RECAP improves the experience of using PACER, the online public access system for the U.S. federal courts.
RECAP Extension
- This extension was created in 2009 at Princeton and is now run by Free Law Project, a non-profit that's working to improve the American legal system. Please join us in our mission of making the legal system more equitable and competitive.
- If you use PACER, this free extension will save you money. Every document you purchase will be uploaded to the \"RECAP Archive\" and every document others have purchased since 2009 will be available to you for free as you use PACER.
- You can use this extension to create email alerts for federal dockets.
- This extension has already added millions of federal filings to the Internet Archive and to a searchable archive at https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/.
- As of 2021, we have nearly 500 tons of filings, if they were all printed on single-sided paper.
- The more people that use this extension, the more money we all save. Help your friends by uploading content and tell them to install RECAP for you too.
RECAP has four main features. First, when you purchase an item on PACER, RECAP anonymously uploads that item to our archive hosted at https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/ where it can be searched or downloaded for free by others.
Second, before you purchase an item that is in our collection, a link will be provided for you — right inside PACER — to get it for free. Any of the millions of items that have been uploaded so far are already available to you for free.
Third, as you're looking at dockets on PACER, you'll see links to get alerts for those dockets via our website, CourtListener.com.
Finally, allows you to search our archive from your browser URL bar by using the \"recap\" shortcut.
All of the items that you purchase are also uploaded to the Internet Archive for historical preservation. We are not creating a walled garden.
RECAP is compatible with ECF logins and will not upload documents from sealed cases.
Learn more at https://free.law/recap/
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How to download and manually install RECAP extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install RECAP 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 RECAP extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install RECAP extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download RECAP extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a RECAP 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 RECAP Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the RECAP extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the RECAP extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for RECAP 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 RECAP 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 RECAP extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install RECAP 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 RECAP extension file
Select and download the RECAP 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 RECAP 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 RECAP 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 RECAP 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 RECAP extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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