I love to save time. If I could pre-plan every minute of my day, I would. My schedule is always busy, so when I find something that will save me time in the long run, I make sure to I use. That’s what this is all about. If you’re using Google Chrome and like productivity and saving time – here’s 6 plugins that will save you time while browsing the internet.
1. Video Speed Controller
If you’re like me, you’re constantly distracted by YouTube videos. Typically I’ll watch comedy, music or gameplay videos, but there are times where I just want a lot of knowledge about a subject. So I watch Ted talks, which can take up a good bit of time. Lucky for you “Video Speed Controller” allows you to speed up any video on the internet all the way up to 16x the original speed.
2. Adblock Plus
When you’ve been on the internet for so long, you start to get tired of seeing ads everywhere. Adblocker + allows you to hide any and all ads from your internet surfing. You can also hide ads from YouTube videos, but I prefer not to, because ads are what makes the YouTubers' money.
3. Checker Plus for Gmail
I have about 10 Gmail accounts and it can be hard to keep up with all of them. Checker Plus allows you to check all of your email accounts at the same time, receive updates in real time, and if you’re really busy and don’t want to see email updates - you can cut off notifications for 30 minutes up to a whole day.
4. SNATCHR
Whether you’re a web developer, an artist, or just want to see what colors are on your screen. Snatcher allows you to grab any color from a web-page, so that you can duplicate that color where ever you wish, which is great for whenever you find the perfect shade you've been looking for and haven't been able to find anywhere.
5. Pocket
As someone who watches a lot of YouTube videos and wants to read a lot of articles, this is probably the best plugin. Pocket works similarly to the Bookmarks bar, you can save a video or webpage for later. As soon as you finish watching the video, it’s automatically taken out of the Pocket. This is perfect for those who bookmark a lot of pages and forget about them later.
6. StayFocusd
If you’re a productivity nut, this one’s for you. Stay Focused will block certain websites, like Facebook, YouTube, and such, from your browser for a certain amount time. It’s designed to stop you from being on distracting websites so that you can stop procrastinating and finally get your term paper done. I live by this one during Finals Week and any other time I have something I HAVE to get done.
