10 Must-Have Chrome Extensions to Boost Your Productivity

In this article, we will explore the following extensions that can help users identify which are trusted and safely to use for productivity.

The Google Chrome browser is undoubtedly the leading internet browser in the world today with 62,74% global market share then followed by Apple’s Safari with 18,86%, Microsoft Edge with 5,10%, Firefox with 2,53%, Samsung internet with 2,33% and others. In order to increase Chrome’s browser functionality, you may install and use Chrome extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Using search the store box in figure 1 below, you can browse for the categories of extension.

Figure 1. Chrome Web Browser

Visit https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions to search and install extensions

Although the Chrome Web Store is a legitimate source to install extensions, extension from new developer isn’t always secure. You should check for its credibility from user’s reviews before installing it. However, there are tons of malicious extensions that Google removed from the Web Store everyday but still these “shady” extensions are there to track and sell your browsing data. You have to make sure the extensions update regularly by looking at its additional information column or update version.

Another pro-tip: whenever you see “proceed with caution” pop-up in the right corner of Chrome, you know that the extension is not trustworthy.

Here are ten (I mean it’s 11 *eyes rolled*) most productive Chrome extension that I’m particulary excited to share:

1. WA Web Plus for Whatsapp
2. Voice Typing Voice In
3. Transkriptor: Transcribe Audio to Text
4. Grammarly
5. Todoist for Chrome
6. NaturalReader — AI Text to Speech
7. E-mail Tracker for GMail, Mail Merge Mailtrack
8. Loom — Screen Recorder and Screen Capture
9. Calendly: Meeting Scheduling Software
10. Workona Tab Manager
11. (Basically it’s free) DeepL Translate: Reading & writing translator

Whatsapp Web Plus

WA Web Plus for Whatsapp supercharges the feature in Whatsapp web.

Price: monthly pricing plan include starter, professional and expert. Start from $ 11.9

Best Features: reinforced privacy by blurring chats, CRM integrates with Hubspot

Verdict: users can’t update their status, no calendar integration, and can’t sync chats over emails

Voice In

Voice In is a wonderful extension that transcribe your speech into text. This extension allows your microphone to recognise your voice at first. Then, either you place the cursor in text box, right-click the mouse, and choose start recording from the pop up menu. Also, it supports 40+ languages and can be used in any websites or messager platform with a text box in it.

Price: free

Best Features: users may add their voices while writing an e-mails, blogs, chats on Slack, whatsapp, or discord in accurate and powerful dictations.

Verdict: Limited voice effects and customizations

Transkriptor

Transkriptor is an extended extension with powerful AI (I might say) for transcribing audio, lecturer’s talk in classroom interaction, video, meeting into text. It supports all format, 40+ languages, and offer 90 minutes of free subscription.

Price: free 90 minutes with monthly and yearly pricing plan subscriptions

Best Features: Transkriptor AI generates online transcriptions within a few minutes by uploading your file. Some words may be difficult for AI to recognise so it can reduce the accurancy of your file.

Verdict: There is no human transcription service when you need high precision and attention to details of your file.

Grammarly

Grammarly for chrome user’s is to help you write your best work online. It support grammar corrector while writing Gmail, Googledocs, LinkedIn or whenever you want to write online. Grammarly analyzes your sentences as you write and adds color-coded underlines to words and phrases where you need improvement.

Price: Free except you choose for its full app versions. There are free, premium, business plans.

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So…feeling productive and focused now? Thought so. Please do send us your favorites in the comment section.

Thanks for reading :)