When possible, browse the web as a guest. Websites load faster for signed out users.
uBlock Origin not only lets you block ads, but also cookie prompts. To enable blocking of cookie prompts, go to the extension’s options > Filter lists and tick these boxes under Annoyances:
- EasyList Cookie
- uBlock filters - Annoyances
Auto Tab Discard lets you automatically discard tabs opened in the background. To enable this, go to the extension’s options and tick the box called:
- Discard all newly opened inactive tabs after they get loaded
Redirector lets you redirect requests from:
reddit.com -> old.reddit.com
youtube.com -> yewtu.be
twitter.com -> nitter.net
To set up these redirects, go to the extension’s options and import these settings:
(Note I’m writing this from the point of view of someone who visits YouTube and Twitter as a guest. For content creators the original websites will be better.)
For New Tab Page, you can use a minimalistic extension like this one:
https://github.com/mikefsn/new-tab-page
Open in Spotify desktop client lets you open Spotify links in the desktop app instead of separate web instances.
Lightning Reopen lets Chrome run as a background process on Windows. This makes the browser launch instantaneously.
In order to disable the animation when opening Chrome windows on MacOS, you can run this command:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool NO
To enable it again, run this command:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool YES