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10 Must-Have Chrome Extensions

With so many Chrome extensions available, which should you get? We've picked out ten of our favorites that will let you do everything from speeding up your Web browsing, to checking Gmail and Google Calendar, grabbing videos and graphics from across the Web, and more.

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Google Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer

View PDFs and PowerPoint files directly inside Chrome with this free add-on.

Full Review - Rated: January 21, 2011
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License: Free

Yongqian Li FastestChrome

Speed up browsing when using Chrome with this free add-on.

Full Review - Rated: January 21, 2011
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License: Free

Google Google Calendar Chrome Extension

Use Google Calendar from any Web page while using Chrome.

Full Review - Rated: January 21, 2011
License: Free

Blackfish Software IE Tab for Chrome

Open pages that require Internet Explorer without using IE, thanks to this Chrome extension.

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License: Free

Ankit Ahuja and Sameer Ahuja gleeBox for Chrome

Reduce the use of your mouse when you browse the Web with Google Chrome.

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License: Free

Ensolis Forecastfox Weather for Chrome

Get weather forecasts and weather maps in a pop-up window in Chrome.

Full Review - Rated: January 21, 2011
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License: Free

Google Google Quick Scroll

Do a search in Chrome then quickly jump to your search term on the page it finds.

Full Review - Rated: January 21, 2011
License: Free

Webyog MailBrowser Beta

Manage contacts, attachments, and other details in Gmail right in your browser.

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License: Free

Apture, Inc Apture Highlights for Chrome

Highlight any term in Chrome and see YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, and Wikipedia content.

Full Review - Rated: January 21, 2011
License: Free

Anders Google Mail Checker Plus

Get Google Mail alerts with this Chrome extension.

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