71 Chrome Extensions for Blogging & SEO
I’ve converted, but my first experience with Google Chrome occurred about a year ago and it was not a positive one. It was disappointing and frustrating. However, after fighting with Firefox, which crashed many times daily and demanded updates that slowed browsing and constantly interrupted me, I gave Chrome a second chance.
My biggest concern was the lack of extensions (“plugins” for Firefox users), but after about an hour on the Google Chrome Extensions site, that was no longer a problem. So, I’ve compiled a list of the best Chrome Extensions for SEO and a few other can’t-live-without extensions (in no particular order).
1. Chrome SEO
Includes page, backlink, traffic and rank stats, and more.
2. SEO Site Tools
Includes internal and external page data, social media stats, server information and more.
3. Google Similar Pages beta (by Google)
Shows pages similar to the Web page you’re currently browsing.
4. Domain Details
Shows domain, website and server details at a glance.
5. PageRank
Shows Google PageRank on your toolbar.
6. SeoQuake
Appears to be based on the Firefox plugin (currently in beta).
7. Speed Tracer (by Google)
Shows page performance data.
8. Ultimate Chrome Flag
Get domain, page and server data as well as PageRank and the hosting country’s flag icon.
9. SEO Playground
Shows great on-page content information.
10. Whois+
Get Whois, DNS, Email and Ping information for the current domain.
11. Firebug Lite
Great for front-end inspection of the Web page you’re browsing.
12. Pendule
Web developer tools for Chrome.
13. IMG Inspector
Converts image links to a full gallery with thumbnails. Lightbox-style.
14. Image Preview
Replaces image and video links with a lightbox preview popup.
15. IE Tab
Display web pages using IE in a tab.
16. MeasureIt!
Draw a ruler to measure any Web page element.
17. Web Developer Mini
Web developer tools. This is a miniature toolset. Pendule has more functionality.
18. ProxyThisPage
Load the page through a proxy.
19. Switch HTTP Proxy
Switch proxy setting with one click.
[download & install now]
20. Session Buddy
Chrome session management.
21. Session Manager
Save sessions of your opened tabs to quickly re-open whenever you like.
22. ShowIP
Displays your current IP address.
23. AutoPagerize for Chrome
Auto-loads the next page as you scroll through a Web page. For example: Google SERPs, Delicious bookmarks, etc.
24. Evernote Web Clipper
Save interesting stuff you see on the Web into your Evernote account for use on the Web or mobile.
25. My Shortcuts
Quickly access your Google Apps, or custom URLs, that you frequently use.
26. Resolution Test
Test web pages in different resolution settings or set your own resolution.
27. FlashBlock
Block all Flash on all pages or use the whitelist manager to allow certain pages to display Flash.
28. Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (by Google)
Preview PDFs, PowerPoint documents and other docs in Google Docs viewer.
29. WOT (Web of Trust)
A safe browsing tool that warns of malicious sites.
30. AutoPager Chrome
Automatically loads the next page for multi-page sites by just scrolling with your mouse.
31. html2pdf
Converts HTML pages to PDF with one click.
32. Auto Copy
Highlight text and it’s automatically copied to your clipboard.
33. Chrome Gestures
Create mouse gestures to perform certain tasks.
34. Clickable Links
URLs and Emails displayed in text will be automatically converted to a link.
35. Tab Switch Plus
Find tabs in this vertical tab list and easily switch to new tabs or close immediately.
36. Xmarks Bookmarks Sync
Backup and sync your bookmarks across computers and browsers.
37. Translation Bar
Translate Web pages into your language of choice.
38. Autocomplete = on
Use to remember your passwords. Can be turned off.
39. RoboForm Online
Manage your passwords with RoboForm.
40. LastPass
Manage your password with LastPass.
41. RightLink
Right-click on links will automatically open the link in a new tab.
42. goo.gl URL Shortener
Shorten URLs with goo.gl
[download & install now]
43. StayFocusd
Limit the amount of time you spend on certain sites so you can focus.
44. New Tabs Always Last
Always opens new tabs to the far right of your toolbar. The default in Chrome is to open new tabs directly to the right of the current tab.
45. Search Box
Easily search in multiple search engines.
46. Feedly
Organize your feeds into a magazine-style start page.
47. Search the Current Site
Performs a site search for the current domain rather than just a page find search.
[download & install now]
48. SendTo Extension
Send current Web page to several Internet services: Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, WordPress, PDF Online, etc.
49. RemindMe
Set yourself reminders that can be synced on multiple machines.
50. Tabs to the Front!
Opens new tabs and brings them to the front for immediate attention.
51. Aviary Screen Capture
Take a screen capture and edit it immediately with Aviary tools.
52. Picnik Extension for Chrome
Capture a screen image and edit immediately using Picnik tools. Also pulls images from online at Flickr, MySpace, etc.
53. Pixlr Grabber
Grab the entire page or just a section and save it to your desktop or edit using Pixlr tools.
54. Webpage Screenshot
Capture the whole page or sections of the page in a JPG format.
55. Zemanta
Support for many blogging platforms: WordPress, Blogger, Typepad, etc. Associates images, video and other content to be inserted into your blog post as you write.
56. Bit.ly
Easily shorten and share links with Bit.ly.
57. Twitter Reactions
Shows tweets about the current Web page.
58. Shareaholic for Google Chrome
Share the Web page on your favorite social network.
59. Digg for Chrome
Easily Digg the latest story and find out what is being discovered at the moment.
[download & install now]
60. StumbleUpon
Manage your Stumbles and discover new pages.
61. Del.icio.us Extension
One-click submission to bookmark your current Web page.
62. Delicious Tools
Manage your Delicious account, use a pop-up window for tagging and keyboard shortcuts are available.
63. Chromelicious
Easy access to your tags, bookmarks and Delicious account management.
64. My Alerts
Receive alerts for Twitter, Google, Backtweets, etc.
65. Facebook for Google Chrome
Quickly post status updates and view your wall and news feeds.
66. HootSuite
Manage your Twitter accounts easily. Based on the Firefox plugin.
67. Yelp Mobile for Google Chrome
Manage your Yelp account.
68. Auto HD for YouTube
Will automatically redirect to the HD version, if available, and play as normal.
69. Incredible StartPage
Customize your start page to include shortcuts and recover closed tabs. Also take notes as you browse.
70. Chrome Reader
Subscribe to feeds, in Google Reader, from the address bar.
71. BetterPandora
Who says you don’t need music to do SEO and blog?
During the writing of this post, I had several windows & tabs open with all of these extensions and more running simultaneously. I installed plugins and managed to tweet through Tweetdeck as well. Nothing slowed down. Nothing froze. I experienced no problems. That’s huge compared to Firefox or IE.
I’m sure I’ve missed more than a few so please comment with your favorite extensions to share with everybody.
** Be aware that extensions are not always published by the brand represented (e.g. Flickr, Delicious, Yelp, etc.).
Tags: chrome, chrome extensions, google chrome, seo addons, seo extensions
You have over 70 extensions and don’t see slowing or crashes? Yet again, Google moves into a space and destroys the competition.
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Really a great collection and thank for providing each and every thing with links! It really is too good!
I didn’t know there were so many tools for Chrome,
and i was in search of switching for Firefox, now having installed all the tools, i think it would be my last day of Firefox.
Thanks for sharing all the info above.
I love it! I’ve known that you are the extension king for quite a while, but 71? I didn’t even know there were that many Chrome extensions available now!
Thanks Ash, you’re the best!
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Thanks for the time spent compiling this list. Some good SEO extensions in there.
The effort is much appreciated.
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Thanks for this great list. Was just debating last night about whether to stick with Chrome, and you’ve given me many reasons to stay. The Chrome SEO extensions are just right!
The only one that I find useful is Clickable Links.
Thanks for all the comments. I’m glad it was helpful.
@erdos I’m really surprised you only found one of use. Maybe you don’t work in web development, web design or SEO? Anyway, glad you found one.
Good list you have put together here. I already use quite a few of these but there is some I haven’t come across.
Ash, I am sending KISSES for this! Because of you, I set Chrome as my default browser a week ago. I’ve been struggling and waiting for this post. Now I can turn Chrome into a productivity tool. I owe you!
I went hog wild with extensions when I first started using Chrome, but I’m concerned that with 12-20 extensions running, they’ll decrease my computer’s efficiency- what’s your experience with memory usage for these extensions?
Thanks for compiling a great list..The Delicious extensions were especially appreciated.
Searchengineman
Been using Google Chrome for just over a month now and cannot be more delighted. Firefox was burning up resources on my old lap top like a California Wild fire.
Superb list, frankly, I did not know they had all these tools available, all the reviews were good I read, but the draw back was the extension, ah frankly I don’t know what you would really need other, after this list.
again, great informative list, thanks for posting.
@Mark Menconi Jr. – I’ve not seen any decrease in speed. I’ve installed Chrome on all 6 of my computers and run different plugins on each. They all run famously.
@marcelino – burning up resources like a California Wild fire? LMAO
Only thing missing is a Google Analytics extension like KVI’s ‘Better Google Analytics’ for Firefox. Someone needs to get on that since KVI stopped supporting it and it no longer works with the newest Firefox version.
It was a real godsend back in the day…
Ash,
Great list. I had a bunch of these already installed, but there were many I didn’t.
One thing I don’t really care for is how Chrome just throws all the buttons next to the address bar. For one you lose the search box, and I just think it looks clunky. I would rather have them in a status bar at the bottom.
@Fitz I agree. There was a plugin for Google Analytics checker but I didn’t find it useful enough to include in the list. I’m kind of surprised there isn’t something directly from Google already.
@ThomAllen I feel the same. But I think Google will figure that out. If you have the dev kit installed it allows you to drag-n-drop extensions for ordering or choose them from a drop-down list so. I haven’t installed that yet but you can read more in this thread:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=6b989b0d81ecd7a8&hl=en
Ash, since this post I’ve been trying to convince people to switch to Chrome. I agree that it is seriously a faster web browser. If you take a look at this browser testing experiment, Chrome wins: http://a.deveria.com/caniuse/
Currently, only Firefox and IE are used at most universities. I’m hoping they soon add Chrome to our available browsers (at BYU).
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Great list Ash – that must have taken a fair bit of time to compile, appreciated.
Great post, now testing some of ‘your’ extensions. Thanks a lot!
Why do you make me switch?
Hey Ash,
Your 47. Search the Current Site link is going to Feedly instead of https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jliolpcnkmolaaecncdfeofombdekjcp
Thanks for the tools, i use chrome it so much quicker than other browsers
@Eamon I fixed that link #47. Thanks for the heads up.
You are more than welcome… I know how much goes into these… would you do me a favor and give Taylor Hicks (aka. Alex) a big hug from me? After you do it though, just say it was because,,, no explanation will be needed. Also I would like to hear his rants.here from here on on… VP’s can do that as well Alex
I would also recommend all these, besides the first one. The first one has sometimes either crashed chrome or has been to big where the list has went bigger than my screen.
Thanks, Joshua. I haven’t experienced that before but it’s good to know. I’ll have to test on my 10.1 inch laptop.
Thank you Sir for providing such cool stuff in an efficient and easy way. I never thought there could be found so many extensions and plugins for Google Chrome as like many others I was just in search of updating my FF with new add-ons.
Hello…………
Thanks for this great list. Was just debating last night about whether to stick with Chrome
Thanks a lot from Greece.
when i wrote SEO Site Tools i made it super lightweight… its basically a little JavaScript file and it does a ton of stuff.. no slowdown involved
It’s a great tool. I use it every day. Thanks for making it available.
A great article! I converted to Chrome a while back and getting some extensions to rival my Firefox experience is important.
Thank you for a geat post. Up until now I was using firefox.
Can anyone recommend a free plugin / browser that would quickly give me the back link details of competitor websites and or email addresses for hose backlinks. I have seen paid software that can do which obviously would help in link building as yo don’t have to go searsching for contacts details or emailing webmaster@ which is very impersonal.
thanks again for hte post, if anyone can help that would be great.
your tools are a great help, I find chrome to be much better and quicker than other browsers , im sticking with chrome.
Yeah, me too. It’s not perfect but it’s considerably better than the alternatives. Glad you found some good extensions.
After seeing these excellent SEO extensions, I think I’ll give Chrome another chance as well. Thanks for the info.
Well, that was comprehensive!
I’ll think about firing up Chrome this evening. I tried it for a while and then drifted back to Firefox, just for the plugins.
I still haven’t jumped over to Chrome yet. I am hooked to Firefox out of habit mostly. I didn’t realize that Chrome had so many plugins. Have you found that Chrome is really quicker than Firefox? Do you use Chrome exclusively now? If so, what are your top 3 reasons for doing so?
Chrome is really quicker than Firefox.
Top 3 reasons?
Dude. Top 1 reason:
Chrome is really quicker than Firefox.
Color Pick.
Gotta have me some Color Pick extension.
I am using Firefox, but I think that Chrome has big potentials now.
I have been using Chrome for over a year. I find it to be the best browser. I love the search bar. I was not aware of all the extensions. Great article it is very helpful.
Wow, what a great list, thanks for sharing!
Here’s a cool extension I found that will let you change your IP address. It seems to work really well:
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/caehdcpeofiiigpdhbabniblemipncjj
Honestly I was not concerned there were that many Chrome extensions available… I am gonna live Firefox. Great article!
Great Least, even though I found it late (article was posted back in March). Thumbs up!