DownThemAll, FlashGot & Adblock like Extensions Coming Soon to Google Chrome

Google Web browser Google Chrome has fast response time and better performance then any other browser but it lacks lots of features like Extension support, Google toolbar and many more. One thing which is holding back firefox users from switching to google chrome is no support for extensions.

Google definitely want to bring extension to chrome and as support to this a latest document Chrome extensions document, spotlighted Saturday by Google programmer Aaron Boodman.

As per Chrome Extensions Document,

We should start by building the infrastructure for an extension system that can support different types of extensibility. The system should be able to support an open-ended list of APIs over time, such as toolbars, sidebars, content scripts (for Greasemonkey-like functionality), and content filtering (for parental filters, malware filters, or adblock-like functionality). Some APIs will require privileges that must be granted, such as “access to the history database” or “access to mail.google.com”.

Google Chrome Extension system is categorized in to following system

Webby :- Developing and using extensions should be very similar to developing and using web pages.

Rich :- It should be possible to create extensions as polished as if they had been developed by the Chromium team.

General :- There should be only one extension system in Chromium that handles all types of extensibility.

Maintainable :- The system should require low ongoing maintenance from the Chromium team

Stable :- Extensions should not be able to crash or hang the browser process.

Secure :- It must not be possible for third-party code to get access to privileged APIs because of the extension system

Open :- Extension development must not require use of any Google products or services.

Some of suggested Google Chrome Extension

1. Bookmarking/navigation tools: Delicious Toolbar, Stumbleupon, web-based history, new tab page clipboard accelerators

2. Content enhancements: Skype extension (clickable phone numbers), RealPlayer extension (save video), Autolink (generic microformat data - addresses, phone numbers, etc.)

3. Content filtering: Adblock, Flashblock, Privacy control, Parental control

4. Download helpers: video helpers, download accelerators, DownThemAll, FlashGot

5. Features: ForecastFox, FoxyTunes, Web Of Trust, GooglePreview, BugMeNot

So it’s just a matter of time and soon we will have all extension and add-on like firefox to Google Chrome.

But what if Extensions comes to Google Chrome will it be death of Mozilla Firefox ??

Source : CNET