![]() ![]() They can remember things for you, like your passwords. They can make decisions for you, like deleting annoying ads from web pages. ![]() They can protect your privacy by reducing the amount of data that websites collect. What can browser extensions do?īrowser extensions can do almost anything that a browser can do, which is almost anything! ![]() Some of the most popular browser extensions add features like ad blocking, password management, grammar checking, coupon codes for online shopping, dark mode, and more. Web browsers are like most modern software applications, they process and exchange information - “uploading” or “sending” data, and “downloading” or “receiving” data - over a vast interconnected network of systems (the internet).īrowser extensions can modify the flow of the information being exchanged. However, even with all of the combined investment of the largest companies in the world - including Apple, Microsoft, and Google - it’s simply not possible to offer built-in features to customize the browser experience for all 5 billion internet users. With such a massive user base, web browsers are carefully designed to make it as easy as possible for people of all skill levels to search the internet, visit websites, and access web applications for things like email and online banking. Meanwhile, the primary way most of us will access the internet is through a modern web browser like Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome, or Microsoft Edge (RIP Internet Explorer 1).īrowser extensions are small software applications that extend or add functionality to modern web browsers.Īpproximately two out of every three people on earth have access to the internet - that’s about ~5 billion internet users! Still others are proclaiming that the future of the internet is a fully three dimensional experience called the metaverse. Some would say you can practically live online. The internet is an exciting place to visit. ![]()
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