Automatically hide and blur the ChatGPT sidebar menu with customizable toggles and hover activation.

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Version
2
Update
September 23, 2024
Size
484KiB
Developer
Category
Users
12
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Windows
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Chat Guard Extension

Chat Guard is a handy Chrome extension that enhances your experience on the ChatGPT platform by providing seamless control over the sidebar menu. With this extension, you can easily hide the sidebar menu and blur it for increased focus on your conversation.

Features:

* Hide Sidebar Menu: Automatically hides the sidebar menu, giving you a cleaner and more focused workspace. You can toggle this feature on or off based on your preference.

* Blur Sidebar Menu: Adds a blur effect to the sidebar menu to reduce distractions while still keeping it visible. This feature is also fully togglable.

* Mouse Hover Activation: Effortlessly access the sidebar menu by simply hovering over the left side of the screen. The menu will appear and the blur effect will be removed for easy interaction.

* Customizable: Enable or disable each feature independently to tailor the extension to your needs.

How to Use:

1. Install the Extension: Add Chat Guard to your Chrome browser from the Chrome Web Store.

2. Open the Extension: Click on the extension icon in your Chrome toolbar to open the settings.
Toggle Features: Use the provided switches to enable or disable hiding and blurring the sidebar menu.

3. Hover to Access: Hover your mouse over the left side of the screen to quickly access the sidebar menu when it's hidden or blurred.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Chat Guard", "version": "2", "description": "Automatically hide and blur the ChatGPT sidebar menu with customizable toggles and hover activation.", "permissions": ["storage", "windows"], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://chatgpt.com/*"], "js": ["content.js"], "css": ["styles.css"] } ], "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_icon": { "16": "icons/icon16.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" } }}
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How to download and manually install Chat Guard extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Chat Guard extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Chat Guard 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 Chat Guard extension file

Select and download the Chat Guard 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 Chat Guard 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 Chat Guard 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 Chat Guard 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 Chat Guard extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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