So much of our life is spent online, and most of it consists of sending electronic communication back and forth.

(Skip to the end if you don’t know how to install a browser plugin or need help installing a Chrome plugin within Edge-yes, you can do that!) I’ve chosen five general-purpose browser extensions that you should definitely consider using, if you don’t already. There are literally thousands of browser extensions for you to choose from, via sites like the Chrome Web Store. But there are still many tricks that browsers lack natively. (Unfortunately, Firefox has its own set of incompatible extensions.) Over time, browsers have tended to incorporate popular functionality that used to require an extention-today, for example, you don’t need a separate PDF plugin to open an Adobe Acrobat document. Browsers that use Chromium-including Google Chrome and now Microsoft Edge-are essentially interchangeable, and browser extensions that work on one will work on the other. Keep in mind that not all browsers offer the same functionality.

Browser extensions are almost always free, easy to install, and can really make web browsing fun and productive. If you’re using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome without any additional extensions, you’re missing out on key features that your browser doesn’t provide.

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