DEV Community

Cover image for 6 must-have Chrome Extensions for Web Developers πŸš€πŸŒ
Tapajyoti Bose
Tapajyoti Bose

Posted on • Edited on

6 must-have Chrome Extensions for Web Developers πŸš€πŸŒ

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!

1. VisBug

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 πŸ“₯: 100k+

Add VisBug to Chrome

2. Wappalyzer

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 πŸ“₯: 1M+

Add Wappalyzer to Chrome

3. ColorZilla

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There is the downside of an outdated UI, but ColorZilla makes up for it with its powerful set of tools.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 πŸ“₯: 3M+

Add ColorZilla to Chrome

4. Check My Links

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 πŸ“₯: 200k+

Add Check My Links to Chrome

5. Lighthouse

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 πŸ“₯: 800k+

Add Lighthouse to Chrome

6. Web Developer

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 πŸ“₯: 1M+

Add Web Developer to Chrome

That's all folks! πŸŽ‰

Finding personal finance too intimidating? Checkout my Instagram to become a Dollar Ninja

Thanks for reading

Need a Top Rated Front-End Development Freelancer to chop away your development woes? Contact me on Upwork

Want to see what I am working on? Check out my Personal Website and GitHub

Want to connect? Reach out to me on LinkedIn

I am a Digital Nomad and occasionally travel. Follow me on Instagram to check out what I am up to.

Follow my blogs for Weekly new Tidbits on Dev

FAQ

These are a few commonly asked questions I get. So, I hope this FAQ section solves your issues.

  1. I am a beginner, how should I learn Front-End Web Dev?
    Look into the following articles:

    1. Front End Development Roadmap
    2. Front End Project Ideas
  2. Would you mentor me?

    Sorry, I am already under a lot of workload and would not have the time to mentor anyone.

Top comments (11)

Collapse
 
itsnooshin profile image
nooshin bakhtiari

very good

Collapse
 
chidozienwanedo profile image
Chidozie_Nwanedo

Thanks, this helps.

Collapse
 
xilam675 profile image
xilam675

Good

Collapse
 
wallterr profile image
Walter

ty, great add on, will surely installed them!

Collapse
 
mjcoder_5 profile image
MJCoder

Awesome extensions for Web Development.

Collapse
 
fiterv profile image
Vadym

Amazing selection , thank you

Collapse
 
mezieb profile image
Okoro chimezie bright

Well doneπŸ‘,i need it

Collapse
 
andrewbaisden profile image
Andrew Baisden

Cool list I have a few installed.

Collapse
 
allisongarner profile image
AllisonGarner

Very nice suggestions. Looking forward to trying a couple of mentioned tools.

Collapse
 
mike_andreuzza profile image
Michael Andreuzza

I Recomend:

  • SVG Gobbler
    Grabs all svg in one page and allows you to copy paste them

  • U Block origin
    Blocks ads.

  • Muz.li
    Design inspiration,news and colours on you next tab.