Engage with your channels and your network.

Latest Version

Version
0.31.0
Update
May 22, 2022
Size
137KiB
Developer
a-p.studio
Category
Users
499
Rating
4.66667 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (UK)
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Permissions
Https://dev.are.na/*
Identity
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Are.na New Tab Extension

This extension aims to help you engage with Are.na. Reconnect with content or ideas you might have forgotten. Explore and get inspired by your network.

Two random blocks will show up every time you open a new tab. One of your own, and one from a person or a channel you follow.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Are.na New Tab", "version": "0.31.0", "description": "Engage with your channels and your network.", "manifest_version": 2, "permissions": ["https://dev.are.na/*", "identity"], "chrome_url_overrides": { "newtab": "index.html" }, "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self'", "web_accessible_resources": ["index.html", "dist/*", "background.js"], "browser_action": { "default_icon": "/icons/icon-128.png", "default_title": "Are.na New Tab" }, "icons": { "16": "/icons/icon-16.png", "48": "/icons/icon-48.png", "128": "/icons/icon-128.png" }, "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"], "persistent": false }, "options_page": "options.html"}
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How to download and manually install Are.na New Tab extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Are.na New Tab extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Are.na New Tab 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 Are.na New Tab Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Are.na New Tab 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 Are.na New Tab extension file

Select and download the Are.na New Tab 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 Are.na New Tab 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 Are.na New Tab 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 Are.na New Tab 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 Are.na New Tab extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Johann Schnettker (CobblePVP) (ID: 000000dfee055d81) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/02/2022 This is awesome! thanks to the dev for constantly fixing if the API changes break it at times!

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Tobia Faiman (ID: 000000d9dfd90d9b) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/13/2021 I've been using the app since last December and I've been very happy since the first tap opening. Anyways I have a question: when closing the tab containing the two offered are.na blocks, is there any way to fetch them again? Too often it happens to me that i close the tab as an automatic reflex before I even realize that I am interested in one of the two blocks, and I can never get them again unfortunately. Thank you!

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Kyle Pace (ID: 00000005f966881a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/24/2020 This app gives me big-big-good-good vibes. Are.na has become my favorite corner of the internet, and this gives me a new way to engage with it throughout my day. I'm very happy this exists.