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3JavaScriptAudience · generalComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A browser extension that lets you right-click any highlighted movie title to instantly search for it on Letterboxd, with no tracking or data collection.

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    What it does
      Context menu search
      Cleans selected text
      Opens Letterboxd search
      No tracking
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Browser extension
    Use cases
      Quick film lookup
      Chrome install
      Firefox install
    Installation
      Web store
      Unpacked local load
      Unsigned Firefox build

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Highlight a movie title mentioned anywhere online and instantly search for it on Letterboxd.

USE CASE 2

Install the extension from the Chrome or Firefox store for a zero-setup context-menu search shortcut.

USE CASE 3

Load the extension locally from source to inspect or modify it before installing.

What is it built with?

JavaScript

How does it compare?

florinsdistortedvision/search-letterboxdabhagsain/bayut-maps-ratingsabhishek-kumar09/who-is-imposter
Stars333
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2021-04-12
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity1/52/53/5
Audiencegeneralgeneralgeneral

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Store install is instant, local unsigned install on Firefox needs a non-standard Firefox build (Developer Edition, Nightly, or ESR).

No license is stated in the README, so usage rights are unclear.

In plain English

Search Letterboxd is a small browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that adds one convenience: highlight a movie title, or any other text, on any webpage, right-click, and choose a menu option to instantly open a search for that text on Letterboxd, the film-logging and review site. The extension cleans up the selected text before running the search, and the README states it does not do any tracking, analytics, or data collection. It is explicitly not affiliated with or endorsed by Letterboxd, the trademark belongs to its own owners. Most people would install it from the Chrome Web Store or the Firefox Add-on Store, where it works like any other installed extension with no setup needed. The README also documents how to load it locally from source instead. On Chrome, that means opening the extensions page, turning on developer mode, and loading the project's chrome folder as an unpacked extension. On Firefox, running an unsigned local copy permanently requires a version of Firefox that allows bypassing Mozilla's signature requirement, such as Developer Edition, Nightly, or the ESR release, along with zipping the firefox folder's contents and installing that archive through the add-on settings after disabling the signature check. This is a small, single-purpose utility rather than a library or framework, aimed at anyone who regularly looks up films they see mentioned while browsing.

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Prompt 1
How do I load search-letterboxd as an unpacked extension in Chrome's developer mode?
Prompt 2
Walk me through installing search-letterboxd on Firefox Developer Edition with signature enforcement disabled.
Prompt 3
Explain how search-letterboxd's context menu option builds a Letterboxd search URL from selected text.
Prompt 4
What privacy claims does search-letterboxd's README make about tracking and data collection?

Frequently asked questions

What is search-letterboxd?

A browser extension that lets you right-click any highlighted movie title to instantly search for it on Letterboxd, with no tracking or data collection.

What language is search-letterboxd written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript.

What license does search-letterboxd use?

No license is stated in the README, so usage rights are unclear.

How hard is search-letterboxd to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is search-letterboxd for?

Mainly general.

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