Your browser is where 80% of creator work happens. The right Chrome extensions cut hours off your week. Here are the 12 we install on every new machine.
Research and analytics
1. ViralSpark Extension. Extracts tags and metadata from any YouTube video in one click. Install from /chrome-extension.
2. TubeBuddy / VidIQ. YouTube research. Free tiers are enough.
3. Keywords Everywhere. Shows search volume on every Google search (~$2/month).
4. Similarweb. Traffic estimates for any competitor.
Writing and content
5. Grammarly. Still the standard. Free tier catches 90%.
6. Hemingway Editor extension. Every caption over 100 chars should pass through it.
7. Notion Web Clipper. Save articles + screenshots to Notion.
Design and visuals
8. Awesome Screenshot. Full-page screenshots, annotations, short screen recordings.
9. ColorZilla. Grab colors from any site.
10. WhatFont. Identify any font on any page.
SEO and site audit
11. Detailed SEO Extension. Instantly see any page's title, description, headings, schema.
12. Lighthouse (built into Chrome). Full performance + SEO + accessibility audit.
The three we uninstalled
- Honey (post-2024 controversy).
- Scrapers with hidden trackers.
- AI writing extensions with autoplay overlays.
The "creator profile" setup
Create a separate Chrome profile just for creator work. Install only these 12 there. Setup: 20 minutes. Time saved: 5+ hours per week.
The ViralSpark daily stack
- ViralSpark Extension (tag extraction).
- Detailed SEO Extension.
- Notion Web Clipper.
- Grammarly.
- Awesome Screenshot.
Five extensions, zero cost on free tiers, ~10 hours per week saved.