Turn any article into a short audio summary, with just one click.
Ausum Extension
* No Sign-Up Required: getting an audio summary is always a click away.
* Avoid Ads: avoid all the distractions and annoying ads on the article, with a better, cleaner experience
* Instant Smart Summaries: smart summarization technology ensures you get the most important, accurate highlights of any story.
* Save Time: with audio, you’re free to do other tasks, listen while walking, or deep-diving the web.
* Download Audio Summaries: all your articles so you could listen anytime, anywhere
* Natural Voice: high-quality text-to-speech technology, for a natural listening experience.
* Share: share summaries with others.
Ausum turns text into lifelike speech. Users can automatically summarize any webpage into audio, as you browse. With just one click, Ausum generates a summary including the important ideas and facts of any long article, research report, document, essay into a downloadable recording you could take with you. Save time and read smarter, with audio.
Next time you’re reading the news, science research journals, health reports, or sports analysis… Ausum will convert all your long text into a short-form audio summary so you can listen for the most important, accurate highlights.
We are constantly optimizing and improving our text to audio summary extension, so if you see bugs or have suggestions to make Ausum better, please don't hesitate to provide feedback.
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How to download and manually install Ausum extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Ausum 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 Ausum extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Ausum extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Ausum extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Ausum 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 Ausum Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Ausum extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Ausum extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Ausum 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 Ausum 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 Ausum extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Ausum 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 Ausum extension file
Select and download the Ausum 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 Ausum 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 Ausum 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 Ausum 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 Ausum extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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