Save highlighted text from any websites effortlessly with simple keystrokes

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Version
1.3.0
Update
August 4, 2023
Size
13.95KiB
Developer
yolodb.com
Category
Users
38
Rating
1 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
Cookies
ActiveTab
Scripting
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Save highlighted text from any websites Extension

Effortlessly save highlighted text from any website with simple keystrokes.

This is a content-first bookmarking extension that enables you to easily save, annotate, organize, and retrieve the most valuable information you discovered while browsing the Internet.

The content-first design is specifically engineered to save your time and effort in retrieving information you need.

While many bookmarking managers emphasize on saving entire webpages for the users to read later, this extension enables users to save summaries, or the most important notes, from browsed webpages.

Specifically, this extension enables you to save URLs with selected content, either by pressing the hotkey Ctrl/Command + B, or by clicking the icon on the tool bar.

☆☆ Features ☆☆
• Ctrl(Windows)/Command(Mac) + B to quickly save URLs
• If there is any selected content, save it along with the URL
• The saved content can be accessed and edited at yolodb.com
• Full text search of your saved content is available at yolodb.com
• Duplication detection: by clicking the icon on the toolbar, you can view a history of selected content or notes that were saved for the current URL
• Registration for yoloDB is not mandatory to try out this extension. However, you must log in to manage your list
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts" : [{ "all_frames": true, "js": ["content.js"], "matches": ["*://*/*"], "run_at": "document_end" }], "description": "Save highlighted text from any websites effortlessly with simple keystrokes", "icons": { "32": "icons/icon-32.png", "48": "icons/icon-48.png", "128": "icons/icon-128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "32": "icons/icon-32.png", "48": "icons/icon-48.png", "128": "icons/icon-128.png" }, "default_title": "Save to yoloDB", "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Save highlighted text from any websites", "permissions": [ "storage", "cookies","activeTab", "scripting" ], "host_permissions": [ "https://yolodb.com/*" ], "short_name": "yoloDB.com", "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "default-src 'self'; connect-src https://yolodb.com;" }, "version": "1.3.0"}
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How to download and manually install Save highlighted text from any websites extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Save highlighted text from any websites extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Save highlighted text from any websites 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 Save highlighted text from any websites Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Save highlighted text from any websites 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 Save highlighted text from any websites extension file

Select and download the Save highlighted text from any websites 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 Save highlighted text from any websites 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 Save highlighted text from any websites 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 Save highlighted text from any websites 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 Save highlighted text from any websites extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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