AceArea

Replace any textarea with Ace Editor in Chrome.

AceArea Chrome Extension - Replace textarea with Ace Editor

AceArea is a Chrome Extension that replaces any textarea with Ace Editor, providing features like multiple cursors, syntax highlighting, autocompletion, and themes. With AceArea, you can seamlessly edit code in a textarea field on a webpage without the need to switch between different editors.

Extension stats

By: Harris IT Services

Users: 64

Rating: 4.17

Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2014-12-18)

Creation date: 2014-12-17

Permissions:

storage
tabs

Size: 2.28M

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 81,897 ▼ 1,917

Other rankings

#9040 in Developer Tools ▼ 102 #248 in text editor keyword 18 ▼ 29

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

Works well, CMD + Q / CTRL + Q is an obvious mistake for anyone using this on a mac 😂

by

Jonas, 2024-08-01

I had to make a small css adjustment in my admin to z-index the editor to overlay everything else. But it's great (:

by

Kenny Yoneyama, 2024-07-05

WOOOOOWWWWWW Just what I needed for editing code into Moodle's TinyMCE editor!!!

by

Iván Castiblanco Ramírez, 2021-07-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

AceArea requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of AceArea. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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