Useful & structured AI summaries, question-answering, notes and workflow integration

Latest Version

Version
0.7
Update
April 25, 2023
Size
480KiB
Developer
essence.fyi
Category
Users
225
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Tabs
Storage
ContextMenus
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Essence - distill and collect information Extension

Essentially, a browser \"research\" co-pilot. Reading an academic paper? Planning your next vacation? Analyzing a business or a company? Sifting through webpages looking for information, manually copying it elsewhere?

Check out Essence, the ultimate tool for interactive summarization and note-taking using advanced AI models. Core features:

💡 Process any webpage into a structured summary in one of our processing styles (Travel, Business Analytics, Scientific Papers, Generic, Bullet Points, Explain and Table). No need to settle for only generic summaries.
💡 Ask questions about the page!
💡 Export everything to spreadsheets or Notion.

Other features:
⚙ Process highlighted text.
⚙ Supporting PDF formats.
⚙ Mini ChatGPT built-in: start your questions with \"/chat\" and it will act as a chat bot with no regard to the current page (but with regard to previous questions).
⚙ Supporting offline files: make sure to allow offline files through \"Manage Extension\".
⚙ Save session to custom dividers in-app.
⚙ Edit the summaries, adding your own notes.
⚙ Auto-open and auto-process pages.
⚙ Summarize Twitter threads (on original author's tweet).
⚙ Youtube summaries

Join our beta today and revolutionize the way you research and take notes. It's currently free!

Send us your feedback via the About page.

Privacy statement: We do not pass or sell any data to third parties. Passwords are not stored. We only inspect queries which have been flagged as good or bad. Only pages requested for Processing are sent to the server. The app does not access any information beyond the current page. We cache only public pages with no personal information, i.e. ones which were accessed directly by the server, not from the user-side. See also essence.fyi/privacy
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "short_name": "Essence", "name": "Essence - distill and collect information", "description": "Useful & structured AI summaries, question-answering, notes and workflow integration", "author": "Essence", "permissions": [ "tabs", "storage", "contextMenus" ], "version": "0.7", "manifest_version": 3, "icons": { "16": "app/logonew.png", "48": "app/logonew.png", "128": "app/logonew.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "app/background.js" }, "action": {}, "content_scripts" : [ { "matches": [""], "css": ["/css/root.css"], "js": ["/static/js/content.js"] } ], "web_accessible_resources":[ { "resources": ["/static/css/content.css", "/static/media/*", "app/query-pdf.js", "app/contentscript_main-compiled.js", "app/query-pdf-key.js"], "matches": [""], "use_dynamic_url": true } ]}
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How to download and manually install Essence - distill and collect information extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Essence - distill and collect information 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 Essence - distill and collect information extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Essence - distill and collect information extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Essence - distill and collect information extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Essence - distill and collect information 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 Essence - distill and collect information Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Essence - distill and collect information extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Essence - distill and collect information extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Essence - distill and collect information 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 Essence - distill and collect information 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 Essence - distill and collect information extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Essence - distill and collect information 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 Essence - distill and collect information extension file

Select and download the Essence - distill and collect information 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 Essence - distill and collect information 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 Essence - distill and collect information 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 Essence - distill and collect information 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 Essence - distill and collect information extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Ran Ro (ID: 0000001ab6f7ee3c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/07/2023 excellent knowledge base management