Helps you manage canned replies in Gmail and everywhere else on the web

Latest Version

Version
3.0.0
Update
December 18, 2022
Size
2.87MiB
Developer
Category
Users
10,000+
Rating
3.96825 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Storage
ClipboardWrite
ContextMenus
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Canned Replies Extension

Canned Replies is a productivity tool that makes it quicker and easier to send the messages you send often. Use Canned Replies to create a set of commonly-used text snippets, and easily access these from within Gmail, or from the context menu and browser popup.

FEATURES

Gmail-optimized experience: Use Canned Replies from within your Gmail compose window. Canned Replies adds a button into the Gmail compose toolbar so you can quickly access your messages in context to the email you’re sending. Simply click on the desired message and it’ll be inserted into the email at your cursor.

Context Menu: Insert a text snippet via the context menu. Just right click (or control click) on any editable field and click the desired Canned Reply to insert it.

Browser bar popup: Canned Replies offers a popup window from your browser bar for all other use cases. Use the popup to copy the snippet onto your clipboard. This is useful if a website does not support native context menus, or if you’d like to paste your messages into an external application.

VERSIONS

3.0.0 – Upgrades to Chrome manifest V3 to align with Chrome's updated security practices. Also fixes the bug where the button stopped working in Gmail.

2.0.0 – A revamped Canned Replies popup that includes the ability to search for your messages. Also includes bug fixes and accessibility improvements.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Canned Replies", "version": "3.0.0", "author": "Tinacious Design", "description": "Helps you manage canned replies in Gmail and everywhere else on the web", "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "default-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data:; script-src 'self'; connect-src 'self' https://my.cannedreplies.com" }, "options_ui": { "open_in_tab": true, "page": "index.html" }, "permissions": [ "activeTab", "storage", "clipboardWrite", "contextMenus" ], "host_permissions": [ "https://mail.google.com/*" ], "optional_permissions": [], "optional_host_permissions": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "icons": { "48": "img/canned-replies-icon-48.png", "128": "img/canned-replies-icon-128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "38": "img/canned-replies-icon-38.png" }, "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": [ "img/*.png", "angular.min.js.map", "index.html", "page-detector.js.map", "context-menu.js.map" ], "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ] }, { "resources": [ "pageWorld.js", "pageWorld.js.map" ], "matches": [ "https://mail.google.com/*" ] } ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "https://mail.google.com/*" ], "js": [ "insert-text-at-cursor.js", "pageWorld.js", "page-detector.js" ], "css": [ "page-detector.css" ], "run_at": "document_end" }, { "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "js": [ "insert-text-at-cursor.js", "context-menu.js" ], "run_at": "document_end" } ]}
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How to download and manually install Canned Replies extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Canned Replies 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 Canned Replies extension file

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

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User reviews

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ruaridh watson (ID: 000000f99ea5ac06) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/06/2023 This is excellent and exactly what i needed. Have been using for a few months now and can absolutely say it has made my life so much easier replying to my small business customers speeding up my work flow no end; I primarily use the right click context menu feature. As with any such thing there are some features which are not ideal for my use case, but I am hoping they will be addressed in some fashion with the pro version when it comes out. It lacks an alphabetical sort or alternate means of reordering entries and as such you need to populate your entries in reverse order; it displays the newest at the top. I had to use the export feature and then reorder in excel and import to resolve my scatter brained initial attempt. The local size limit is a factor that could be an issue if you plan on using a lot or large entries; I've worked out that the maximum characters is 8190 with each entry using 29 chars before you add text. If there was a way to reference an external document instead that would be amazing. A nice feature for a future version would be some sort of hierarchy in the context menu as at the moment all entries appear in a single list; even just one extra level would be most useful. This would preferably be user defined, but a preset number of primary categories that can be renamed would also work. That said, despite these limitations, I have found it immensely useful and use it many times a day. Also the import and export feature means i have been able to migrate it to all my computers.

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Omar (ID: 000000554f517dee) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 05/26/2022 Thank you so much for your efforts to make life go easier. I just have one question which is how long it will take you to release the new version of this extension? I searched almost the whole store to find a similar extension of yours with backup option and no storage limitation at the same time but I run out of luck :( Please take my request in your consideration. Best regards.

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Myles Athas (ID: 0000005f579ed5f6) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 07/26/2021 Was at least a 4 at first, dropped to a 2 after a few days usage Initially 4 as this doesn't work in Salesforce, my use case. As you can't put them in alphabetical order or group them it was also inconvenient, but the app itself seemed pretty good. Dropped to 2 when I'd spent 5 minutes making yet another entry, to lose it because of an "Error Saving" because Google Chrome's storage has a max storage size, and I'd apparently hit this. And when I clicked past the warning the content I'd written was gone. Perhaps consider making it clear there is storage limits, maybe a % left, and absolutely not lose the entered content when reaching an error stage.

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Eldad Levy (ID: 000000c8dbc722e7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/22/2021 Works great! Will be good to add the option to move replies Up/Down the list...

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Kyle Magri (ID: 0000001185e600f9) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/07/2021 Awesome application! Been having a slight issue with the right click function. Read that the issue should have been updated in a previous update, but when pressing the right click and choosing the canned reply I need, nothing is coming up. Any recommendations?