textarea to code editor

Chrome extension for converting textarea to code editor

Textarea to Code Editor – Chrome Extension

'Textarea to Code Editor' is a Chrome extension designed to convert a regular textarea into a dedicated code editor. It is beneficial for coding on platforms such as Google App Engine's interactive console, Jenkins job configuration page, and other similar environments. This open-source tool is developed in Clojurescript, aiming to enhance the user's coding efficiency and ease.
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Extension stats

Users: 478
1
Rating: 4.00
(12)
Version: 0.5 (Last updated: 2016-04-06)
Creation date: 2016-04-06
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 2.73M

Other platforms

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Simple extension for converting textarea to code editor. Very useful in google app engine interactive console, jenkins job configuration page and any other page, where you need to type code in textarea.

Opensource - https://github.com/nvbn/textarea-to-code-editor Written in clojurescript.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Extremely useful for developers
  • Works well with WordPress, making customization easy
  • Recommended for use with TextPatten CMS
  • Helpful for editing themes and plugins
Cons
  • Not functioning as expected for some users
  • Shows in right-click menu but does not respond
  • Reported to no longer work by multiple users
Most mentioned
  • Wonderful for TextPatten CMS
  • Useful for WordPress
  • Issues with functionality
  • Frequently mentioned ease of editing themes and plugins
User reviews
Shows in right click menu, but nothing happens after click!
by Denis Dechev, 2020-08-22

no longer work
by Steven Vo, 2018-06-27

Wonderful for TextPatten CMS, and many other things. 10/10 recommend for every developer!
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Extension safety

Risk impact

textarea to code editor requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

textarea to code editor has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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