Modify a web page to make it more readable

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Version
1.6
Update
October 5, 2022
Size
84.48KiB
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1,000+
Rating
3.5 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Smart Reader - Bionic Reader Extension

SmartReader or Bionic Reader changes a web page to make it more readable by bolding the beginning of a word (like bionic reading).

You just need to install and enjoy.

Github : https://github.com/Poucous/smartReader

Note : the extension will evolve according to its use
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Smart Reader - Bionic Reader", "manifest_version": 3, "version": "1.6", "description": "Modify a web page to make it more readable", "icons": { "48": "/icons/smartReader-48.png" }, "permissions": [ "storage", "scripting" ], "host_permissions": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "js": [ "/content_scripts/assembleElements.js", "/content_scripts/filterElements.js", "/content_scripts/isThisTag.js", "/content_scripts/modifyHtml.js", "/content_scripts/removeBold.js", "/content_scripts/textAtRoot.js", "/content_scripts/isAddonActived.js", "/content_scripts/isItLetter.js", "/content_scripts/updatePage.js", "main.js" ], "css": ["style.css"] } ], "background": { "service_worker": "/background.js" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "/icons/button/smartReader-16.png", "32": "/icons/button/smartReader-32.png" } } }
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How to download and manually install Smart Reader - Bionic Reader extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Smart Reader - Bionic Reader extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Smart Reader - Bionic Reader 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 Smart Reader - Bionic Reader Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Smart Reader - Bionic Reader 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 Smart Reader - Bionic Reader extension file

Select and download the Smart Reader - Bionic Reader 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 Smart Reader - Bionic Reader 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 Smart Reader - Bionic Reader 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 Smart Reader - Bionic Reader 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 Smart Reader - Bionic Reader extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Adam Speaking (ID: 000000d669208a8c) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 04/12/2023 This is a great plugin. Simple, and it seems to work on every page, and within other reader plugins. For example, it works within the Just Read plugin. For me it's the best reading experience besides a physical book.

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Guilherme F. Souza (ID: 000000232e8886c4) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/21/2022 very good! i like it a lot, it works automatically, and it seems like its the only one who does it, i only have 2 requests for the next version, make .PDFs opened in chrome be converted automatically when you open it and make discord messages be converted in real time, sometimes the extension works with discord but its 1 times out of 5 only, thats the only things i request! thank you so so so so much for this!!!

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Antônio Bilby Lemos (ID: 0000007d9153743c) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 08/02/2022 The bionic reading helps me a lot to read by giving focus points so I don't get lost. But the extension is messing up forms. In my case it was in a facebook post, the extension kept repositioning the cursor to the beginning of the text, so as I typed everything came backwards.

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Michael J Barnes (ID: 0000005a08e5767f) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 07/12/2022 Good....and problematic. The good: it does a great job of making every page work for bionic reading, which I think really does help. The bad: I came across a number of times where I was no longer able to fill in web forms correctly. Characters just didn't appear as I typed them. They worked fine once I disabled the extension.