The Social Media Grayscale Filter is a simple Chrome extension designed to help reduce distractions and improve productivity by converting the color scheme of popular social media websites to grayscale. By minimizing visual stimuli, users can focus more on content and less on colorful distractions.
- Grayscale Transformation: Automatically applies a grayscale filter to all supported social media platforms.
- Toggle On/Off: Easily enable or disable the grayscale effect from the Chrome toolbar to switch between normal and grayscale views.
- Supported Sites: Works with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.
To install this extension, you will need to download it from this GitHub repository and then manually add it to your Chrome browser. Follow these steps:
- Clone or download this repository: Click the 'Code' button and select "Download ZIP."
- Unzip the downloaded file into a directory you can easily access.
- Open Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions/ - Enable Developer Mode by toggling the switch in the upper right corner.
- Click 'Load unpacked' and select the directory where you unzipped the extension files.
- Enable the Extension by clicking the toggle switch next to its listing in the extensions menu.
Once installed, the extension will automatically apply a grayscale filter to the supported social media sites. You can toggle the effect on and off by clicking the extension icon in the Chrome toolbar.
Contributions to this project are welcome! Please consider submitting a pull request or opening an issue if you have suggestions for improvements or have encountered a bug.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.
This README includes basic information about the extension, installation instructions, and contribution guidelines. It's designed to be simple and straightforward, catering to both users who want to try out the extension and developers interested in contributing to its development.