What is Charset?
Charset is a browser manager extension for chrome. it's a free extension , it has 100,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.78 from 110 rated user, last update is 1244 days ago.
What’s new in version 0.5.5?
Due to the low frequency of use, Google Chrome removed the ability to manually set the webpage encoding after version 55. However, on some websites that are configured incorrectly, the new browser cannot accurately determine the encoding used, which causes the website to display garbled characters.
Open Source Address on GitHub:
https://github.com/jinliming2/Chrome-Charset
v0.5.5(2020/12/9)
1. [Optimization] When the file protocol lacks permissions, do not pop up the prompt box every time, now only shown once (GitHub Issue: #23-https://github.com/jinliming2/Chrome-Charset/issues/23)
v0.5.4(2020/7/6)
1. [Matching] Prioritize matching based on request type (GitHub Issue: #18-https://github.com/jinliming2/Chrome-Charset/issues/18)
2. [i18n] Supplementary extended description
v0.5.3(2020/3/15)
1. [Style] Adapt to the new Edge browser
v0.5.2(2019/5/12)
1. [Style] Adapt to the Dark mode theme in the new Chrome
v0.5.1(2019/3/19)
1. [Fixed] Due to the fact that v0.5.0 was released with one file lost, the extension could not be installed or updated from Chrome Store.
v0.5.0(2019/3/15)
1. [Refactoring] Change the encoding probe script to perform on demand
2. [Refactoring] The network request event is changed to on-demand registration and uninstalled when the extension doesn't need to work.
3. [i18n] Add translations in multiple national languages and optimize page layout for some RTL languages
4. [i18n] The encoding list is optimized for each country's language, and the pinned encoding is selected in the current language. The encoding list is sorted according to the current language.
5. [New] Record and pin the three most recently used encodings
6. [New] Supports setting default encoding, which works for all pages (GitHub Issue: #8-https://github.com/jinliming2/Chrome-Charset/issues/8)
7. [New] Configuration Options Page
8. [style] Redesign popup popup page style
v0.4.3(2019/1/5)
1. [Fixed] The problem that encoding modification failed due to Chrome 72 (maybe earlier) starting to support Network Service
v0.4.2(2018/2/24)
1. [Fixed] If the site does not provide a Content-Type, we should use text/plain as the default Content-Type instead of text/html (GitHub Issue: #5-https://github.com/jinliming2/Chrome-Charset/issues/5 )
v0.4.1(2017/7/31)
1. [Fixed] The Content-Type of some pure JS content is application/x-javascript, which causes the matching to fail without converting the encoding (GitHub Issue: #2-https://github.com/jinliming2/Chrome-Charset/issues/2 )
v0.4(2017/7/1)
1. New setting option: Allow setting whether to display in the context menu (GitHub Issue: #1-https://github.com/jinliming2/Chrome-Charset/issues/1 )
2. Set the default language to English (en), the browser in Chinese and English are not affected, browsers in other languages display in English by default（From Chrome Web Store）
v0.3.1(2017/5/7)
1. [Fixed] The bug that the html document encoding failed to be modified under the file protocol.
v0.3(2017/4/17)
1. Added support for file:// protocol local files.
v0.2(2017/3/22)
1. Modify the code list loading logic.
2. The popup window displays a comment when it detects the current encoding.
3. Add a context menu.
4. Add English support.
v0.1(2017/2/14)
Beta Version, Supports the encodings listed in the Chrome 54 Select Encoding feature.
How to install Charset?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Charset
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 0.5.5
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
- Author: jinliming2
Charset Available languages:
Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Deutsch, English, Filipino, Français, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenský, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, Српски, български, русский, українська, עברית, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, العربية, 中文 (简体), 中文 (繁體), 日本語, 한국어.
FAQ
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What about others talk about charset chrome extension?
100% user give 5-star rating. Read reviews of charset
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with charset chrome extension?
You could find more help information from charset support page.
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How could i contact the developer of charset chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- <all_urls>
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- contextMenus
- tabs
More about manifest_file of charset.
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Reviews of charset:
Works great for my email.
Thank you very much! Chrome was detecting a SHIFT_JS website as UTF-8, which of course, resulted in garbage text displayed. Now, it's working perfectly. Thank you very much.
This is a Godsend! There's some kind of strange bug where one of my google accounts can't discern the character encoding on one of the websites for my work. If I use another google account, things are fine. This, however, allows me to actually use my main account and not have to have multiple google accounts. YAY! THANKS SO MUCH DEV!