Text-Aid-Too

Edit web inputs (including on GMail) with your favourite native text editor.

What is Text-Aid-Too?

Text-Aid-Too is a Chrome extension that enables you to edit web inputs, including contentEditable inputs on GMail, using your preferred native text editor. Unlike similar tools, it updates the input in real-time as you make changes, supports Markdown for contentEditable inputs, and ensures correct file types for your text editor. Install the text-aid-too server for full functionality.

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By: Stephen Blott

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Users: 108 ▲ 3

Rating: 5.00 (2)

Version: 1.1.1 (Last updated: 2015-06-16)

Creation date: 2015-06-16

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 17.22K

Email: sm*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 63553 ▲ 129

Other rankings

#28974 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 51 #45 in text editor keyword 14 ▲ 5

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Summary

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Use vim or emacs, say, to edit web inputs. Unlike similar tools:

This also works with contentEditable inputs (such as those found on GMail or Google's Inbox).
This updates the input whenever the file is written, so you can preview your changes as you go along, without having to close your editor.
This sets the file extension appropriately, so your text editor can detect the correct file type (".txt" for regular inputs, and ".html" for contentEditable inputs).
Optionally (and experimentally), you can use Markdown to edit contentEditable inputs (for example, you can compose GMail messages using Markdown). See the web page for details.

For more information (or to report issues), see the project web page: https://github.com/smblott-github/text-aid-too#text-aid-too.

You will also have to install the text-aid-too server. The instructions are on the web page, above.

This is not compatible with other text-aid servers. It doesn't use HTTP, but uses web sockets instead.