Followed By uses GitHub’s public API to fetch mutual followers for every profile you visit, straight to the profile page!
Followed By Extension
🤔 it’s cool, but is it any good?
1. get set build: no package installs, followedby has 0 runtime dependancies
2. your data is yours: no logging or storage on any server, because there ain’t any!
3. clean and concise: built only using vanilla JS and the web API
4. feels like it belongs: all UI config is inspired from GitHub Sponsors, making followed by look like a first party product
🫡 plans for the future?
this project was made purely out of fun, to take my mind off things. feel free to contribute by creating issues/PRs and i will review them when i get the time. potential future features, might include `follows you` badges, safari support and migrating to typescript.
made for fun, and maybe for myself ✌️
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install Followed By extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Followed By 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 Followed By extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Followed By extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Followed By extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Followed By 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 Followed By Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Followed By extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Followed By extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Followed By 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 Followed By 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 Followed By extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Followed By 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 Followed By extension file
Select and download the Followed By 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 Followed By 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 Followed By 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 Followed By 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 Followed By extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
Similar Extensions
Briefly 37 2 ★ 376KiB
StoryChief - Twitter Thread Designer 37 2 ★ 74.02KiB
Friendly GitHub 37 2 ★ 44.63KiB
Redacted 37 2 ★ 103KiB
GitHub Recommender 37 6 ★ 96.03KiB
Pint for GitHub 37 1 ★ 2.89MiB
Wikipedia Peek 37 6 ★ 64.71KiB
structal 37 1 ★ 2.38MiB
Codeflower 37 2 ★ 246KiB
COLLABORATE: Co-browse Without Screen Sharing 37 7 ★ 5.36MiB
Rabbit Hole 37 0 ★ 509KiB
Poker Search 37 4 ★ 573KiB
!bang 37 1 ★ 304KiB
AfterShip Track 37 3 ★ 56.82KiB
ListGPT - Save & Share ChatGPT chats 37 1 ★ 58.47KiB
Bookmarker for Notion 37 9 ★ 2.42MiB
Say Play 37 4 ★ 150KiB
Hivemark - By Hive.one 37 2 ★ 21.35KiB
Texts.com 37 13 ★ 324KiB
Refined Hacker News 37 7 ★ 83.41KiB
Gitark 37 4 ★ 672KiB
Figma GitHub 37 5 ★ 29.55KiB
CodeWing - GitHub code navigation 37 3 ★ 166KiB
Mink - Integrate Live & Archived Web +Memento 37 4 ★ 902KiB
User reviews
Yash Walia (ID: 00000085f39bad87) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/11/2022
urja arora (ID: 000000ad0f3e008d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/01/2022
Parzuko (ID: 000000523fa83b33) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/31/2022