A chrome extension that adds a colored border around websites that match user inputted preferences.

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Version
2.2
Update
March 5, 2024
Size
18.07KiB
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Users
7,000+
Rating
4.65789 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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URLColors Extension

This extension allows you to flag specified websites by highlighting the website with a custom colored border. This is especially useful for developers who run their web applications on many different environments and who are constantly switching between a dev, test, and production version of an app or database. Because the application may look the same on all environments, it's easy to accidentally do something on the production environment that shouldn't have been done.

With URL Colors, you can easily have the browser flag important websites for you by specifying a the keyword to match against the tab url, the border color, width, opacity, whether or not the border should blink, and the interval of blinking. The wildcard character (*) is now supported.

It also has a demo mode, or snooze mode, so you can shut if off while presenting for a specified period of time, without worrying about reactivating it later. It automatically turns back on for you!

Want to add functionality or tweak something? Please contribute here: https://github.com/fej-snikduj/URLColors/

Thanks to @dzoba for developing this with me!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "URLColors", "short_name": "URLColors", "description": "A chrome extension that adds a colored border around websites that match user inputted preferences.", "version": "2.2", "manifest_version": 3, "host_permissions": ["https://*/*"], "permissions": [ "storage", "tabs", "scripting" ], "background": { "service_worker": "urlColorsServiceWorker.js" }, "action": { "default_popup": "urlColorsPopup.html", "default_icon": "urlColorsIcon.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "js": ["urlColorsContentScript.js"], "run_at": "document_idle" } ], "icons": { "48": "urlColorsIcon.png" }}
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How to download and manually install URLColors extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install URLColors 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 URLColors extension file

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

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User reviews

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Yavuz Yıldırım (ID: 000000b04b1239fb) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/21/2023 grateful for this extension.

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Meghan Callahan (ID: 000000a581238e82) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/03/2023 This is great when working with multiple environments. Tip: you can customize border size/opacity per site, so you can set your prod instance to super visible bright red border to prevent you from making a career-limiting mistake!

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Vikram Chowdhury (ID: 00000076c522323f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/19/2022 Thank you. It helps me a lot.

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김선준 (ID: 00000077d2b0bf18) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/02/2022 간단한 기능이지만 편리해요

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Richard “Rich” Rauch (ID: 0000009fc9b58433) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/12/2022 I've been using URLColors for many years because it's simple and effective.