Organize and preview your websites

Latest Version

Version
1.4.9
Update
April 30, 2024
Size
495KiB
Developer
Category
Users
36
Rating
0 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
Nederlands
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Permissions
Bookmarks
Storage
ClipboardRead
Downloads
History
ContextMenus
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Splash Extension

Key features
- Organise your bookmarks in folders: copy-paste, drag and drop.
- Make Splash your personal start page to have your most useful websites always at hand.
- Quickly export a selection of your bookmarks to share with a friend.
- Privacy: No ads, no collection of information.
- Highly customisable: Themes, colours, sizes.
- Synchronised: splash uses the bookmarks of chrome, so they are automatically synchronised across devices.
- Optional: put your mouse over any bookmark to see a live preview of its website.
- See only the headlines (RSS-feeds) with a click.
 
Daily usage:
- You have the bookmarks you check often in folders called Newspapers, Technology, Social, Sports, Entertainment, Work, MyOwnBusiness, etc.
- Click on the name of a folder and move your mouse over each bookmark to see what is new in your world.
 
Documentation: how it works:

Contents:
1. Previews
2. Icons
3. Export/import
4. Favourite folders
5. Copy/paste
6. Drag/drop
7. Skin
8. Language
9. Compatibility

1. Previews
Put your mouse over any bookmark to see a live preview of its website
Typical / frequent usage:
You organised your bookmarks, e.g. you put the papers websites you examine daily in a folders called Newspapers, Technology, Social, Sports, EntertainmentNews Papers.
Then you need an overview of the contents today. You don't want to open them unless the headlines interest you.
Click on the name of a folder and move your mouse over each bookmark to see what is new in your world.

Then Splash gives you the Preview button (vertical tab on the right)! Turn Preview on and it makes Splash present any bookmark you put your mouse over in a small window at the side. It appears on the left of your browser window. You can also set it to appear on the right.
By turning Preview on (vertical tab on the right) makes Splash present any bookmark you put your mouse over in a small, vertical window at the side. It appears on the left of your browser window. You can also set it to appear on the right.

(Splash is intended make better use of 16:9 screen space when it comes to reading. Your browser must not be in full screen mode, in order to accommodate a second window which displays the instant previews of your bookmarks.)

2. Icons
A bookmark is presented as a big icon. You can set this to be smaller.

The big icon is fetched from the website the bookmark is pointing to. Most websites offer a special big icon for mobile devices that's called apple-touch-icon. If this is not found, the smaller favicon is used.

If you would rather have another icon, you can copy another image on the interne, then paste it into the bookmark. Steps:
- right click on any image in your browser
- Copy image link
- back in Splash: click the 3 dots on your bookmark
- Edit icon and paste the link

3. Export/import
You can export all or part of your bookmarks to a json file. Send the json file to a friend and share your tree of bookmarks or just a branch of it. Or keep it as a backup on your local drive.

You may also export your custom icons.

4. Favourite folders
Have always at hand the folders you use the most. Right click a folder > Favourite. They appear as vertical tabs on the left side of the window. Give them different colours if you like.

5. Copy/paste
Bookmarks and folders can be copied/cut and pasted to other folders.

6. Drag/drop
Bookmarks and folders can be dragged and copy-dragged to other places. You can even drag bookmarks from the bookmark bar into another location in Splash.

7. Skin
Choose an appearance from Dark, Light or System. System follows your operating system settings, this works on MacOS and Windows.

8. Language
The language you choose in your browser will be the language Splash uses. Momentarily only Dutch and English are supported. Default is English.

9. Compatibility
Splash has been tested on MacOS, Windows, Linux and Chromebook. Installable in these browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Splash", "description": "__MSG_appDescription__", "options_page": "options/options.html", "version": "1.4.9", "author": "Jan H Croonen", "permissions": [ "bookmarks", "storage", "clipboardRead", "downloads", "history", "contextMenus", "favicon" ], "background": { "service_worker": "background/background.js", "type": "module" }, "icons": { "16": "images/icons/splash16.png", "48": "images/icons/splash48.png", "128": "images/icons/splash128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": "images/icons/splash16.png", "default_title": "Splash" }, "default_locale": "en", "commands": { "_execute_action": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+H", "mac": "MacCtrl+H" }, "description": "Open de extensie" } }, "id": "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA1tedGu7ADazJEVO3K5mqSB305WZk1+R/pjLGNlfZTofXa5cnn5BdZemwfY1775C10SdemC1J5XGZDSmCS9H0thS6A7a8oohKhUcQEhXdH+ws+hWp7KU6794PXGFLJhd+/XgHWCthSFtad7blQU2XF+bOA8NA2zI+X1jQfo1e5H1gVpcknLJ+hlF+Q9HHwKNsjGV4Z6t5mi1i4CNNBMvsQs8tSeVkATrH5ZnuHe+3eUizf2m2jAyeOQHp/eexeTo/b1OfOCAeUSYfq1ioPjPJql9fd8+E9mcFtJTkQ4wwxPXCOC9Cbe2oEsaRknxEoamTPpoxRAMNdHLiKffSiTWfLwIDAQAB", "manifest_version": 3}
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How to download and manually install Splash extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Splash 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 Splash extension file

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

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