Popchrom

Save time and effort with Popchrom by creating your own shortcuts for text phrases! Whether it's a simple email signature or…

What is Popchrom?

Popchrom is a Chrome extension designed to enhance productivity. It enables users to create shortcuts for common phrases or text blocks, eliminating the repetitive task of typing them over and over. It is versatile, offering compatibility with the Google Mail compose window and including features like WYSIWYG editing of abbreviations, backup capability, and the option to download and import abbreviation lists. Notable features like the choice to use your own shortcuts, add line breaks in web editors, and a number of bugfixes and updates make Popchrom a handy tool for efficient web usage.

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By: [email protected]

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Users: 6,000+

Rating: 3.67 (165)

Version: 1.8 (Last updated: 2013-07-10)

Creation date: 2013-07-10

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
clipboardRead
contextMenus
notifications
storage
tabs

Size: 104.45K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 12553 ▼ 148

Other rankings

#4689 in Social Networking ▲ 4

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Summary

Analyze keywords

To transform your abbreviation place the cursor on it and hit your personal shortcut (default is 'ctrl + space').

For more information go to the extension option page and visit the help tab.

New in popchrom 1.8:

Download of abbreviations to Download folder. Import of download files by drop onto Text dropzone. WYSIWYG editing of abbreviation, arguments, and expansion text. Headers remain visible when tabs are scrolled. Popchrom issue reporting integrated in context menu. New variable %CLIPBOARD% available in abbreviation definitions. Several bugfixes. Improved reporting via dialog boxes.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Helpful for text substitution and shortcut use
Seen as a time saver
Some users report that it is still functional after troubleshooting

Cons

Lack of support and updates from developers
Several reports of it not working
Does not work across all pages, specifically Gmail
Difficulties in importing text or using in another machine

Most mentioned

Stopped working for many users
Lack of developer support and updates
Issue with use on Gmail
Workarounds and tips for making it functional

Recent reviews

es funktionieren nur standard kürzel, eigene nicht. passe ich auch die standards an gehen die auch nicht. erfüllt 0,0 den Sinn. nutzt lieber was anders, das ist zeitverschwendung. Chrome version 104

Jeremy Hirschfeld, 2022-08-24

I guess it is dead. Ie no longer working.

James Heilman, 2021-01-31

Great tool but is not working in every page on chrome. Also I'm not able to import my text in another machine. How I can do that?

David Barón, 2020-12-29

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Safety

Risk impact

Popchrom is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Popchrom if you trust the publisher.