Oldskoolizer

Browsing... 8 bits at a time. Transform web pages into a wanabee-8 bits version.
What is Oldskoolizer?
Oldskoolizer is an experimental Chrome extension that transforms web pages into an 8-bit style reminiscent of the Commodore 64. It changes fonts, pixelizes images, reduces colors using a C64 16-color palette, and adds a full-page scanlines overlay. Experience the nostalgia of browsing the web in a retro 8-bit fashion.

Extension stats

Users: 341 ▼ -17
Rating: 4.50 (12)
Version: 0.1.2 (Last updated: 2016-11-15)
Creation date: 2016-11-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 42.25K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

This is an experimental 8-bit transformation for Chrome.

What is supported:

  • Change all fonts by something more Commodore-64-ish.
  • Pixelize images.
  • Reduce colors by using C64 16 colors palette.
  • Add full-page scanlines overlay.

What is broken:

  • font is ascii -only, foreign languages are unsupported for now.
  • html content is changed once after loading. So no pixelization if images change. dynamically,

User reviews

I'm not sure what you mean by "best practices" but I like this thing
by Rhitt Casili, 2024-08-11

KEEP IT KEEP IT KEEP IT PLEASEEWREFHJGRREWBYNJTEbrfsd g
by idris, 2024-08-08

would be 100x better if you could adjust the font size! still useable though
by auds x, 2024-04-10
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Oldskoolizer requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Oldskoolizer is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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