Surf climate friendly!

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Version
1.0
Update
July 26, 2021
Size
1.21MiB
Developer
Category
Users
11
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
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EcoSurf Extension

🏆Winner of Google Challenge at Collabothon 2021 🏆

Surf sustainable - EcoSurf

We at EcoSurf want to help to raise awareness about your browsing habits and digital footprint on the Internet.

If the Internet would be a country, it would be the 7th largest polluter of countries worldwide and the numbers are rising. Web surfing is contributing actively to the carbon footprint of mankind. That’s where the idea of sustainable surfing behavior and responsible use of data come in. If you take into account all the things that data can tell you about your environment, then using these resources in a way that reduces your carbon footprint is an excellent first step.

We help you to make surfing decisions by rating websites after following criteria:

Page Optimization:
The more optimized a websites code is, the more efficiently the website runs and the faster it loads. This not only increases user satisfaction, but also reduces energy consumption, which in turn ends up in a smaller carbon footprint.

Page Size:
A bigger page size means more data being send. More data being send means more traffic. More traffic means more energy spent. More energy spent means more carbon emitted.
As an example, lowering the page size by one megabyte would save about 0.4g of CO₂ every time a website is clicked.

Green Web Hosting:
In order for a data center to be considered “green”, it has to match several criteria.
Criteria include, but are not limited to:
being powered by renewable energy, offsetting the carbon footprint, use of energy saving appliances, planting plants around premises, and more.


Energy efficiency has become an important part of how internet programmers think about building the web. Data taken out of existing databases is used to produce more efficient structures and ensure a cleaner surfing experience for the user. In order to ensure the energy efficiency of our own extension, we also draw our data from established datasets, instead of wasting additional energy by scraping them again ourselves.

We rely on this datasets:

Dataset A: httparchive.org
Dataset B: thegreenwebfoundation.org

Our code is available on GitHub:
Extension: https://github.com/chronikum/EcoSurfExtension
Server: https://github.com/chronikum/EcoSurfServer

We do not track users or save any data on our servers. Please look into our GitHub code if you want to know more.
Privacy Policy: https://ecosurf.io/2021/07/13/extension-privacy-policy/
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","name": "EcoSurf","description": "Surf climate friendly!","version": "1.0","author": "EcoSurf Team","manifest_version": 3,"content_scripts": [{"matches": ["https://*/*"],"js": ["contentScript.js"],"run_at": "document_end"}],"action": {"default_popup": "popup.html","script": "popup.js"},"web_accessible_resources": [{"resources": ["assets/bg.svg","assets/bgsi.svg","assets/bgsispeed.svg","assets/bgspeed.svg","assets/bsispeed.svg","assets/bspeed.svg","assets/b.svg","assets/bsi.svg"],"matches": [""]}],"icons": { "16": "assets/16.png","48": "assets/48.png", "128": "assets/128.png" },"permissions": ["scripting"]}
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How to download and manually install EcoSurf extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install EcoSurf 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 EcoSurf extension file

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

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