This extension makes news articles more fun, as suggested in XKCD 1288, 1625 and 1679.
xkcdsub is available for download. It had 107 active users before it was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-06-04, and it has been downloaded from Chrome-Stats 3 times. The latest version is 0.3, and it was published 3 years ago. Be careful when installing it.
Total download count: 3
All available versions
You can find the current and older versions of xkcdsub here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.
As a free user, you can only download the latest version.
Upgrade to download older versions
1 version available for download. Install CRX file
Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)
- Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
- Type in
chrome://restart
in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect. - Download and install the xkcdsub CRX file
Option 2: Advanced method
- Download xkcdsub CRX file
- NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
- In the URL bar, go to
chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer mode
- Drag and drop the downloaded xkcdsub CRX file into the Extensions page
- When prompted, click Add extension to install xkcdsub.
Install ZIP file
- Download and unpack the xkcdsub ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
- In Chrome browser, go to
chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer mode.
- Click on the Load Unpacked button.
- Select the directory of with the unpacked xkcdsub ZIP file from step 1. xkcdsub is now installed on your browser.
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