Makes Spotify playlists from rateyourmusic.com and sonemic.com charts or lists

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Version
0.3.5
Update
October 16, 2024
Size
33.84KiB
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Users
707
Rating
4.14286 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Nice Playlist Generator Extension

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There's also a Firefox version available.

Do you want to find new music? Are you interested in this year's releases, are you trying to get into a new genre or get to know 1993's field recordings of melting ice?

Would you like to do this without the tediousness of searching single songs and making playlists of them? Do you like simple and functional things?

If so, Nice Playlist Generator might be just what you want. Useful data gathered by rateyourmusic.com users in the form of charts and lists can be turned into Spotify playlists in a few easy steps.

Here's how:

In your browser, navigate to a rateyourmusic.com's chart or an user submitted list.

Click the Nice Playlist Generator icon in your address bar.

If the add-on finds at least one item representing an album (or other kind of release) on the current page, the \"Get spotify links\" button activates.

After you click it, the search on Spotify is started. You are informed about the amount of releases successfully found on Spotify and about the ones that could not be found.

After the search finishes the \"Copy playlist to clipboard\" button activates.

When you click it, you can go to the Spotify desktop application and choose a newly made or existing playlist you want to add the new tracks into.

Click into the content pane of the playlist and paste the tracks found by Nice Playlist Generator into it by pressing Ctrl + V

Every release will be represented by its most popular track on Spotify.

That's it. Nice listening
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Nice Playlist Generator extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Nice Playlist Generator extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Nice Playlist Generator 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 Nice Playlist Generator Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Nice Playlist Generator 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 Nice Playlist Generator extension file

Select and download the Nice Playlist Generator 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 Nice Playlist Generator 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 Nice Playlist Generator 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 Nice Playlist Generator 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 Nice Playlist Generator extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Mark Mark (ID: 0000004c47915db6) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 11/07/2023 Not working, only showing a centimetre of so of the left edge.

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Ion Cibotari (ID: 00000055636b74e6) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/19/2023 Can you add a function so that it compiles all releases on the ratings section of someone's userpage into a big playlist? I'd like to complie all my 5 star albums into a playlist. Thank you!

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Saket Thakur (ID: 000000b97c330801) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/04/2023 copy the link and paste it to your playlist(only works with desktop version of spotify as of now) easy peasy.

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Elaiza Macale (ID: 00000098e8d6c71e) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 04/23/2023 confusing to use.

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Jan Osmers (ID: 000000e9b69853db) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/07/2022 Very nice!