Enhanced Google Flights for savvy travelers

Latest Version

Version
1.6.0 - Beta
Update
January 29, 2024
Size
199KiB
Developer
Category
Users
708
Rating
3.66667 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Storage
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SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights Extension

SkySavvy is a Chrome extension that enhances Google Flights with style changes and additional data in flight search results for savvy travelers.

Key Features:

💻 Page Style Enhancements:
• Widens the page to reduce clutter and take advantage of wider screens
• Hides the footer that contained unnecessary links
• Hides various annoying disclaimers that cluttered the interface (e.g., \"Displayed currencies may differ\", \"Prices include fees\", etc.)
• Hides the \"Price Guarantee\" advertisement banner
• Hides CO2 emissions data from the top-level of each search result (the same information is still available in the expanded view)
• Supports both light and dark mode
• Lightweight; ad-free and tracker-free

🌴 Holiday Highlighting:
• Highlights holidays (US only for now) in the date-pickers, helping you easily visualize travel dates that may be more expensive.

✈️ Additional Flight Data:
• Adds seat and leg room information to each search result
• Adds a FlightAware link for each flight segment
• Adds detailed aircraft IATA code and Wikipedia link
• Adds SeatGuru link for the specific aircraft type
• Adds LoungeBuddy links for lounges in the origin and destination airports
• Adds airline miles award program data
• Adds airline transfer partner data (and point transfer ratios)
• Adds visual call outs for Delta One, Delta One Suites, and Qsuites in business class
• Adds airline award program details and links
• Adds partner transfer data for all popular US/EU airlines for Amex, Chase, CapitalOne, Bilt, and Marriott Bonvoy programs

🎥 Flight Media:
• Adds relevant media of aircraft, cabins, seats, etc.

💠 Other Enhancements:
• \"Lie Flat\" seat filter to quickly surface lie flat and suite business class flights
• \"Suite\" seat filter to quickly surface suites for business and first class flights
• \"Aircraft\" filter to quickly filter flights by aircraft (Boeing, Airbus, etc.)

🔎 SkySavvy \"TravelBar\":
• Search flights, airports, airlines, and planes directly from the Chrome search bar using the \"ss\" keyword

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More Details:
https://github.com/matthewdfuller/skysavvy-docs

Privacy & Security:
https://github.com/matthewdfuller/skysavvy-docs#security-and-privacy

Keywords: Google Flights, flights, aviation, travel search, planes, aircraft, flight search, travel engine, booking engine

Changelog:
1.6.0
• Adds filters for aircraft types
• Hides the \"Price Guarantee\" advertisement banner

1.5.0
• Adding the SkySavvy \"TravelBar\" - search flights, airports, airlines, and planes directly from the Chrome search bar using the \"ss\" keyword

1.4.0
• Adds dynamic ANA (All Nippon Airways) award point data to flight results (supports zones, seasons, and cabin class combinations)

1.3.0
• Added award program data and links for all top US/EU airlines to search results
• Added credit card transfer data (Amex, Chase, CapitalOne, Bilt, and Marriott Bonvoy programs) to search results

1.2.0
• Added a \"Suites\" filter to search for suite-only flights
• Performance improvements for the addition of seat data to search results

1.1.0
• Removed API lookups; all flight data is now loaded locally
• Added seat and legroom information to each search result
• Fixing some bugs causing added flight information to disappear (this still happens in some cases)

1.0.0
• Initial release
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights 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 SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights 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 SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights extension file

Select and download the SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights 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 SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights 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 SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights 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 SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights 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 SkySavvy - Enhance Google Flights extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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