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Google Chrome will eventually support add-ons and user scripts
You can install add-ons for web browsers like Firefox that do everything from turn the browser into an FTP client to provide email notifications. And there are user scripts that will let you change the way you interact with web pages. Google Chrome doesn't currently support either type of extensions. But it will.
At the Web 2.0 Expo in New York, Google's Ojan Vafai indicated that Chrome wll support both eventually. But first, the developers want to make sure that add-ons don't cause the browser to become unstable. Firefox add-ons, for example, can bog down the application, making it take longer to launch and more likely to crash.
While you're waiting for Google to figure things out, there are always workarounds that let you install user scripts or block ads in Chrome.
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Subscribe to commentsJash SayaniSep 20th 2008 7:50AM
Yeah it should surely have a nice Add-ons gallery like Mozilla Firefox. Chrome is definitely going to beat all browsers eventually.
datterSep 20th 2008 10:04AM
They said Opera was going to beat everyone out too... same with Flock, yet Firefox is still holding strong. I don't see that changing anytime soon.
kogmedia.comSep 20th 2008 5:54PM
it's funny, the more i use Chrome, the more unstable it seems to get... crashes a lot more, can't handle sites with flash, hangs every time i close a tab... kinda wierd www.kogmedia.com
BrianSep 21st 2008 7:39AM
It is in BETA, of course it is going to crash.
mikeySep 20th 2008 7:44PM
Funny. I still can't scroll up.
Eric C Rusch JrSep 20th 2008 7:44PM
Add-ons for Firefox will make it king for the foreseeable future. It's not Mozilla Firefox when I launch it, it's Eric's Firefox that's not like any other. It's perfectly(almost) customized to my wants and needs. Chrome may be light years ahead of the competition under the hood, but for now it's as functional to me as IE.
CalaganSep 22nd 2008 8:14AM
I can't wait to get del.icio.us and a video downloader in chrome
@datter: even though Opera is superior in many ways to Firefox, it didn't succeed due to the microscopic size and Swedish origin of its parent company. With Chrome, it's an entirely different story
@mikey: uninstall your trackpad/mouse driver. If you let the plain MS driver handle your trackpad/mouse then you will be able to scroll up.
DesalegnOct 13th 2008 9:30PM
I love Chrome. It is fast and simple. I would be so happy if it can support some the crucial add ons like Gspace and adblocks.
nathanOct 23rd 2008 8:12AM
thay need to add auto scroll