WriteRight

WriteRight

Detects the written language and sets the writing direction to RTL/LTR

What is WriteRight?
WriteRight is a chrome extension that automatically detects the writing direction of input elements and allows the user to override it with keyboard shortcuts.
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By: Arik W
Users: 466 ▲ 12
Rating: 4.80 (5)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2023-04-29)
Creation date: 2023-04-21
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 18.38K
URLs: Website
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Summary

WriteRight

WriteRight is a chrome extension that automatically sets the writing direction of input elements and allows the user to override it with keyboard shortcuts.

Features

  • Automatically detects the writing direction of the first word character in an input element and sets it to RTL or LTR accordingly.
  • Allows the user to manually set the writing direction to RTL with the right control and right shift keys, or to LTR with the left control and left shift keys.
  • Only changes the writing direction of editable input elements.
  • Re-enables the auto-detection mode when the input element is cleared.

Use Cases

WriteRight is especially useful for users who need to switch between different writing directions frequently. Some examples are:

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User reviews
This extension is great, thank you very much to its creator
by NOCauseEffect NOCauseEffect, 2024-02-12

doesnt work on any website but the ctrl+shift shortcut is useful so nice edit: now, a few days later, it works just as described, so 5 stars
by Yehonadav Geller Yehonadav Geller, 2024-01-03

The WriteRight extension currently works only on Google.com. If you could add support for chat.bing.com, it would be more useful.
by Yazan Zaid Yazan Zaid, 2023-07-06
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Safety
Risk impact

WriteRight is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

WriteRight has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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