Sky Reader is an article formatter designed to heighten your online reading experience.

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Version
2.0.3.2
Update
March 18, 2022
Size
431KiB
Developer
Category
Users
41
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Sky Reader Extension

Sky reader is a simple, lightweight, and memory efficient online text formatter that features a wide array of customizable settings, designed to enhance the enjoyability, comprehension, and meaning of one's reading experience.

With Sky Reader, you can quickly and cleanly format article text from any website with one click of a button.

However, if you wish to format only certain sections of a body of text, you can type or copy and paste text directly into the popup view's input field. This can be helpful for research, note-taking, and summarization of texts.

Each body of formatted text is tied to a specific tab number, allowing you to re-open and view recently formatted articles within the window of any given browsing session.

You can also save any formatted article as a PDF document. Additional space is given to each page, which allows for convenient note taking.

Line gradients are implemented as an optional reading aid, which can allow for smoother, less eye-straining, and more focused reading experiences. For example, with line gradients enabled, the likelihood of one's eye moving to already-read lines of text or skipping lines of text is reduced, enhancing mechanical reading confidence without you even realizing.

Line gradients are enabled by default, however, if you prefer to read without them, they can be easily disabled.

The \"Lightning Read\" feature displays single words from the formatted article in rapid succession, which, with practice, can assist you in reading \"words per minute\" at a rate normally only experienced by speed readers.

Images, video, advertisements, and other non-text related media content are not included in the formatted text owing to the reading-centric nature of the extension.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Sky Reader", "description": "Sky Reader is an article formatter designed to heighten your online reading experience.", "version": "2.0.3.2", "permissions": [ "tabs" ], "web_accessible_resources": [{ "resources": ["icon128.png", "favicon.ico", "close.png", "settings.png"], "matches": [""] }], "background": { "service_worker": "event.js" }, "icons": { "32": "icon32.png", "64": "icon64.png", "128": "icon128.png" }, "action": { "default_title": "Sky Reader", "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "content_scripts": [{ "matches": [ "*://*/*" ], "css": [ "styles.css", "semantic.css" ], "js": [ "content.js" ] }], "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'" }}
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How to download and manually install Sky Reader extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Sky Reader 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 Sky Reader extension file

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

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