Apple released Safari 5 recently with extensions and couple of nice features. “Reader” being one of the highlights among these new stuff. With the help of extensions, we can get these features working on Google Chrome too !
Reader / Readbility
Readability is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the cluter around what you’re reading. On Google chrome, you can get this by installing this Extension. Simple !
Dictionary Popup
Looking at the Safari 5′s dictionary popup and wondering how to get that on Chrome ? Again, an extension makes your wish come true ! A official Google extension at that !
Recommended. I use this daily. Double click on a word, and you have the meaning !
Grammar Checking
Browsers now concentrate on checking spelling of stuff you type in when you are online. Safari 5 has option to check your grammar. But wait, we have a google chrome extension for this !
After the Deadline uses artificial intelligence to check spelling, style, and grammar. Use it to check your tweets, find mistakes in your email, and socialize with confidence
Enjoy ! and let me know what you think ! ( source – various blogs and websites )
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I have looked at the code and I just can’t figure out how this AWESOME extension works. It is even better than safari reader because it works on all websites. WHile as Safari Reader only works on popular blogs.
best of luck in figuring that out ! I am sure you will learn a lot more about chrome extension while trying to do that !
I also want to learn making chrome extensions, but I don’t know where to start learning, how this works etc.
@geek107, how did you started with this?
http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/getstarted.html
that started me of fine.
I have been using the Google Dictionary extension for quite a while. However, I prefer not to double-click things, and just use the button in the address bar. I would like to have it function more like Apture Highlights, where you select a text area and the “Search” button pops up. The only problem with Apture Highlights is that you can’t use it unless you have found a Web page with the text on it.
when the new context menu API ( right click menu ) is released, you will have more options…
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