Design Mode

Allows you to make temporary edits to any page.

Design Mode: Edit Web Pages Temporarily With Chrome

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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Extension stats

By: Bitquark
Users: 4,000+
Rating: 3.65
(17)
Version: 0.2 (Last updated: 2012-08-28)
Creation date: 2012-08-28
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Size: 8.16K

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Not available on Android
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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

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? ;-)

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Handy for trying out new text on a page
  • Useful for fixing typos
Cons
  • Doesn't turn on for many users
  • Doesn't work at all for some users
  • Issues related to changes in Chrome
Most mentioned
  • Wont turn on
  • Didnt work
  • Invaluable hint to activate design mode manually
User reviews
Komudunu biliyorum ama yine işime yaradı teşekkürler sevdim komut: document.designMode = 'on'
by Efe YİĞİT, 2023-12-21

wont turn on.
by BlackGhast, 2023-03-11

It was okay, but don't like the red grammar catchers
by DatBrian, 2018-11-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Design Mode requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Design Mode has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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