Replace typewriter quotes, apostrophes, ellipses and dashes with their typographically correct counterparts as you type.

Latest Version

Version
6.0.0
Update
September 12, 2022
Size
17.6KiB
Developer
Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
4.28571 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Instant Smart Quotes Extension

Instant Smart Quotes is the last extension you will need to write beautiful typographically correct texts.

- Support for over 50 languages
- Quickly enable and disable the instant replacements from the toolbar
- Quickly change the language from the toolbar
- All settings are saved per page and synched across all of your devices
- Text in `backticks` will be ignored in favor of Markdown

Depending on which language you have set, the following chars will be replaced for language-specific replacements (comma-separated):
', \", >>, <<

Chars that will be replaced for no matter which language are the following (comma-separated):
', --, ---, ...

This website is a nice manual for English punctuation guidelines:
http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/

Sources of which quotes to be used for which language:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark#Summary_table
http://www.witch.westfalen.de/csstest/quotes/quotes.html

`\"Don't be dumb\"`, “you’re using Instant Smart Quotes”. ✍️
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Instant Smart Quotes", "version": "6.0.0", "description": "Replace typewriter quotes, apostrophes, ellipses and dashes with their typographically correct counterparts as you type.", "author": "Florian Zemke", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/Zemke/instant-smart-quotes", "manifest_version": 2, "offline_enabled": true, "icons": { "16": "icons/icon-16.png", "48": "icons/icon-48.png", "128": "icons/icon-128.png" }, "browser_specific_settings": { "gecko": { "id": {6eee356b-4400-40d2-b4f9-b5e6ab5965e5} } }, "browser_action": { "default_title": "Instant Smart Quotes", "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "background": { "scripts": [ "js/background.js" ] }, "permissions": [ "", "storage", "tabs" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "" ], "js": [ "js/bookmarklet.js" ], "all_frames": true } ]}
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How to download and manually install Instant Smart Quotes extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Instant Smart Quotes extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Instant Smart Quotes 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 Instant Smart Quotes extension file

Select and download the Instant Smart Quotes 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 Instant Smart Quotes 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 Instant Smart Quotes 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 Instant Smart Quotes 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 Instant Smart Quotes extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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SG Gardner (ID: 000000ae07687756) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/26/2022 Exactly what I wanted for web-based text editors.

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Agnetha Fältskog (ID: 0000003e46cacee1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/27/2022 I love this extension! I have to report an issue though. For some reason it has stopped working on the Archive Of Our Own website, which is where it's most helpful for me. I'm not sure why!

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editrixian (ID: 000000988a656739) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/06/2022 very helpful indeed!!! saved me lots of time:)

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Adam Potter (ID: 00000039e43b5d82) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/13/2022 This is an amazing extension that works simply brilliantly. As someone who has obsessive-compulsive tendencies when it comes to mechanics like punctuation, I am so grateful for it! 😆 Recently, the extension stopped working on messenger.com and WhatsApp's web version. Will this hopefully be corrected in a forthcoming update?

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Oğuz Kaan Aybak (ID: 000000908b9f0e32) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 06/11/2022 Very cool application, however for my uses, I don't want the ... to be replaced. I'd love it if we could manually turn off the replacement of certain symbols.