Set Character Encoding

Provide right-click menu to manually set character encoding for web pages.
What is Set Character Encoding?
'Set Character Encoding' is a user-friendly Chrome extension that allows users to manually set the character encoding of any webpage. It provides you with a right-click menu where you can select the desired character set, which will automatically be applied to all pages on the same site. Additionally, it supports encoding of local files. The extension modifies HTTP response headers to override the original character set, thus requiring certain permissions during installation. It is continually updated to stay compatible with Chrome updates.

Extension stats

By: BitLab
Users: 300,000+
Rating: 4.06 (279)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2024-08-08)
Creation date: 2019-02-24
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • scripting
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 158.72K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

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Right-click at somewhere on web page to manually set character encoding. The selected character set will automatically apply to all pages on the same site. Select "Use page default" to cancel it. This extension modifies http response headers to override original character set, so when installing Chrome will say "it can read and change all your data on the websites you visit". Just let it go because that is exactly how it works. Starting from V0.4, it supports changing encoding of local files, but you need check 'Allow access to file URLs' in extension manage page. Starting from Chrome 72, old versions will stop working because new Chrome requires extensions to request for extra permission to modify response header. Please use V0.51 or later. To anybody who reports "not working", please share the URL of the page that is not working. We will try our best to make it work for you.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Restores functionality removed by Google
  • Works well in certain browsers and versions
  • Can change encoding
Cons
  • Not working or experiencing issues in recent Chrome versions
  • Problem with newline characters getting lost
  • Context menu and decoding issues
  • Some websites lock right-click functions
Most mentioned
  • Issues with newline characters
  • Not working in recent versions of Chrome
  • Restores functionality
  • Context menu problems
  • Decoding issues
Recent reviews
when I covert to UTF-8, all \n are missing, why?
by Lottson Li, 2024-10-16


What is there in this extension that would not theoretically work in Chrome versions earlier than 125? (minimum_chrome_version: 125) We are not considering forks and popular Chrome modifications that do not have a manic chase for updates with increasing versions. Are we preventing them from installing this extension?
by Serge, 2024-08-17
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Set Character Encoding requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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