Best Chrome Extensions of August 2026

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   1. Diet Claude

   437 upvotes

   Never get blindsided by Claude's usage limits again

   Hitting Claude's limit mid-work is annoying af. Diet Claude gives a live usage meter shows how much of your session you’ve used, how much time is left, and when your limits reset. It helps optimise token usage by context trimming…

   #2 on August 25, 2026dietclaude.com1 maker, 1 with an email
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   2. Screen Awesome

   132 upvotes

   The free screen recorder that cannot upload your video

   Every screen recorder promises not to misuse your recordings. Screen Awesome can't: it requests zero host permissions, so Chrome itself blocks it from reaching any server. Check it in chrome://extensions before you install. Record a tab…

   #7 on August 4, 2026screenawesome.com1 maker, 1 with an email
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   3. Argos

   113 upvotes

   The AI that acts as you, right in your browser

   Most AI just tells you what to do. Argos does it. It works right inside your browser using your own logged-in accounts — clicking, typing, filling forms, and finishing real tasks. Ask it in the sidebar or text it on Telegram/WhatsApp, and…

   #10 on August 9, 20261 maker
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   4. Deepmark

   110 upvotes

   Search your bookmarks by what's inside them, not the title

   Your browser bookmarks, X bookmarks, Instagram saves and YouTube Watch Later, in one private library you can search in plain language. Deepmark reads every page, transcribes videos and reels, describes and OCRs frames, then embeds it all.…

   #15 on August 18, 2026getdeepmark.com1 maker
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   5. Mochi

   107 upvotes

   A tiny animated cat for every browser tab.

   Mochi lets you place a tiny animated cat companion directly on your browser tabs, like a little friend hanging out while you browse. Pick from 20 local cat styles, drag Mochi anywhere, and keep the same cat in the same spot across tabs.…

   #12 on August 19, 2026YC S261 maker
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   6. Retro Y2K Theme

   98 upvotes

   Customize any website with a vintage 90s & Y2K retro theme

   Customize any website with a vintage 90s & Y2K retro theme. Enjoy nostalgic web aesthetics, and classic UI designs! Back to 2000 has never been easier! RawY2K is the ultimate retro website modifier that transforms any modern web page into…

   #13 on August 30, 20261 maker
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   7. Eventually

   97 upvotes

   Your X bookmarks, emailed back as your personal newsletter

   You bookmark posts on X and never see them again. Eventually syncs those bookmarks and emails them back a few at a time, on a schedule you set. Connect X, sync, pick your rhythm, start reminders. Pause or change it anytime.

   #21 on August 27, 2026geteventually.com1 maker
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   8. FreqWave EQ

   94 upvotes

   Customize your web audio with a real-time EQ

   8-band Web Audio Equalizer - fixing muddy podcasts, harsh streams and quiet dialogue. Featuring EQ modes and DSP Compression.

   #11 on August 2, 20261 maker
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   9. Dishylink

   94 upvotes

   Open-source Starlink monitoring app for Mac, Windows and Web

   Starlink's own app is phone-only, and the old web portal was switched off in 2024 with nothing to replace it. Dishylink brings that back as a native desktop app. It reads your dish and router over your own network. Features include: live…

   #20 on August 13, 2026dishylink.com1 maker, 1 with an email
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    10. Tab Notes

    91 upvotes

    Turn your browser new tab into a distraction-free notepad

    Tab Notes turns every new browser tab into a distraction-free notepad. Capture thoughts instantly with rich text, tables, and syntax-highlighted code blocks, or sketch ideas using the built-in shape canvas. Works completely offline with…

    #9 on August 23, 20261 maker
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    11. Prompt Bridge

    89 upvotes

    Keep AI Context Portable

    Prompt Bridge is the free Chrome extension that carries your full AI conversation context across all major AI platforms — never restart a thread again.

    #16 on August 7, 2026promptbridge.co1 maker, 1 with an email
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    12. Skim Recap

    81 upvotes

    Recaps what you skipped and explains where you get stuck

    Flick through an article too fast and Skim Recap hands the skipped passage back in a card beside your cursor. If a term stops you, select the word or phrase and press Feynman: Gemma uses the surrounding paragraph, nearby context, heading…

    #22 on August 18, 20261 maker
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    13. ThreadPort

    70 upvotes

    Move AI chats between ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini in one click

    Every AI is good at different things — but your conversation is trapped in one. ThreadPort transfers the chat you're in right now to another AI with full context. No servers, no account, works in the EU. Free for 10 transfers/month.…

    #27 on August 13, 2026threadport.com1 maker, 1 with an email
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    14. PostSnag

    50 upvotes

    Find What's Viral On Facebook And Build Your Swipe File

    Find what's Viral on Facebook Right Now! Any Profiles, Facebook Groups, Posts, Reels & more! Sort, Capture, organize, and analyze winning Facebook posts. PostSnag captures posts as you scroll, ranks them by likes, comments, shares, and…

    #12 on August 10, 2026postsnag.com1 maker, 1 with an email
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    15. ForthWrite

    19 upvotes

    AI email writer that actually sounds like you.

    ForthWrite drafts replies in your voice inside Gmail, Outlook, and LinkedIn. Every edit becomes a training signal, so drafts get closer to how you write over time. Standouts: closed-loop voice matching, a visible improvement curve…

    #29 on August 4, 2026forthwrite.ai1 maker, 1 with an email
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    16. Xenaris 4.x

    14 upvotes

    The intelligence factory for private M&A

    Xenaris watches the private market continuously: standing Mandates sweep weekly, score sell-readiness on cited public signals, map likely buyers, and settle every call against real outcomes in an append-only ledger. Not another database -…

    #38 on August 18, 20261 maker
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    17. Winnow

    12 upvotes

    Grow on X by replying to the right posts

    Winnow scores every post in your X timeline as you scroll and highlights the few worth replying to with local arithmetic, no AI, nothing leaves your browser. Age, views, replies and your own keywords go into the score; everything below…

    #32 on August 19, 2026winnow.so1 maker
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    18. UIDrop

    11 upvotes

    Send your favorite design systems to the AI agents you use.

    Capture any website's design system, standout components, and implementation-ready prompts. Send them directly to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, Lovable, or Manus, in one click. Then check your favorite snaps, pick elements from each of…

    #24 on August 28, 20261 maker
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    19. Claude Usage Meter

    10 upvotes

    Never hit your Claude limit by surprise.

    Display how much Claude.ai usage you've used and when it resets, just above the Claude chat box.

    #34 on August 25, 20261 maker
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    20. Tasker

    10 upvotes

    Know where your time went. Without anyone else knowing.

    Local-first browsing activity tracker with daily summaries, monthly recaps, and optional sync to your own Google Drive.

    #35 on August 11, 20261 maker
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    21. Rendemo

    9 upvotes

    Turn any web app into a clickable demo in minutes

    Rendemo turns a screen recording of your real product into a demo people can click through, capturing the actual HTML, not screenshots, so it behaves like the real thing. Record once with the Chrome extension. Ship an embeddable demo (one…

    #10 on August 8, 2026rendemo.com1 maker, 1 with an email
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    22. Parsley

    8 upvotes

    Skip the life story. Get the recipe.

    Shows you the recipe from any blog in 1 click. No life story, no ads, no endless scrolling!

    #39 on August 10, 20261 maker
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    23. Figscreen

    8 upvotes

    Capture the web, polish in the editor, ship effortlessly.

    Figscreen makes it ridiculously easy to capture, annotate, and organize anything you see on the web — and send it directly to Figma. Built for designers, researchers, and product teams, Figscreen helps you turn website screenshots into…

    #31 on August 10, 2026figscreen.com1 maker, 1 with an email
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    24. Huminn

    8 upvotes

    Your new tab, your news

    A local-first RSS reader that replaces Chrome's New Tab. No backend, no proxy, no cloud — everything runs on your machine, and your data stays yours.

    #28 on August 10, 2026gethuminn.com1 maker, 1 with an email
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    25. Post Formatter

    7 upvotes

    Formatting for LinkedIn, X and Threads that survives paste

    Format LinkedIn, X and Threads posts with bold, italic and bullets that survive copy-paste — no account access needed.

    #21 on August 15, 2026postformatter.com1 maker

Junior imports every day's Product Hunt leaderboard. Each launch is filed under the first topic its makers chose, so it appears in one category only. This list takes the Chrome Extensions launches dated in August 2026 and ranks them by their upvotes. It refreshes daily.

• Best Productivity Tools233
• Best Design Tools78
• Best Open Source Tools87
• Best Developer Tools60
• Best Mac Apps54
• Best Android Apps56
• Best Marketing Tools66
• Best AI Tools39
• Best SaaS Tools48
• Best iOS Apps44
• Best APIs33
• Best Analytics Tools36
• Best Health & Fitness Apps21
• Best Social Media Tools27
• Best Sales Tools22
• Best Fintech Tools13

• All Chrome Extensions324
• Every launch in August 2026
• All best-of lists

What was the top Chrome Extensions launch of August 2026?

Diet Claude ("Never get blindsided by Claude's usage limits again"), with 437 upvotes on August 25, 2026, where it finished #2 of the day.

How many Chrome Extensions launched in August 2026?

27 on Product Hunt, with 1,786 upvotes between them. This list shows the 25 most upvoted.

How is this list ranked?

By Product Hunt upvotes, as recorded on launch day. Ties go to the launch with the better daily rank. Every launch is counted once, in the category its makers listed first.

How do I reach the makers of these Chrome Extensions?

Each launch links to its page on Junior, with the people behind it (25 makers across this list). Junior adds their verified work emails, LinkedIn and X profiles for subscribers.