Add configurable labels to Google Calendar event colors

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Calendar Color Labels Extension

Google Calendar offers the ability to color events on the a calendar. However, it is often hard to remember which color is used for which events type. This extension adds a configurable set of labels that can be used to add meaning to event colors. The label will be displayed as a hint when you hover over the color when setting it. You can also set the color names themselves with is useful for using Google Calendar with languages other than English (which is the default).
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Calendar Color Labels", "description": "Add configurable labels to Google Calendar event colors", "version": "1.0", "manifest_version": 3, "permissions": ["storage"], "options_page": "options.html", "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://calendar.google.com/*"], "run_at": "document_idle", "js": ["shared.js", "content.js"] } ], "icons": { "16": "/images/calendartaglabels16.png", "32": "/images/calendartaglabels32.png", "48": "/images/calendartaglabels48.png", "128": "/images/calendartaglabels128.png" }, "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_icon": { "16": "/images/calendartaglabels16.png", "32": "/images/calendartaglabels32.png", "48": "/images/calendartaglabels48.png", "128": "/images/calendartaglabels128.png" } }}
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How to download and manually install Calendar Color Labels extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Calendar Color Labels extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Calendar Color Labels 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 Calendar Color Labels extension file

Select and download the Calendar Color Labels 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 Calendar Color Labels 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 Calendar Color Labels 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 Calendar Color Labels 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 Calendar Color Labels extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Rory Galbraith (ID: 000000fdb0d8638c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/23/2024 LOVE IT! just make it sync to phones PLEASE!

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Sarah Lesselbaum (ID: 0000008ebf56e998) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 07/20/2023 It works on the web if you leave the original color name in the left column and the new name in the right column. It would be 5 stars if it also worked to change the names on my google calendar phone app but I cannot seem to do that.

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Brendan Mulvaney (ID: 000000e15641c122) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/08/2023 I've been very happy with this since we installed it. But as the organization has grown, I now need a way to add new colors and then new labels to those colors. It seems like this is limited to the "set pack" of colors that come with the extension. Is there a way to add more?

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Stephanie Rae Thompson (StephRae) (ID: 0000000bb05004bd) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 02/26/2023 It does work but you must close Chrome. Sort of like the old fashioned reboot after install. It is quite lovely thereafter. A simple instruction would help there ratings, it is a shame because it is a very nice feature that should have been built in. I hope Google just buys them out for millions 🌟

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Tim Barrett (ID: 0000008a91fdfc0f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/14/2023 Worked great. Hard to find the settings so that would explain why people are frustrated, but that's a chrome issue not the extensions issue. I followed Michelle's review and found it no problem. You do have to hover for a second for the color name to appear but that's no problem and it will reinforce it as I memorize the colors. To change the names: On the Chrome 3-dot menu (in your browser menu not your calendar), choose More Tools, then Extensions. Find this extension, click the slider to turn it on (if it isn't already). Then click View Details. In the list you'll see "Extension Options"--click there, and THIS is where the menu is to change the labels. After that I refreshed my calendar and I was up and running. Thanks for a great and simple tool!