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danman113 / simple-autoscrollv2

Manifest V3 version of autoscroll
GNU General Public License v3.0
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simple-autoscroll

An extension that adds the ability to automatically scroll through long pages.

Setup

Simple Autoscroll uses typescript, and requires compilation before chrome can use it:

  1. Install Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) on your machine if you haven't already. You can download Node.js from the official website: https://nodejs.org

  2. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate the simple-autoscrollv2 directory.

  3. Install project dependencies by running the following command:

npm install
  1. Build the project using Vite by running the following command:
npm run build

This will generate the necessary files in the scripts/ directory, including the JavaScript files for content and background scripts, and the root HTML file.

  1. Open Google Chrome and go to the extensions page by typing chrome://extensions/ in the address bar.

  2. In the top-right corner, make sure the "Developer mode" toggle is enabled.

  3. Click on the "Load unpacked" button. A file dialog will appear.

  4. Navigate to the simple-autoscrollv2 directory. and click "open".

  5. The extension should now be installed. You should see it listed on the extensions page.

  6. If you make changes to the source files, you can rebuild it using step 4 and then click the "Reload" button under your extension on the extensions page to apply the changes.