Update your Twitter status right from Chrome's Omnibox (URL bar).

Latest Version

Version
2.8.3
Update
March 8, 2019
Size
64.78KiB
Developer
caseydwyer.org
Category
Users
207
Rating
4.02564 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Notifications
Tabs
Https://api.twitter.com/
Https://*.twimg.com/
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Chromnitweet Extension

Update your Twitter status right from Chrome's Omnibox (Omnibar, Awesomebar, URL bar, location bar, etc.).

Usage: Type \"tw [your Tweet here]\" into the Chrome Omnibox to easily Tweet from whatever web page you're on.

Detailed instructions:
* Start by highlighting Chrome's Omnibox (Ctrl-L on PC or ⌘-L on Mac).
* Type \"tw\" (without the quotes).
* Hit spacebar.
* Type out your Tweet
* Hit enter.

Thank you YouTubers for the informative videos!

Follow us for updates: http://twitter.com/chromnitweet

Get the source code: https://github.com/dwyer/chromnitweet

Useless fact: Chromnitweet is a portmanteau of Chrome, Omnibox and Tweet.

CHANGELOG
2.8.2 2017-12-18
* Updated twitter-text.js to v2.0.0. The character count should now be correct for all languages.
2.8.1 2017-11-19
* Fixed notifications.
2.8.0 2017-11-07
* Bumped character limit to 280. Note: the character count may be inaccurate for non-English tweets. This will be fixed as soon as Twitter's new character count algorithm is fully understood.
1.0.8 2016-11-13
* Fixed \"remaining characters\" count to account to URL shortening.
1.0.7 2015-07-08
* Changed logo.
1.0.6 2014-10-21
* Made the character count message more descriptive.
* Replaced the old non-working webkit notifications API with the new Chrome rich notifications API.
* Added permission to access twimg.com to display user profile photos in notifications.
1.0.5 2013-11-18
* Workaround for bug in Chrome 31 detailed at https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=310870.
1.0.4 2013-06-16
* Minified the Javascript.
1.0.3 2013-06-16
* Updated to comply with Chrome and Twitter API changes.
1.0.1 2011-06-05
* Changed success and error notifications to make them more meaningful.
* Compiled the OAuth library to make it as small and fast as possible.

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Twitter, Tweet and the Twitter Bird are trademarks of Twitter.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Chromnitweet", "short_name": "Chromnitweet", "manifest_version": 2, "version": "2.8.3", "description": "Update your Twitter status right from Chrome's Omnibox (URL bar).", "omnibox": {"keyword": "tw"}, "icons": { "128": "img/icon128.png", "48": "img/icon48.png", "16": "img/icon16.png" }, "background": { "scripts": [ "chrome_ex_oauthsimple.js", "chrome_ex_oauth.js", "onload.js", "twitter-text.js", "settings.js", "background.js" ], "persistent": false }, "web_accessible_resources": ["chrome_ex_oauth.html"], "permissions": ["notifications", "tabs", "https://api.twitter.com/", "https://*.twimg.com/"], "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'; img-src 'self' https://*.twimg.com"}
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