Character Set Repairer

SUMMARY

This is a browser plugin designed to solve the problem of character encoding on web pages. Its main functions include:
Change website default encoding:
Allow users to manually select character encodings that are suitable for specific websites.
May provide a list of common encoding options, such as UTF-8, ISO-8859-1, GBK, etc.
Fix garbled web pages:
Automatically detect and correct web pages displaying garbled text.
Heuristic algorithms or predefined rules may be used to identify and fix coding issues.
Convert to UTF-8 encoding:
Convert non UTF-8 encoded web content to UTF-8.
Ensure consistent display across platforms and devices.
Possible additional features (based on common features of similar tools):
Save user preferred encoding settings.
Create custom coding rules for specific websites.
Provide a shortcut for quickly switching codes.
Display the encoding information used by the current webpage.
This plugin aims to improve the user browsing experience, especially when accessing websites that use non-standard or outdated encoding. However, we should note that automatic encoding detection and conversion are not always 100% accurate and may require manual adjustment by users in some complex situations.

The latest version of Character Set Repairer is available on the Chrome web and is currently being used by 1,000 active users. The initial version was launched on 2024-09-02.

HOW TO INSTALL Character Set Repairer FROM A CRX FILE

1. Download Character Set Repairer CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to download the ZIP file instead
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode

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