Description
Modify the default encoding for the website
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Ranking Summary
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Extension Rank
"Support" Keyword
"Style" Keyword
"Store" Keyword
"Optimize" Keyword
"Modify" Keyword
"Google Search" Keyword
"Google Chrome" Keyword
"Google" Keyword
"Display" Keyword
"Chrome" Keyword
"Context Menu" Keyword
"Content Optimization" Keyword
Review Summary
Users highly value the Charset extension for effectively fixing character encoding issues on legacy sites and emails, especially after Chrome removed native encoding options. Its simplicity, speed, and clean interface receive praise. Some concerns include missing support for certain encodings such as GB2312 and minor UI issues with the encoding selection list. Overall, it reliably restores correct text display across multiple languages and platforms, making it a critical tool for users encountering garbled text.
Pros
- Effectively changes character encoding, fixing display issues on legacy or misdetected websites.
- Restores proper display for sites with broken or legacy character encodings, essential after Chrome removed native encoding options.
- Simple, fast, and easy to use with a clean interface design.
- Widely useful for various languages and email clients, improving readability of garbled text.
- Open-source with well-written code and appreciated by users of different languages.
Cons
- Lacks support for certain encodings like GB2312 noted by multiple users.
- Default encoding selection dropdown list is sometimes not displaying encoding options properly (black list issue).
- Limited scope as it solely changes charset without additional features.
Permissions
This extension can:
- <all_urls>
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- contextMenus
- tabs
Additional Information
0.5.5
December 9, 2020
0.05 MB
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