Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 10 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.
Meet Foxy, your animated browser companion who changes outfits and reacts in real-time to your live local weather forecast.
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot (original) | — | — | Free | Meet Foxy, your animated browser companion who changes outfits and reacts in real-time to your live local weather forecast. |
| VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection | — | — | Free | Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome |
| Foxit PDF Creator | — | — | Free | To convert the web page to Foxit PDF |
| Avira Browser Safety | 4.1 | 7M+ | Free | Your surfing made private and secure |
| Shazam: Find song names from your browser | 4.7 | 5M+ | Free | What’s that song? Wondering what song is playing in that Netflix or YouTube video, that Soundcloud mix or in a Twitch streamed vid. |
| Microsoft Defender Browser Protection | 4.1 | 2M+ | Free | Protect yourself against online threats, like phishing and malicious websites, with real-time protection from Microsoft. |
| Adobe Acrobat: PDF edit, convert, sign tools | 4.4 | 311M+ | Freemium | Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools. |
| Adblock Plus - free ad blocker | 4.4 | 37M+ | Freemium | Users who want an easy-to-use ad blocker with optional acceptable ads support. |
| Chrome Remote Desktop | 3.1 | 37M+ | Free | Chrome Remote Desktop extension |
| Free VPN for Chrome - VPN Proxy VeePN | 4.5 | 14M+ | Free | VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth. |
| Tampermonkey | 4.7 | 11M+ | Free | Power users who want to customize websites and automate tasks with userscripts. |
Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
To convert the web page to Foxit PDF
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: To convert the web page to Foxit PDF
Your surfing made private and secure
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Your surfing made private and secure
What’s that song? Wondering what song is playing in that Netflix or YouTube video, that Soundcloud mix or in a Twitch streamed vid.
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: What’s that song? Wondering what song is playing in that Netflix or YouTube video, that Soundcloud mix or in a Twitch streamed vid.
Protect yourself against online threats, like phishing and malicious websites, with real-time protection from Microsoft.
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Protect yourself against online threats, like phishing and malicious websites, with real-time protection from Microsoft.
Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools.
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Another popular Productivity extension: Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools.
Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse.
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Another popular Productivity extension: Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse.
Chrome Remote Desktop extension
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Another popular Productivity extension: Chrome Remote Desktop extension
VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth.
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Another popular Productivity extension: VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth.
Tampermonkey lets you install and run userscripts to customize websites, automate repetitive tasks and enhance functionality.
Why it replaces Foxy: The Animated Browser Companion & Live Weather Mascot: Another popular Productivity extension: Tampermonkey lets you install and run userscripts to customize websites, automate repetitive tasks and enhance functionality.
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
Yes — VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection, Foxit PDF Creator, Avira Browser Safety are free.
