Best Orkut Extension for Chrome

                   Google had released a chrome browser , chrome OS and now many many extensions which are basically addons just like firefox has . Recently Chrome is expanding its browser share and quickly gaining market , while Orkut which was wildly popular in India has been replaced by new FaceBook trend .Maybe or for enhancing Orkut , theres new Orkut Chrome Extension that allows you to search for friends, directly jump to their profile page, check scrap count ,show options for photos , videos , applications etc and even Log out !

There have been a lot of heated arguments why Orkut is sliding , mainly due to lack of  productive applications , security features etc etc . Recently orkut had under design change in homepage yet its nowhere as compared to where Facebook is though this extension surely rocks and there is no such addon in firefox at-least for orkut !
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List of all Orkut Tools to make your Orkutting better

               All time famous and unheard Firefox addons and Softwares only for Orkut




Orkut Cute : 

• Orkut Cute is a feature-laden desktop application for managing your Orkut page. It comes with a scrap editor that has a rich-text formatting bar with an HTML page preview. There is an instant messenger that you can use to chat with your GTalk  and MSN Messenger  friends. 
• You can use its ‘Get Scraps’ feature to download your scraps from Orkut to your desktop.
• The program automatically logs in to Orkut creating an icon on the Windows system tray. All it takes to access your account is a double-click on that icon.
  

It is a tool Orkut users simply can’t be without !

Orkut Toolbar :

• Orkut Toolbar helps you to format the text of your posts in the Orkut forums, easily access all common functions of orkut, create and manage custom signatures and insert and view images and flash movies in orkut posts, scraps and profiles.
  With Orkut Toolbar all you need is type your entire text without any formatting code and then select the desired parts of text and apply the format using the toolbar buttons.
• Much like you do in OpenOffice, MS Word or any other text editor.

Orkut Logo Words Generator :

Wanna spell something with Orkut's little "people alphabet"?
3 categories : People , Honour ,Nature
Create cool Orkut Fonts

Orkut Scrap Helper :

• Addon with features like auto login to Orkut, create links to various pages, animated smileys, common scraps to friends or community members, and more.
• Scrap those who have scrapped you in a single step.
• Persistent link to Your scrapbook.
• This extension helps to make this task faster by providing messaging options in your own scrapbook page, in effect reducing the number of steps to scrap someone who has scrapped you to just one!
• Also available is an addition to the 'menu bar' of Orkut to add a link your own ScrapBook page.

Scrapboy :



Scrapboy is a kind of browser for orkut.
By Using Scrapboy you can browse orkut and know when you or your friends receive new scraps.
You can send and receive Orkut scraps from the Scrapboy desktop application without using a web browser. Sending scraps from your desktop is also as easy as writing an instant message.



OrkutAlert :
This small tool runs in your computer background alerts you whenever you receive a new scrap and when your friends log on to Orkut.

Orkut Scrapbook Searcher :
This adds a search box inside the orkut page for searching through scrapbooks,communities. The box is context sensitive and automatically changes between searching scrapbook,community threads and community thread messages
The user can search for simple strings, user names and also specify date range to search for.The help box below the search tool gives details of all the options.
The greasemonkey script for the same is available at http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/6143

PowerScrap :

• PowerScrap is a site that you can use to access your social networking sites like Orkut, YouTube , Myspace, etc. with more features. 
• Once you log in to Orkut from the PowerScrap site, you can 

1. change the color of your Orkut page, 
2. listen to an online radio station, 
3. browse anonymously, 
4. send messages to multiple friends, 
5. send multimedia content by scraps, 
6. send confidential scraps, and much more. 

• The PowerScrap scrap editor also provides you rich-text formatting options.

TOtkut :
Another Desktop application for accessing and managing your Orkut profile with Scrap Editor and other features.

Orkut ScrapEasy :
Makes replying to scraps easier... 
No need to leave your scrapbook (and no page refresh) after posting the scrap (submits in the background using ajax).
Adds a scrapbook launcher link, to go to your friends' scrapbook directly bypassing his / her profile.

iGoogle Module for Scraps : 
Add "Scraps" to your iGoogle page.
iGoogle is a more personal way to use Orkut.
Customize your page anyway you like, by adding your favorite themes and gadgets from across the web.


iGoogle Module for Photo Album : 
Add "Orkut Photo Album" to your iGoogle page.

Orkut is an online community designed to make your social life more active and stimulating.
Orkut's social network can help you maintain existing relationships with pictures and messages, and establish new ones by reaching out to people you've never met before.

Which of them you like most ?
All the above list are all the tools aka Firefox Addons and software's [no scripts] available for Orkut , googled by me , if still i have missed any one of em , comment here

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