Adds features to make AI web apps more friendly for screen reader users.

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Version
0.7.4
Update
June 28, 2024
Size
1007KiB
Developer
Category
Users
13
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT Extension

HearChat is a Chrome extension designed to improve the accessibility and usability of AI chatbots for screen reader users.

Current Features

* Automatic Headings: Adds headings to ChatGPT responses for easier navigation. The heading level can be customized or the feature disabled.
* Start/Stop Notifications: Provides customizable sound effects and/or screen reader announcements to indicate when ChatGPT begins and finishes generating responses.
* Interface Labeling: Adds clarifying aria-labels to unlabeled buttons within the ChatGPT interface.
* Options Page: Offers settings to adjust the extension's behavior.
* several keyboard shortcuts to make navigating with ChatGPT faster.
* If available, gives the option to read out each response once finished using OpenAI's default speech functionality.
* Allows you to control the speech rate of OpenAI's generated speech.
* Option to switch shift-enter and enter on the message box, so you can edit your message without having to worry about accidentally submitting it.
* Parshall support for Claude.ai, including extensive button labeling.

Planned Features

*Add better documentation for the keyboard shortcuts.
* Implement the ability to read responses with the browser's speech API.
* Extend the extension to improve other AI services like Claude and Gemini.
* port the extension to other browsers, like Firefox and Safari.

Installation

Just click the install button on this page, and the extension should automatically kick in when on chat.openai.com. You can access the options page through a button located at the bottom of every page on which the extension is active.

This extension was primarily tested using Mac OS VoiceOver, though all other popular screen readers should also work.

Credits

* Sound effects sourced from Pixabay's Sound Effects (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/)

disclaimer

The developers of this extension are not in any way affiliated with OpenAI or ChatGPT.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT 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 HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT 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 HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT extension file

Select and download the HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT 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 HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT 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 HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT 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 HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT 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 HearChat: Accessible and Enhanced ChatGPT extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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