Chrome Browser Extension: Modernize Your Web Browser

Today, Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers used by several internet users. New developments are being made each and every day to enrich and enhance web browsing experience of the internet surfers. If you are also using this modern browser then why not to make it even more modern by using chrome browser extension?

You can think of an extension as an extra feature that can be added to your browser to make it more functional. Not only one, there are several extensions that can be installed on the browser to customize it as per your liking.

Now days, people prefer to carry out their internet activities as fast as possible so as save time and energy. This simply means that their basic need is to retrieve information quickly when on Internet. Browser extensions are designed to fulfill this purpose as they help in accessing different resources on the web at much greater speed shaving off the overhead time.

With no doubt, these extensions act as enhancements that make browser more useful for the user. These small programs are most commonly coded using HTML, JavaScript and CSS.  So basically, it’s a file that contains programming built in order to extend the capabilities of a browser.

Installing these extensions does not need any high technical expertise. You only need to follow two or more instructed steps to get started with. After installation, it generally results in placement of an icon on the address bar of the browser.

The icon is your extension that can be directly used to do a specific task. For example, if you have downloaded an extension related to a particular website then the icon received after installation would act as a short-cut to visit the website.

This simply means that clicking that icon, the user would get redirected to the website and there is no more need to type the URL of website. So, one can have different extensions for different websites. However, as the number of icons increases it can become hard to manage all. For this problem, one can use an extension manager so as to hide and show these icons comfortably.

Another important thing is that an extension is created keeping in mind its compatibility with a specific browser. In simple words, an extension that has been made for Google Chrome generally doesn’t work on any other browser. Therefore, while downloading any extension, you need to check whether it is compatible with the browser you are using or not.

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