Best Chrome Extensions in 2026

The best Chrome extensions in 2026 are not the ones that add the most buttons to your browser. They are the ones that quietly remove friction from work you already do every day.

This list focuses on practical extensions for writing, focus, scheduling, security, tab cleanup, and privacy.

1. Todoist

Todoist is still a strong task manager for people who want quick capture, recurring tasks, labels, filters, and lightweight project organization. The Chrome extension is useful because it lets you save a page as a task or capture a task without switching context.

2. Bitwarden

Bitwarden is a solid password manager for individuals and teams. A password manager extension matters because login security should be fast enough that people actually use strong, unique passwords everywhere.

3. 1Password

1Password is another excellent password manager, especially for teams and families that want polished sharing, passkeys, secure notes, and strong account recovery flows.

4. Grammarly

Grammarly remains useful for emails, docs, support replies, and social posts. The best use case is not outsourcing your voice; it is catching avoidable mistakes and tightening sentences before you send them.

5. Notion Web Clipper

Notion Web Clipper is helpful if your research, notes, or project planning already lives in Notion. It lets you save articles, references, and ideas into a workspace instead of leaving everything scattered across bookmarks.

6. OneTab

OneTab is a simple fix for tab overload. When a window gets messy, it collapses open tabs into a list so you can recover attention without losing the pages you meant to revisit.

7. Dark Reader

Dark Reader gives sites a configurable dark mode. It is useful for people who spend long days in the browser and want less visual strain across sites that do not offer their own dark theme.

8. uBlock Origin Lite

uBlock Origin Lite is a Manifest V3-friendly content blocker. For many users, fewer trackers, popups, and visual interruptions make the browser feel calmer and faster.

9. Vimium

Vimium adds keyboard navigation to Chrome. It is not for everyone, but it is excellent if you prefer opening links, switching pages, and moving through the browser without constantly reaching for the mouse.

Bonus: Tabu

Tabu is a promising Chrome extension for people who use WhatsApp Web in public places, offices, classrooms, or shared screens. It blurs WhatsApp Web and reveals only the part of the interface you are actively using.

Visit Tabu or install it from the Chrome Web Store.

Promising: Calendarito

Calendarito is our own extension, so it does not belong at the top of a ranked list. It is a promising pick if your main browser friction is turning messages, PDFs, screenshots, flyers, or quick notes into Google Calendar events without filling every field by hand.

Add Calendarito to Google Chrome.

How to choose

Keep your browser stack small. Start with one extension for each real problem: scheduling, passwords, writing, focus, tabs, and privacy. If an extension does not save time or reduce risk every week, remove it.