100+ Best Google Chrome Extensions

by Janeth Kent Date: 16-04-2013

There are a lot of extensions specific to Google and its services, which isn't surprising considering Chrome is Google's browser. They work across operating systems. Best of all, every extension mentioned here is entirely free, so there's no harm in giving them a try. If you don't like one, just type chrome://extensions into the browser's address bar. Here we have list more of 100 Chrome extensions.

You can also rightclick an extension's icon in the toolbar to remove it. Let us know if we included your favorite or if we missed the best in the comments section.

Did we miss an extension or made a mistake?

1. Hover Zoom

Enlarge thumbnails on mouse over. Works on many sites (Facebook, Twitter, Google, Flickr, Reddit, Amazon, etc).

2. Google +1 Button

+1 and share a web page, anywhere you go on the web.

3. Google+ Notifications

View notifications of Google+ activity when signed in, anywhere you go on the web.

4. Extended Share

Extends Google+ to share to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and many more.

5. SGPlus (64,781 users)

Complete social network integration: post to Facebook and Twitter, see your feeds inside Google Plus, and much more

6. +Photo Zoom

Easily zoom photos and profile pics from your Google Plus Stream.

7. Google Translate for G+

Translate your Google+ stream using integrated, inline, Google Translate support.

8. Publish sync for google+ & facebook

Provides twoway syncs Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Plurk. It supports article, video, pictures and more

9. Replies and more for G+

Adds reply and replytoauthor buttons to Google+ comments and a number of other enhancements.

10. G+me

Collapses the Google+ stream while keeping live updates: collapses posts, hides comments, etc.

11. Surplus

Google Plus Integration for Chrome

12. Usability Boost for G+

Greatly improves readability on Google Plus, ability to star posts to read later and some other useful features

13. 1Up for Google+

Changes your +1 icon on Google+ into a 1up mushroom from Mario Brothers. Complete with sound!

14. Google Plus Directory Find your G+ is a Google Plus perso

n directory, where you can meet new people, start making new friend circles and more for Google+

15. Google+ Ultimate

This extension for Google Plus adds functionatility and themeing for the site.

16. 1 Minus One for G+

Minus one (1) button in Google+ (Post & Comment), Notifications.

17. Plus Minus

Lets you select which Circles show up in your Google+ Stream, allows you to easily mark individual or all posts as read, offers a widescreen view so you can see more content without scrolling, and loads more posts automatically as you scroll down.

18. More for Google Plus

Loads more content as you reach the bottom of the Google+ page.

19. Google Plus News, Blogs, Tips & Updates

This is a third party site created to cover latest news, blogs, tips & tricks, howto's, updates and progress of the upcoming Google+ social network.

20. RSS Share for Google Plus

Google+ and Google Reader Integration. 'Share on Google+' button on Google Reader. Google Reader in Google Plus.

21. Google+ Tweaks

Tweaks to the layout and features of Google+ (Google "Plus") Full width, thumbnails only, etc.

22. DownloadSupport for Google+

Download pictures and videos on the stream of Google +.

23. Uncircle Inactives+

Google+: Find and Remove Inactive People in Selected/All Circles. Inactivity = No Public/Private Posts At All or Since a Chosen Date

24. Helper for Google+

Add extra functions the Google+. Get desktop notifications on new posts. Share Posts via twitter. Translate posts with Google Translate. Bookmark posts faster for reading later (also to delicious.com). Linked

#hashtags

. Search in posts and profiles directly from your omnibox.

25. Notification Count for G+

Extension for displaying unread notification count for Google Plus

26. +1 Button

Plus one every page you like with only one click, directly from omnibox, without any annoying popup

27. Facebook for Google+

Add your Facebook Stream to your Google+™ Profile

28. Tweets +1

Adds a +1 button to tweets on twitter.com

29. G+ Count in Title

Adds notification count to the document title in the page tab.

30. Layouts for Google Plus

Change your Google Plus background to any image you want. Click the 'Edit Background' button in the lower right corner to change…

31. G+ Tweet

A full featured twitter client for Google+. View your timeline, url shortening, photo sharing and more...

32. AutoColorizer for G+

Colorizes Google+ and Facebook based on the user's photo.

33. Slinky G+

Smart ,Simple and Beautiful Google +

34. Circle+

Add people to your circles on Google+ from any webpage.

35. G+ Manage

r Manage your Google plus. Keyboard shortcuts, notify icon, collapse, translate posts and more...

36. GTools+

Adds many useful features for Google+ services. You can : stick the google bar, translate posts, customize notification…

37. Beautify G+

Makes Google+ a little bit nicer to look at.

38. G+ Extended

Additional shortcuts for G+. Including +1 (+), share (s) and expand comments (e).

39. Plus One (+1) Button

Google +1 button for all websites. Especially those who doesn't have one installed.

40. Plus One Anything

With this extension you are given the ability to +1 almost any webpage.

41. G+ Stream Pause

Allow's you to pause your Google+ stream so you can take your time reading or watching videos posted

42. Share+ Social Buttons

Share+ will add a contextlink icon below your Google+ post in order to share your post to some wellknown social platforms.

43. Google +1

Share the current site with google +1

44. Midnight Theme for Google+

Tired of all that white? The Midnight Theme extension applies a clean, dark theme to Google+. Even your girlfriend will like it.

45. Reader to Plus

Provides an way to share your Google Reader's items to Google Plus easily.

46. G+ Count Favicon

Replaces the favicon on plus.google.com with one that shows the current notification count.

47. Stream Filter BETA

Gives you the option to filter your stream and track it.

48. G+ Game Companion

G+ Game Companion (formerly G+ Notify Circles) is a Google Chrome extension designed to help you with Google Plus games

49. My Hangouts for Google Plus

Quick view of all the active hangouts in your stream.

50. Uncircle Uncirclers+

Find & Remove People in your Circles who've not Added you Back to their Circles. Unfollow Unfollowers, Uncircle Uncirclers.

51. Color Plus

A simple extension that replaces any Google Plus bar with a more colorful alternative.

52. Google Plus Button

The extension installs a small icon in your navigation bar to access google plus fast and easy with a single click. The icon opens your google plus page in a new or current tab.

53. Quick Hangouts

Adds a link underneath the 'Start a Hangout' button to join any active hangouts

54. View original size image

View original size image for Picasa. Please use with Google+

55. Gooce+ | Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter

Complete social network integration: read and post to Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin, search for people and posts inside Google Plus.

56. Search Extension for Google Plus

Search Google Plus (Google+) public contents and profiles online.

57. Golden View for Google+

Google Plus enhancements: (optional) modules: User Mute, Default Circle, Hide Images, Hide comments, & Search w/ Google.

58. Circle Management BETA

Have better control managing your circles. Do you have more circles than you can manage? Circle management in Google+ has yet to change. So, I am going to make your circle management easier. Currently, this extension will add a search box on top of your circle list (the one that pops up when adding a user to your circles), and allows you to quickly locate a specific circle.

59. G+Twitter

Realtime Twitter client for Google+

60. Extended Embed BETA

Automatically embed a rich content in Google+ such as flickr, soundcloud, hulu, slideshare, smugmug, and revision3.

61. Share on Google Plus

Share any webpage on Google Plus by a single click. You DON'T need to publicly +1 the page to Share it on Google Plus. (though it says 'You publicly +1'd this as xxxx', it is not the case. )

62. Hangout Pad for Google+ ALPHA

Working prototype for collaborative coding on Google plus Hangouts. This is ALPHA

63. Google Plus Mania

Google Plus Mania is a Web App which feed you with all the latest Google Plus Updates and everything with Google Plus.

64. G++

Make Google+ Awesome by Adding Facebook and Twitter Feeds

65. LiveOn+

Announces livestream events happening on Google+ via the LiveOnPlus.com events feed.

66. Fav+

Easily bookmark your favorite G+ posts.

67. Circlestar for Google+

Star posts in Google+ for later reference, just like you star emails in Gmail. Does not sync across computers.

68. Gif Stopper

Stop animated gif images with the escape key. Works with Google+

69. +OneFB: Plus One Button for Facebook

Adds +1 button below each FB post. All articles recommended by +1 button will be appeared on Google Plus profile.

70. Google+ Refined

A selection of CSS changes and features for a more refined Google Plus experience.

71. Google+ Hangout Check

This extension will check for available hangouts in Google

72. Hangout Auto Try Again for G+

Tired of clicking the try again button for Hangouts? Then install this.

73. GMinus

Alerts you when you've been removed from a user's Google+ Circles

74. Styling for Google Plus

Uses CSS to customize Google+

75. Skins & Share for Google+ & Facebook

Change the front page’s color of Google + and Facebook. Share content to several websites…

76. Share Widget

Share your thoughts on Google+. Adds a button that opens a popup where you can make a Google+ post.

77. Hide Google+ Notification

Simple extension to hide the little red Google Plus notification from the global google header toolbar.

78. Share Widget for Google Plus

Share your thoughts on Google+

79. Google Plus Colors

Change the colors, the background of your google bar with 11 predefined themes. (http://www.googleplusthemes.com)

80. PinIt for Google Plus

Put a pin in your favourite post and add it to the sidebar in Google+

81. Everything Went Black

This extension modifies page functionality and certain design elements on your Google+ account.

82. Hangouts Finder

Easily find and share public google plus hangouts.

83. Enlightenment for Google Plus

Enlightenment for Google plus adds a search bar for Google Plus. You can use it to search on Google, Twitter, and the G+ social network.

84. Tweetify for Google Plus

Make your Google+ streams Twitterlike. Heavily experimental. Compresses posts in your stream to 140 visible characters. Pages of individual posts or profiles are not affected. An experiment in reducing information overload in Google Plus in a very familiar way.