12 Best Extensions (Plugins) for Microsoft Edge
Long awaited browser extension support Microsoft Edge became available to all users. And although the number of such add-ons in the Windows Store is still very small (free - 38 at the moment), we can state that " the ice has broken" And " the king is not naked!". In the selection below, I will introduce you to the twelve most rated and useful plug-ins for the new flagship web browser "dozens".
Adguard AdBlocker
Topped the list of TOP addons Adguard AdBlocker- perhaps the best ad blocker for the Russian-speaking segment of the Web and domestic web surfers. Doubters can read this author's one, and the rest can safely integrate it into Edge: the add-on "cuts" all known online advertising, such as static and animated banners, annoying pop-up windows and text ads, social media widgets, video ads on YouTube etc.
Free download extension Adguard AdBlocker for edge.
AdBlock and Adblock Plus
Like the previous hero of the publication, they are distinguished by the highest quality of ad filtering and deservedly are all-demanded browser plugins. For many, the appearance of old acquaintances in the Windows Store repository has become the main argument to try out a regular browser in work. Despite the similarity in name and functionality, these are two separate addons from different developers. The principle of operation and the option are similar to those of their clone brothers in Chrome and Firefox. By the way, Adblock Plus(ABP) is one of the three add-ons that were the first to learn to "be friends" with the reincarnated Internet Explorer. Do not forget to disable the display of unobtrusive ads in the settings!
Free download extension ad block for edge.
Free download extension Adblock Plus for edge.
LastPass
No less famous than previous software modules, a password manager LastPass now available as an extension for edge. Two characteristic moments: passwords are stored in encrypted form in the "cloud" and are synchronized with your devices, i.e. If you change browser, you can reload the plugin and get access to all passwords. In addition to a convenient form of service management, through the button LastPass seamlessly add a username and password to the site, generate a new password, create a note or an autofill form.
Free download extension LastPass for edge.
Microsoft Translator
Microsoft's own development was one of the first addons implemented in the insider build of Windows 10 build 14291. It allows you to translate text into any of more than 50 available languages in one click. The toolkit will be of particular interest to surfers visiting foreign-language portals, as well as users of the "No. 1 browser" Chrome, who are used to Google's convenient built-in translation. If the language of the web page differs from the system language, the translator button is displayed in the address bar, and the selected text can be translated line by line using the right mouse button.
Free download extension translatorfor Microsoft Edge .
office online
Provides quick access to the online suite of office applications MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Sway. Just in a couple of mouse clicks, it's easy to create a new document or edit an existing one - all changes are saved in the cloud OneDrive. Moreover, you can work offline, editing documents locally located on your computer. A useful add-on bonus is that there is a list of recent documents that allows you to quickly continue working with them.
Free download extension office online for edge.
OneNote, Evernote and Save to Pocket web clippers
These add-on plugins make it much easier to work with the services of the same name for creating and storing notes in the cloud. Yes, a tool for OneNote captures the entire page, either as text or as a bookmark. And in Evernote Web Clipper, which has a more advanced set of functions, while saving page content, it is possible to add comments, assign tags, etc.
Free download extension OneNote Web Clipper for edge.
Free download extension Evernote Web Clipper for edge.
After integration SavetoPocket in edge a recognizable red button appears for saving web pages to the popular Pocket service. With its help, it is easy to postpone the material you like, and synchronization and support for various platforms allow you to view content at any time on any smartphone (tablet). If you have free time and following the recommendations of the service, you can read the pending "interestingness" of other users. Additional addon options include adding tags and sending the opened page directly to the archive.
Free download extension Save to Pocket for edge.
YouTube Enhancer
With this multi-browser " youtube enhancer" (150 thousand downloads only on Addons.mozilla.org!) you can change the appearance and quickly customize the video player "for yourself" (choose a theme, disable ads, remove annotations, stop autoplay videos). There is also a volume control and playback speed by scrolling the mouse, watching videos in the desired quality (4K, FullHD, HD, etc.), looping the video (in whole or in part), cinema mode.
Free download extension EnhancerforYouTube for edge.
Download music from VK(Download music from VK)
Users of the largest social network in Russia and Europe will be satisfied - now in edge there is an add-on for downloading music from In contact with. To download your favorite audio recording, right-click on the play icon. If you need to interrupt the process, click the same button on the block with information about the current download.
Free download extension Download music from VK for edge.
Mouse Gestures(Mouse Actions)
The latest development presented is another addon from the software giant Microsoft. Mouse Gestures finally added custom mouse gestures to the Windows 10 flagship web browser. There are 16 basic gestures in total, which can be assigned to any action from the list. For example, holding down the right button and moving the mouse to the right and up, you can open a new tab, and swiping up and left will return you to the previous page.
Free download extension Mouse Gestures for edge.
Summing up, till edge offers a very compact set of plugins, but super-custom Firefox and Chrome once started out the same way. Agree, some useful tools for surfing the Web are available for download now, provided that the OS is up to date (Anniversary Update is installed).
Dmitry dmitry_spb Evdokimov
