RTL toggle

rtl-toggle detects and toggles the language direction ('rtl'/'ltr') of a site.

RTL toggle: Intuitive Tool for Web Language Orientation

'RTL toggle' is a crucial Chrome extension for developers working on websites and applications that support right-to-left languages. It automatically detects and allows users to toggle the language direction in a browser, offering an independent visualization from the actual language in use.
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Extension stats

Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.67
(18)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2022-06-21)
Creation date: 2022-06-13
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Size: 8.86K

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Extension summary

When you are developing for websites and applications that support languages that are written from right to left it's really helpful to visualize and toggle the language direction in the browser independently from the actual language that is being used.

HOW IT WORKS

The extensions does two things: Detects and toggles the direction of the website's language.

Detection: When a new tab is loaded a script is checking the dir attribute of the <html> tag element. If the attribute is set to 'rtl', the extension's badge text is also set to "RTL" indicating that the current website uses a language that is written from right to left.

Toggling: When the user clicks the extension's icon, a script toggles (or adds it if not set) the value of dir attribute of the <html> tag to one of the two values 'rtl'/'ltr'.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Works well with ChatGPT and Google Translate.
  • Simple toggle functionality.
  • Open-source, which is a plus.
  • Effective in changing language direction for various programs.
Cons
  • Needs option for custom HTML tags.
  • Page refresh resets direction to default.
  • Issues with time selection in appointment booking pages.
  • Auto/Always RTL feature is needed.
Most mentioned
  • Works well with ChatGPT.
  • Needs more options for better functionality.
  • Simple and effective toggle.
User reviews
by Abofolan Alfolany, 2024-10-12

by Reza Rajaei, 2024-08-20

by Reza Zarei, 2024-08-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

RTL toggle requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

RTL toggle has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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