Read a lot? Time to start building your digital scrapbooks to keep track of all your important finds!

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0.1.2
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December 4, 2020
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401KiB
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commonplaces.io
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60
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
2
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Languages Support
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Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library Extension

Your digital commonplace scrapbooks are here to organize all those interesting articles 📰, workout videos 🧘‍♀️, niche research 🧑‍🎓, holiday recipes 🥘… really anything.

Enrich your notes and bookmarks with photos, gifs, embedded videos, podcasts, playlists. Clear to look up, easy to share/collaborate, and never will need to say 'I can't find it' again 🙌

Commonplace books are an old concept. Per Wikipedia, commonplacing “is a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books. Such books are essentially scrapbooks filled with items of every kind: recipes, quotes, letters, poems, tables of weights and measures, proverbs, prayers, legal formulas. “

With the Chrome extension you can save content, comments, or media from any page, or embedding it if the website supports it (popular video websites, social media websites, music platforms).

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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library 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 Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library 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 Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library extension file

Select and download the Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library 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 Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library 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 Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library 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 Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library 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 Commonplaces - your digital scrapbook library extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Daniel Valdez (ID: 00000002583d2bb7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/19/2020 Honestly, I was looking fo something like this. Loosing my bookmarks was driving me crazy

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Knivfes V (ID: 000000f105623fd2) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/18/2020 The extension is simple and looks nice; and the site has some great futures like the embed code layout for instagram and youtube. Community is friendly and developers are really helpful ! I really have no complains.

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Raul Arizpe (ID: 0000002611a3cda5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/24/2020 Awesome functionality and simple, understandable experience.

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Ran Yang (ID: 00000031a06041af) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/18/2020 great improvement from last version