Do you end up spending more time browsing or watching YouTube? Do you spend more time on Facebook than work and later wished you had not spent as much time? Do you want to keep a track over your browsing habits? Do you want to improve your productivity? Here comes the role of chrome extensions that help you increase your productivity by keeping you away from distracting websites. There’re several useful extensions that are meant to help you complete your tasks well on time.
Here is a list of top chrome extensions to stay productive:
1) StayFocusd
StayFocusd is one of the most popular chrome extensions to stay productive. This extension allows you to browse websites for a limited period of time. It restricts the amount of time you spend on unnecessary websites. When the time has used up, the sites will be inaccessible for the rest of the day.
Cost: Free
From: Transfusion Media
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Version: 1.5.7
Size: 334KB
2) Productivity Owl
Productivity Owl offers an interesting way to eliminate your time wasting habits. When you install this extension, an owl sits in the corner of the page watching you counting down. If you don’t go fast to beat the timer, the tab will be closed. It gives work-related websites a free pass while blocking sites like Facebook and YouTube.
Cost: Free
From: Mrieck
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars
Version: 1.2.2
Size: 570KB
3) Strict Workflow
Strict Workflow will block all distracting websites and allow you to access them during break periods only. Just click on start a 25-minute work timer and you will work without distraction. You can also start a 5-minute break timer to relax and then get back to work. It is a useful extension to ensure that all your works are completed on time.
Cost: Free
From: Matchu
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars
Version: 1.6.2
Size: 187KB
4) RescueTime for Chrome
Install this extension and you’ll get a clear picture of what you were doing all day. It tracks the amount of time you spend in the active tab and gives you a better way to manage your time and work. A very useful feature of this extension is that when your system is idle, it will automatically figures it out and stops tracking.
Cost: Free
From: RescueTime.com
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars
Version: 3.0.18
Size: 131KB
5) Nanny for Google Chrome
Here comes one of the popular chrome extensions to stay productive. It blocks distracting websites and keeps your browsing habits in check and helps you to enhance your productivity. With this extension, you can block URLs at certain times or limit to certain number of minutes. You can also group URLs to be blocked into block sets.
Cost: Free
From: Saravanan Thirumuruganathan
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars
Version: 0.993
Size: 184KB
6) LastPass: Free Password Manager
LastPass is among useful chrome extensions to stay productive. It helps you save your time; by saving your passwords and giving you secure access from every computer and mobile device. You just need to remember one password which is LastPass master password and all your usernames and passwords will be saved to LastPass.
Cost: Free
From: LastPass.com
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars
Version: 3.1.89
Size: 2.96MB
Do you use any of the above Chrome extensions to improve your productivity? What has been your experience of using it? Let us know in the comments section below.
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