The short answer
Best Chrome extensions 2026, judged by public data, are the ones with tens of thousands of ratings and a score of 4.6 or higher. On 3 Oct 2026, that list included GoFullPage, Tampermonkey, Evernote Web Clipper and Sider. We planned to rank by growth, but our history only started on 2 Oct, so growth rankings come later.
- Our filter: 10,000+ ratings and 4.6+ stars.
- Every number is from our crawl on 3 Oct 2026.
- Ratings measure satisfaction, not safety or value for you.
- A growth ranking needs 30 days of history first.
Most "best extensions" lists are someone's favourites, picked from whatever happened to be installed on the writer's laptop that week, then padded out with a few big names.
Our best Chrome extensions 2026 list is different. It's a filter you can repeat: lots of ratings, high score, still updated.
We'll be upfront about one change too. The plan was "ranked by real growth." We can't measure growth fairly from one snapshot, so this edition ranks by ratings.
The best Chrome extensions 2026 list
Extensions with 10,000+ ratings and 4.6+ stars on the Chrome Web Store, sorted by rating count. For what each field means, see Chrome Web Store stats explained.
| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evernote Web Clipper | 2,000,000+ | 4.73 | 129,077 | 87 days ago |
| Sider | 5,000,000+ | 4.92 | 114,491 | not known |
| GoFullPage | 11,000,000+ | 4.89 | 84,154 | 8 days ago |
| Poper Blocker | 2,000,000+ | 4.76 | 81,637 | 12 days ago |
| Tampermonkey | 12,000,000+ | 4.73 | 73,044 | 147 days ago |
| AdGuard AdBlocker | 17,000,000+ | 4.66 | 68,785 | 1 day ago |
| OneNote Web Clipper | 1,000,000+ | 4.81 | 68,466 | 10 days ago |
"Last update" counts back from 3 Oct 2026. We left out VPN and proxy listings that also passed the filter.
A high rating on a VPN says little about how it handles your traffic, and we don't want this list read as a privacy endorsement.
How to pick from it
- Does it solve a problem you actually have this week?
- Do its permissions match what it does?
- Has it shipped an update in the last six months?
- Does it charge? Check its website, not just the listing.
High ratings mean people liked it. They don't mean you need it.
Some on this list may sell paid plans on their own websites, and the store listing often won't say so. We haven't confirmed pricing for any of them yet, so check each site before you assume it costs nothing.
For the current numbers, check the Tools category page.
Why there's no fastest-growth list yet
Say a listing shows 50,000 users at 12 days old. That looks fast. But it's one reading, and young listings can be inflated by promos or bought installs.
As of 3 Oct 2026, at least one young listing in our data shows 50,000 users with a single rating. See top Chrome extensions 2026 for the full launch list.
Real growth needs the same number read twice, weeks apart. By early November, we'll have about 30 days of history and can rank by rating-count change.
Until we have it, Ext Watch's early-traction list labels young high-traffic listings as early traction, not growth. For categories, see popular browser extensions.
Good ratings are earned slowly. That's exactly why they're worth trusting.
Questions people ask
What are the best Chrome extensions in 2026?
By public data, ones with very high rating counts and scores, such as GoFullPage, Tampermonkey and Evernote Web Clipper, as of 3 Oct 2026.
Which Chrome extensions grew fastest in 2026?
That needs repeat readings over weeks. Our first growth ranking comes once we have 30 days of history.
Are highly rated extensions free?
Not always. We haven't confirmed pricing for these yet, so check each one's own website.
Where these numbers come from
- chromewebstore.google.comChrome Web StoreAccessed 3 Oct 2026
Part of our guide: Chrome Web Store Stats Explained, One Field at a Time. More in Chrome Web Store data.
4,821 new extensions in the last 30 days in Tools. See them all.
Users, ratings and changes over time for every listing we track. Updated 3 Oct 2026 from our Chrome Web Store crawl
