Find the right Chrome extension for anything.

The best Chrome extensions depend on the job you need done. A solid starter set for most people is an ad and tracker blocker, a password manager, a full-page screenshot tool and a grammar checker. Browse by task or profession to see ranked picks for your use.

Editors check each extension's features, permissions, update history, privacy policy and developer, then write a verdict on who it suits. Rankings are editorial and can't be bought, and any sponsored placement is clearly labelled.

Most popular extensions are safe, but any extension can read or change data on the sites it has access to. Install only what you need, check the requested permissions, prefer extensions that are actively updated, and remove ones you no longer use.

Check who publishes it and whether they have a real website, when it was last updated, what permissions it asks for and whether it links a privacy policy. Be wary of extensions that recently changed owner or ask for far more access than their job needs.

Permissions show what an extension can access, such as your tabs, your clipboard or the data on websites you visit. Broad access like “read and change all your data on all websites” deserves extra scrutiny, so we explain each permission in plain English on every listing.

Open the extension's page in the Chrome Web Store, click Add to Chrome, review the permissions in the pop-up, then click Add extension. Pin it from the puzzle-piece icon in the toolbar so it is always one click away.

Go to chrome://extensions, or open the menu and choose Extensions, then Manage extensions. Switch the toggle off to disable an extension, or click Remove to uninstall it. You can also right-click its toolbar icon and choose Remove from Chrome.

Yes. Many of the most useful extensions are free or open source, including ad blockers, JSON formatters and colour pickers. Free tools still need funding, so check the privacy policy and permissions. Every pick here is labelled Free, Freemium or Paid.

They can. Each extension uses memory, and some run code on every page you open. Keep only the extensions you use, disable the rest, and open Chrome's Task Manager from More tools to see which ones use the most resources.

Usually, yes. Microsoft Edge, Brave, Vivaldi and Arc are built on Chromium and can install extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Opera needs its free Install Chrome Extensions add-on first. A few extensions only support Chrome, so we note compatibility on each listing.

Chrome's Android and iPhone apps don't run Chrome Web Store extensions. Safari on iPhone has its own extensions from the App Store, and a few mobile browsers offer limited extension support. For the full catalogue, use Chrome on a desktop or laptop.

Manifest V3 is Chrome's current extension platform. It limits how extensions can block and modify network requests, so several ad blockers were rebuilt or replaced. uBlock Origin, for example, now ships a Manifest V3 version called uBlock Origin Lite.

No. Find Extensions is an independent Chrome extension directory and is not affiliated with Google. We link to the official Chrome Web Store so you always install from the original source, and we never host extension files ourselves.

Developers can submit an extension for free through the submission form. We review it against the same criteria as every listing. Submitting doesn't guarantee a placement, and paid placements are always labelled Sponsored.