Extension Control

Extension Control

Elementary extension manager. Compact design, no superfluous features.

What is Extension Control?
Extension Control is a Chrome tool that breathes simplicity into extension management. With a fuel-efficient structure, it lets you manage the activation of your extensions, access details such as version, homepage, and ID, hide unnecessary extensions, uninstall, and access options from one single menu. It offers two themes and customization in menu width and font size for a more personalized user experience.
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By: luetage
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.42 (33)
Version: 0.68 (Last updated: 2019-01-03)
Creation date: 2019-01-03
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • management
  • storage
Size: 401.41K
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Summary

Extension Control is a lightweight extension manager designed for those who want essential functionality in an aesthetically pleasing package. The streamlined feature set will enable you to limit resource consumption by letting you choose which extensions you want running at any given time. All from within the convenience of a single menu, that can be accessed directly on your address bar.

The menu allows you to:

  • enable/disable extensions with a single click
  • get info on version, homepage and ID of an extension
  • hide selected extensions
  • execute an uninstall
  • access extension options

Choose from 2 themes to better fit the various browser configurations available. You can also select the maximum width and the font size of the menu, so it can be as compact as you desire.

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Simple and easy to use interface
  • Quickly enable/disable extensions with a single click
  • Clean and elegant design
Cons
  • Lack of ability to create and manage groups or categories of extensions
  • No search functionality or first-character jump feature
  • No feature to export/import extension lists or settings
Most mentioned
  • Need for group/category management
  • Desire for search functionality
  • Option to export/import extension lists
  • User interface is elegant and simple
  • Lacks ability to arrange the order of extensions on the address bar
Recent reviews
Almost perfect. Wish I could combine this with SimpleExtManager. Needs search and group filtering.
by Colin Eberly Colin Eberly, 2024-02-15

It doesen't group tabs per categorys
by Who am I T Who am I T, 2024-01-21

simple fast great extension
by HussaiN GuL HussaiN GuL, 2023-10-26
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Safety
Risk impact

Extension Control is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Extension Control has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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