Chrome-Stats extension
Set Character Encoding
Provide right-click menu to manually set character encoding for web pages.
What is Set Character Encoding?
Stats
- tabs
- contextMenus
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- storage
- <all_urls>
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Summary
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
User reviews summary
Pros
- Restores the function, removed by Google
- Functional with older sites and different encodings
- Works perfectly for specific encodings like Korean (EUC-KR)
- Simple and convenient to use
- Works well in specific browsers like Cent Browser
Cons
- Automatically reverts to 'use page default', causes issues with encoding
- Lacks certain encoding options like ISO-8859-1 and euc-cn
- Some bugs reported, like interference with specific websites
- Ineffective on ftp file system
- Can cause errors in certain contexts, for example with the Oracle Cloud Console
Most mentioned
- Not working or ineffective in certain cases
- Can automatically revert to default encoding options
- Missing or desired encoding types, such as ISO-8859-1 or euc-cn
- Causes features on other sites to break or not display properly
- Compatible and works well with certain browsers
Recent reviews
Kevin Hsu, 2024-04-11
A Google user, 2019-03-11
XIAOLAN LI, 2024-03-05Safety
Risk impact
Set Character Encoding is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Set Character Encoding if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Set Character Encoding has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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