Chrome Apps versus Extensions
- Apps are basically websites. They run within Chrome's browser, and they don't always require any downloads. For example, Google Docs is an app.
These are some of Megan's apps:
Also check out MindMeister, WeVideo, and Geogebra.
- Extensions, on the other hand, affects something global on your browser. When you install the extension, that feature is available on every single site you visit. Extensions use downloaded components to modify your browser.
Megan is an extension maniac. These are some of her favorites:
