Looking for the top Chrome extensions for content marketers? We've got you covered with the extensions that will boost your productivity and results.
From app organization to SEO optimization to social media spying, these extensions will help create better content with just a few quick clicks.
- Workona
- SEO for Google Docs by StoryChief
- Nimbus Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder
- Loom - Video Recorder: Screen, Webcam and Mic
- Grammarly for Chrome
- Content Discovery Feed
- BuzzSumo
- Microsoft Editor
Ready to see some cool tricks? Let's check these guys out.
1. Workona
What it does
This is definitely one of our top Chrome extensions! Workona is sort of like a better desktop screen, but for your Chrome browser. You can create different workspaces for projects so that you can find everything you need in one place.
Workona lets you make docks in the workspaces with all of your favorite web apps, and the search bar works for everything you use: your Google Drive, Slack, recent searches, Facebook, etc.
Essentially, Workona is where you organize and find all of the work you do inside of different sites and web apps in Chrome.
Why you need it
Ready for life-changing productivity? How often do you spend time looking for what you're working on instead of actually working on it?
With Workona, you can find things much faster. Now you have a master search bar that houses everything you need.
The workspaces let you group the different apps, resources, and documents that you use for any particular project or area of your work.
As a content marketer, you could have one workspace for each of the different channels you manage.
2. SEO for Google Docs by StoryChief
What it does
This is one of the top chrome extensions we’re personally most proud of. The StoryChief extension helps you SEO optimize your blog posts when working inside of Google Docs. There's no need to copy and paste the content into some other tool to do an SEO scan.
Here's how it works:
- Type your focus keyword
- Get SEO suggestions based on your focus keyword
- Get readability suggestions to help you make your content easier to read and understand
There are tons of different SEO suggestions offered including keyphrase density, title length, content length, keyphrase usage in subheadings, and amount of external links.
The readability sections help you gauge whether the difficulty level is right for your audience and make adjustments to sentence length, paragraph length, and sentence structure.
Why you need it
While we did publish a popular blog post about why it's time for content teams to stop using Google Docs, we know that a lot of people absolutely love it, and we don't want them in the dark when it comes to SEO. So we fixed that!
If you write SEO content inside of Google Docs, then the extension can give you the optimization advice you need before you move on to the next phase of your content process.
By then, any SEO edits might get forgotten. Might as well optimize it right away!
3. Nimbus Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder
What it does
The Nimbus Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder should definitely be one of your top Chrome extensions because it's lightyears better than just taking a screenshot with your computer or a dedicated screenshot tool. There are a lot of things you can do with Nimbus:
- Screenshot the entire screen
- Screenshot a selection
- Take a Screenshot and then scroll (to get a longer image, such as an entire email without piecing it together later)
- Video screenshot
On their paid plan (which is just $4.99 per month), you can convert your screenshot videos into gifs, giving you tons of opportunities to make more engaging content.
Why you need it
You're busy. With Nimbus, you don't have to edit screenshots after you take them. You can select or scroll to get the exact image you want on the first try.
Plus, it's the fastest and easiest way to record screen videos, whether you need to edit them, clip them, or turn them into gifs.
4. Loom - Video Recorder: Screen, Webcam and Mic
What it does
Surely you've heard of Loom by now? But are you using it to the fullest? Most content and product teams use Loom to share feedback and assignments with each other remotely.
For complex design work, it really helps to have a quick video walkthrough in addition to a written content brief. And that's great, however, there's a lot on the content side that you can do with Loom:
- Create instructional videos to upload to YouTube and embed in your blogs
- Create quick videos to add a personal feel to marketing emails
- Make one-minute videos for Facebook or Twitter
Why you need it
With content, anything that you can do to speed up creation is a win. With Loom, you just click the button at the top and you can make screen recorded videos with that infamous friendly little circle with your face in it.
It's so much faster (and looks nicer) than recording a Zoom room with you as the only attendee.
5. Grammarly for Chrome
What it does
Grammarly has created one of the top Chrome extensions. It helps you write better nearly anywhere you find yourself writing online. Because it integrates with Chrome, it works in your web browser whenever you're writing. It works inside of Twitter, LinkedIn, Gmail, Google Docs, and yes...StoryChief!
The main ways that Grammarly can help you improve your writing are:
- Spelling, punctuation, grammar
- Reduce passive voice usage
- Improve concision
- Improve clarity
- Fix wordy or lengthy sentences
- Detect tone to be sure it's what you want
You can also upgrade to the Premium version to get more advanced writing suggestions such as word choice and to catch instances of potential plagiarism.
Why you need it
Many online tools will help you catch spelling errors, but that's about it. Even worse, they're not reliable. Have you ever had Google Docs let your spelling errors slide? I have.
The best thing about Grammarly is that it follows you everywhere you write online. You might not be thinking about checking grammar ordinarily. You might not remember to copy and paste your text in something like the Hemingway Editor.
With Grammarly, you just have to click the button at the top of your extension and you're good to go.
The top reason to use it is that most text editors don't catch the wordy, unclear sentences we're all guilty of.
6. Content Discovery Feed
What it does
Stay up to date about the latest writing trends and get inspired to start creating your own content by reading your daily dose of articles, all in one tab!
Add your most read blogs, news sites, forums, ... to your feeds, and discover new content each time you open a new tab.
Your favorite content pieces are easily accessible to start sharing them with your team.
Why you need it
We’ve asked our users what their number one frustration was in their content creation process. Not so surprisingly, they all answered that writer's block was their biggest frustration.
So we came up for a solution for all content creators out there: the StoryChief Content Discovery Feed! Thanks to this feed, you’ll always be up to date with the best articles from your favorite websites. All via a simple RSS connection.
7. BuzzSumo
What it does
The BuzzSumo Chrome extension gives you an easy way to see how many shares and backlinks a piece of content has. This is helpful for a few reasons:
- Gauge the popularity of content that you're considering taking inspiration
- Analyze current content trends in your industry
- Quickly assess your current and past content
Why you need it
If you want to identify your top-performing content in terms of social media shares and backlinks, then you'll need to use a more robust social media scheduling software or SEO software for that.
BuzzSumo is perfect for a quick peek into the popularity and efficacy of any content you find on the web. It gives you an instant feel for the importance of a piece of content or subject matter.
8. Microsoft Editor
What it does
The Microsoft editor chrome extension is your next intelligent writing assistant. Nail the basics of spelling, grammar, and punctuation while you can also receive basic feedback in 20+ languages (and spellchecking specifically in over 80) to communicate clearly, no matter what language in which you’re writing. You can even use it in StoryChief!
Why you need it
As a copywriter, a content marketer, a social media manager, ... just about anyone who writes, it’s important that what you write is correct. You need to sound professional and a text full of spelling or grammar mistakes won’t make you sound that.
Receive feedback on sites like LinkedIn, Gmail, Facebook, and many more of your favorites with this browser extension. If you want Editor’s assistance beyond the web, open Word and look for the Editor icon to see how Editor can help across documents, email, and the rest of the web.
Streamline your content creation & promotion
The top Chrome extensions for content marketers are all about working smarter not harder.
That's what we live for at StoryChief. With StoryChief, you can collaborate on content and publish faster. Now, with our upcoming social media management features, you can promote your evergreen content with ease.