Social media is a fantastic way to connect with your friends, family, and even new people who share your interests.
But sometimes, if you are like me, you may have made mistakes, such as spelling, and sometimes sent inappropriate things that you regret later. In the end, those interactions can make you feel clunky or time-consuming.
Thankfully, Chrome’s communication extensions can bridge that gap and make your social media experience smoother.
Here, I have listed my personal favorite six extensions that help me with better social communication.
1. Grammarly
First and foremost, who can beat Grammarly in terms of writing and communication? If you struggle to write when communicating on social media, like I always recommend, Grammarly should be your go-to Chrome addon.
The Grammarly Chrome extension helps you improve your writing by highlighting spelling, punctuation, and sentence framing errors.
Grammarly detects errors as you type, highlights corrections with color-coded underlines, and gives suggestions when you hover over them.
If you’re a business professional, who does emails and business conversations, Grammarly’s ‘Improve it’ feature can also help you in framing sentences.
Key features:
- Suggests real-time grammar and spelling
- Gives comprehensive feedback on punctuation and writing style
- Gives color-coded underlines for easy identification of errors
- Detects commonly confused words and complex grammar issues
2. Engage AI
Suppose you’re in a meeting or busy with important work and you receive comments on your posts, but you’re unable to reply. This is where Engage AI can be a helpful tool.
With the Engage AI Chrome extension, you can automatically reply, schedule posts, analyze performance metrics, and engage with your audience in a more meaningful way.
When you install the Engage AI Chrome extension and visit a post’s comments section, it will display various options such as funny, friendly, disagree, congratulate, agree, and more. And when you click any of them, it automatically replies to that comment using the AI.
Engage AI is a perfect communication extension for busy business owners and professionals who need help engaging their social media posts, such as on LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
Key features:
- Automatically comment on social media posts
- AI replies in different tones
- Customizable AI reply tones
- Supports cross-platform engagement
3. SendSafely
If you’re a die-hard Gmail user like me, you’re probably aware that you can’t send encrypted or locked emails through Gmail. But what if I told you that you can send encrypted emails using Gmail? Yes, it is possible with SendSafely.
SendSafely, with a 4.9 out of 5 stars rating, is a popular email encryption Chrome extension that uses OpenPGP, a well-established and trusted encryption standard, to encrypt messages and files sent via Gmail, ensuring that only you and the recipient have access to them.
SendSafely allows you to encrypt emails and attach files up to 10GB directly within Gmail. Furthermore, multi-factor authentication provides an additional layer of security. When you send an email, the recipients are given a unique SMS code to unlock the encrypted content.
Key features:
- It encrypts emails and files directly from Gmail
- Allows sending large files up to 10GB securely
- Reliable security with OpenPGP encryption
- Uses Multi-factor authentication for added protection
4. Email Tracker (Mailtrack)
Have you ever been unsure whether the recipient reads your emails or not? Well, this is a common concern among Gmail users, as there is no feature to track mail status. But, to make things easier, Mailtrack’s Email Tracker comes in handy.
The Email Tracker for Gmail Chrome extension automatically tracks all your outgoing emails and eliminates the need for any manual configuration. It can also tell you whether or not the emails’ attached files and links were opened.
To know if your emails are being read, simply head over to your Gmail “Sent emails” folder and check the handy tick marks next to each email. A single tick mark means your email has been sent but not opened, while a double tick indicates it’s been opened. You can hover over the ticks for even more details, like the exact time and number of times your email was opened.
Key features:
- Free email tracking for all your Gmail messages
- Tracks individual opens in group emails, like who opened what
- Automated follow-up alerts based on email engagement
- Tracks link clicks to see what resonates with recipients
- Send personalized email marketing campaigns to up to 1,000 recipients
5. Emoji Keyboard
If you are a frequent chatter on social media, emojis can be a great way to add some fun to your writing. However, how do you get emojis on a keyboard? This is where the Emoji Keyboard Chrome extension becomes useful.
With the Emoji Keyboard Chrome extension, you can quickly enter emoticons from the web browser on your computer.
To use an emoji, you simply need to click on the extension icon to invoke an emoji keyboard and select the emoji. This will add that emoji where you are chatting. You can also easily locate the ideal emoji with its integrated search feature.
Key features:
- Emojis can be accessed anywhere
- Convenient search functionality for easily finding emojis
- Shows the meaning of emoji when hover
6. Notifier for Gmail
Notifier for Gmail, as the name indicates, is a useful Chrome extension for Gmail users that keeps you informed about new emails across all your accounts and even specific labels you choose.
Not just that, Notifier for Gmail goes beyond basic notifications. Moreover, you can mark emails as read, report spam, trash them, or archive them for later. It even offers a dark theme option for a comfortable night owl experience directly from your browser toolbar.
Key features:
- Multiple label support with notification customization
- No need to enter passwords
- Manages emails from the toolbar
- Dark theme support for comfortable viewing
