TextEditAid

Edit (or just filter) the currently selected textarea using a web request.

TextEditAid - Chrome Extension for Textarea Editing

TextEditAid is a Chrome extension designed primarily for editing the contents of textarea on any website. It involves making an ajax request to a web server where a graphical editor or any operation can be done as desired. Options allow you to configure the used URL. Activation of this extension is indicated by a clickable icon when a textarea is selected. It also supports keyboard shortcut activation. Using this extension requires a server script like the edit-server script available at http://opencoder.net/edit-server.

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Extension stats

By: Wayne Davison

Users: 507

-493

Rating: 4.26

(39)

Version: 1.0.8 (Last updated: 2021-07-07)

Creation date: 2012-07-03

Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 30.59K

Email: wa*****@opencoder.net

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 38,779 ▼ 16,518

Other rankings

#7555 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 154 #146 in text editor keyword 26 ▲ 48 #197 in server keyword 14 ▲ 71 #274 in script keyword 29 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Allows users to switch to other text processors
Some users found it helpful and amazing
The extension seems customizable with options to tweak

Cons

Doesn't work on YouTube
Doesn't work with Gmail, especially after newest update
Users struggle to make it functional as it doesn't seem to be sending anything to the edit-server
Overall usability issues and bugs

Most mentioned

Issues with connecting to Gmail
Use with alternative text editors such as gVim and MacVim
Problems with function of the extension and getting it to work

User reviews

This extension does not work on Youtube. The only reason I installed this is because Youtube textarea goes back to previous page when I am just trying to select a word with alt-left arrow that works on every site but Youtube. Google developers are really incompetent. I mean why would they even think of mapping this common key combination to Back?

Frank Utne, 2017-01-27

Aaah... please fix it for gmail, inbox and twitter, and many other web apps!

iLemming, 2014-12-21

This is simply amazing!

Marco Kellershoff, 2014-07-01

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Extension safety

Risk impact

TextEditAid requires a few sensitive permissions. 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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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of TextEditAid. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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