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XKCD substitutions Extension

Is the news getting you down? Well about to be cheered up with substitutions that make reading the news more fun.

see http://xkcd.com/1288, https://xkcd.com/1625/

Now with custom substitutions! Simply right click the extension icon and click options to add your own.

some other xkcd jokes have made it into the newest version.
https://xkcd.com/1004/
https://xkcd.com/1418/
https://xkcd.com/1031/
https://xkcd.com/1625/

all credit to xkcd

also checkout s/keyboard/leopard, which inspired this extension.
http://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/skeyboardleopard/oheflacdocadefgdpiimpapbkomhgbbe

source: https://github.com/Posnet/xkcd-substitutions
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "XKCD substitutions", "description": "Making the web a stranger better place.", "version": "1.4.1", "options_page": "html/config.html", "browser_action": { "default_icon": { "19": "images/enabled.png" }, "default_title": "click to disable xkcd substitutions" }, "background": { "scripts": [ "js/background.js" ], "persistent": false }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "storage", "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "icons": { "128": "images/icon128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install XKCD substitutions extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install XKCD substitutions 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 XKCD substitutions extension file

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

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User reviews

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Lars Jörgensen (ID: 000000492687adf7) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/05/2021 Love it. Little thing though: for "expand" --> "physically expand", the extension gives me 10–20 physicallys, probably because the substitution contains its own trigger word. And as others said, uppercase and lowercase distinction would be nice but that's just cosmetic. Edit: they are getting more and more. I am at over 50 physicallys now.

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Ye Wang (ID: 0000000ed7d53ed2) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 04/08/2021 I tried replacing "."="!?" but instead it just replaces every space with "!?". Other than that it worked fine and I had a lot of fun.

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Peter Nielsen (ID: 000000853466b50f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/24/2021 Very nice... worth the install. Laughing for days. Don't forget to turn it off if you're doing something serious, though... it can get confusing. Still. Very good.

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Matthew Lopez (ID: 0000001181d92ef8) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 02/12/2021 It makes the Internet a stranger and better place. There are a couple problems, though, but they are all possible to fix. The first problem is that switching 2 words doesn't work. For example, when you set it to change minute to year and year to minute, it just changes both minute and year to minute. This can be fixed by adding a 0-length whitespace character to the text, like this one: (‎). This can also fix the recursive "physically physically expands" issue, as others have noted. The second problem is that it does not work with 0 web sites in the blocklist, but that can be fixed by adding gibberish to the blocklist. The third problem is that it does not have the substitutions 3 comic by default, but they are easy to add.

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Rassul Li (ID: 000000b11bca8618) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/14/2020 Reading the news have became my favorite part of my day