Adds click-to-select feature to your browser.

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Version
1.0
Update
September 29, 2024
Size
28.85KiB
Developer
Category
Users
2
Rating
0 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Scripting
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Click-to-Select Extension

This extension lets you select online content by clicking rather than dragging and scrolling.

Download now if you're tired of dealing with the skippy cursors and jumpy screens that come with standard drag-select functionality, or having to start over because you lost your selection while scrolling down the page. Here's a 20-minute clip demonstrating how it works: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NnNsqdb_B6k

To select web content using this extension:
1. Get it now and pin it to the Chrome Toolbar
1. Click the extension icon
2. Click and confirm your chosen startpoint on the page
3. Click and confirm your chosen endpoint...
4. ...Et voila!

Use Click-to-Select to save your favourite recipes, interesting news articles, fun social media posts - you name it!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","name": "Click-to-Select","version": "1.0","description": "Adds click-to-select feature to your browser.","permissions": ["activeTab", "scripting"],"action": {},"background": {"service_worker": "cts_background.js"},"manifest_version": 3,"icons": {"32": "cts_icons/cts_32.png","64": "cts_icons/cts_64.png","128": "cts_icons/cts_128.png","256": "cts_icons/cts_256.png"}}
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How to download and manually install Click-to-Select extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Click-to-Select extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Click-to-Select 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 Click-to-Select extension file

Select and download the Click-to-Select 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 Click-to-Select 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 Click-to-Select 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 Click-to-Select 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 Click-to-Select extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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