Charset

Name: Charset
Rating: 4.3 (11 reviews)
Author: jinliming2

Modify the default encoding for the website

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Charset is a powerful Chrome extension designed to restore and enhance your control over web page encoding in Chromium-based browsers. Since version 55, these browsers no longer support manual encoding selection, often causing misdisplayed characters on improperly configured sites. Charset enables you to set default encodings for all pages, correct garbled text, and manage encoding preferences effectively.

Key features include support for local files, context menu integration, multiple language translations with RTL language optimization, recent encoding pinning, and an advanced options page. The extension continuously adapts to browser updates, supports dark mode, and prioritizes encoding matching based on request type, ensuring seamless usage across various sites. Fully open-source with development available on GitHub, Charset is essential for users needing precise text encoding control.

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Version:

0.5.4 Last updated: 2020-07-15

Creation date:

2020-07-15

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Permissions:

<all_urls>
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
contextMenus
tabs

Size:

54.29KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-12

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# 457 ▼ 6

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#40 in modify keyword 41 ▼ 1

#64 in fact keyword 12

#74 in chrome browser keyword 71 ▲ 3

#118 in uninstall keyword 32 ▲ 1

#131 in event keyword 20 ▼ 4

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Charset (v0.5.5)

100,000 4.80

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User reviews

The Charset Edge add-on is praised for efficiently solving character encoding and garbled text issues on web pages, being very helpful and reliable. However, some users report that it is no longer supported on the latest versions of Edge, which limits its usability. Overall, it is appreciated as a good tool for encoding problems despite some compatibility concerns.

Pros

Effectively fixes character encoding issues and resolves page garbled text problems.
Very useful and helpful for correcting misconfigured web pages.
Simple and reliable when changing webpage language encodings.
Works well and smooth in its intended function.

Cons

Does not support the latest version of Edge, rendering it unusable for some users.

Recent reviews

推荐一个好用的插件给兄弟们,可以免费看谷歌、youtube、商店直接搜索. ilink网络加速器

by e9*****, 2025-07-12

推荐一个好用的插件给兄弟们,可以免费看谷歌、youtube、商店直接搜索 ilink网络加速器.

by e9*****, 2025-06-30

没用了，不支持最新的Edge

by *****, 2025-01-13

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Charset requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Charset has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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