Visual impairment simulation and auditing tools to develop for accessibility.

Latest Version

Version
0.0.10
Update
May 22, 2020
Size
105KiB
Developer
Category
Users
80,000+
Rating
3.125 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Http://*/*
Https://*/*
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ChromeLens Extension

ChromeLens is a Google Chrome extension that provides a suite of tools to help with web accessibility development.

- Lens (Vision Simulator)
Interact with a website as a completely/partially blind or a colorblind person.

- Accessibility Audit
Run a website through an series of accessibility rules and easily discover elements in your website that do not comply with them.

- Tab-tracker
Key website features should be navigable solely via the keyboard (tab button), while not making the user jump through hoops to get to a feature. With the tab-tracker, you can visually track the flow of navigation through a website.

Open sourced at https://github.com/chromelens/chromelens
Built during greylockhackfest 2016
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "ChromeLens", "description": "Visual impairment simulation and auditing tools to develop for accessibility.", "version": "0.0.10", "minimum_chrome_version": "42", "devtools_page": "main.html", "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self'", "web_accessible_resources": [ "main.html", "panel.html", "build/backend.js"], "background": { "scripts": [ "background.js" ] }, "icons": { "48": "icons/chromelens2-48.png", "128": "icons/chromelens2-128.png" }, "permissions": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "activeTab" ]}
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How to download and manually install ChromeLens extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install ChromeLens 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 ChromeLens extension file

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

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User reviews

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Max Rempel (ID: 0000008686d27d58) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 08/16/2023 Doesn't work. The shortcut CHrl Shif I also doesn't activate it.

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MAC (ID: 0000001c7dc35e8a) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 08/15/2023 Absolutely useless ! Never worked, even once. Real sh** extension !

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Andrew Avery (ID: 000000f6c69174da) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/27/2022 Really great if a bit unclear how to use at first. Once installed, you need to hit Ctrl+Shift+I as others have said in this thread. Then for me I had to click more tabs before ChromeLens appeared and I was able to activate the features

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Dorinda Owenby (ID: 00000059216457ed) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 03/03/2022 Absolute Garbage! it denies me the ability to actually find a picture quickly and easily. If I could give Negative Stars it would have negative 10,000 and that's me being kind. It's only made a perfectly functioning search for images a nightmare. now I have to try to disable this garbage just to find an image. delete it Google. I can't search for images with this trash programming. it was so much easier to search google for an image and now I can't do any image searching at all because of Google lens.

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Rifat Hossain (ID: 0000004b13199417) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/21/2022 best extension