Annotate the web
Inkwell Free Extension
Inkwell is a minimal and lightweight drawing tool designed to simplify website annotation. It makes it effortless to add notes, highlights, doodles, and more directly onto webpages. With an intuitive interface and essential features, Inkwell makes annotating websites a breeze and something you'll find yourself consistently revisiting.
Key Features:
Copy/Paste: Duplicate annotations seamlessly to enhance efficiency and productivity.
Scroll without Losing Work: Maintain your focus with uninterrupted annotation sessions while browsing.
Smooth Lines: Achieve precision and clarity with smooth line rendering for professional-looking annotations.
Undo/Redo: Easily correct mistakes to ensure accuracy and polish in your annotations.
Click and Drag Objects: Arrange annotations easily by clicking and dragging them to your desired location.
Different Size Brushes: Customize brush sizes to suit your annotation style, from fine details to broad strokes.
Choose Colors: Select from various colors to make your annotations visually appealing and easy to distinguish.
Transparency: Adjust transparency for subtle or prominent annotations that seamlessly integrate with the webpage.
Use Cases:
Highlighting Key Areas: Draw attention to important sections or critical points on web pages to improve comprehension and focus.
Redacting Information: Safely conceal sensitive data on webpages before sharing them,
ensuring privacy and compliance with regulations.
Doodle Away: Spice up those meetings, stimulate your creativity, and add fun annotations or doodles.
Interactive Presentations: Engage your audience by annotating webpages in real-time during presentations, adding emphasis and clarity to your content.
We care about your experience:
At Inkwell, we aim to create delightful extensions that spark joy and curiosity. We thrive on your feedback and are committed to evolving our tools to meet your needs. Crafted by a passionate team that builds tools they love to use, we emphasize simplicity and effectiveness in everything we create.
While there will always be a free version of Inkwell, we might introduce a premium version in the future. Our dedication extends to how we develop, release, and support our software, ensuring a positive experience for all our users.
Source Manifest.json
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"manifest_version":3,
"name":"Inkwell Free",
"description":"Annotate the web",
"version":"1.2.1",
"action":{},
"icons":{"128":"icon128.4e089840.png"},
"permissions":["activeTab",
"storage",
"scripting"],
"background":{"service_worker":"background.733ccb89.js"},
"web_accessible_resources":[{"resources":["content-script.css",
"content-script.js",
"error-popup-unusable.html",
"error-popups.css"],
"matches":["
How to download and manually install Inkwell Free extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Inkwell Free 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 Inkwell Free extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Inkwell Free extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Inkwell Free extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Inkwell Free 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 Inkwell Free Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Inkwell Free extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Inkwell Free extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Inkwell Free 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 Inkwell Free 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 Inkwell Free extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Inkwell Free 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 Inkwell Free extension file
Select and download the Inkwell Free 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 Inkwell Free 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 Inkwell Free 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 Inkwell Free 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 Inkwell Free extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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Joshua Keyes (ID: 0000006546b2cd7a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/21/2023