21 Bookmarklets To Fire Up Google Chrome [List]

I just recently made the switch to Google Chrome from Firefox (due to technical issues). It gets a little bit frustrating because Google Chrome doesn’t support addons/extensions yet, so I find myself using bookmarklets a lot more now. I figured I’d put together a little list of my favorite ones, just in case anyone else might be interested. Of course, these can be used in some other browsers as well like Firefox and Safari.

If you don’t know, bookmarklets are just bookmarks that can perform an action (thanks to javascript) such as sharing something on Facebook, digging an article, adding something to your Amazon wish list, etc. Bookmarklets are usually saved or dragged to your browsers’ bookmarks toolbar but,  you can also create a folder on your bookmarks toolbar & then add each bookmarklet to that folder. This helps organize your bookmark toolbar so that you don’t have a long, never-ending row of bookmarklets.

Of course, it’s up to you which way you prefer. I have tested all these bookmarklets in Google Chrome & they work fine for me.

Gmail This

Allows you to email the current web page you’re on via your Gmail account.

Shareflow This

If you use the Zenbe web mail client (like myself), this will allow you to email the current web page you’re on via your Zenbe account.

Share This

Allows you to share the current web page you’re on to 20+ social bookmarking & social networking sites.

Remember the Milk

Allows you to add a date or time that you want to remember to your Remember the Milk account.

Ping This

Allows you to ping the current web page you’re on via your Ping.fm account to numerous micro-blogging & social networking sites.

Digg This

Allows you to digg the current web page you’re on via your Digg account.

TwitThis

Allows you to tweet the current web page you’re on to your Twitter account.

Twitlet

Allows you to quickly update you Twitter status.

Add to Wish List

Allows you to add items from any web page to your Amazon Wish List.

Post to Diigo

Allows you to add the current web page you’re on to your Diigo bookmarks.

Diigolet

Shows a temporary Diigo toolbar that will appear at the top of your browser window. Allows you to highlight & add sticky-notes in addition to adding bookmarks to your Diigo account.

Pikchur

Allows you to send a picture from the current web page you’re on to various micro-blogging services via your Pikchur account.

Stumble Upon

Allows you to browse sites on Stumble Upon without the toolbar, using a temporary toolbar that will appear at the top of your browser window. Unfortunately, you are not able to sign into your Stumble Upon account so, you cannot save any favorites, etc.

Add To Delicious

Allows you to add the current web page you’re on to your Delicious bookmarks. “Extra bookmarklets” are also available to add extra functionality.

Tumblr

Allows you to quickly post an item from the current web page you’re on to your Tumblr account.

Rejaw This

Allows you to shout the current web page you’re on to your Rejaw account. Sidebar: Rejaw is a really great (my favorite) micro-blogging site with more features than Twitter and the rest of the bunch. I highly recommend that you give it a try!

Facebook

Allows you to share & post the current web page you’re on to your Facebook account.

MySpace

Allows you to share & post the current web page you’re on to your MySpace account.

Pownce

Allows you to share & post the current web page you’re on to your Pownce account.

FriendFeed

Allows you to share & post the current web page you’re on to your FriendFeed account.

Kwout

*Personal Favorite* – Has an excellent Firefox addon but the bookmarklet works just as well. Allows you to quote a part of a web page as an image with an image map; in other words, it lets you take a screenshot of any part of the current web page that you’re on. You’ll find the bookmarklet at the bottom of the homepage.

Honorable Mention

If you need help managing all of your bookmarklets, try Quix – “an extensible bookmarklet, that allows you to easily access all your bookmarks and bookmarklets, across all your browsers, while maintaining them in only one spot.”

Of course, there are a lot more bookmarklets out there that I haven’t mentioned here.

Which ones do you use? Which ones are your favorite? Do you prefer Google Chrome over Firefox?

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