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Google Chrome Extensions Are Now Available

Posted by kdawson on from the bloat-your-own dept.

kai_hiwatari writes "The Google Chrome Extensions site is now open for Windows and Linux users — but not yet for Mac — and contains around 300 extensions. AdBlock is not yet available, however. (The closest thing to it is Adsweep, but right now it seems to be broken. Who wants to take this on?) Does the availability of extensions put Chrome at risk of becoming bloated, like many complain about with Firefox?"

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  1. adthwart by GrumpyOldMan · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm in the process of trying out Chrome, and was looking for adblockers. Right now, I'm using adthwart (http://qux.us/adthwart/). It uses EasyList, just like AdBlockPlus on firefox. So far, it seems to work nearly as well as AdBlockPlus, but is not as configurable.

  2. You guys want Adblock? You've got Adblock! by icannotthinkofaname · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can find Adblock right here.

    Works with SRWare Iron 4.x.

    Now, quit complaining that Chrome doesn't have Adblock.

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  3. Re:You guys want Adblock? You've got Adblock! by hackel · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've been using this Adblock+ extension in Chromium for a while and it works well and even supports (Firefox) Adblock Plus subscriptions. However, Chromium doesn't yet support content filtering so all this extension does is *hide* ads, it does not stop them from loading...

  4. It will never get adblock by KlaasVaak · · Score: 5, Informative

    Google Chrome doesn't have content policy so all the 'adblock' extensions there are currently are not adblocks but adhides, fine for surfing the web without being annoyed but useless for your privacy and page loading speed.

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  5. Re:Extensions security? by buchner.johannes · · Score: 3, Informative

    All mozilla extensions on addons.mozilla.org go through a review process. Stuff might slip through, but its unlikely that unwanted behaviour in popular addons isn't noticed. The addons are distributed over SSL.

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  6. Re:No by mzs · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually virtually all Firefox extensions are js and DOM interacting with foo.xul. You can create C++ extensions as well though.