The 5 best Chrome extensions for Google Photos in 2026

Google Photos on the web is deliberately simple, which means power users end up wanting more: editing hundreds of photos at once, deleting in bulk, downloading whole libraries, or just seeing their own photos more often. Chrome extensions fill those gaps. Here are the five worth installing, each best at a different job.

One disclosure before the list: we build Batch, the first entry. We use the others ourselves and describe every tool by what it actually does, including the limits, so you can pick the right one for your job even if it isn't ours.

1. Batch for Google Photos: bulk editing and storage reclaim

This is ours. Batch for Google Photos adds the bulk editor Google Photos never shipped: select photos in your library, click one button, and apply Auto Enhance, a filter, a crop ratio, rotation, a description, or your own Custom Preset across the entire selection. It can also convert Live and Motion Photos to stills in bulk, which reclaims the hidden storage their motion clips consume (in testing, converted photos often shrink 70 to 90 percent).

Everything runs in your own Google Photos tab using Google's own editor, so nothing is uploaded anywhere. The free tier covers 25 photos a month; paid plans raise the cap. If your problem is "I need to edit or fix hundreds of photos, not one at a time," this is the one to start with.

2. Google Photos Delete Tool: mass deletion

If your goal is wiping a large library, this is the established pick. It bulk-selects photos automatically, scrolls through your library on its own, and describes itself as up to 25x faster than deleting manually. You set a deletion limit, let it run, and empty Trash afterward. Deleting is the one job Batch deliberately does not do, so this pairs well with it: convert and edit what you keep, mass-delete what you don't. Note that big cleanups can hit daily limits on the free tier.

3. Google Photos Bulk Downloader & Deleter: getting your library out

For downloading at scale, this extension automates what Google only offers via Takeout: it opens each photo and triggers the download shortcut for you, photo after photo. It works, with two caveats worth knowing before you commit to a huge export: user reviews flag that the free version caps out quickly (around 50 downloads) before asking for payment, and very large libraries are still often better served by Google Takeout, which is free and built for full-library export.

4. Bulk Select Google Photos: one click to select everything

The simplest tool on this list. It adds a select-all capability, then gets out of the way: once everything is selected, you use Google Photos' own native action bar to delete, download, share, or archive. Free, minimal, and a good fit if selection is your only bottleneck. If you want the action itself automated too (editing, converting), that's where the other tools take over.

5. Photos New Tab: actually see your photos again

Different category, same library. Photos New Tab replaces Chrome's new-tab page with photos from your own Google Photos account, so the pictures you took actually resurface in daily life instead of sitting in storage. It's the only entry here about enjoying your library rather than managing it, and it's a lovely complement to the cleanup tools: once your library is edited and trimmed, this is how you see the results every day.

Which one should you install?

Match the tool to the job. Editing or fixing photos in bulk, or freeing up storage without deleting memories: Batch. Wiping a library: Delete Tool. Exporting: Bulk Downloader, or Google Takeout for full libraries. Just need select-all: Bulk Select. Want to see your photos daily: Photos New Tab. They coexist fine; several of them are commonly installed together.

FAQ

Are Google Photos Chrome extensions safe?

The well-built ones operate inside your own Google Photos tab and don't upload your photos to third-party servers. Before installing any extension, check its privacy disclosures on the Chrome Web Store and prefer tools that state clearly that photos never leave your account.

Can Google Photos batch edit without an extension?

Not really. The web app edits one photo at a time, and its only native shortcut is Copy edits / Paste edits, which still requires opening every photo. Extensions like Batch exist to close that gap.

Do these extensions work on mobile?

No. Chrome extensions run in desktop Chrome. All five tools here work on photos.google.com in a desktop browser.