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Chrome Browser Addins and Configuration

This is a list of Chrome browser addins that I already use or think that I might find useful in the future or that I find awesome for some other reason. That's not to say that you would find them useful or even usable, this is only my opinion not a professional recommendation. All of these applications work on Chrome for Windows 10.

Contents

General

  • Extensity - Easily en-/dis-able extensions.

    Helps keep memory usage low without having to uninstall/reinstall extensions.

  • Yet Another Drag and Go - select and drag to search

  • Session Buddy - protect from crashes, makes sure you can recover open windows/tabs

  • Adguard Adblocker

  • The Great Suspender - lets you keep lots of windows/tabs open without excessive memory/cpu

  • LastPass

  • Disconnect

  • Pop up blocker for Chrome

  • Referer Control - useful to unblock some paywalls that don't block Google

  • Shodan - check sites against the Shodan vulnerability database

  • Amazon Assistant for Chrome

  • Right to copy - stop stupid sites from blocking copy of text

  • Search Engine Blacklist - kill certain sites from answers from Google searches

  • Video Speed Controller - great if you watch lots of training videos, speed them up

Secure Browsing

Browsing securely is quite a tall ask from any general purpose OS and browser. These extensions and configuration should help.

You might also want to check out the EFF Privacy Starter Pack.

  • WebRTC Network Limiter - WebRTC is an open media standard. However it leaks information such as your internal IP addresses and should be blocked if you want to stay completely secure.

  • uBlock Origin - a decent ad-blocker (many ads will grab detailed personal and tracking information so they need to be blocked anyway. It also has WebRTC blocking available as well as some tracking and malware blocking.

  • EFF Privacy Badger - specifically designed to block tracking tools. Very effective.

  • Vanilla Cookie Manager - Cookies are often used to track browsing history, a cookie manager helps keep things clean.

  • Some VPN providers such as VPN.AC have lightweight browser extensions that can be used instead of a full VPN network configuration. Use with the above extensions and additional configuration below.

  • Protect against DNS leaks when using a VPN

  • Do not enable Java use from the browser

  • Make sure that sites cannot use your location

Corrections and Contributions

  • Corrections are always gratefully received
  • Please check for duplicates before suggesting a new contribution
  • Either create a pull request or raise an issue
  • Keep descriptions short, simple and unbiased

Thanks for your help and support.

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