Certainly, today the most popular and widely used Web Browser is Google Chrome and with that there comes the need to optimize its performance. The Chrome store provides a full-fledged list of Google Chrome Extensions or Add-ons that you can use with you browser to enhance your browsing experience. So, here is the list of 5 best Google Chrome Extensions with some information on there functionality . But before we move further will see how to actually search for extensions.

Step 1)  Click on the Tool icon below the close window button ( Customize and control Google chrome).

Step 2) Move the cursor to the Tools options and select Extensions from the list.

Step 3) A window will then pop-up with few options on the left side.

Step 4) Select Extensions from the list and go to Get more extensions option for searching.

Best 5 Google Chrome Extensions :-

1. Fastest Chrome :- It is one of the most popular Chrome Extension which increases the speed and performance of your browser as it provides you with the facility that you can search for a given text or the definition for it on different search engines . You can do the same by just selecting the text first and then choose your search engine. It also loads different pages of the websites more quickly without the need to wait for the pages to open. It has more than 10 million downloads till now.

2.  Adblock Plus :- Fedup with annoying ads that pop when you search a site for some concrete content , so here is the perfect extension for blocking all the ads that ruins your browsing experience. There is also a similar extension to it called AdBlock which is also does the same job. It has become the most popular extension these days with over 100 million downloads till date.

3 . Google Mail Checker :- After installing this you will get a dedicated option on your toolbar menu from where you can directly see that how many unread mails are there in your Gmail Account and can further open the mail box. It reduces your effort to open your Gmail account and also keeps you informed about the recent mails. There is also a similar kind of extension called Offline Google Mail which allow you check your E-mails without Internet or any other etwork access. This extension is used by more than 10 lac active users worlwide.

4. FBPhoto Zoom :- One more interesting extension is FBPhoto Zoom which permits all the facebook users to see a large size image whenever they hover over a image. Its a very good extension and I personally recommend you to just give it a try as it will make your Facebook experience enjoyable. It was previously known as Facebook Photo zoom and because of some Trademark issue they have changed the name, so don’t get confused.

5  IE Tab :- Last but not the least, IE Tab has been the most popular Chrome extension over the past with some great features like running ActiveX controls, Sharepoint, ICBC and alipay. This extension is meant for getting access to websites that are specifically made to run in Internet Explorer and bound to run in Google Chrome, so now you don’t have to open IE for the same instead you can get access to these kind of websites directly from Chrome.