A personal start page for displaying RSS and Atom feed headlines

Latest Version

Version
0.0.10.9
Update
December 22, 2020
Size
97.01KiB
Developer
Category
Users
24
Rating
1 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
Nederlands
Italiano
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Permissions
Tabs
Storage
UnlimitedStorage
Downloads
WebRequest
WebRequestBlocking

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Linefeed Extension

Linefeed is a personal start page that let's you display the headlines of your favorite RSS and Atom feeds in an organized fashion.

Features:
• Easily organize your feeds in tabs and columns, by dragging and dropping them.
• Subscribe to new feeds by dragging and dropping feed links or by entering feed links manually.
• Discover feeds in web pages you are visiting and be notified of them through Linefeed's browser toolbar icon.
• Automatically display feeds if you happen to directly visit a feed's XML-page, so you can subscribe to them.
• Backup and restore Linefeed data or exchange data with other feed readers, by importing or exporting OPML files.
• The tabs can be displayed horizontally or vertically, in the corner of your choice.
• Customize a feed's title and its link if they are not to your liking.
• Choose the number of columns per tab or extension-wide.
• Choose the number of headlines to show per feed, per tab or extension-wide.
• Choose between wrapping or not wrapping feed headlines per feed, per tab or extension-wide.
• Choose to show icons per feed, per tab or extension-wide.
• Choose a foreground color that suits you best.
• Choose a font size that suits you best.

Currently available translations:
• English (US)
• Dutch (NL)
• Italian (IT) provided by Michele Pezza (https://github.com/MichelePezza)

Current limitations:
• There's no scrolling mechanism for tab bar overflow yet. If you create more tabs than your screen size can show, you can't currently scroll through them.
• There's no option to choose a background color yet.

Changes since 0.0.9.2:
New:
• Show dimmed italic \"untitled\" placeholder to indicate feed has no title.
• Added setting to show default icon for missing feed icons.
• Minor copy changes.
Fixed:
• RSS feeds with version 0.9 were not recognized and could therefore not be read.
• Bottom padding for scrollable settings dialog was not showing in Firefox.
• Special characters, such as the ampersand, in tab names where unnecessarily encoded as html entities and prevented those pages from being selected.
• Reverted previous mentioned incorrect special characters fix and fixed it properly.
• Force text/xml Content-Type when loading feeds, because some servers incorrectly set text/html Content-Type for feeds.
• Improved feed detection with aforementioned misconfigured servers.
Translations:
• [UPDATED] Italian translation provided by Michele Pezza (https://github.com/MichelePezza).

Permissions justification:
• tabs
Needed to open Linefeed in a browser tab and to replace a feed's XML page with Linefeed, when Linefeed is configured to subscribe to feeds.
• storage
Needed to save your Linefeed tabs, feeds and settings.
• unlimitedStorage
Needed to save an unlimited amount of your Linefeed tabs, feeds and settings.
• downloads
Needed to show a \"Save as...\" dialog when exporting Linefeed data to an OPML file.
• webRequest
Needed to discover feeds on visited pages.
• webRequestBlocking
Needed to replace a feed's XML page with Linefeed, when Linefeed is configured to subscribe to feeds.
• Hosts /
Needed to discover feeds on visited pages.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "__MSG_extension_name__", "description": "__MSG_extension_description__", "version": "0.0.10.9", "author": "Codifier", "default_locale": "en", "background": { "scripts": [ "/assets/js/constants.js", "/assets/js/background.js" ] }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "https://*/*", "http://*/*" ], "js": [ "/assets/js/util.js", "/assets/js/constants.js", "/assets/components/Linefeed/js/FeedParser.js", "/assets/components/Linefeed/js/FeedDiscoverer.js", "/assets/js/content.js" ], "run_at": "document_idle" } ], "browser_action": { "browser_style": false, "default_title": "__MSG_extension_name__", "default_icon": { "12": "/assets/img/icon-12.png", "16": "/assets/img/icon-16.png", "19": "/assets/img/icon-19.png", "32": "/assets/img/icon-32.png", "38": "/assets/img/icon-38.png", "48": "/assets/img/icon-48.png", "64": "/assets/img/icon-64.png", "80": "/assets/img/icon-80.png", "96": "/assets/img/icon-96.png", "112": "/assets/img/icon-112.png", "128": "/assets/img/icon-128.png", "256": "/assets/img/icon-256.png", "512": "/assets/img/icon-512.png" } }, "icons": { "12": "/assets/img/icon-12.png", "16": "/assets/img/icon-16.png", "19": "/assets/img/icon-19.png", "32": "/assets/img/icon-32.png", "38": "/assets/img/icon-38.png", "48": "/assets/img/icon-48.png", "64": "/assets/img/icon-64.png", "80": "/assets/img/icon-80.png", "96": "/assets/img/icon-96.png", "112": "/assets/img/icon-112.png", "128": "/assets/img/icon-128.png", "256": "/assets/img/icon-256.png", "512": "/assets/img/icon-512.png" }, "commands": { "add-feed": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Insert" }, "description": "__MSG_command_add_feed__" }, "add-tab": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+Insert" }, "description": "__MSG_command_add_tab__" } }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "storage", "unlimitedStorage", "downloads", "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking", "" ]}
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How to download and manually install Linefeed extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Linefeed 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 Linefeed extension file

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

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