Professional text editing and Chrome OS

Latest Version

Version
1.8.25
Update
June 21, 2020
Size
2.04MiB
Developer
thomaswilburn.net
Category
Users
400,000+
Rating
4.58465 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
Deutsch
English
Français
Tiếng Việt
Español
Hrvatski
Italiano
Português (Brasil)
Svenska
русский
中文 (简体)
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Permissions
ClipboardRead
ClipboardWrite
ContextMenus
Storage
Notifications
SyncFileSystem
App.window.fullscreen.overrideEsc
FileSystem:
0: - write
1: - retainEntries
2: - directory
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Caret Application

Caret is a graphical text editor modeled on Sublime Text, running completely offline (no Internet connection required) and capable of opening and saving files anywhere on your hard drive. The goal of Caret is to provide a missing portion of the Chrome OS developer story: serious programmer tooling without needing to install a second OS and learn Vim.

Current features:

- total offline support--no network connection required, ever
- tabbed editing
- syntax highlighting for many languages, and lots of color themes
- hackable settings files in JSON format
- remembers/restores open tabs
- open files directly from the Chrome OS file manager
- Project view with full-text search and project-specific settings files
- Sublime-compatible keymappings, including multiple cursors and selections
- Command palette/smart \"go to\" functionality

Help documentation is available at the GitHub wiki, including a list of possible keyboard/menu commands: https://github.com/thomaswilburn/Caret/wiki

Looking for Git/Drive/SFTP support? Please read this note: https://github.com/thomaswilburn/Caret/wiki/Git-SFTP-Drive-support

Caret is also 100% open-source: please feel free to contribute code and file bugs via the GitHub repo (see website link on Details tab, or look in the menus for Settings > About Caret).

If you like Caret, leave a review! I love reviews.

WHAT'S NEW:

1.8.24: Added French translation (thanks, Jérôme). Added Croatian and updated German translations (thanks to milotype). Added TSX to the language modes (thanks, Nathan).

1.8.21: Updated Ace to the newest build. Added support for FSharp files. Added the e-mail MIME type to the manifest. Updated the Swedish translation (Thanks, Rasmus!).

1.8.20: Updated Ace to the newest version, added support for OpenHab and Salesforce syntax. Added an option to set the line height in the editor.

1.8.19: Removed Lucene syntax, which was causing hard locks for some reason. If this affects you, I'd love to have help figuring out the problem.

1.8.17: Lots of fixes for the project view and tabs (thanks to Alistair and Joel!)

1.8.13: Caret will now switch to the existing tab if you try to open a file twice, instead of opening it in a second tab and then creating a black hole that swallows your neighborhood.

1.8.11: Add Fortran support, and nag people who override the browser default for \"monospace\" with a variable-width font.

1.8.9: Fix a new bug with printing documents in newer versions of Chrome.

1.8.8: New Ace release

1.8.6: Caret will now detect non-monospaced font family settings (which are not, and have never been, supported in the editor) and warn you about them. If you get a false positive (i.e., you set a monospace font and it complained about it) please let me know so I can update the test accordingly.

1.8.4: Added a preference for when to show update notifications - \"background\", \"launch\", or \"silent\". Thanks, Simon!

1.8.2: Added an Italian translation (Thanks, Mattia!)

1.8.1: The hits keep coming with this minor release, which adds the long-awaited ability to define some options on a per-syntax basis. It's limited at this time to the subset of settings that Ace keeps with editor sessions, but that's enough to support different indentation between say, Python and JS. See the default user preferences for more details!

1.7.2: Large behind-the-scenes rewrite based on new browser APIs. More details in the changelog. This update may introduce bugs, so please let me know if anything is broken. Also, you will need to update to at least Chrome 55 for this version to work. That's a year old, so it's probably overdue.

Please file any bugs you find at our GitHub repo!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Caret", "description": "Professional text editing for Chrome and Chrome OS", "version": "1.8.25", "manifest_version": 2, "default_locale": "en", "icons": { "128": "icon-128.png" }, "app": { "background": { "scripts": [ "background.js" ] } }, "permissions": [ "clipboardRead", "clipboardWrite", "contextMenus", "storage", "notifications", "syncFileSystem", "app.window.fullscreen.overrideEsc", { "fileSystem": [ "write", "retainEntries", "directory" ] } ], "kiosk_enabled": false, "offline_enabled": true, "file_handlers": { "text": { "types": [ "application/javascript", "application/json", "application/x-shellscript", "application/xml", "message/rfc822", "text/*", "application/*" ] } }}
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How to download and manually install Caret extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Caret 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 Caret extension file

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

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