The Chrome Web Store has hundreds of thousands of extensions. About 10 of them are genuinely worth installing for most people.
The shortlist
- A password manager extension from a manager you already trust.
- A read-it-later integration so you can close tabs without losing them.
- An ad/tracker blocker from a publisher with a clean track record.
When a native app beats an extension
Browser extensions can only see your clipboard while a tab is focused. A native clipboard manager sees everything you copy from anywhere — terminals, PDFs, image apps, Finder. On Mac, LionPaste is the answer. Why it beats every Chrome-extension clipboard tool.
Permissions you should question
Anything that requests "read and change all your data on the websites you visit" can read every form you fill, every keystroke, every page. That permission is necessary for some legitimate extensions (password managers, ad blockers) — but each one is a trust decision. Audit your installed list quarterly. See what actually makes software secure for the deeper framework.
Browse the full Chrome catalog
See all Chrome extensions on LionScripts.
