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Smart Hebrew RTL - UI-Safe Text Direction

by asaflecht@gmail.com · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Selective RTL for Hebrew content while preserving UI layouts. Real-time RTL with optimized performance.

Users
630
+111 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#39K
#33K among extensions
Version
2.2.5
updated 31 Jul 2026

Users

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0315630Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 630 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Smart Hebrew RTL - UI-Safe Text Direction

NEW IN VERSION 2.2.5 * Chat composer RTL: Hebrew you TYPE now flips to the right in Claude.ai and ChatGPT. Their composers are rich-text editors, not plain text boxes, which is why typing stayed left-aligned with punctuation landing in the wrong place. * Dialog and menu option rows: Hebrew labels in pickers flip properly, and the numbered badges move to the right side of each row instead of staying pinned left. * No more scrambled mixed lines: text that starts in English and continues in Hebrew is handed to the browser's bidi algorithm instead of being force-flipped, so clauses stay in the order you wrote them. * Links no longer confuse detection: URLs and email addresses are ignored when measuring how much Hebrew a sentence contains. * Streaming fix: a response that begins in English and turns Hebrew mid-stream now flips, instead of staying left-aligned for good. * Added the new NotebookLM address and enterprise NotebookLM support. NEW IN VERSION 2.2.4 * Claude.ai DOM update: selectors refreshed for Anthropic's new message structure (data-testid="user-message" + .font-claude-response). Hebrew RTL keeps working after the class rename that broke other extensions. NEW IN VERSION 2.2.3 * Real-time RTL: instant Hebrew detection during streaming -- no more waiting for page refresh * Flicker-free streaming: eliminates the LTR-to-RTL jump during AI response generation (NotebookLM, etc.) * Two-phase streaming: CSS-only RTL during generation, full JS processing after completion * Smarter mixed content detection: English labels followed by Hebrew text now render RTL correctly * ChatGPT Deep Research RTL: Hebrew content in Deep Research reports now renders correctly -- the only extension that handles this triple-nested sandboxed iframe * Claude artifact support: Hebrew in TXT, MD, and HTML/JSX artifacts now renders RTL * Per-site toggle: enable/disable from the popup for any supported site * Expanded platform support: NotebookLM, Lovable.dev, Base44, Monday.com added * Native Shortcuts: Right Ctrl + Right Shift to force RTL, Left Ctrl + Left Shift to force LTR * Security Lock: strict Content Security Policy (CSP) prevents all network access * Performance: no more page freezes on heavy conversations * Zero code-block flash: CSS injected before JS runs -- code stays LTR from first paint * Smart retry: catches Hebrew text that frameworks render with a delay * Smart input RTL: fixes the unicode-bidi bug where mixed Hebrew/English lines stay LTR in textareas ============================== FEATURES * UI-Safe Mode: Unlike other extensions that flip the entire website (breaking sidebars and buttons), this only affects the text you write and read. * Developer Friendly: Keeps code blocks (```) and syntax highlighting in LTR, even inside Hebrew conversations. * ChatGPT Deep Research: the only extension that applies RTL inside Deep Research reports. * Claude Artifact RTL: Hebrew content in TXT, Markdown, and HTML artifacts renders correctly. * Smart Mixed Content: Lines like "Error 500: השרת נתקל בשגיאה" are detected as Hebrew and displayed RTL. * Native Keyboard Control: Right Ctrl + Right Shift for RTL, Left Ctrl + Left Shift for LTR. Works like native Windows direction switching -- the only extension that brings this to web platforms. * Smart Input Fields: Fixes the unicode-bidi:plaintext bug that breaks mixed Hebrew/English lines in textareas. Lines like "Snapshots יומיים" render correctly. * Privacy First: Built with a "Local-Only" architecture. No analytics, no cloud syncing (besides between your own user), no data collection. * Platform Support: Optimized specifically for ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Google AI Studio, NotebookLM and more. ============================== ABOUT Writing Hebrew on modern AI platforms is often frustrating. The cursor stays on the left, periods jump to the start of the sentence, and mixed English/Hebrew text gets scrambled. Smart Hebrew RTL fixes this by injecting the correct CSS properties only where needed. It works automatically in the background, or you can take manual control with the new keyboard shortcuts. Just click "Add to Chrome," refresh your chat, and type naturally. ============================== PRIVACY & SECURITY We take privacy seriously. We have implemented a strict Content Security Policy (CSP) that forbids the extension from connecting to the internet. Zero Data Collection: We do not track your keystrokes, chats, or usage, nor do we want to. Zero Transmission: The extension is incapable of sending data to external servers. Local Processing: All logic happens 100% on your device. Note: The warning "Read and change data on all websites" is required for the extension to modify the text direction CSS on the pages you visit. It does not mean we are reading your messages. ============================== SUPPORT Found a bug? Have a feature request? Asaf Lecht / אסף לכט Email: asaflecht@gmail.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/asaflecht B'ezrat Hashem, na'aseh v'natzliach

Growth

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30 days+111+21.4%00.00
6 months+506+408.1%+3+5.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Smart Hebrew RTL - UI-Safe Text Direction appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
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Version history

7 versions recorded
2.2.531 Jul 2026
2.2.44 May 2026
2.2.225 Apr 2026
2.2.15 Apr 2026
2.1.911 Dec 2025
2.1.34 Dec 2025
2.1.04 Nov 2025

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
4 Nov 2025
Size
45 KB
Languages
iw
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
seithx.github.io
Extension ID
mceaejlgpljlmfmejpgfjmpolkehippf

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
tabsstorageactiveTab

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