Surf the web, dictate, and much more with just your voice

Latest Version

Version
1.7.5
Update
October 1, 2024
Size
320KiB
Developer
webassistextension.com
Category
Users
62
Rating
0 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Tabs
Storage
Bookmarks
ClipboardRead
ClipboardWrite
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Web Assist Extension

Web Assist is your gateway to a brand new browsing experience. With just your voice, you can easily navigate the web, interact with web pages, dictate messages, and perform a wide range of tasks without using your hands. Web Assist includes dozens of voice commands that replace the need to use the mouse or keyboard.

Key Features

Effortless Browsing: Scroll through web pages, play videos, click on elements such as links, and much more using simple voice commands. To provide additional flexibility, there are several shortcut keys that you can use in place of the most commonly used voice commands.

Explore the Web: Search the web with Google, open websites, go back and forth between tabs, and bookmark your favorite sites.

Voice-Controlled Dictation: Dictate emails, fill out forms, and more. Other related features include automatic text formatting.

Apps Included: Dictate using the text editor app. Create, play, and save audio recordings from your microphone with the voice/audio recorder app.

Premium Features: Upgrade to Web Assist Premium to create custom shortcut commands to open pages that you visit regularly, save custom template commands to input commonly used text snippets into any input field, control recognition when the page loads, start recognition with your voice, and change the timeout setting.

Excellent Performance: Uses the browser’s fast, reliable, and accurate speech to text technology. Also has support for the Edge browser.

Privacy is Paramount: Have confidence that your privacy is our top priority. No audio, transcripts, or other data is ever sent to our servers. Your personal information and activities remain yours.

Benefits

Increased Productivity: Save time and boost productivity by using your voice to dictate and navigate the web without touching the keyboard.

No Cost to Use Basic Features: Web Assist is free to download and offers many features to get you started on your voice-powered experience.

Free Voice-Controlled Dictation: Unlike other options on the market, our basic free package includes full access to voice-controlled dictation features.

Enhanced Accessibility: Web Assist has been designed to empower those with physical challenges by providing a speech recognition solution that makes browsing the web simple and fast.

Ready to get started?

Explore a new approach to browsing the web with Web Assist. Download it for free and start enjoying the power of voice controlled web surfing today. Whether you're looking to save time, enhance accessibility, or try something new, Web Assist is here to make your online experience smoother and more enjoyable. You can try out our demos starting here: https://webassistextension.com/tabs.html.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Web Assist", "description": "Surf the web, dictate, and much more with just your voice", "version": "1.7.5", "web_accessible_resources": [ { "matches": [ "https://*/*" ], "resources": [ "microphone-24-red.png", "microphone-28-red.png", "microphone-36-red.png", "microphone-24-green.png", "microphone-28-green.png", "microphone-36-green.png", "startRecording.png", "stopRecording.png", "playButton.jpg", "stopButton.png", "help.min.html", "notes.html", "uninstall.html", "microphone.html", "speechFrame.html", "bubble-sound-effect.wav" ] } ], "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "icons8-audio-wave16.png", "48": "icons8-audio-wave48.png", "128": "icons8-audio-wave128.png" }, "default_popup": "launch.min.html" }, "icons": { "16": "icons8-audio-wave16.png", "48": "icons8-audio-wave48.png", "128": "icons8-audio-wave128.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.min.js" }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "storage", "bookmarks", "clipboardRead", "clipboardWrite" ], "content_scripts": [ { "css": [ "assets/web_assist/css/webassistui.min.css" ], "matches": [ "https://*/*" ], "js": [ "assets/web_assist/js/webassistbundled.min.js" ], "run_at": "document_end" } ]}
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How to download and manually install Web Assist extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Web Assist 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 Web Assist extension file

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

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