Google Chrome extensions are now fully supported by the browser maker and with the Extensions Gallery opening its doors earlier this week, one of the most requested features finally becomes a reality. With over 600 extensions already available, some are starting to stand out as the most popular either because of their being practical or just plain cool. We have already looked at the bottom half of the top 10 and now it’s time to round up the best five.
5. RSS Subscription Extension. (screenshot below) This little tool, made by Google, does exactly what it’s intended and nothing else. It ads a small icon in the Chrome omnibox every time a feed is detected on a page, very similar to how Firefox handles the same job. Clicking on it will display the feed and allow you to subscribe to it in any popular feed reader. It’s not exactly perfect; it sometimes fails to fetch the feed even though it detects it. Also, if you use it with Google Reader, it doesn’t automatically subscribe you to the feed, it just opens it in Reader requiring an extra step. This may be a limitation with Reader though rather than the extension.
4. Google Wave Notifier. (screenshot below) A simple extension with a self-explanatory name. It adds a small icon to the Chrome toolbar, which shows the number of unread Waves, if any. There are a few customi… (read more)