Shiny! Shiny!

Shiny! Shiny!

Simple, secure & focussed text editing … ideal for distraction-free writing, tests & exams

What is Shiny! Shiny!?
"Shiny! Shiny!" is a Chrome extension that serves as a text editor. Designed with simplicity and security in mind, it offers a distraction-free environment for focused writing. Leveraging the Ace editor, it's optimal for educational environments requiring full-screen text editors - notably during tests or exams. Features include saving, opening, printing, but most importantly, it can operate in a 'kiosk' mode, limiting users strictly to the app. It's ideal for test/exam environments, providing reliability and ease-of-use in high-pressure situations.
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Users: N/A
Rating: 5.00 (3)
Version: 0.9.4 (Last updated: 2024-01-30)
Creation date: 2019-05-12
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • {"fileSystem":["write","directory"]}
  • storage
  • power
Size: 5.80M
URLs: Website
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Summary

Shiny! Shiny! is a very simple text authoring app for Chrome.

It is designed around the Ace (https://ace.c9.io) editor. It is ideal for use in educational environments where a full screen text editor is required, without the distraction of a web-browser (when used in 'kiosk' mode). This means it's a good choice for tests or exams, where only simple text entry, saving & printing is required.

It has a number of simple features (saving, opening, printing) that are detailed in the INSTRUCTIONS file (available from the App by pressing 'CTRL-?|/'). All these features are available through keyboard short-cuts, which gives the user the largest possible area for working in (essential if using small screen Chromebooks).

For tests/exams in a educational environment, it is designed to be used in a forced kiosk mode (https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/3134673) to ensure that only this app is available. Users can 'practice' with the app to make sure they are familiar with it by just downloading it from the Chrome Web Store and using it in 'windowed' rather than kiosk mode. It will behave in exactly the same way.

Safety
Risk impact

Shiny! Shiny! is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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