always ended up with hundred of tabs opened. Now, it's only 10-15 tabs the most.

Clutter Free - to avoid duplicate tabs

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clutter-free-preve...

The Great Suspender - suspend unused tabs

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspende...

Toby - Replace the default new tab with a much better tab manager

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/toby-manage-your-t...

If you have hundreds of tabs open, unused tabs etc, I would suspect that you'd have more to gain by fixing whatever is wrong with your work methodology than by downloading extensions. Food for thought.

On my laptop I've found The Great Suspender has helped to limit memory use and increase battery life.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspende...

* uBlock Origin - Lightweight adblocker

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpa...

* Tab Snooze - Removes clutter by hiding a tab for later. We can pick the time & date. Can use this as a reminder.

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-snooze/pdiebia...

* One Tab - Push all current tabs into one tab. I use this with Tab Snooze, mostly. All tabs related to a project are snoozed till I get to work on them again.

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onetab/chphlpgkkbo...

* Papier/Workflowy New Tab - Have a text document in the new tab page. I usually have to-dos or jot down some quick notes here.

Link1: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/papier/hhjeaokafpl...

Link2 : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/workflowy-new-tab/...

SessionBox lets me have multiple accounts open on 1 site: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sessionbox-free-mu...

Super Auto Refresh lets me set per-URL auto-refresh timers: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/super-auto-refresh...

iGive Button sends a portion of all my online shopping spending to the charity of my choice: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/igive-button/igcjd...

Wandertab gives me awesome photos in my 'New Tab': https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wandertab-by-hitli...

Papier - markdown notepad as new tab page: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/papier/hhjeaokafpl...

I've been using Papier as a daily todo list and found it's helped me not get distracted by having social media on the new tab page.

I like Papier a lot but wish it would synchronize accros chrome instances.

If you have a workflowy account, this syncs well and is similar to Papier.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/workflowy-new-tab/...

Yeah, I tweeted them about this and they gave a rather vague response about passing it to the product team. I can't see it being too tough to do if it were able to use google docs as a backend for all the new problems you get from having multiple versions of the tab content

Papier looks neat, thanks for sharing!

G.lux - makes the screen easier on my eyes https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/glux/hinolicfmhnja...

Deluminate - also makes it easier on my eyes https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/deluminate/iebboop...

Video Speed Controller - saves me time. i speed thru videos on youtube and vimeo https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-contro...

Google dictionary https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-dictionary-...

Double click on words and you get the definition, or translation if it's in another language. Works for non-dictionary words as well, normally giving the Wikipedia definition.

If you do any kind of outreach/cold emails, you may find Nymeria (https://www.nymeria.io) as useful as I have. It's really great for finding personal emails as well as business emails.

None. I don't trust Chrome extensions anymore. I've been bit more than once by popular extensions being sold and updated to install malware.

I developed BriefTube.com - It's an instant video summarizer (better put TLDR; for long videos)

I use it a lot myself, mostly for lectures on youtube and coursera.

Vimium and stylish haven't been mentioned yet.

I'm a power vim user and tried a vim extension for Firefox. I didn't find that command mode for coding translated very well to browsing the web.

"Remove trending Facebook"

Tabbie and tab suspender

For me:

HTTPS Everywhere: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/https-everywhere/g...

uMatrix: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/umatrix/ogfcmafjal...