There are many free SEO extensions, but one of the most useful ones that I have found is ubersuggest. This is a tool that has saved me a lot of time by helping me find relevant keywords for my content.
When you are creating something using an online generator, it wants you to use its own keyword suggestions for your article, but sometimes these are either not good or irrelevant. It’s great having an alternative providing you with quality keyword ideas at your fingertips.
Nightwatch SEO Search Simulator
You can use the Nightwatch simulator to find details on what is working at a time. The general point of the simulator is that it identifies what is happening on a search and how well your content is working. The design of the simulator focuses on confirming the things that may work on a site at a time.
- You can save multiple searches as you see fit
- Track your rank versus other sites at a time
- Work with searches from different countries as you see fit
SEO Minion
You also have the option to use SEO Minion to find details on unique links on your site. The color-coordinated results that you will get off of the extension will help you figure out what is happening with your site and what you need to fix if necessary.
- Review tags and see which ones are active and what needs fixing
- Broken link reports let you know what types of links need to be resolved
- The search location simulator works with Google standards in mind
Scraper
Scraper is a simple SEO extension that you can use to extract data from any web page. This extension will be very handy when you are analyzing any web page from an SEO perspective.
- Easy to use extension
- Extra data in the spreadsheet
META SEO Inspector
Meta tags are still very important for SEO and this is an extension that will help you to make sure that your tags are perfectly working and there is no error.
This extension will alert you if a certain meta tag is not within the expected range. for example, if your meta description or the title tag is too long, you will get the alert to fix those.
Free Backlink Checker by LRT
As the name suggests, this is a tool to find the backlinks on any webpage. This tool can be very helpful when you are doing an analysis of your competitor’s site.
You can do a complete analysis of external as well as internal links on any website.
It’s a very effective extension to use. While you are on a website, you can simply click on the extension icon on your browser and the tool will start analyzing your page to find the overall links on the page.
Markup Hero
Add screenshots with annotation callouts to your blog posts using Markup Hero. You can also add detailed annotations to any image, infographic, or PDF that you might include in your blog posts or website. Visual annotations help your images stand out in image searches and add value for the user.
- Take screenshots (including scrolling screenshots) to provide the context in your posts
- Annotate images to add visual cues and add value
- Keep all your markups organized and edit as you go
SEO Site Tools
SEO Site Tools is a set of another very handy SEO Chome extension that you can use to do a number of different analysis for your site. You can find all the indexed pages on top search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing, Baidu Etc.
You can do a number of different analysis of any website with just one click. It offers you the option to check backlinks on Google as well as other search engines. You can do domain lookup to find the details, you can do a Server IP Geolocation
The top tools it offers are
- Keyword Density Check
- Meta Tag Analyzer
- Meta Tag Generator
- And more
Note AnyWhere
As the name suggests, this extension enables you to take notes anywhere. IF you are an entrepreneur, or you do research on any topic, we need to take notes. Many times when we take notes in the traditional way, it gets lost. So, why not take notes then and there.
This extension will help you to take notes anywhere, on any webpage and when you come back next, your notes will be loaded along with the webpage. So, the entire process becomes very handy, quick and more productive.
- Simple and easy to use
- Take note on any webpage
- Notes get saved in realtime
- Change note style
Google PageSpeed Insights Extension
Page speed is very important these days. Not just from user experience but from the SEO perspective, loading speed holds a very important position. With the core vitals being considered as one of the important Google Algoridham components, it has become even more important.
There has been a lot of talk about page loading speed and its influence on ranking in recent times and it will be even more important in the time to come. So, you need to make improvements and fix issues that add to the overall loading speed of your site.
You need to check the improvement in the speed and core vitals score in the Google Page Speed checker. You can use this Google PageSpeed Insights Extension to check the improvements in the score as you keep doing the improvements.
- Official PageSpeed Insight extension
- Check loading time of any page
- Free to use
Ubersuggest
Ubersuggest’s Chrome extension lets you view keyword data right from Google search results.
It also shows you related keywords and their information, without ever leaving the SERPs. You can export the data to CSV or click on any of the information headings under “People also search for…” to be taken to the Ubersuggest dashboard for the searched keyword.
This information makes it easy to run keyword research at-a-glance automatically from the SERPs.
Moz
Domain authority is a metric made up by Moz. Generally speaking, the higher your domain authority, the higher your rankings are.
Moz created a Chrome extension called Mozbar that tells you the domain authority and page authority for any page on the web.
This extension is handy when you are browsing the web and researching any potential competitors as it will quickly show you how you stack up to them and as you are going through their site you can easily spot their most authoritative pages that you need to analyze.
Google Tag Assistant
Checking Google tags is important for analytics, which is why the search engine has made it super easy to see if yours are working with this free browser extension.
Get a report of errors, troubleshoot issues, and instantly verify your tags in real-time.
In addition, it also connects with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for ease of functionality.
Just navigate to a page in Chrome and you can make changes as necessary within the extension.
Plus, it is totally free to download, which is another big plus.
SimilarWeb
Analyzing competitor websites and checking current rankings for your pages on the fly is simple thanks to SimilarWeb.
This free Chrome extension allows you to check data on any site, making it easy to see the root source of traffic, geographic popularity, and other key factors.
It is a great addition to your SEO tool arsenal if you want to get tons of information quickly about both your website and others in the same niche.
There’s no limit to the number of pages you can check, which is a definite bonus to all the robust features the extension already offers.
Serpstat Website SEO Checker
If you’re looking for a Google Chrome extension that compiles a ton of great search data into one dashboard, then you’ll really like Serpstat Website SEO Checker.
This one provides information on elements like Alexa rank, total number of keywords, on-page parameters, popularity rank, and so much more.
The only downside is that free users are limited to 100 searches per day, while paid users get a thousand.
However, those are pretty considerable numbers if you’re only using the tool to look at data for a page or two at a time.
Headline Studio by CoSchedule
Writing content isn’t always as easy as it seems.
Finding the right formula to create a winning headline can sometimes be difficult, which is where Headline Studio by CoSchedule comes in.
This free Google Chrome extension allows you to type or copy in your suggested title, then offers recommendations on how to adjust it for a better ranking.
As a browser extension, it seamlessly integrates with the platforms you’re already posting on.
For example, those like WordPress, Shopify, Wix, and others.
There’s also a paid version that analyzes more data points and offers a more in-depth analysis of your headlines, too.
SEO Toolbar by Ahrefs
When it comes to SEO tools, Ahrefs is definitely a name to know.
Their SEO Toolbar is a free extension that offers an on-page optimization report, broken link checker, and a redirect tracer with HTTP headers.
You can also analyze a single page for things like total word count, published and updated dates, title, meta description, and more.
As an Ahrefs paid member, there are additional features such as keyword volume directly in the SERPs and the ability to export reports.
Both the free version and paid option are super robust, providing tons of great data to help with your competitor analysis process and keyword research.
Conclusion
SEO extensions are programs that are designed to be used alongside your browser. They can perform various functions ranging from keeping track of blog comments to checking the page rank of various web pages. Extensions are generally added in the form of javascript files, but can also be rendered in the form of an icon in your toolbar.