Essentials for Chrome is a browser extension that keeps the sites you use most in a toolbar popup grid, organized into spaces and synced between desktop installations of the same browser. A one-time $4.99, with no subscription and no separate Essentials account to create.
Real keyboard shortcuts, a popup that opens fast, and a grid that stays out of your way. Everything is small on purpose.
A clean lattice of your essentials in your browser toolbar. Set rows and columns to whatever fits your brain. No folders to dig through.
Personal, Work, Side Project. Switch contexts with Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9 and the popup follows.
Your essentials sync between desktop installations of the same browser using that browser's sync account. They are not sent to the developer.
Add the current tab with +, or right-click any link to add it. Reorder by dragging. Done.
Alt+1 to Alt+9 opens an essential. Ctrl/⌘+Shift+E toggles the popup. Configurable per space.
Tracks the system. Carefully tuned for both modes. No last-minute hacks.
No tutorial and no separate Essentials account. Install, click the icon, add your first site in a click.
One-time purchase, no subscription. Pin Essentials to your toolbar to keep it a click away.
Click the toolbar icon, hit + to add the current tab, or right-click any link and choose Add to Essentials.
Click an icon to open. Drag to reorder. Right-click to rename, recolor, or move to another space.
Arc and Zen put your key sites one tap away in an "Essentials" grid. Essentials brings that workflow to Chrome, Edge, Brave, and more. And because Arc is Chromium-based, it installs right in Arc too.
Each space is its own independent grid with its own keyboard shortcuts. Cap your work tabs at the end of the day and switch with a keystroke.
12 essentials · Ctrl+1
9 essentials · Ctrl+2
6 essentials · Ctrl+3
4 essentials · Ctrl+4
Essentials uses the current browser's built-in extension sync storage. Chrome, Edge, Brave, and other supported browsers use separate sync services, so they do not sync Essentials data with one another. The developer cannot read it, and there is no separate Essentials login. Sync is enabled by default; turn it off in Settings to keep Essentials data in this browser installation only. Timing is controlled by your browser.
14-day free trial. Then $4.99 once. No subscription or recurring charge.
Or install free trial from the Chrome Web Store first.
