As much as we love fully-fledged, complex productivity apps that basically let you optimize your entire life, there’s something about simple, yet powerful browser extensions. They’re lightweight and usually don’t require you to do much, except for a few clicks – a true and tried “less is more” approach.

We’ve been watching the space closely and noting down interesting ones we’ve seen launch recently. Here are some that might make you want to go “Add to Chrome” (or whatever browser you’re using – we won’t judge, now that Internet Explorer’s dead).

AdGuard MV3 is “the first ad-blocker” built on top of Chrome’s Manifest V3. It lets you block ads, trackers, and social widgets, as well as self-defined web components and domains.

AI2sql uses AI to generate SQL queries from natural language input.

Depths is a bookmark manager for developers. The extension lets you tag all your saved resources and calculate an estimated read time, with full-text search enabled.

CSS Scan 3.0 helps you check the CSS of any element you hover over and copy its entire rules with a single click.

Slashy adds custom command functionality to Notion. It comes pre-packaged with plugins to make drawings within Notion and record your video and audio, and it gives you the ability to create your own simple commands or advanced plugins with its SDK.

• Popsy is a no-code website builder that works just like Notion. You can also use the platform’s free domains and SEO insights.

• For all of you aviation nerds, this app shows you live flight data such as the aircraft model, flight path, altitude, and speed of the plane above you.

• Peachy Patients allows patients to pay medical bills without worrying about overspending, and earn points for every dollar.

• who raised? sends you a curated lead list of hundreds of companies that just raised $1M-$25M in funding and might require outsourced support in their growth.

The Styler ShoeCase from LG is a shoe storage solution that uses UV lights to protect against humidity and fabric discoloration.