LinkedIn Editor

LinkedIn Editor is a Chrome extension that enhances your LinkedIn post-creation experience by directly formatting text with bold, italic, and lists styles within the compose screen.

Features

• Text Styling: Apply bold, italic, and list formatting to selected text.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Use Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+I for italic, Ctrl+U for numbered list, and Ctrl+Y for bullet list.
• Context-Specific Activation: The extension activates only on LinkedIn post creation pages.

Demo Video

linkedinEditorClip.mp4

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ankitsingh2105/Linkedin-Editor.git
     
   cd linkedin-editor  
   

2. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/.
3. Enable Developer Mode by toggling the switch in the top-right corner.
4. Do an npm run build command to create a dist folder.
5. Click Load unpacked and select the dist folder.
6. The extension will now appear in your Chrome toolbar.

Usage

1. Navigate to a LinkedIn post page.
2. Select the text you want to format.
3. Use the following keyboard shortcuts to apply text styling:
   • Ctrl+B for bold
   • Ctrl+I for italic
   • Ctrl+Y for bullet list
   • Ctrl+M for numbered list

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+B	Apply Bold
Ctrl+I	Apply Italic
Ctrl+Y	Apply bullet list
Ctrl+M	Apply numbered list

File Structure

linkedin-editor/
│
|-- assets
│── icon-16.png   (16x16 icon for the extension)  
│── icon-48.png   (48x48 icon for the extension)  
│── icon-128.png  (128x128 icon for the extension)  
├── manifest.json      (Configuration file for the Chrome extension)  
├── contentScript.js   (Script to handle text styling on specific pages)  
├── index.html         (Popup UI for the extension)  
└── README.md          (Documentation for the repository)

Developer

• Ankit Singh Chauhan: Visit ankitsinghchauhan.in all projects I have made.