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Layout Guard

by papam2050@gmail.com · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Warns with a sound when text appears typed using the wrong keyboard layout.

Users
4
+1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#272K
#227K among extensions
Version
2.0.9
updated 29 May 2026

Users

monthly, 5 months
024May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 4 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 5 months
001May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Layout Guard

Layout Guard helps multilingual typists notice wrong keyboard layouts before they continue typing. If text entered in an editable field maps to a known word in another enabled layout, the extension plays a short warning sound. For example, typing "ghbdtn" with English keys can be recognized as the Russian word "привет", and "руддщ" can be recognized as "hello". Supported comparison layouts include Russian, Ukrainian, German, French, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, and Spanish, using English (US QWERTY) as the base layout. Languages can be enabled or disabled in settings. Features: - Live, word-complete, or combined detection modes - Configurable minimum word length, warning cooldown, and audio volume - Per-site exclusion list - Local detection test and sound test - Localized settings page in all supported languages Important limitations: - Works only in editable fields on ordinary web pages - Does not monitor the browser address bar, New Tab search field, or Ctrl+F find bar - Skips short, random, or already valid words to reduce unnecessary warnings Privacy first: all detection happens locally in the browser. Layout Guard has no telemetry, analytics, account system, advertising, remote APIs, or cloud processing.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days+1+33.3%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Layout Guard appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
layout#69−2

Version history

1 versions recorded
2.0.929 May 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
29 May 2026
Size
1.8 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
kolt2050.github.io
Extension ID
kojmjepdgmnoomaclbimbahifddmdpld

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
storage

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