A YouTube transcript highlighter

Latest Version

Version
1.6
Update
July 22, 2021
Size
1.13MiB
Developer
snippit.io
Category
Users
826
Rating
1.66667 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
Https://www.youtube.com/*
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Snippit Extension

Watching videos just got productive. Make notes & transcript snippets on YouTube videos without tediously writing them out! Save the best parts, organize them and export them to your notes app. Record them, annotate them, and review them.

Enhance your YouTube experience and make the time you spend there more valuable and productive. Learn more and engage more with the content through taking snippets, making notes and saving sections to your personal note taking system. Integration with Readwise is available (as well as Roam Research, Notion and Evernote via Readwise.) Build your second brain, while relaxing on YouTube.

A seamless connection between YouTube and your notes app. Watch any YouTube video and extract the key insights with one click. A must for anyone who wants to build a second brain.

Minimal privacy requirements, to help provide peace of mind when installing yet another extension

Annotate those YouTube videos with notes, flashcards, and more.

Collect material for your next creation, or simply learn and engage more with your content.

\"It's like highlighting text, but better.\"
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Source Manifest.json

{
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
"description":"A YouTube transcript highlighter",
"version":"1.6",
"content_scripts":[{"matches":["http://youtube.com/*",
"https://youtube.com/*",
"http://*.youtube.com/*",
"https://*.youtube.com/*"],
"run_at":"document_idle",
"js":["content-script.bundle.js"]}],
"permissions":["storage",
"https://www.youtube.com/*"],
"icons":{"128":"icon-128.png"},
"name":"Snippit",
"options_page":"options.html",
"web_accessible_resources":["quote.png",
"quote.svg",
"logo_bg_light.png"],
"browser_action":{"default_popup":"popup.html"},
"manifest_version":2,
"content_security_policy":"script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self'"}
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How to download and manually install Snippit extension for Chrome

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

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

If you ever need to manually install a Snippit 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 Snippit Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Snippit 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 Snippit extension file

Select and download the Snippit 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 Snippit 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 Snippit 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 Snippit 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 Snippit extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Tony Ho (ID: 00000086032e9ab7) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 02/09/2022 The idea is good but I can't see my highlights synced to ReadWise

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Rachel Shu (ID: 000000bb98cd899e) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 07/07/2021 Signed up via the website, but could not log in on the extension

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One (ID: 000000e77990fd51) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 05/21/2021 ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ‎ Can't sign up