On the lookout for useful tools that will help you be more productive and work faster?
Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers out there and one of its best features is the number of extensions that can help you work faster, better, and easier. With the right set of extensions in your toolkit you can avoid distractions, stay focused, and collaborate with your team better.
Here’s a list of 10 handy chrome extensions that will help you boost your productivity!
Google Keep
The primary function of Google Keep is to help you create to-do lists and take notes easily. You can add images, colour code your notes or lists, set-up location based reminders, and quickly search up past notes in the application. This extension is very simple to use, but also a powerful tool that will easily help you stay organized and productive. Pro tip: Take notes faster by making voice memos and have it automatically transcribed within the application.
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StayFocused
Sometimes you start off your day determined to get straight to work but then get looped into an endless cycle of scrolling through social media or reading Reddit threads, and before you know it hours of your day are gone! StayFocused is a Chrome extension that lets you restrict the amount of time you spend a day on time-wasting websites. Let’s say you only want to spend 10 minutes a day on Twitter, you can easily set that up with this extension and once your time is up the site will automatically be inaccessible for the remainder of the day. This extension will help you stay focused on your work and stay productive!
Noisli
This Chrome extension is a fun one and is specially designed to boost your productivity while you work! With Noisli you can pick from a variety of background sounds that will help you get into the flow while working. There are endless sounds that you can choose from -- coffee shop chatter, fire crackling, the sound of the ocean, and more! Just put your headphones on, pick a sound that you find most relaxing, and get to work without losing focus!
Todoist
This extension is ranked as “the best to-do list right now.” Todoist helps you organize and plan your projects in a matter of seconds, so you can stay focussed. Plus, you can link apps like Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, and Zapier to keep yourself extra organized and on top of your tasks! Below are a couple of the handy things you can do with this extension added to your Chrome browser:
- Add tasks and plan your day within the browser extension -- so don’t have to switch applications everytime a new task comes up!
- Complete tasks from the browser
- Collaborate on projects with your team members and add priority levels to your tasks
- ...and more!
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Strict Workflow
Strict Workflow is all about time-management! This extension enforces a 25 minute/5 minute workflow -- work for 25 minutes, followed by a 5 minute break. This tool is perfect for anyone that struggles to schedule in daily breaks and instead you’ll be forced to take a much needed breather regularly throughout the work day. Pro tip: Strict Workflow comes pre-loaded with a bunch of popular sites that you easily block off so that you’re not getting distracted or wasting time online.
RescueTime
RescueTime tracks the amount of time you spend on an active tab or window in your Google browser. It also scores these sites on a scale of Very Productive to Very Distracting, so you can get a better picture of how you’re spending your time online. If you constantly end the day thinking “where did my day go,” then this extension might be a great way to get a snapshot of your screen time so you can manage your digital life better.
LastPass
The worst roadblock in any workflow is a lost or forgotten password. Avoid the hassle of testing a bunch of passwords each time you try to log into a website, and instead try out LastPass. This extension is a secure and free password manager that stores all of your passwords in one place and all you need to get into it is one master password. From there you’ll be able to automatically sign into sites that you’ve already saved the password for in this extension.
Just Read
Just Read is a customizable reader extension that lets you remove common distractions like ads, pop-ups, comments, and even the website’s styling so you can just focus on the article you want to read. This extension is perfect for anyone that wants to stay focused while reading an article by removing all the white noise around it.
Toggl Track
Toggl Track measures the amount of time you spend on a given task. This extension adds a timer into any web tool and helps you manage your time effectively and analyze your productivity levels in real time. This is a great tool to help you start working smarter and managing your workload better!
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Productivity Tracker
The Productivity Tracker extension helps you track your clicks and keystrokes in Chrome. It then takes this data and displays it on a simple graph that maps out your productivity levels over time. This extension will help you get valuable information on your productivity levels so you can start planning out your days more efficiently and make the best use of your time.