Text Mode

Text Mode is a Chrome extension that allows to browse the web without distractions via clean simple text based pages.

TM declutters the web by loading all pages in text form (no images, animation or video) so content is easier to scan and read.

• View text only pages
• Images, Video, flash, are never loaded
• Color-free pages are easier on the eye
• Reduce pages load
• One-click easy access
• Removes 99% of the ads with no extra software

Chrome web store

Text Mode is available at the Chrome web store.

Resources:

• Chrome Extensions

  • Chrome Extensions
  • Debugging Chrome Extensions
  • Chrome Content Scripts
  • Chrome Tabs
  • Chrome's webRequest
  • Chrome's Message Passing

• Other

  • dataset API
  • beforeload event listener
  • Image to Base64 Converter
  • parseUri Split URLs in JavaScript
  • Holder.js image placeholders entirely on the client side

Development process

• Development
  • Disable production version of TextMode if enabled from the Chrome Store
  • Edit files locally
  • Update version # in 'manifest.json'
• Local test
  • Visit locally 'chrome://extensions/'
  • Select the 'chrome-extension' folder w/ 'Load unpacked extension'
  • Reload extension with every code update via 'Reload (⌘R)'
• Deployment to Chrome Store
  • ZIP the 'chrome-extension' folder
  • Upload to the developer dashboard: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard
  • More details at Publishing Your App