Design Mode

Allows you to make temporary edits to any page.

What is Design Mode?

Design Mode is a Chrome extension offering users the ability to transform their browser into an easy-to-use HTML editor. You can move images, edit or add text on-the-go, and use basic style controls, rendering it an excellent tool for rapid website design testing. Remember, all changes disappear upon refreshing, making its use risk-free. For comfortable use, the extension provides its neat icon signaling the active design mode. Design Mode is thus a practical tool for web design enthusiasts or professionals looking for a simple and quick utility for their creative process.

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By: Bitquark

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 5,000+

Rating: 3.65 (17)

Version: 0.2 (Last updated: 2012-08-28)

Creation date: 2012-08-28

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Size: 8.16K

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# 14684 ▼ 132

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#6801 in Developer Tools ▼ 20 #9 in design keyword 19 ▼ 2 #186 in document keyword 31 ▲ 22 #248 in typing keyword 18 ▼ 44

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Extension summary

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New! Design Mode is a tiny extension which puts Chrome into edit mode, allowing you to edit entire pages as though you were in an HTML editor.

This extension is great for quickly testing concepts, such as whether a page layout breaks when a heading hits a certain text length, or whether an image or button would look better on the other side of the page.

★ Move images by dragging them around. ★ Edit existing text by clicking and typing. ★ Add new text before or after existing elements. ★ Change font style using standard keys (ctrl+b for bold, etc)

This extension is not designed as a hardcore development tool and is limited by Chrome's implementation of design mode. Changes are temporary; reloading the page will clear any changes.

Tips: ☛ You can make a single HTML element editable by adding the "contenteditable" attribute. ☛ You can activate design mode by hand by opening up the development console (F12) and typing: document.designMode = 'on';

Of course, that's more work and you don't get the nice icon telling you which tabs are in design mode. You need a cool extension for that, right? ;-)

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