Let's list good & favorite & amazing ext's from CWS
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Let's list good & favorite & amazing ext's from CWS
I'll start:
Imagus
- The "best" image hover & controller & donwloader app with plenty of options (advanced too). Get this you'll never look back if you need a power tool like this.
- Also controls videos & can download videos from almost any site.
- Listing all features here would take ages, have a look, test and try, it's pure brilliance!
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/imagus/immpkjjlgappgfkkfieppnmlhakdmaab
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here's some of my must-haves:
The Great Suspender
Highly configurable piece of software which will help you to lower your RAM usage by suspending unused tabs.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg
Tabs Backup & Restore
Probably the best session manager in CWS allows you to automatically create backups in specified intervals of time and hold multiple versions of them (it's what Time Machine is to macOS).
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabs-backup-restore/dehocbglhkaogiljpihicakmlockmlgd
User-Agent Switcher for Chrome
Name explains everything. This extension was made by Google.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher-for-c/djflhoibgkdhkhhcedjiklpkjnoahfmg
BehindTheOverlay
Small tool allowing you to easily close annoying overlays. It doesn't need any permissions to function properly!
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/behindtheoverlay/ljipkdpcjbmhkdjjmbbaggebcednbbme
uBlock Origin
Lightest reputable adblocker in CWS. Highly configurable, highly recommended.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm
Stealth Mode
This one protects you from prying eyes of web trackers.
BEWARE! FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY! This will cause troubles with Vivaldi forums if you don't whitelist forum.vivaldi.net, login.vivaldi.net and vivaldi.net.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stealth-mode/hfkpddhkjcbfmnclailpehabmekgphfh
Enhancer for YouTube
This one improves your YouTube browsing experience (video preview while browsing comments, custom playback speeds, play on repeat functionality).
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/enhancer-for-youtube/ponfpcnoihfmfllpaingbgckeeldkhle
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uMatrix - it's a 'firewall' for a browser
From: https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/umatrix/?display=en
Or: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/umatrix/ogfcmafjalglgifnmanfmnieipoejdcf -
HTTPS Everywhere
Chrome, Firefox, Opera, links: https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
Forces https connections when needed so you dont accidentally visit an http page when there is a secured alternative. -
@lonm HTTPS Everywhere is good and EFF is very trustworthy. However the method HTTPS Everywhere uses consumes quite a lot of system resources, and only a 'handful' of domains are present in they're lists.
Therefor I recommend KB SSL Enforcer for enforcing HTTPS
It checks if the domain has SSL and if so then directs to https. Fast and lightweight.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kb-ssl-enforcer/flcpelgcagfhfoegekianiofphddckof -
@rudric Looking at that it seems that it tests for connections when you visit a site over HTTP initially. I guess that not including rulesets means it's slightly less resource intensive, but it does mean you have to initially visit an HTTP only site before it "kicks in".
Personally, i'd prefer the EFF's ruleset solution, as beyond the initial pre-release versions I havent noticed any resource problems or accidental HTTP "leakage".
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@lonm There's a list in KB SSL settings where it saves preference per domain, so only initial visit is that the extension checks https availability, after that it's automatic. User can of course edit the list in ext settings.
RAM and CPU burden is much less with KB SSL ext than EFF ext. Hopefully someday we won't need HTTPS enforcers, and that might be nearer than farther..
https://blog.chromium.org/2017/04/next-steps-toward-more-connection.html
Chromium based browsers also has built in https redirector which is growing rapidly as we speak. HSTS here: https://www.chromium.org/hsts/ and here everyone can add sites (that meets requirements) to auto-https: https://hstspreload.org/
Truly EFF's method is outdated, but yes despite it's a good extension I used it for years
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Favourite extensions.
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Bookmark Sidebar
Awesome ext with amazing feature set, gimmicky animations as well for those who like. Highly customizable.
Albeit perhaps Vivaldi already has quite the good bookmarks feature, but I decided to post this as a showcase at least.https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bookmark-sidebar/jdbnofccmhefkmjbkkdkfiicjkgofkdh
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