Extensions are browser add-ons that add functionality to the browser. Thanks to them, you can make the browser much more convenient, faster and better, choose important functions for yourself, or simply decorate the use of the program. Extensions allow you to work both with the browser itself, adding something new, and with the web part of sites.
For example, thanks to them, you can remove ads, add a night theme to your browser, take convenient screenshots, and perform other actions. Plugin functionality limited only by the ingenuity of the developer. And the user can only climb in the open spaces of the store and look for something necessary for himself from thousands of offers. Most of the offers are free, but have the ability to donate (an optional built-in purchase) or advertising.
How to install an extension
To do this, you need to follow a couple of simple steps, namely:
Ready. Now it is installed in Yandex.Browser and can be used. An icon will appear at the top right of the link, by clicking on which a miniature menu will pop up or some link will open, depending on what functionality the add-on has. 
Also for extension settings open the menu with add-ons and a list of third-party add-ons will appear at the very bottom. This list can customize in detail each add-on you installed or remove it.
How to install the extension on the mobile version of the Yandex browser
Smartphones also have Yandex Explorer, and there is support for almost all extensions for the computer version of the application, though in beta mode. To install the extension on the phone, it is enough go to directory, select the one you need and click "Add to Yandex.Browser". The catalog can be found at the following links:
The best plugins for Yandex.Browser
A list of the best plugins for your browser with a brief description and a download link in one of their stores.
Lightshot is the best system for creating quick screenshots immediately in the browser. Thanks to this utility, you can take a screenshot by pressing one key and crop it, add arrows and watermarks. 
frigate- improvement and acceleration access to sites, traffic encryption, opening TOR (onion) sites and EmerDNS support. 
LastPass is the most convenient password manager. Thanks to it, you can save passwords and insert them in an instant during authorization on the site. 
WOT - people's system reputation checks sites. Huge list of trusted and dangerous sites in one extension. 
Vk Spy is an application that allows you to monitor activity users in the social network Vkontakte. With one click on the extension icon, you can find out detailed statistics about a person’s activity on the VK network. 
Adblock Plus is the best ad blocker. There is both automatic ad blocking and the ability to manually remove an element of the site. AdBlock has millions of filters and hundreds of thousands of positive reviews in its arsenal. 
Slick RSS is full-fledged reader RSS, located right in the little extension window that appears when you click on the icon on the toolbar. Adding feeds is possible both individually and by importing an opml file, and even by exporting your subscriptions from Google Reader. 
Vkopt is the best function expander for vk.com. Thanks to this extension, you can make many transformations for your favorite social network. Of the main advantages, it is worth noting: downloading music, video and audio content directly from the site, blocking ads and other unnecessary elements, square avatars, comments under the photo, and so on. 
Ghostery is another ad blocker with built-in features to enhance user privacy. 
vk downloader- content uploader from Vkontakte. Download videos and music to your computer in one click from social networks. networks. 
TinEye Reverse Image Search - Search images. By clicking on the extension button, you can search for similar photos, determine their identity and find exactly the same photo on the Internet. 
Save to Pocket- save articles, photo and video content. Thanks to this extension, at the click of a button, the currently viewed article, video or photo will be saved for viewing later. Convenient analogue of notes. 
Dark Reader- dark theme for browser web parts. 
OneTab - Whenever you have too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all your tabs to the list. Saves up to 95% memory. 
Ali tools is the most convenient addition for making bargain shopping online. Helps save money on online shopping. Look at the dynamics of price changes, get detailed statistics on sellers' trust and much more with Ali Tools. 
like me- likes boost, subscribers, votes and other things for Vkontakte. 
style - custom themes for any site. Try reddit in dark style, use a minimalist facebook, change the look of google, twitter and more. 
fvd speed dial new express panel for the browser with its own unique look and new features. Replaces the main page of the browser. 
firebug - enrichment developer elements. Now the menu "Explore element" will be more convenient and functional. 
Tabsbook is an app for creating express bookmarks and adding sites to favorites. Now your main table will not be the same as before. And thanks to the widget, you can make convenient notes of sites. 
flashblock- blocking flash players to save traffic and improve page loading speed. With it, all windows of the flash player will not be played, and to view them, you will need to launch each window separately. 
Lounge destroyer is an application with which you can track prices, trade and betting information on dota2lounge.com and csgolounge.com. It is possible to change the design of sites and make other minor changes. The best widget for CS:GO and Dota 2 players. 
Extensions add new features and capabilities to Yandex.Browser. There are two ways to install them:
Installing add-ons from a small list offered by Yandex.Browser
- Open a new browser tab and click on the "Add-ons" button below the address bar.
- Six categories of add-ons will appear: Tools, Sync, Purchases, and more. There are several additions in each category. To install an extension (for example, Lightshot Screenshots), just click on the enable toggle switch opposite the desired extension. Also, Yandex services are available here: Yandex Mail, Weather, Traffic.
- The add-on shortcut will appear in the browser extensions panel. You can launch it by clicking on the shortcut.
Installing add-ons using the Chrome Web Store
- The Chrome Web Store is the largest catalog of extensions and apps for Chromium-based browsers.
- Go to the Chrome Web Store.
- Select the category of extensions you are interested in, or search for the one you need.
- Let's say you decide to install the KinoPoisk add-on. Enter the name in the search and select the official KinoPoisk extension from the results.
- To install in Yandex.Browser, just click on the “+ Free” button and confirm the installation by clicking on the “Add” button.
- Everything is ready! Extensions from the Chrome Web Store also appear in the extensions panel, along with Yandex add-ons.
- Disabling, configuring, and removing extensions from the Chrome Web Store is available through the extensions panel or in the "All Add-ons" tab marked "From Other Sources".
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The functionality of desktop browsers largely depends on the installed extensions. However, in mobile versions, this feature is usually disabled. This was done to save system resources, which, until recently, mobile technology could not boast of.
Modern smartphones are no longer inferior to desktops in their capabilities and can easily cope with "heavy" programs. The developers of Yandex.Browser were the first to notice this and decided to give users the opportunity to use extensions in the mobile version of their program.
To install the extension, you just need to open the main menu of the program and select "Add-ons". You will be redirected to the extensions service page, where at the very bottom you should click on the link to go to the online catalog.
After selecting and installing the extensions you need, they will appear on the service page, which we mentioned just above. Here, if necessary, you can change the settings of add-ons, temporarily disable them, or remove them altogether.
In desktop browsers, extension icons are usually displayed on the toolbar. Of course, there was no place for them in the mobile version, but the developers of Yandex.Browser found a way out of the situation. All icons are conveniently placed in the Add-ons menu and are available in just two touches. Some of them can also display the necessary information directly on top of the open page. For example, Ghostery shows the number of blocked items with a floating icon.
Installing extensions in the mobile version of the browser will help you not only give it the missing functionality, but also significantly save space in the device’s memory. Many of the available add-ons can completely replace conventional add-ons, but they weigh significantly less. For example, the Pocket mobile client is 36.6 MB in size, while the add-on is only 1.5 MB. The popular password manager weighs in at 31.54MB, while the add-on only requires 18.3MB.
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that not all extensions from the catalog can yet work in the mobile version of Yandex Browser. Therefore, it is necessary to try and experiment on your own. Write to us in the comments which of the extensions you managed to run in the mobile version of the browser.
Any browser can be upgraded, made more functional and convenient, for this there are extensions for the Yandex browser.
These extensions are small programs that are built into the browser and perform a specific function, such as downloading videos or music from sites where it is not provided, for free.
Installing them is very easy. To do this, go to the extension store, find the desired extension by name and click the "Install" button.
How to find and install extensions
- Click on the “Settings” button (circled in green in the picture below), and then go to “Add-ons” (circled in red).
- Here are the standard additions. You can install them simply by clicking on the button next to the name of the application (circled in red in the picture).
- As for how to view all available extensions, this is done by clicking on the "Add-ons catalog" button. To see it, you need to scroll down the page.
- There will be a search bar in the upper right corner. There you need to enter the name of the extension, for example, " adblock", And press the Enter button on the keyboard.
- Each add-on has its own page where the "Install" button is located. Accordingly, we just need to go to the page and click on the button.
So, we figured out how to add any add-on. Now let's look at what extensions are available for the Yandex browser.
Extensions for VK
The most important application in this section is called Vkontakte Music. It makes it very easy to download music files from this social network.
There is another similar application, only there music is also downloaded from mail.ru, ololo.fm and other similar sites.
This add-on for downloading music works very simply - first, on the play button (in the picture below it is circled in green), you need to right-click, after which the file download icon will appear in the upper right corner of the browser (circled in red).
There are many more applications for VKontakte, for example, to add new stickers that are not in the standard set, to constantly know all the news even offline (VKfox) and much more.
This site is very popular right now!
Advice! As for how to open the entire list of possible applications for this social network, for this you just need to write “vk” or something similar in the search bar. As a result, we will see what is shown in the picture below.
Website ad blocking
Undoubtedly, one of the best applications that allow you to completely remove all ads on websites is AdBlock. You can install it in the way described above.
But the problem is that it is not always possible to see the correct results in the search results for the Yandex browser extension store.
Therefore, you can simply go to the adblockplus.org website, where there will be a large "Install" button.
After that, the add-on will be installed. You can see it by the icon in the upper right corner. By the way, this extension can be installed to work not on all sites.
As for how to enable or disable AdBlock for a specific site, this is done by clicking on the same program icon in the upper right corner of the browser.
By clicking on it, you should click on the inscription "Enabled on this site" (circled in green in the photo below).
After that, the program will shut down.
There are other add-ons that help answer the question of how to remove ads. For example, this is AdGuard.
It is installed on all browsers, as a full-fledged .exe file is downloaded.
Among the advantages of this blocker are html code filtering, protection against viral ads, and also work not only in browsers, but also in applications such as utorrent.
But let everyone decide for themselves what is better - AdBlock or AdGuard.
Download extensions
There are a lot of extensions that allow you to download music, videos and other content from various sites, for example, from youtube.
One of these is savefrom.net helper.
It works very simply - after installation, on all sites where you can download at least something, the "Download" and, if possible, "Download HD" buttons appear, as shown in the picture below.
The same function is performed by FVD Video Downloader, but only for video content.
Only after its installation, a characteristic blue arrow appears in the upper right corner (circled in green in the photo below), by clicking on which you can select the quality in which the video should be downloaded.
In general, using a Google search, you can find a huge number of similar applications, all of which are in the extension store. Choose what you like the most.
Sooner or later, each Internet user is not enough of the standard set of functions that browsers provide. I want to make my work on the Internet more efficient, simple and convenient.
In this article, I will tell you how you can achieve this with the help of special browser extensions and add-ons.
I just want to make you happy. All the browser extensions that we will cover are FREE, and their installation does not require any special knowledge and skills from you.
Extensions for which browser(s) are we considering?
1) Extensions for Yandex Browser (Yandex)
2) Extensions for Google Chrome (Google Chrome)
3) Extensions for Opera (Opera)
Why these particular browsers? Yes, because they all work on the basis of the WebKit engine, respectively, they all support the work of extensions from the Google Chrome store.
This is a site that is a directory of extensions for browsers such as Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, Opera (from version 15 and higher) and other assemblies based on the Chromium browser.
Add-ons and extensions for Yandex Browser and Opera are also installed from the Google Chrome extension store. And all because these browsers are fully compatible (interchangeable) in terms of working platforms for third-party applications.
In my opinion, it is very convenient when all extensions and add-ons are in one place.
Firstly, it systematizes all existing applications and provides the end user with an extensive choice (for every taste). You do not need to spend hours looking for a suitable add-on for Chrome or an extension for Yandex Browser, everything you need can be found in just five minutes!
Secondly, you can immediately see the rating of applications and user reviews, on the basis of which you can decide whether you should download a particular application for the browser at all, or it is still better to look for a more successful analogue (with more functionality and better stability).
My list of the best extensions for Yandex Browser and Google Chrome
Below you will find a collection of the best, in my opinion, extensions for Yandex browser and Google Chrome, and you can also download them for FREE:
Tired of ads on websites? Annoyed by pop-up windows and flashing banners? Adblock Plus will save you from this torment. This extension cuts out ads on sites, speeding up the loading of the site itself and saving your traffic. For me, this is one of the most important browser extensions, I always install it first. I also like that you can leave “some unobtrusive ads” in the application settings. I don’t mind and sometimes I’m even glad to see contextual advertising (sometimes I come across really useful ads).
If necessary, the extension for Yandex browser Adblock Plus can be automatically disabled on the specified sites. For example, you have your own site, and you want to always see what ads are broadcast on it - just set the address of your site to exceptions and voila (!) - ads will be disabled on all sites except yours.
Even more ways to disable ads on the Internet.
This is an extension for Yandex browser (Google Chrome, Opera) Vkontakte (vk, vk). With it, you can significantly increase the standard functionality of this social network. You will be able to download music and download videos from the Vkontakte network, you will be able to track which of your friends has left and who has been added recently, and much, much more ...
In general, I tried a lot of extensions and add-ons for VK (Vkontakte), but it was VkOpt that turned out to be the best application. It can do what others cannot, it is regularly updated and does not interfere at all when using vk (VKontakte).
3) Site statistics from LiveInternet.ru(download)
If you are promoting websites, placing ads on the Internet, or just running your website and you care about its popularity, then you just need to install the browser extension from LiveInternet. This add-on shows LiveInternet statistics (the number of unique site visits for certain periods: day, week, month).
Only you should be aware of one feature: traffic statics is shown only for those sites that have a LiveInternet hit counter installed. Fortunately, it is installed on most Russian-language sites. So - use, study and, if necessary, spy on the success of others =)
Another extension for Google Chrome (Yandex Browser, Opera and the like ...), which is useful to absolutely every webmaster. Able to show TIC and PR of the site, tell about the number of indexed pages by Yandex and Google, as well as the number of indexed pictures on the site (also by both search engines). Able to track the presence of a site in the Yandex Catalog and the Dmoz catalog, monitors the rating indicators of Alex Rang, SEMRush and LiveInternet. It can even show you the number of incoming and outgoing links to the site according to Solomono statistics (now the service is called LinkPad).
5) TinEye Reverse Image Search(download)
Another extremely necessary, in my opinion, browser add-on that allows you to find duplicates (copies) of pictures on the Internet. With TinEye Reverse Image Search, you can track exactly who is stealing your pictures (photos), or check if there are duplicates of a particular image on the Internet (learn more about the uniqueness of content: text and pictures).
6) Image Properties Context(download)
A small and very handy extension for webmasters (and bloggers). Adds to the context menu (by pressing the right mouse button) an item for viewing the properties of images published on sites (their size, placement path, resolution, etc.).
You can download this Chrome extension from the link above.
7) Chromium Wheel Smooth Scroller(download)
Another extension for Chrome and Yandex browser, which makes page scrolling (scrolling) smooth, instead of the standard jumping. A very practical and useful feature. Browsing websites becomes more pleasant, and reading text is much more convenient.
This browser extension can adjust to the pace of sliding through the pages of the site you need (it is set in the extension settings), and this cannot but rejoice. After all, each person works at a computer at a different speed. Inexperienced PC users work more slowly, and more experienced ones, respectively, faster.
Well, the last extension for Chrome, as well as other browsers that support extensions from the Google Chrome store, will be indispensable for webmasters and seo optimizers called - Realtime Yandex update monitor, and, as you probably already guessed by the name, this extension monitors ( regularly checks) and informs the user about updates to search results in Yandex, as well as updates to the Yandex Catalog.
It is very convenient to track changes in the position of your site after each search update. I advise everyone who is not indifferent to the attendance of their own site.
P.S.
To download extensions for Google Chrome and Yandex Browser - just click on the "download" link next to the add-on you need. Next, you will be automatically redirected to the add-on download page, where you can not only download it yourself, but also see its rating, as well as reviews from users who have already installed this extension.
