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Set Character Encoding

by BitLab · Tools
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Provide right-click menu to manually set character encoding for web pages.

Users
200K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.6 / 5
−0.38 in 30 days
Ratings
294
+3 in 30 days
Store rank
#1,268
#1,144 among extensions
Version
1.0.1
updated 8 Aug 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
60K180K300KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 200,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
80187294Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 294 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 Set Character Encoding

Right-click at somewhere on web page to manually set character encoding. The selected character set will automatically apply to all pages on the same site. Select "Use page default" to cancel it. This extension modifies http response headers to override original character set, so when installing Chrome will say "it can read and change all your data on the websites you visit". Just let it go because that is exactly how it works. Starting from V0.4, it supports changing encoding of local files, but you need check 'Allow access to file URLs' in extension manage page. Starting from Chrome 72, old versions will stop working because new Chrome requires extensions to request for extra permission to modify response header. Please use V0.51 or later. To anybody who reports "not working", please share the URL of the page that is not working. We will try our best to make it work for you.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.37
30 days0+0.0%+3−0.38
6 months0+0.0%+6−0.38
1 year0+0.0%+8−0.41

Version history

3 versions recorded
1.0.18 Aug 2024
1.0.03 Jun 2024
0.5124 Feb 2019

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
24 Feb 2019
Size
155 KB
Languages
en, ja
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
deep-watch.net
Support
deep-watch.net
Extension ID
bpojelgakakmcfmjfilgdlmhefphglae

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
tabsscriptingcontextMenusstoragedeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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