Best Chrome Extensions for Content Writers in 2026

Writers spend their days researching, drafting, editing and checking. The right handful of extensions saves time at each step. Install only what you'll use; every extension can read some of what you do in the browser.

Disclosure: Word Counter, Search Cleaner, Sticky Notes Anywhere, Wayback Quick Access and Modern Dark Mode are made by Bushe.co.

Editing and grammar

• Grammarly: grammar, spelling and clarity suggestions in most text boxes. Free, with a paid plan for style and tone. See is Grammarly safe?
• LanguageTool: grammar and style checks in many languages, with a free plan.
• Google Dictionary (by Google): double-click a word for its definition.

Length and reading time

• Word Counter counts words, characters and sentences for a whole page or just the text you select, with reading time at a speed you set. Handy for checking a draft in any web editor, or a competitor's article. See Grammarly vs Word Counter.

Research

• Search Cleaner hides the Google sections you choose, such as AI Overviews and shopping carousels, so research searches show plain results.
• Wayback Quick Access opens archived versions of a page, useful when a source has changed or disappeared, and can save a page to the archive.
• Zotero Connector: saves sources with full citation details to the free Zotero app.

Notes and ideas

• Sticky Notes Anywhere keeps notes, checklists and snippets in the browser, stored locally. Useful for quotes, outlines and to-do lists while you research. See planning an editorial calendar with sticky notes.
• Google Keep: saves notes and clips, synced to your phone.

Focus and comfort

• Modern Dark Mode darkens websites, with brightness and contrast controls, for late-night writing sessions.
• Site blockers such as StayFocusd or LeechBlock NG limit time on distracting sites.

Writing offline

• Google Docs Offline: Google's own extension for editing Docs without a connection. Turn on offline access in Google Drive settings as well, and Docs you open will keep working on a train or plane.

How to choose

1. Start with one editing tool and one research tool.
2. Check permissions; grammar tools read everything you type, so turn them off for confidential work.
3. Remove extensions you haven't used in a month.

See also browser-based writing workflows and calculating reading time.