Disclaimer
Bear in mind that whats below is what transpires from GCM's own list. Also note that Im neither:
- Chrome user (although I have Google Chrome installed),
- affiliated in any way with Google.
Extensions
Since its release in 2008, the Chrome browser has seen exponential growth and as of October 2021, has a 68% worldwide browser market share. Safe to say that the majority of Web Developers prefer using Chrome.
Extensions add extra features and functions on top of your browser, enhancing the work and resulting in higher productivity. Let's take a look at some cool Chrome Extensions for Web Developers!
VisBug
An Open Source design tool, VisBug helps you redesign the UI of any website real-time, giving you the ability to check out what looks good without the need to repeatedly updated the code and refresh the page, thus enabling to make precise changes and save time too!
Stars: 4.8
Downloads: 100k+
Wappalyzer
Wappalyzer is an effective tool to help find out all the underlying technologies used to build any website.
With just one click, you can find out the programming languages, CMS, databases, web services, server software, analytics tools, and much more!
Stars: 4.6
Downloads: 1M+
ColorZilla
Colorzilla is an eyedropper tool with a color picker, color history, CSS gradient analyzer, and every other color-related tool you can think of. It is a highly useful Chrome Extension for Web Developers to directly pick up the color and use it in their design or work.
There is the downside of an outdated UI, but ColorZilla makes up for it with its powerful set of tools.
Stars: 4.4
Downloads: 3M+
Check My Links
Just as the name suggests, Check My Link crawls through your web page to show if it has broken links and checks for valid and redirected links. It can be easily used and can be very helpful for maintaining the SEO standards of your webpage.
Stars: 4.1
Downloads: 200k+
Lighthouse
Lighthouse is a tool that requires no introduction to Web Developers. It's already a part of the Chrome DevTools, but you can also add it as a Chrome Extension for faster access.
Lighthouse runs a barrage of tests against the page and then generates a report on how well the page performed. From here you can use the failing tests as indicators of what you can do to improve your app.
Stars: 4.4
Downloads: 800k+
Web Developer
Another one of the extensions with terrible UI that makes up on the utility front. Web Developer Extension adds a toolbar button to Chrome. When clicked, the button reveals a plethora of tools for various categories such as CSS, Cookies, Images, Forms, and much more.
Stars: 4.5
Downloads: 1M+