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For those that read my article about Vimperator, a Vim-based browser manipulation extension for Firefox, it was clear how extensible Firefox is, and sadly, how limited Google Chrome still is.
But that, whether immediately, or just through my lack of research, appears to have changed entirely.
The old Firefox favourites, Adblock Plus and Flashblock, are back, with the same features to that of the Firefox alternatives.
Ever wanted your browser to integrate Gmail more robustly? Google Mail Checker will let you know how much unread mail lies in your inbox, and provides a link on Chrome's bar to direct you there. Send from Gmail allows you to compose a mail without opening Gmail directly, and also lets you compose mail in a separate window upon clicking an email link. Quite impressive.
There's a decent RSS feed extension, too. I've never really used RSS, but I am sure it has its uses.
Finally, and perhaps most impressively, the Docs/PDF/Powerpoint viewer allows you to view any file supported by Google Docs (including Microsoft and OpenOffice formats), PDF documents and even Powerpoint documents from within your browser, supplied via Google Docs Viewer. While this is possible without a plugin, it isn't generally possible to view documents external to Google's search results using this reader. It offers, arguably, a superior alternative experience to that of Adobe Reader plug-ins commonly found on other browsers.
More Chrome extensions can be found here.
