Autosave every change you make to a form so you can easily recover lost data, and create templates to fill out forms instantly.

Latest Version

Version
1.1.3
Update
January 12, 2022
Size
342KiB
Developer
Category
Users
4,000+
Rating
3 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Storage
UnlimitedStorage
Tabs
Scripting
Notifications
Background
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Form Vault Extension

Form Vault gives you the ability to save form templates and recover lost form data from any webpage. You can also fill out timesheets, job applications, and other forms that you fill out often with just the click of a button! If you’ve ever had a oh $#@*& moment and lost everything you typed into an online form, then this extension is just for you. If not, use this extension to avoid this!

Current features:
* The ‘Undo’ button will restore autosaved form data for a particular site. Every change to a webpage form is stored locally on your chrome browser and can be restored through this function.
* The ‘Save Template’ button will create a template of current site’s form data. As long as the user has ‘sync’ enabled on their chrome browser, this data will persist offline and across different devices. Note that this button will overwrite previously saved templates.
* The ‘Restore Template’ button will retrieve the template saved to the site’s domain and fill the template data into the appropriate fields on the form.
* The ‘Edit Templates’ button will open a new webpage with a table displaying all the user’s currently saved templates. Users can edit and delete templates from this page.
* The ‘Clear History’ button will clear all history - templates and auto-saved data. This data cannot be recovered.
* Works for all text elements, select drop-downs, radio buttons, and checkboxes.

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Notice: This extension won't save any personal data. All data is either stored locally on your computer, or synced with your gmail account. This extension will also not save or recover any fields with the name 'Password' or anything similar.
Git Repo: https://github.com/drewsb/FormVault
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Form Vault", "description": "Autosave every change you make to a form so you can easily recover lost data, and create templates to fill out forms instantly.", "version": "1.1.3", "permissions": [ "activeTab", "storage", "unlimitedStorage", "tabs", "scripting", "notifications", "background" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "run_at" : "document_start", "js": [ "content_scripts/url-parser.js" , "content_scripts/form-parser.js" , "content_scripts/data-stack.js" , "content_scripts/template-service.js" , "js/jquery.min.js" , "content_scripts/main.js" ] } ], "action": { "default_popup": "popup/popup.html", "default_icon": "popup/icon.png", "default_title": "Form Vault" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "host_permissions": [ "", "*://*/*" ]}
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How to download and manually install Form Vault extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Form Vault 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 Form Vault extension file

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

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User reviews

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Tim James (ID: 00000070dd2944b7) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/08/2023 doesn't work

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Tung Nguyen (ID: 000000286c65d4fb) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/10/2023 Does not work

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DANNY J.G (ID: 000000cca70cc6fa) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/07/2023 DO NOT USE WITH VIVALDI BROWSER. Fastest delete of an extension I've ever done. I am about to cry... I downloaded this extension right before submitting a really long application because the first time I filled it out my computer had an issue and I lost all my data. Most reviews seemed fine so I trusted it. As soon as I hit save my browser crashed, again, deleting all the data I had filled out. Clicking any part of this extension will cause your browser to crash. I have Vivaldi browser, maybe that is the problem and this works well on other browsers. Or maybe this is an evil troll and every reviewer is in on it. One thing is for sure, I will fill out this form for a third time (3+ hours of writing), with tears rolling down my face, and if something happens again, this will be the start of a new villain arc. DO NOT download this app if you need it right away, download to test on something that is okay to lose.

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Kamal Morjal (ID: 000000d47bed14d6) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 11/24/2022 This extension works and is the closest thing to form data saving/recovery I could find for chrome so far. (I've been using AutoForm on firefox for reference which works perfectly well for my use-case of saving my filled in data for a given form and update it every time a "Save" action is invoked. Save Template does save the form data for a given form on a set URL. My only issue with this extension has been that in order to prevent saving passwords, this extension probably employs some filter that leaves out every field with an id or name containing the word "pass" which has caused me some data loss as this leaves out fields named like "passing_year" This should be an easy fix. Everything else works great. Thanks for this extension.

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Elias Salmi (ID: 000000f4e46932b9) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 09/16/2022 This extension seems cool, but I had a major issue with it once. When I clicked the "Edit Templates" button my whole browser crashed, CLEARING my forms. The extension literally did the opposite of what it intends to do.