Most Useful Google Chrome Extensions For 2021

Here is a curated list of the most useful Chrome extensions that are being used by developers and designers globally. Consider this list as a collection of tools that would help you ace productivity, irrespective of their popularity. Let’s go!

daily.dev | All-in-one coding newsreader

daily.dev is one of the most impressive blogs, articles, and news aggregators for all developers and enthusiasts. It collects and ranks articles from 350+ unique publications like CSS-Tricks, web.dev, Hashnode, Smashing Magazine, and other amazing sources to help stay updated with the latest tech news. The daily.dev Chrome extension makes it seamless by getting all the content you love in one place with a simple click and zero effort, thus making it to the list of our useful Chrome extensions for developers.

You can bookmark posts, sync your data across devices seamlessly, and read later whenever you want. Articles in daily.dev can be personalized with the option to follow specific topics. There is also a progressive web app (PWA) for mobile devices for your no-network worries.
daily.dev is also available in Microsoft Edge and Firefox. Moreover, it is 100% open-source with a GitHub repository.

LambdaTest- Cross Browser Testing Extension

LambdaTest Chrome Extension helps to ensure that your webpage is cross browser compatible and responsive across all major browsers, browser versions, operating systems, mobile devices, and resolutions.

This Chrome extension has the ability to run cross browser tests across 2000+ browsers instantly on the cloud. All you have to do is choose browser configuration or make a list of favorite browsers and launch tests directly from your browser tab.

This extension comprises a robust feature set to help you ease out the testing process. You can,

Generate Screenshots of up to 25 different browsers at a time! Additionally, you can also schedule the screenshots to avoid extra manual work.
Run real-time tests by turning in the URL, select the browser and launch the test. Test your websites in real-time across 2000+ browser and browser versions.
With Favourites, you can list down your browser/operating system combination and launch tests instantly. Avoid the hassle of selecting the browsers every time!
Perform Geolocation testing and learn how your website looks and behaves across different locations on different browsers. Select the location, and LambdaTest will do the work for you.
Read – Introducing The All-New LambdaTest Chrome Extension!

This is how you can set up the Chrome extension in three simple steps.

Sign up for a free LambdaTest account.
Upon verification of the email address, go to the LambdaTest Profile section.
Copy the Access Key from the profile page and use the same to activate this plugin.

Fonts Ninja

Fonts Ninja is a Google Chrome extension similar to WhatFont and quite useful to developers and designers. It is also equally simple to use. You can get the data by simply enabling the extension and hovering on the text on any website. It shows all the details like font size, font style, font color, line height, and letter spacing. Moreover, you can also bookmark the fonts.

WhatFont

WhatFont is next in the list of useful Chrome extensions that easily allow designers and developers to recognize fonts used on any specific website. With this extension, it is quite easy to find the font name by hovering on text. And with a simple click, it will show more detailed information like font size, font style, font weight, font color, and line height. So next time you like a font, you don’t need a WebKit Inspector. All you need to do is turn on the WhatFont extension.

Gitpod – Dev Environments in a Browser Tab
Gitpod is another useful Chrome extension that streamlines a developer’s workflows in GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket by providing a ready-to-code development ecosystem powered by VS code IDE in your browser. This extension adds a button to the repositories and makes it possible to open up a dev environment with a single click.