Chrome-Stats extension
Compare Chrome extensions: Speedtest by Ookla vs FasterWeb
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Speedtest by Ookla
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FasterWeb
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| User count | 2,000,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Average rating | 4.41 | 4.11 |
| Rating count | 2,969 | 181 |
| Last updated | 2023-06-15 | 2023-12-15 |
| Size | 3.64M | 14.06K |
| Version | 1.0.9.11 | 23.12.14 |
| Short description | |
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| Take a Speedtest directly from your toolbar to quickly test your internet performance without interruption. | Browse the web faster. |
| Full summary | |
We encourage you to read our updated Privacy Policy: http://www.speedtest.net/privacy Take a Speedtest directly from your Google Chrome toolbar to quickly test your internet performance without interruption. Measure how fast the pages you visit load with Web Speed. Features:
Permissions: Chrome will ask for permission to "Read and change all your data on the websites you visit". Speedtest also measures how fast websites load with Web Speed, and it uses this permission to know how long it takes a given website to load. You can disable Web Speed in the extension settings. |
FasterWeb uses just-in-time preloading; it preloads a page right before you click on it. Faster Web works best on pages that are on the same sites. Pages to external sites are still faster but generally not enough to be noticeable. How it works: Before you click on a link, you hover your mouse over it. When you have hovered for 65 milliseconds there is one chance out of two that you will click, so Faster Web starts preloading at this moment, leaving on average over 300 ms for the page to preload. Pages that trigger an action (such as logging out or deleting something) are excluded. (FasterWeb won’t preload pages with a “?” in their URL.) FasterWeb — previously called FasterChrome — is based on instant.page, a library that you can add to your site in just one minute to give it the same speed boost. Made with ❤️ by BrowseCraft gang. Stand with Ukraine 💙💛. ADS & PROMOTION When using FasteWeb, you may encounter advertisements for other extensions and affiliates links. These situational ads allow us to develop the product and make it free for you - our users. For additional information, please, read our Privacy policy: https://browsecraft.com/privacy/fasterweb-privacy-policy |