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These free Google Chrome add-ons will make your life a lot easier next time you computer.
Each should only take a second to install but will save you many thousands of seconds with your day-to-day work/play.
Included are extensions that boost security, ones that aim to increase your productivity and ones that just generally make the internet a nicer place to be.
Scroll through them in the gallery below (each can be easily disabled if you're not into it, and all are Google-approved).
Show all 14 1 /14The best free Google Chrome extensions The best free Google Chrome extensions Hover Zoom This indispensable plug-in displays a full size version of whatever image you hover the mouse over. Works on both thumbnails and text links, and if it's an album you can scroll through the pics with the arrow keys. Absolute game changer.
The best free Google Chrome extensions Google Dictionary Double-click any word for a definition of it.
The best free Google Chrome extensions avast! Online Security Really good, free browser security that among other things warns you about sites with a bad reputation.
The best free Google Chrome extensions Hola Better Internet (formerly Hola Unblocker) No more 'This video is not available in your region' messages. This stops region blocking between various countries and territories.
The best free Google Chrome extensions Tab Wrangler Automatically closes unused tabs after a period of time (but saves them in case you suddenly need them back). Because face it you're never going to get round to watching that 12-minute Vimeo video.
The best free Google Chrome extensions Adblock Plus Disables adverts on all webpages and even blocks those you find on YouTube videos. You can set it to allow them on the specific sites you want to support (most free sites are funded by ad revenue).
The best free Google Chrome extensions Readability Hit 'Read now' and distracting webpage clutter will melt away leaving you just with the crucial text.
The best free Google Chrome extensions Minimalist for Everything And if you really hate internet noise, slim down webpages even further with this extension.
The best free Google Chrome extensions Stay Focused This can block or limit the minutes you spend on time-wasting websites. Bit of a novelty, but good for the very easily distracted.
The best free Google Chrome extensions Magic Actions for YouTube Functions include auto-playing YouTube videos in HD, one-click cinema mode and one-click screenshots. YouTube is already pretty user-friendly, but this kicks it up a notch.
The best free Google Chrome extensions The Great Suspender Suspends tabs you're not currently using so they take up less CPU (Apple has worked this principle into its latest Mac OS).
The best free Google Chrome extensions Remove Scroll Bars If you use the mouse wheel to scroll, then why waste valuable screen space on scroll bars? This hides them.
The best free Google Chrome extensions FromDocToPDF Yep, a free PDF converter.
The best free Google Chrome extensions Cloud To Butt Plus Replaces the word 'cloud' with 'butt' everywhere. Most amusing when you forgot you installed the thing.
Hover Zoom is about the most useful in there, avast will keep you safest and Cloud To Butt Plus is the most ridiculous.
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