Minerva is the easiest way to capture and share clickable instructions for anything on the internet!

Latest Version

Version
3.0.33
Update
March 11, 2024
Size
458KiB
Developer
minervaknows.com
Category
Users
6,000+
Rating
4.58824 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Tabs
Storage
Scripting
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Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds Extension

Create a how-to guide in seconds. Share your guide everywhere.

With Minerva, you can do more online in less time. Our Google Chrome Extension works on top of any website or platform and allows you to capture any process.

Minerva creates three assets automatically for you, while you work:
- An on-screen guide showing you where to click and what to do next;
- A video tutorial complete with step text read aloud;
- An FAQ page with screenshots showing you exactly what to do


Installs in seconds!
- It only takes two clicks to get started.

Save time!
You no longer need to search for a step on a page. Follow the dot during our interactive guide experience and find what you’re looking for easier, and faster.

Share with just one click
- Record your steps, share them with anyone, and embed your guide anywhere you want.

Our mission is to make it effortless for anyone to do anything online.

KEY FEATURES:
- Record or follow a how-to “interactive” guide.
- Add screenshots or generate videos for your guide
- 1-click sharing or embed your guide on any page
- Favorite any public guides and organize them in your personal library
- Additional features include automatic guide creation, private guides, team collaboration, SDK Access, and much more.


How we save our clients time:
“I have plans to update all of my tech processes and create onboarding tutorials with it. In every instance it’s been used, the feedback has been positive. And not just positive - mindblown!” -Molly Capriotti, Operations Specialist at Lifelabs
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds 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 Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds 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 Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds 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 Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds 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 Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds 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 Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds extension file

Select and download the Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds 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 Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds 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 Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds 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 Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds 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 Minerva — Create How-To Guides in Seconds extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Symplyfly Inc. (ID: 0000005141b3248d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/21/2021 No more long articles or video tutorials. Minerva helps me get to the point in helping others do things on the internet or get things done when I need the guidance.

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Sarah Lang (ID: 000000bf29489ba3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/10/2021 Great extension/tool for documenting how-tos and processes. Excited to see what comes next!!

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Rebecca Reorganize (ID: 000000027b2e0a23) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/22/2021 What a time-saver! This helps me at work and at home (parents who need tech help, anyone?). No more manuals or documents that no one can find. No more long phone calls. Straight to the point and customizable. I have been waiting for this exact tool for a long time. Thank you!

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Craig Wood (ID: 000000fcb5ac9a3c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/15/2021 Documenting process is hard and annoying - but with Minerva you just do the work and your process is captured neatly for others to discover and follow!

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Morgan Brown (ID: 000000d54f351824) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/15/2021 Stop taking screenshots and drawing all over them! Use this to show your clients how to navigate any website. Saved me a bunch of time.