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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 29, 2024

One of the most popular Firefox extensions, with well over 10 million downloads to its name, has now been made available for Chrome users. FastestChrome by FastestFox is a simple free add-on that helps you browse faster by speeding up common tasks through predictive text input.

FastestChrome is easy to use and all its features are configurable via the options menu. It offers great functionality and is really quite simple to understand. One of our favorites, the Endless Pages feature, will automatically load the next page. No more waiting or unnecessary clicking of Next buttons there. It is simply and conveniently just there once you get to the end of the current page. Another cool feature is that highlighting a word will automatically search for its definition, actually presenting not one but four options for how to do it.

The publisher claims the tool is built on the simple premise that if searching can be made faster, then productivity will be increased. We can't say that you'll be any more productive just because you try FastestChrome, but this free extension is a handy add-on for any Chrome user.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 26, 2013

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 7.2.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: Google Chrome Beta Channel

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 35,772

Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

1.8/5

4 User Votes

Vendors beware!
WDDTJanuary 31, 2013
Pros
None that I can think of
Cons
We're testing a commercial site and when I went to one of the products on it, Fastestchrome popped up links to my COMPETITOR'S products! I wonder how Amazon deals with that. How would Google feel if every time I rolled over their logo a box popped up asking me if I'd prefer Firefox?
Summary
Now we have to find a way to block Fastestchrome from running on our site, if we can so our own site doesn't send customers to our competitors.
I Thought It Was Spyware
NoniKiDecember 25, 2012
Pros
None. Totally unnecessary.
Cons
- Generates pop-up advertisements every time you search, shop, or view an image. - Ads block text, images, and search results. - Displays advertisements disguised as Google search results. - Violates privacy by reading and recording browser content for ad base. - Generates SEVERAL pop-ups and ads per page, every page. - Over-rides AdBlock application. - Automatically "saves" search engine results as an "unknown file" instead of displaying results in browser. - Seriously thought it was adware/spyware/virus.
Summary
When my Google searches started being saved as "unknown file types" I was confused. When my ad-blocker started failing on Craigslist I was annoyed. When a random image I searched was scanned (with a startling laser scanning animation) and then resulted in a pop up showing similar objects for sale, I thought I had a virus. Luckily, the pop up had a logo and brand name "FastestChrome" and I was able to search and find this page. I don't remember installing this... did it auto install with something else?
Too intrusive on a netbook
intriqkenMarch 14, 2012
Pros
Little features added to search and your right-click button are nice and an easy shortcut to different search engines, definitions, etc.
Cons
Pop-up shopping comparison is too intrusive and usually totally unrelated to my search.
Summary
I run Fastest Chome on my netbook and find it is too intrusive. It's helpful shopping comparison pop-ups had to be disabled because everytime I searched it would come up with unrelated shopping comparisons. Other features such as r-click searches and definitions are nice.
OK but doesn't play nice with Google Instant Search
au561March 13, 2012
Pros
Has some very nice features especially the comparison shopping.
Cons
Whenever I start a Google Instant Search, Fastest Chrome tries to download a file called search.html and interrupts my search.
Summary
Because of the search problem, it was either disable Google Instant, or Fastest Chrome. I chose to disable Fastest Chrome until this bug is fixed.

Developer’s Description

Save time by speeding up repetitive tasks.

FastestChrome is an extension for Google Chrome. Get auto-loading of next page and improved searching. It helps to enhance your productivity. Automatically loads the next page just before you reach the end so you don't have to click "Next" or wait. Look up definitions instantly by highlighting a word, to open searches in a new tab middle click the icon, select text then click on a search engine to search, and it automatically turns text URLs into links.