Rewriter

Rewrite the content of a webpage using user-defined rules.
What is Rewriter?
"Rewriter" is a Chrome Extension that provides users with the flexibility to redefine the contents of a webpage based on their personal rules. Whether it's simple word replacement, functioning as a custom adblocker, or serving as a profanity filter, you determine the parameters of your web browsing experience. Your rules are bound to your Google account ensuring seamless integration across platforms. Still in development, this application is open source inviting participation and feedback.

Extension stats

By: Peshmelba
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.40 (5)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2015-02-26)
Creation date: 2015-02-25
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 193.54K

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Rewriter is a web extension that use user-defined rules to rewrite some contents on a webpage.

You can use it as a simple word replacer, as a custom adblocker, or as a curse filter. Everything is permitted, you are the master of the rules you write. Rewriter also accepts regular-expressions to perform a more powerful search in the page.

It as a builder to help you create your rules, just click the icon next to the address bar.

Rewriter links your rules with your Google account, so you just have to log on an other computer with your account to get all your rules back.

This application is in development. Some changes will come often. This application is opensource, go at https://github.com/Peshmelba/Rewriter-chrome to participate to this project. Submit any issues, bug reports, or ideas at https://github.com/Peshmelba/Rewriter-chrome/issues.

User reviews

Great for my purpose
by Travis Stone, 2024-04-29

ok
by Jharamina Nob, 2020-10-20

its really helpfull
by faisal ijaz, 2018-03-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Rewriter requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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