Summarly makes blog articles clean and easy to read. Summarly eliminates all distractions from your online reading experience

Latest Version

Version
0.0.3
Update
September 15, 2014
Size
20.02KiB
Developer
Category
Users
115
Rating
3.6 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
русский
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Permissions
Http://summarly-api.herokuapp.com/
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Summarly Extension

Bored with wasting your time of too long articles with too little information? Summarly will help you to extract the most important part from the text.
With one click, Summarly makes blog posts and articles compact, clean and easy to read. Summarly eliminates all distractions from your online reading experience.

The project is open source. Support us with pull request.
GItHub: https://github.com/enisher/summarly
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Summarly", "browser_action": { "default_icon": "img/icon-128.png", "default_title": "Click to summarize" }, "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"] }, "icons": { "19": "img/icon-19.png", "38": "img/icon-38.png", "48": "img/icon-48.png", "128": "img/icon-128.png" }, "manifest_version": 2, "description": "Summarly makes blog articles clean and easy to read. Summarly eliminates all distractions from your online reading experience", "permissions": [ "http://summarly-api.herokuapp.com/" ], "version": "0.0.3"}
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How to download and manually install Summarly extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Summarly 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 Summarly extension file

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

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User reviews

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Gersivan Oliveira (ID: 000000b8f613e064) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/01/2017 A ideia é tão boa. Pena que não funcionou aqui comigo.

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Igor Gorbatovsky (ID: 000000e553f0c914) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 07/09/2017 I couldn't make it work. I have tried a couple of articles to "summarise", but alas. Neither English nor Russian languages worked. Is this extension still operational?

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Konstantin Samkowskiy (ID: 000000d825f1fda3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/14/2014 Чоткий экстеншн

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Oleksii Lisikh (ID: 000000461d34cf19) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/14/2014 Я программист, и волей случая иногда мне приходится заходить на новостные сайты, которые, прямо скажем, не самые информативные. Теперь я читаю все свежие новости за 30 минут. У меня появилось свободное время чтобы закончить строительство моей яхты. Спасибо вам, дорогие мои!

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Anton Chernetskiy (ID: 000000b533b971e9) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/14/2014 Спасибо, разработчики! Наконец-то у меня появилось время на жену и детей!