Chrome sidebar with real time information retrieval.

Latest Version

Version
0.1.37
Update
July 27, 2023
Size
1.81MiB
Developer
Category
Users
570
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Tabs
Http://*/
Https://*/
Storage
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Omni Extension

Chrome sidebar that brings up the most relevant information as you read or write in your browser.

Omni allows you to conduct real-time search queries proactively over any text of your choice, whether it be websites, books or private documents. This search is at the level of sentences which can be brought up as you type or in response to your highlighting. Information will appear at the right hand side of your page once you've opened the extension.


Quick Instructions
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While browsing, open the extension by clicking the Omni logo or using the keyboard shortcut Alt+F (Option+F on Mac). Now you can trigger retrievals by
- Highlighting any text on the page.
- Typing into any textbox on the page.
- Typing into the textbox at the top of the sidebar.

Results will be displayed in the sidebar on the right of the screen. You can click on a result to see it in the original context, then click again to hide it.

You can choose which dataset to get search results from by selecting it from the drop-down menu. You can even upload your own private dataset (we support most common document formats) by clicking the “Datasets” button in the top right hand corner of the sidebar, logging in, and following the instructions.

Tips:
- Currently retrieval quality is highest for queries of around 1-3 sentences. For shorter queries, add more context to increase the quality of results.
- Pin Consilience to make it easy to open and close it quickly.
- Highlighting and typing will not work for pages that use advanced canvas-based text rendering, most prominently Google Docs. We’re working on it!


Why Omni?
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Omni brings information retrieval into the mechanics of creation. Typical search workflows have the creator break out of their work to a new website, search for a document, skim or read the document for relevant information, and then go back to their task to use that information to direct some decision. The real-time workflow will bring the snippet of decision-relevant information directly to the interface where creation is occurring.

Semantic similarity in real time means that when you author your great work, the concordant ideas written by literary & intellectual titans deepens your ideation. Attaching your own personal notes, you'll see the way that your thought on a subject has evolved over time, bringing your related ideas to mind where you had once forgotten them.
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Source Manifest.json

{
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
"description":"Chrome sidebar with real time information retrieval.",
"version":"0.1.37",
"name":"Omni",
"icons":{"16":"favicon16X16.png",
"48":"favicon32X32.png",
"128":"favicon128X128.png"},
"background":{"page":"background.html"},
"browser_action":{"default_icon":{"128":"favicon128X128.png"}},
"content_scripts":[{"matches":["http://*/*",
"https://*/*",
""],
"js":["contentScript.bundle.js"],
"css":["content.styles.css"],
"all_frames":true}],
"web_accessible_resources":["content.styles.css",
"favicon16X16.png",
"favicon32X32.png",
"favicon128X128.png"],
"permissions":["tabs",
"http://*/",
"https://*/",
"storage"],
"commands":{"Mount-Unmount":{"suggested_key":{"default":"Alt+C",
"mac":"Alt+F"},
"description":"Enable Omni on current tab"}},
"manifest_version":2,
"content_security_policy":"script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self'"}
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How to download and manually install Omni extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Omni 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 Omni extension file

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

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User reviews

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hoxha hoxha (ID: 0000000e2f03a9ab) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/30/2022 The best knowledge management tool out there. Please enable the possibility of appending text to database by rightclick. And after that the possibility of including citations first,.

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Gabriel Garrett (ID: 000000f005625a30) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/26/2021 This is a very powerful research tool for compiling thoughts in real-time.

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Jonathan Rodriguez Cefalu (ID: 000000a59d604bdc) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/09/2021 I've tried several different online writing assistants and this is a unique and pretty cool tool that's a good complement to something like Grammarly. In fact, I recommend to use both Grammarly and Consilience as they do different things and work well together. Once you've installed both extensions, here's how you use them. Go to an online text editor website such as editpad.org and create a new text pad. Start writing and Grammarly will check your spelling, but what about when you don't know what to write next? This is where Consilience is useful. To activate Consilience, press alt-F on windows or option-F on mac. A side panel will appear at the right side of the window. Click the drop-down menu at the top of the side panel. In that drop-down menu, click "Enable Multiselect". Then, click the checkboxes to enable some data sources that are relevant to the topic you are writing about; for example, if you are writing about entrepreneurship, you could enable paulgraham.com and seekingalpha.com. Then close the drop-down. (note: You can enable as many data sources as you like, but the performance will slow down if you enable more.) Now, click in the search bar below the drop-down. Start typing a search phrase, for example you could type in "how to assess the fundamental value of a stock". Search results will appear, like they would if you had a search engine attached to your text editor. But so far this is expected; this isn't the cool part. The really cool part is this: You can select (highlight) a sentence you've written in the text editor pad, and the sentence that you select is automatically searched by Consilience! In other words, you can search for anything you've written simply by selecting it! This makes it really easy to look up what other authors have written about the same topic, and you can quickly see if what you wrote is different than the consensus of other authors (making your writing either contrarian or possibly incorrect), or you can get ideas for new sentences that you might want to add, near the sentence you selected. Basically, it's easy to get inspiration by using Consilience as a built-in research tool integrated directly with selecting anything you write. The current state of the extension has some limitations that I hope they improve, such as not enough built in data sources, and slow performance if you have too many data sources active. But as long as they keep improving it, I'm going to be using it for my writing endeavors as it provides value in a way that other writing assistants don't do.