Lighthouse allows you to customize your new tab, but also allows you to use more cool features

Latest Version

Version
1.3
Update
April 1, 2023
Size
7.27MiB
Developer
Category
Users
18
Rating
1 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Lighthouse Extension

Lighthous is a new TAB plugin based on the vue framework and other component libraries. It redefines your new TAB in Chrome. Compared to the Chrome New TAB, you can use Lighthous to customize the background image, adjust the brightness and blur. In addition, it also integrates weather, time, calendar and other functions. Simple interface, functional utility is our characteristics, welcome to use.

Lighthous Features:

1. Exquisite layout: elegant design style, popular world icon.

2. 4k wallpaper: Select 20 photos from the massive wallpaper library as the initial background image. Users can use our local wallpaper, change to their own wallpaper, or download the current wallpaper through the Settings.

3. Personalize search ads: You can choose which search engine you want to use. Of course, we use Bing search ads because we need some revenue to keep growing

4. Background brightness, blur degree, full screen adjustment, simple mode and other functions

5. Feedback function, users can send feedback to us at any time, but the call is the user's local mail, hope you can understand

6. Add random wallpaper function, use third party api, and can use gradient background, later can add user-defined gradient function

7. Weather api, which can search the weather of the current city within seven days

8. Time Zone function: Six time zones are displayed on the Settings page

9. Login and registration function: Users can log in our plug-in to use more functions, such as calendar planning, countdown record and so on.

10. Good Sentence of the Day, we show a good Sentence of the Day api on the home page

11. User feedback is important. We hope you will send us an email and we will respond within 48 hours

These functions need to be stored locally in the browser, so hopefully it will pass. Your support is my greatest motivation
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Lighthouse", "description": "Lighthouse allows you to customize your new tab, but also allows you to use more cool features", "version": "1.3", "options_page": "options.html", "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_icon": { "64": "logo_64.png", "128": "logo_128.png", "192": "logo_192.png", "512": "logo_512.png" } }, "chrome_url_overrides": { "newtab": "options.html" }, "host_permissions": [ "https://developer.chrome.com/*" ]}
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How to download and manually install Lighthouse extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Lighthouse 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 Lighthouse extension file

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

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