Customize your Google Calendar sidebar width with an intuitive resize handle. Simple, lightweight, and privacy-friendly.

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0.0.4
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November 12, 2024
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10.34KiB
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Manifest Version
3
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Google Calendar Resize Sidebar Extension

A simple yet powerful extension that enhances your Google Calendar experience by adding a resizable sidebar feature.

Key Features:
• Intuitive drag handle to adjust sidebar width
• Double-click to reset to default width
• Automatically saves your preferred width
• Smooth and responsive resizing
• Clean and minimal design that matches Google Calendar's aesthetics
• Support for both light and dark themes

Perfect for users who:
• Need more space for calendar lists
• Want to see longer calendar names
• Prefer a customized layout
• Work with multiple calendars

This extension respects your privacy and requires no special permissions - it simply adds a resize functionality to the existing Google Calendar sidebar.

How to use:
1. Hover over the right edge of the sidebar to reveal the resize handle
2. Click and drag to adjust the width (200px - 600px)
3. Double-click the handle to reset to default width
4. Your preferred width is automatically saved for future sessions

Lightweight and maintenance-free - install and forget while enjoying the enhanced functionality.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Google Calendar Resize Sidebar", "author": "Yasuhiro Arakaki", "description": "Customize your Google Calendar sidebar width with an intuitive resize handle. Simple, lightweight, and privacy-friendly.", "version": "0.0.4", "manifest_version": 3, "icons": { "128": "icon128.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://calendar.google.com/calendar/*"], "css": ["style.css"], "js": ["content.js"] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Google Calendar Resize Sidebar extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Google Calendar Resize Sidebar extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Google Calendar Resize Sidebar 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 Google Calendar Resize Sidebar Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Google Calendar Resize Sidebar 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 Google Calendar Resize Sidebar extension file

Select and download the Google Calendar Resize Sidebar 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 Google Calendar Resize Sidebar 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 Google Calendar Resize Sidebar 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 Google Calendar Resize Sidebar 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 Google Calendar Resize Sidebar extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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