Remembers what you type in web pages to be able to restore it in case of a page crash.

Latest Version

Version
1.0.0.3
Update
April 13, 2019
Size
607KiB
Developer
dennisbabkin.com
Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
4.375 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
Tabs
ClipboardWrite
Http://*/*
Https://*/*
Chrome://favicon/
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Formalizr Extension

Formalizr is the web browser extension designed to remember what you type in web pages. This can come handy if a page crashes or reloads without submitting what you typed up in it. With Formalizr you can easily recover the lost text.

This is an Open Source project:
https://github.com/dennisbabkin/Formalizr

DISCLAIMER: All data collected by the Formalizr will be stored locally on the computer where you install the Formalizr extension. Collected data can be fully removed from the Formalizr extension at any given time. The Formalizr extension will NOT attempt to offload, distribute, broadcast, sell or in any way share collected data. We designed Formalizr extension with the privacy of the user's data in mind.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Formalizr extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Formalizr 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 Formalizr extension file

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

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User reviews

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Theee Chosen One (ID: 0000008d8d4f4ea1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/28/2023 Coming from Typio (which has been abandoned by developer), this app works fine enough. It's not as fully featured as Typio (i.e. like right click option, etc), but it'll do. Nothing worse than losing your typing when the page crashes! BTW, for set-in stone Typio users, read the hack that can get it working again. I don't have the patience for that, so this app is good enough for the moment.

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Rocky (ID: 0000000b14e6a7fc) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/25/2023 Following the failure and collapse of Typio, I was hopeful and had great expectations of Formalizr. However, what on earth is the point of such apps when they are missing the most important function, such as the ability to search for an entry? It is useless and pointless.

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Ransom Baggins (ID: 0000004e858dc4b3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/15/2023 Does exactly what I need without any hassles. Not savvy enough to know if this is the best solution out there for everyone, but when pages freeze or reload or in some other way screw up while I'm writing something, so far this little extension has been able to help me recover my content. Also, while we have to take someone's word for it, it appears to be more privacy friendly than other options I've seen, but IDK.

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MurderChickenXL (ID: 00000017e3a54859) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 04/15/2023 It's okay, but, unlike Typio, it does not have a search function. Another super annoyance, it doesn't go by what website you are on. Say you are typing a review on Amazon. Come back a day or so later and go to revise that review, there will be a ton of entries for other sites, but Amazon will be missing. You won't find a single Amazon listing. I don't know if it's right setting, but I set the memory for 512 pages so that I won't lose my entries as quickly. But it's still too limited. Typio was absolute Genius and it's really a shame what Google did to Chrome to break great extensions like that one. Formalizr is the only thing left that can do something similar, but it is sorely lacking. Maybe I'll find something better, but Google is seriously out to destroy everything good in its store page. Don't get me started on Firefox.

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愚公移山 (ID: 00000095fd3cb11d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/12/2023 Typioが機能しなくなったので向こうのレビューで紹介されていたこちらへ乗り換えに来ました。 評判良さそうなので期待してます。 Typioは長年使っていたのでとても残念です。