The best Chrome extensions for salespeople
Finding a contact's email, logging everything in the CRM, booking the meeting and writing the follow-up. These extensions help at every step.
A salesperson spends much of the day between email, LinkedIn, the CRM and the calendar. Every tab switch and every message typed by hand takes time away from what matters: talking to customers.
We've picked seven extensions, each for a part of the sales process, using Chrome Web Store data. We're the NexoPad team, which is on the list.
Summary: 7 extensions for sales
| What it's for | Users (Chrome Web Store) | |
|---|---|---|
| HubSpot Sales | CRM and email tracking in Gmail | 1 million |
| Apollo.io | Finding contacts' emails and phone numbers | Around 1 million |
| Hunter | Finding emails from a domain | About 600,000 |
| Lusha | B2B contact data | 400,000 |
| Calendly | Booking meetings from any website | About 700,000 |
| Loom | Personalized videos for prospects | Several million |
| NexoPad | Messages and follow-ups with shortcuts | — |
The 7 extensions, one by one
HubSpot Sales
Brings the HubSpot CRM into Gmail: logs emails, notifies you when a contact opens your message and saves the info to their record. Free to start with a HubSpot account.
Apollo.io
Finds contacts' emails and phone numbers while you browse LinkedIn, Gmail or your CRM. It has a free version.
Hunter
Finds a company's public emails from its domain. It has a free plan.
Lusha
Shows emails and direct phone numbers for B2B contacts. Check its website for what the free version includes.
Calendly
Shares your free slots in a link so the customer picks when to meet, with no email chains.
Loom
Records short videos of your screen and camera to introduce yourself or explain a proposal. Stands out among so many text emails.
NexoPad
Your cold emails, follow-ups and proposals, saved with shortcuts that ask for the name and company before inserting. On LinkedIn, Gmail or your CRM.
NexoPad: your sales messages, in seconds
Data extensions give you the contact; then you have to write. With NexoPad you save your key messages (first contact, follow-up, proposal, meeting request) with shortcuts and variables. When you type the shortcut in LinkedIn, Gmail or your CRM, it asks for the name, company or reason, then writes the full message.
If you forget a shortcut, Ctrl+K or // let you search for it on the spot. And with NexoPad Teams the whole sales team shares the same messages, with stats on which ones get used most.
How to choose sales extensions
- Use your CRM's extension if you already work with HubSpot or another: that way everything gets logged.
- Pick a single contact data tool (Apollo, Hunter or Lusha) so you don't pay twice for the same thing.
- Follow your country's rules when using contact data and sending commercial emails.
- Prepare your messages before the tools: you'll find ideas in our cold email templates and sales follow-up templates.
Frequently asked questions
What's the best extension for finding contacts' emails?
Apollo.io, Hunter and Lusha are the best known. Apollo and Hunter have free versions; check Lusha's website for what its own includes. Compare them with your own contacts.
Is HubSpot Sales free?
You can start free with a HubSpot account, although some features require paid plans.
Does NexoPad work on LinkedIn?
Yes. It works in any text field in your browser, including LinkedIn messages. We explain how in our guide to quick replies on LinkedIn.
Can I share my templates with the sales team?
Yes, with NexoPad Teams: shared vault, roles, approvals and usage analytics.
Published on October 11, 20267 min read
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