Set Character Encoding

Provide right-click menu to manually set character encoding for web pages.

Set Character Encoding - Chrome Extension for Web Pages

'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.

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Extension stats

By: BitLab

Users: 300,000+

Rating: 4.04

(283)

0.02

Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2024-08-08)

Creation date: 2019-02-24

Permissions:

tabs
scripting
contextMenus
storage
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 158.72K

Email: di*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 1,129 ▲ 83

Other rankings

#1410 in Tools ▲ 1 #166 in response keyword 11 ▼ 4 #192 in start page keyword 36 ▲ 13 #211 in header keyword 47 #243 in right click keyword 59 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Convenient for changing character encoding especially for legacy sites
Restores functionality that was removed from Chrome
Works well for languages like Korean (EUC-KR)
Simplicity and ease of use

Cons

Not functioning properly in newer versions of Chrome
Issues with encoding causing text formatting errors (e.g., losing newlines)
Compatibility problems with other extensions (e.g., causing errors in Oracle Cloud Console)
Context menu errors preventing usage

Most mentioned

Not working in recent Chrome versions
Problems with UTF-8 conversion affecting JavaScript resources
Text formatting issues when applying encoding
Overall helpful tool for adjusting character encoding

User reviews

编码改了但是也把换行干掉了太混乱了

or and, 2025-03-05

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qxmony, 2025-03-02

Used for many many years. Thanks for the convienience it gives. Selecting UTF-8 on latest version may mislead Chrome into thinking some JS resources were text/html (instead of application/x-javascript explicitly returned by the server), preventing Chrome from loading the resource; I wonder if this can be fixed. Unluckily I'm unable to share the URL because it's currently only reproduced on an internal corporate page.

Rikumi, 2024-12-02

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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 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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