Make text easier to read in Google Chrome

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Version
1.9
Update
April 24, 2024
Size
19.02KiB
Developer
Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
3 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
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Make Chrome Text Black Extension

Make Chrome Text Black is a Google Chrome extension that lets you customise how text appears in your browser. Make text darker so you can read websites and email the way you want to.

** THIS EXTENSION HAS A 14 DAY FREE TRIAL AND REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION PURCHASE **

This extension works with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Brave.

No more grey text.

Are you sick of sites that put grey text against white backgrounds? You're not going blind, you're just suffering from a terrible design trend. You don't need to highlight text just to read it anymore. Change text to black with this extension.

No more tiny text.

Some websites look like they've been written for ants. You can zoom in on the page, but then it zooms in on all the pictures, buttons, icons and turns the page into a cluttered mess. Leave your magnifying glass behind, you can now change text size.

No more thin text.

Ever had to squint with your eyes two inches from the screen because of pencil thin text? All it does is give you is eye strain and headaches. You don't need to worry about this with Make Chrome Text Black. Make text bold and thicker.

No more weird fonts.

How about strange fonts that look closer to ancient symbols rather than letters? They might look cool in a web designer’s portfolio, but not when you’re trying to read them. You can now change the font to something sensible.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Make Chrome Text Black", "version": "1.9", "description": "Make text easier to read in Google Chrome", "action": { "default_title": "Make Chrome Text Black", "default_icon": { "19": "./images/Logo-19x19.png", "38": "./images/Logo-38x38.png" }, "default_popup": "popup/index.html" }, "icons": { "16": "./images/Logo-16x16.png", "48": "./images/Logo-48x48.png", "128": "./images/Logo-128x128.png" }, "permissions": ["activeTab", "fontSettings", "storage"], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "js": ["content.js"], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": true } ]}
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How to download and manually install Make Chrome Text Black extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Make Chrome Text Black extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Make Chrome Text Black 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 Make Chrome Text Black Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Make Chrome Text Black 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 Make Chrome Text Black extension file

Select and download the Make Chrome Text Black 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 Make Chrome Text Black 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 Make Chrome Text Black 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 Make Chrome Text Black 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 Make Chrome Text Black extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Richard L (ID: 000000db515173dd) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/01/2023 This has really saved me from a lot of squinting and frustration in reading. Definitely recommend. Thank you

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Warwick Keene (ID: 00000055b5d38a49) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/30/2023 Hi - This is a great benefit to me, so leaving my positive review below but want to ask whether the darker text can be turned on for Google geneally? I use Windows 11 and that is clearly meant for eagles and hawks as the type is vanishing small and faint. I will pay a second fee to be able to darken everything. Please respond. Meanwhile for others, my review is below. highly recommended. I have been using this for some months and I could not read my daily onlife newspaper without it. It is well worth the few dollars it costs to be able to read again. I can chooce size and darkness of type - mostly. But when I open the Comments section to read readers' comments, that is in the light font the newspaper uses. Is there some way to make this darker, too? And is there a version I can install for Windows 11?

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Jessica Salmonson (darkocean) (ID: 0000006951e60248) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/09/2023 Alright, I can edit this now! My old review was a bit harsh so it's deleted. Do note that this extension isn't free. I personally won't try anything without a free trial. I don't want to hurt the developer so 5 stars in hopes they consider changing things. I'm fine with banner ads in a freebie version. :)

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Tim Potts (ID: 000000590ee5e8dd) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 03/03/2022 I purchased this product for my wife to use on her Chromebook so that she could navigate easily. She has severe vision problems that can not be addressed with just the existing accessibility options available. The product was paid for and no email with a product key arrived. I went to the website to obtain the product key and after registering her and then searching for the purchase in every conceivable place, still no product key. An email was sent yet still no response. At this time I will have to either cancel the order and go to the trouble with PayPal to get a refund or just accept that I am out the $27 US dollars for this purchase.

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Orion (ID: 0000007c3b4cc57b) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/01/2021 There is no way to test the extension, it doesn't work. Writes that you need to enter some kind of license key.