Questions tagged [google-chrome-extensions]
Extensions extend the functionality of Google Chrome browser. Questions which ask for an extension or plugin to be recommended are off topic.
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How to disable the extension menu icon on Google Chrome? [duplicate]
IS there a way to disable it or make it unsuable ? I really need to take it off. IS there a way to completely hide the toolbar ? https://i.stack.imgur.com/REMd3.png I talk about the jigsaw icon. Can't ...
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Wikiwand keyboard shortcuts?
I have been using Wikiwand (Chrome extension) since 2017 and I seem to remember it having keyboard shortcuts, like / to bring up a search box.
With the recent styling update the keyboard shortcuts ...
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Error: Manifest version 2 is deprecated, and support will be removed in 2023 - Bypass Paywalls Clean 3.1.7.7
I'd like to know if there is a way to overcome the following error of the google chrome extension "Bypass Paywalls Chrome Clean" and it doesn't work as before:
I tried to install the last ...
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When I open Google Chrome it always also opens a tab for ChatGPT extension on the Chrome Web Store for extensions, how do I make it stop?
As I said in the title when I open Chrome I am welcomed by the start page but I also have this new tab open for this extension UseChatGPT.AI: ChatGPT Copilot for the Web. It seems legit and I doubt it'...
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Speed Dial 2 How-To: How to Sync Google Chrome Bookmarks?
I just added the Speed Dial 2 Pro extension to Google Chrome. I'm clueless as to how to sync my Google Chrome Bookmarks. I did get an export file from Google Chrome and tried to import but I don't ...
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How to use "Open With" menu for folders to open in Explorer.exe?
I'm using the Application Launcher For Drive extension on Chrome and it allows me to open files with certain programs on my local computer when right-clicking a file on the Google Drive
website (https:...
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Focusing on tabs opened from an existing tab (not blank, independent ones) with Chrome on Windows 10
By default Chrome opens a new tab in the background when it's from a link in an existing tab. I'd like the focus to switch to the newly opened one automatically.
I've found two extensions, named Tab ...
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Remove third-party Google Sheet Add-On and UI Menu
I installed Numerous.ai third-party Add-On for Google Sheets (CAREFUL - DO NOT INSTALL IT). I didn't like it, so I then deleted it from Add-Ons (Extensions --> Add-Ons --> Manage Add-Ons --> ...
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When pasting any text to composed Gmail message cursor jumps back to the first line
For about past 1-2 weeks I am struggling in my Microsoft Edge with the situation that when you paste anything to the message that you are composing in Gmail, then cursor lands at first character of ...
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Google Chrome 2FA: combining the Authenticator extension with the Secure Shell extension
I am sshing into a remote server using Chrome and the Secure Shell extension. This server asks for a 2FA code and a password on every login. I use the Authenticator extension to copy and paste a 2FA ...
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How to use Chrome extensions on PDF
Google Chrome is able to read PDF files. My objective is to use acessibility extensions such as HyperBold, OpenDyslexic, High contrast.
But these extentions do not work when reading a PDF file, how I ...
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Rogue Chrome Extension
It happens sometimes when I open the chrome browser, some rogue extension would open a website (ad) by itself.
How do I know which chrome extension did this action?
Knowingly, the devtools don't have ...
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Allocate the same CPU resources to minimized Chrome as if it were maximized
I am a chrome extension developer and struggle with the problem that my automation tools are not working properly when the chrome window is minimized.
I tried a lot of different things like using ...
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Is there is any way to open specific links from a website in multiple tabs but don't load any of them until I select the tab?
In chrome I want to open specific links in different tabs directly from the website but don't load (as some sites like youtube auto load videos that can increase cpu, gpu and ram load) those links ...
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iCloud password Chrome extension sets focus on first input during localhost dev
I recently installed the iCloud password sync extension for Chrome on Windows. I do web development and when I run my localhost environment it auto-focuses the first input it finds. This messes me ...
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Copy title attribute from the hovered element to clipboard
Similar to this question, but not limited to <a...> link elements; instead I want to copy the title attribute from an arbitrary element (usually a TD in my use case) to the clipboard.
I would be ...
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Browser windows in the background are not getting RAM/CPU to work properly
I use an extension I developed to automate some tasks on certain websites. I need to run at least 40 browsers with the automation extension enabled.
Now the problem is only the browser thats open in ...
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How to rename a Google chrome extension or completely hide it in ‘Manage extensions’?
I want to rename or hide an extension on the family computer on Google Chrome. I am on Windows 10. How do I do that ?
Thanks for any help
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How to force plugin/extension on tabless chrome (site on chrome as desktop app)?
I recently found out how to launch chrome without address bar and tabs as I want to buy a computer for the kids but don't think they are ready for the Worldwide Wild Web (not a typo). I still want ...
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How to customise/choose your own colors in Google Keep?
Is there a way to customise the predefined background colors in Google Keep?
The context of this question is Google Keep (https://keep.google.com) in Chrome, together with the Category Tabs for Google ...
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Chrome extensions settings - are they portable?
As of 2023 Chrome extensions' settings seem to be located on Windows in:
%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Local Extension Settings
They are stored using LevelDB (one .ldb ...
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How can I open chrome extension in a tab instead of popup
Installed chrome extension can be opened as popup only and disappear on blur. I want it to be opened in a tab instead of popup. How to do that?
Chrome version: 107.0.5304.110,
Ubuntu,
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How to figure out what's crashing chrome?
I'm using a Mac. For the past few weeks, once every few days, chrome will suddenly freeze. When I pull up Activity Monitor, it will be using some ludicrous amount of energy impact (in the thousands), ...
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How can I differ between different chrome profiles in my rules?
What could be the difference between multiple profiles on Google Chrome? I want to make specific rules for specific chrome profiles:
What is the difference between different profiles on Google Chrome ...
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Chrome application, open "external" links in the same window/tab
I am using Jupyter Notebook (running locally), and I've set up a Start Menu shortcut to open Chrome in Application Mode (--app= parameter).
Here is the command I'm using to launch Chrome:
start "&...
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Chrome keeps adding these default search engines even though I keep deleting them
I have scanned with Malwarebytes, and also used the cleanup feature within Chrome to check for malicious extensions but could not find anything.
What else can I do to ensure Chrome does not add back ...
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How to disable GoGuardian on personal computer
I have a windows computer with Chrome. I signed into Chrome with my school account, and now all the teachers can see whatever I was doing on my personal computer. Obviously, Chrome will not let me ...
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Tabs Outliner - restore information from backup files
I have been using Chrome extension Tabs Outliner for a few years without any problems but recently it has failed to load. When I try and open TO it just stays loading. Chrome tells me "page ...
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How can I add a wildcard to have all links that contains : "food" as trusted site in uBlock Origin?
First time using wild cards.
How can I include all links that contain a specific word, For example,
I tried typing.
*food*
uBlock does not recognize this line as shown in the image below, it ...
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Can an extension installed on Firefox access data from another browser, say Chrome?
Forgive my lack of understanding with regards to browsers. I am just starting my journey learning to code and I am setting up a live server extension to practise html.
I am a bit distrustful of using ...
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Browser Hopper Window
The idea is to use a small dedicated File Explorer window set to a certain folder with the navigation pane removed, and use this as quick triage to the browser. My current aim is to remove all but the ...
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Custom plugins in a Chromium-like browser in Linux
I still use the (really) old Pocket Chrome extension
that downloads the articles on my desktop (Arch Linux).
My main browser is Chromium (which can be installed easily on Arch Linux).
On new devices ...
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What is the difference between disabling and removing a Chrome extension?
Over time, I have installed several Chrome extensions on my Chrome browser. I disabled many of them. I have read in some articles that it is good to remove the seldom-used extensions. I am not sure ...
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Programmatically removing mouse scroll acceleration in chrome os
Context: to remove mouse scroll acceleration, we need to interact with crosh using gesture_prop devs to get the correct mouse_id and use gesture_prop set $mouse_id "Mouse Scroll Accel Curve" ...
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Is there a way to directly print a link to PDF, without having to open the link in a new tab and clicking print as PDF?
I use a website where I have to log in to access the personal webpages. I would like to save the pages as a PDF either on my PC or on Google Drive etc. Is there a way by which I can directly right ...
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Is there real solution to prevent autoplay youtube videos in chrome? [duplicate]
Is there real solution to prevent autoplay youtube videos in chrome ? that switch for autoplay never work and I need all youtube videos dont start by default.
The only solution I found from the ...
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Manipulate 'font-family' via user script
I would like to restrict the set of fonts available in web browser (chrome on GNU/Linux in my case) to monospace, serif and sans-serif only. The first step was to install the browser extension «uBlock ...
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How to import a Chrome extension's files from 6 years ago (I have the session data!)
In 2016, I would backup all my Chrome extension's current session data (the directory looks like this). I copy-pasted these files for few computer transfers and it worked every time - it got my ...
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Losing data in Chrome
I use 2 systems (Windows 7 and 10).
After I launch Google Chrome on another system, I see that no installed extensions and no saved passwords (to login) while bookmarks are in place.
How do I fix this?...
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google keep: "Starting on December 5, 2022, notes created here will not save automatically..."
I use the chrome extension for Google Keep whenever I want to save something to look up later. Lately, I get a weird message when I save something to google keep using the extension. It says:
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Could not move extension directory into profile
I am trying to install a Google Chrome extension and gives the error ' Could not move extension directory into the profile.' This error is for that specific extension only and all other extensions are ...
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When printing a WEB-page with custom CSS the output is not as good as in the browser
I am using custom CSS to format a Wikipedia Webpage and trying to convert it into PDF.
Irrespective of the add-on, e.g. User JavaScript and CSS or Stylish, the result in the browser looks very nice ...
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How do map a hotkey to close a playing tab or Youtube tab?
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I have three buttons (Streamdeck) that open YouTube links in Google Chrome for relaxing music.
I'm trying to find to away close old ones while opening up a new one.
Is there a way to close a ...
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How to create a shortcut for invoking Mosh from Google's Secure Shell extension?
This boils down to a question how to invoke a certain page of the extension from the command line. The SSH extension can be invoked by
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe&...
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How do you adjust the left and right channel volumes separately in Chrome?
I know we have Chrome addons that allow to "tilt" the final output sound more towards left or right channel
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-dj/bfibdamncbfdindaeeecehmgkdjenjgb
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Is there a Chrome extension or native keyboard shortcut to search Chrome window names?
Chrome has made strides in productivity features such as tab grouping, tab search and window naming. It's changed my workflows and I was able to let go of various half-baked extensions I had used ...
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Can Microsoft Edge's Web Select feature be done on other Chromium-based browsers?
Microsoft Edge has this feature called Web Select (Ctrl+Shift+X) which allows you to highlight any part of a webpage, be it text and image, then lets you copy it. I really liked how they implemented ...
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Browser extension to prevent page reloads upon pressing "Back"
I've noticed in the last couple years that many websites now do a full page refresh every time you return to the page by pressing the Back button. This is very annoying, especially on cellular or ...
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Hide Chrome Icons Unused icons below
I want to hide the below unnecessary icons from chrome how to do that?
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Chrome New Tab Extension to show the latest visited URL only if it is a repeated visit
Ideally, when a New Tab is opened, it would show the most recent pages that have been opened at least twice during the last 24 hours. The most visited pages during the last 24 hours before in the list....
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