Chrome Learning Extensions and Applications for University
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To find a particular application or extension copy the title of the application or extension into the “Search the store” bar.
| Time Management, | |||
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| Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
| Break Timer
| A timer that will remind you to take breaks after a predefined amount of time. There is also an option to display the break countdown as a small notification or full-screen.
| Free | Extension |
| Toggl Button: Productivity & Time Tracker
| Keeps track of how much time you spend while working on the web and implements the Pomodoro technique to remind you when you should take your breaks. | Free | Extension
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| Strict Workflow
| Combines the Pomodoro timer and a website Blocker. | Free | Extension
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| StayFocusd
| Blocks websites or specific content on a website for any length of time. | Free | Extension
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| Momentum
| A dashboard on your new tab which has information on the weather, a prompt to ask you what your main focus for the day is, and an inspirational quote. If you would like more features you can upgrade to a Plus account. | Free or $4.95 - $2.50 a month | Extension |
| ExtensionLive Start Page - Living Wallpaper
| A dashboard on your new tab which has information on the weather, a prompt to ask you what your main focus for the day is, a to-do list, meditation mode, and many other features. For more advanced features you can upgrade to a Pro account. | Free or $1.99 - $1.25 a month | Extension |
| Note Taking, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
| Evernote Web Clipper
| Bookmark, screenshot, and annotate web articles into your Evernote notebooks. The web articles will automatically be simplified by removing the advertisements
| Free | Extension |
| OneNote Web Clipper
| Bookmark and screenshot web articles into your OneNote notebooks. | Free | Extension |
| Kami
| Annotates PDF documents, there are a variety of different plans you can purchase for additional features.
| Free or $2 - $20 a month | Extension
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| OurStickys - Sticky Notes on every page
| You can add digital sticky notes to a particular webpage or web domain. Until you delete the sticky note it will remain on the website even after you close your browser.
| Free | Extension |
| Mic Note -Voice Recorder & Notepad
| Records the audio around you and syncs the recording with your type notes. With the free version, you can record up to 10 minutes for each note if you upgrade to the paid version you can record up to 4 hours per note. | Free or $14.99 | Application |
| Reading | |||
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| Extensions or Applications, | Description | Price | Notes |
| High Contrast
| Different options to alter the colour contrast of various web pages to make them easier to read.
| Free | Extension |
| Visor
| Dims your screen and provide a colour overlay to make it easier to read and focus on the text on your screen. | Free | Extension |
| Mercury Reader
| Removes ads and other distractions from a webpage leaving only the images and text, so the webpage is easier to read. | Free | Extension |
| ChromeVox
| A screen reader for Chrome. | Free | Extension |
| Announcify
| A text-to-speech reader, as soon as you open the extension it will convert the webpage into a more simplified format and start reading and blur the text that it is not currently reading. | Free | Extension |
| Snap&Read Universal
| This extension is a text-to-speech reader. It will read web pages, inaccessible text, modify text complexity, and provide text translations. | 7-day free trial, $3.99 a month
| Extension |
| BeeLine Reader
| Converts a webpage into open dyslexic font and provide a colour gradient on the text so it is easy to read. | 30-day free trial, after that: Free for 5 uses a day or $1 a month.
| Extension |
| Read&Write for Google Chrome™
| A text-to-speech reader that also has highlighting, a dictionary, and word prediction features. | 30-day free trial, after that you will be limited to basic features. For Premium features please contact texthelp. | Extension |
| Writing, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
| Grammarly for Chrome
| A spell/grammar check tool. To get all of the features you will need to purchase a Premium account. If you go to the Grammarly website you can also download the extension for Microsoft Word | Free or $29.95- $11.66 a month | Extension |
| Ginger
| A spell/grammar check tool which will also provide you with suggestions for rewording sentences you select. To get all of the features you will need to purchase a Premium account. | Free or $29.96- $12.48 a month | Extension |
| Co:Writer Universal (Extension)
(Chrome App)
| Both the application and extension have word prediction and specialized dictionaries. The primary difference between the two is you will be able to use the extension anywhere you can type. The application, on the other hand, will take you to a separate webpage where you create a document. Your document will be saved in the cloud which you will be able to access on any device which has Co:Writer Universal installed. | 7-day free trial, after that it is $4.99 a month. | Extension and Application
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| Research, | |||
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| Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
| Listly
| You can create a list of websites that you can refer to later. | Free | Extension |
| Save to Pocket
| Allows you to save web articles and Internet videos to your Pocket account so you can look at the content later. When you open your articles in Pocket the application will automatically remove all the ads. | Free | Extension |
| Add to Wunderlist
| Allows you to add websites to your Wunderlists. | Free | Extension |
| Optical Character Recognition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
| Snapverter
| Uses optical character recognition to transfer inaccessible text into accessible PDFs or EPUB files which can be read by Read & Write. | 10 scans before you are limited to 1 scan per week or you can purchase a license from texthelp. | Application |
| Copyfish
| Uses optical character recognition to transfer inaccessible text into accessible text, and can also provide a translation. | Free | Extension |
| Math, | |||
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| Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
| FastFig
| Can be used to record your math notes and calculate most math equations. | Free | Application |
| Health and Wellness, | |||
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| Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
| Save My Eyes
| Provides you with reminders to take breaks and look away from your computer in order to better the health of your eyes. | Free | Extension |
| Drink!
| A timer that will provide you with reminders to drink some water during your day. | Free | Extension |
| Move It
| Will provide you with random reminders to step away from your computer and do some light exercise. | Free | Extension |
| PostureMinder
| Provides you with reminders to sit up straight while you are working. It also has the option to remind you to take a break and go for a quick walk. | Free | Extension |
| Management, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
| Extensity
| Manages all of the Chrome extensions and applications in your toolbar. With a click, you will be able to enable or disable an extension. | Free | Extension |
| Apps Launcher
| Provides you with easy access to all of your chrome applications. | Free | Extension |
| Black Menu for Google™
| Provides you with an easy to access drop-down toolbar for the most popular Google applications, for example, Google Drive, Google News, Google mail, etc. | Free | Extension |
| OneTab
| Takes all of your open tabs and convert them into a list. You can then go through an open individual or multiple tabs again when you need them. | Free | Extension |
| Tab Resize - split screen layouts
| Sets up multiple tabs into a layout so your screen is split evenly between each of the tabs. | Free | Extension |
| Ears: Bass Boost, EQ Any Audio!
| Equalizes the audio on any website you use. | Free | Extension |
