Replace your new tab page with a personal reminder that you will die.

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Version
1.5
Update
September 29, 2014
Size
14.79KiB
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Users
78
Rating
4.16667 ★
Manifest Version
2
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English
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Mortalitab Extension

Build dread and stay humble throughout the day with the Mortalitab homepage replacement!

Your screen probably has more pixels than you have hours in your entire life.

Mortalitab displays a rectangle with one dark pixel for every hour you've already lived and one light pixel for every hour you have remaining, based on your birthday. The flashing white square is the current hour.

What will you do with the hours you have left?

FEATURES

- Countdown to your death
- Dark gray pixel for each hour you have lived
- Light gray pixel for each hour you can expect to live, based on actuarial tables
- Blinking pixel representing this precious instant of your life
- A non-gender-specific reminder that despite your accomplishments, you are just a man
- You will die
- We all will die
- Death is inevitable

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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Mortalitab", "version": "1.5", "description": "Replace your new tab page with a personal reminder that you will die.", "chrome_url_overrides": { "newtab": "index.html" }, "options_page": "settings.html", "icons": { "48": "assets/48.png", "128": "assets/128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Mortalitab extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Mortalitab extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Mortalitab extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Mortalitab extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Mortalitab extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Mortalitab extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Mortalitab Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Mortalitab extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Mortalitab extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Mortalitab extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Mortalitab extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Mortalitab extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Mortalitab extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Mortalitab extension file

Select and download the Mortalitab extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Mortalitab extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Mortalitab extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Mortalitab extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Mortalitab extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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tyler kerr (ID: 0000007f9ae6c764) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/02/2017 opens new tab and sees my blinking mortality hmm..maybe i don't really want to do this task for my employer during my own time. maybe i'll take my wife on a date or play with my cat. yes, that's better

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Dustin Michels (ID: 000000e22bbd1f6b) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/25/2017 As masterfully made as it is morbid!

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Mikita Pridorozhko (ID: 0000004c4b1eb119) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/21/2017 But I'm already dead inside.

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Leon Niceday (ID: 00000085ed7df105) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 06/19/2015 Hey, are you sure we will all die? check the progress in science and technology ;)

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Theo Moule (ID: 0000003a8b8af432) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 08/18/2014 Does not work