Features
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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
5,330
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mozilla Firefox 3.0+
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
September 19, 2008
Publisher's description of Open in Google Chrome
If you are using Firefox along side Googles browser, this Open in Google Chrome extension might come handy - it lets you send Web sites and links directly to Google Chrome from Firefox. It can also be configured to always open certain Web pages in Chrome - e.g. Google, Gmail.
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Editor's review of Open in Google Chrome
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- "Open in Google Chrome"
- Version reviewed: Open in Google Chrome 1.0
Open in Google Chrome works like the other engine-switching plug-in for Firefox, IETab. Apparently, OGC was based on the same code. However, if you're familiar with IETab, which renders pages in Firefox using the Internet Explorer engine, be prepared for OGC to behave differently.
Instead of rendering the IE page in a new tab in Firefox, OGC opens the tab you're switching in Chrome itself. Now, since Chrome is significantly faster than IE7, the URL should open fairly quickly. At least, it did for us during multiple tests. Still, this was a jarring experience at first because it takes you out of the Firefox window. Also of note is that the extension requires you to manually point it to your installation of Chrome.
We weren't fond of the interface, either. To use the plug-in, you must either use the context menu or customize a toolbar with a Chrome button on your own. There was no Menubar option for accessing the add-on's options, either. For developers who need to switch quickly between browsers or users who are playing around with Chrome, Open in Google Chrome should prove useful. Beyond that, it's not much more than a curiosity.
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Version: Open in Google Chrome 1.0
Pros: It does have tabbed browsing
Cons: It does not have regular menus like IE7, Firefox and etc.
Summary: I tired it and liked how fast it was but I missed the traditional menus and uninstalled it. I will stick with firefox.
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Version: Open in Google Chrome 1.0
"Its most definately a fast browser."
Pros: It has tabbed browsing like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Opera.
Cons: It doesn't have the traditional menus like the browsers I mentioned in question #2.
Summary: I test drove this browser the other day. It does have a few advanced settings but I was taken aback a bit because the same company that came out with the new browser did not integrate the typical toolbar synomonis with Internet Explorer and Firefox.... read more >>
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