The browser add-ons every designer needs
- James Martin
- Oct 19
- 2 min read
From finding inspiration for new projects to sourcing lost client assets like logos and images, your web browser can be the best way to troubleshoot issues and generate ideas, but you might be missing the browser add-ons (also known as extensions or plug-ins) that can make your life ten times easier.
Here are some of the browser add-ons we use regularly in the Chapter II design studio to work more efficiently and save time not just for us, but also for our clients.
Need an image you’ve seen online, but your client can’t find the original file? Or maybe you need a logo quickly, but your contact isn’t responding. That’s where Imageye comes in.
With this browser add-on, you can download any image from any site, even the ones that are hidden or have been set to prevent right-click saves. What’s even better is you can change the file type to download images as a JPEG, PNG or WebP.
This add-on is useful for screenshotting a full website page without page breaks. Unlike a regular screenshot, you can avoid including your dock or any tabs you have open and just have the screenshot as one continuous tab, plus you can save it as a PNG or a PDF.
These continuous screenshots are brilliant for adding to mockups for both desktops and mobile.
If you’re searching for design inspiration, then you’re probably looking at a lot of websites for ideas on what branding styles are performing well currently in the industry you’re designing for. Once you’ve found a website that you love, Fonts Ninja can tell you all the fonts that are featured on that site and the sizes that have been used.
Fonts Ninja is also ideal for helping you out if, for whatever reason, your client doesn’t know the fonts they have previously used on their website and doesn’t have access to the font files.
Another add-on perfect for when you need some inspiration, Colourzilla can be used to eyedrop any colour from a website. This is great for building colour palettes for branding projects, or even for finding colours that work with existing brands for seasonal campaigns.
Similar to Imageye, SVG Downloader is another tool for pulling content from websites. As the name suggests, this add-on allows you to download SVG files with one click. From the tool, you can also find out the metadata of the file, including the dimensions, file size and the colours used. There is also no limit to how many SVG files you can download from any website, and it should work across any site.
To see some of the projects these browser add-ons have helped us with over the years, check out our design portfolio and read about the design services we offer at Chapter II.
Need more support with design work for your brand? Get in touch with us today for a chat on how we could help you take your brand to the next level.
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