A Complete Collection of Chrome Extensions for Designers
June 2, 2010. Written by Stefan Nistor
Google Chrome is probably the fastest growing web browser at this day.
It gains more and more popularity among Web Developers and Web Designers in an impressive amount of time. That is the main reason why we have considered appropriate to present you a stunning collection of twenty useful Google Chrome extensions for Web Designers. Enjoy.
Picnik Extension for Chrome

With the Picnik Extension for Chrome you can easily edit the images you come across while browsing the web. With a click you can create a snapshot of your current web page and open it in Picnik for easy editing, annotation and sharing.
give it a try
Eye Dropper

Eye Dropper allows you to pick color from any webpage or from it’s advanced color picker and use it’s hex code for your designs for example.
give it a try
CSS Viewer

CSSViewer shows the css parameters of any element you want in a web page.
give it a try
Measure It

Draw out a ruler that will help you get the pixel width and height of any elements on a webpage.
give it a try
Aviary Screen Capture

Take a screenshot of any webpage and edit it directly in your browser with Aviary.com applications. Plus convenient access to the Aviary website and tools.
give it a try
Instant Image Editor

Instant Image Editor lets you edit any image or background image inside your browser. It has a bunch of useful features and tools to make you feel comfortable editing images.
give it a try
Split Screen

Opens a new tab and prompts the user for two URL’s, then displays both sites on one page. Great for cross-reference studying and surfing the web in general.
give it a try
Webpage Screenshot

This extension lets you make screenshots of any webpage you like with a single mouse click. It also lets you resize the window before the capture and choose a full page snapshot or just the visible part.
give it a try
Resolution Test

Resolution Test changes the size of the browser window for designers to preview their websites in different screen resolutions. It includes a list of commonly used resolutions as well as a custom option for you to input your own.
give it a try
Image Cropper

With Image Cropper you can easily crop any part of a webpage nice and smooth. It displays the dimension and location of your crops to help you get the size you need.
give it a try
Internet Explorer Tab

Some sites can only be displayed using IE, and with this extension you can now see those sites without leaving Chrome. More important is the possibility to test your web designs in Internet Explorer without even opening the actual application.
give it a try
Color Picker

Color Picker can quickly get the Hex and RGB values of any color on any web page. Also adjust Hue, Saturation, and Balance as you wish.
give it a try
Pixl Grabber

Grab visible screen, select part or entire page. Share screen to Pixlr imm.io, edit screen in Pixlr editor or save to desktop.
give it a try
Lorem Ipsum Generator

Lorem Ipsum Generator is a simple extension which helps you fill up your design mockups with dummy text for presentation purposes.
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Frame Two Pages

Merge the active tab and the previous one into a frameset. In other words, your physical screen will be split into two, or more, areas.
give it a try
CSS Scan

Offers a quick overview of CSS properties to the element the mouse cursor is hovering. Pretty much alike to the CSS Viewer Extension mentioned above.
give it a try
CSS Reloader

CSS Reloader is an extension that allows you to reload all the CSS of any site without reloading the page itself. Great for designers that value their time.
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Plain Clothes

PlainClothes removes all CSS styles on a web page. It takes you back to the stone age of web design.
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Lightshot

LightShot is a tool allowing you to easily make screenshots of any selected area. It is possible to resize and move selection area right in a browser tab without opening any additional applications. That makes the process very simple and easy.
give it a try
Slideshow

Turns websites such as Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, and Google Images into a slide show.
give it a try
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4 Comments
great experience, dude! thanks for this great post wow… it’s very wonderful report.
I’m very excited you liked the report. We are going to post a great collection of Google Chrome extensions for Web Developers soon so check on us later.
Very cool extensions.
Excellent post! I really like your writing style : D
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