There are various types of browser extensions that help to accomplish certain tasks very easily.&nbsp;
We have already seen one such interesting <a href="https://devapt.com/copy-text-easily-chrome-extension" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chrome extension to copy text</a> easily as never before just with a click.&nbsp;
Here is one more such unique chrome extension that helps to <a href="https://devapt.com/text-image-extension">convert text to image</a> just instantly.
Let's see how this text to image extension works and how we can make the best use of it while browsing the web.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Generate image from text selection</h2>
Before going to use this extension you need to first install it from the chrome store. You can get this from the below link.&nbsp;
➜ <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text-to-image/nkljaohokglebeljcgchmehnhdieakda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Text to image chrome extension</a>
Once you installed this extension you can find it in the extensions bar and if you can't find it, check it in the dropdown menu of extensions and pin to find it in the main extensions bar.&nbsp;
In order to use it just visit any website where you can be able to select text or just use this website.
Select any text you want and then right-click to see the Text to image option in the right-click menu or specifically the context menu and from there click copy or download.&nbsp;
That's it you'll have the image of the text that you selected, voila!
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1650609298/devapt/Text-to-image-chrome-extension.gif" alt="Text-to-image-chrome-extension" width="700" height="350" />
<h3>How to customize the generated image?</h3>
You can customize the look of the image that is generated from the selected text with the help of the options available.&nbsp;
When you click the extension icon you can see three customization options viz., mode, padding, and color palettes.
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1650609306/devapt/Text-to-image-menu.webp" alt="Text-to-image-extension-options" width="453" height="300" />
<h4>1. Mode&nbsp;</h4>
With the help of the mode option, you can select the light or dark mode for the card that holds the text.&nbsp;
By default, it is in light mode.&nbsp;
<h4>2. Padding</h4>
The padding refers to the spacing around the text card which helps us to see the background. You have various values to pick from 0px to 128px.
When you select the 0px(pixels) it will hide the background and all the space will be occupied by the text card.
When you do not want any fancy background, instead just plain text with a white/dark background, you can make the padding 0px.&nbsp;
<h4>3. Color palette</h4>
From the color palette, you can pick your favorite color backgrounds to show behind the text card.&nbsp;
These color backgrounds are mostly the gradient colors which make these text images appear nice and attention grabbing.&nbsp;
Note that when you select 0px padding, these background colors will be hidden as there won't be any space.&nbsp;
<h4>4. Download&nbsp;</h4>
To quickly download the image just after selecting the text you can use this option for downloading the generated image to your device.&nbsp;
There are shortcuts for copying and downloading the image.
Shortcut to copy: <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+Z</kbd>
Shortcut to download: <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+&darr;</kbd>(down arrow)
Sometimes these shortcuts may conflict with the shortcuts in the browser or some websites. So keep this in mind while trying them out.
Right-click context menu options are always there whenever you face such issues.&nbsp;
<h3>Where to use text to image extension?</h3>
If you know why this extension was created, and the main problem it wants to address then it would give an idea of where to use this extension effectively.&nbsp;
There was a situation where I wanted to reply to tweets on Twitter with more than 280 characters, it was difficult or a bit cumbersome to tweet multiple times.&nbsp;
At that time I thought if there was something that could help me instantly to send messages that are of more than 280 characters without leaving the browser.
Then an idea struck me to convert the text to an image instantly which then can be shared as a reply to tweets.&nbsp;
And as a result, this text to image extension is born.
So this extension can be used to share long texts as replies/tweets on Twitter. You can also save text info from websites as images for your future reference.&nbsp;
Sometimes when you want to show text in a fancy and attractive manner you can use it there as well.&nbsp;
If you want to create more rich text effects including images, code snippets, etc you can try out this full-fledged solution from <a href="https://tweetlet.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweetlet</a> website that helps you create amazing and visually appealing images.&nbsp;
If you want a demo of this extension you can watch this video.&nbsp;
<div class="flex justify-center"><iframe class=" rounded-xl overflow-hidden" title="Text to image chrome extension intro" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ybaH7ts4xtQ?rel=0" width="680" height="350" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>
That's it about this interesting tool that helps you to convert any selected text instantly to an image without leaving your browser.
Please feel free to share any suggestions/feedback/improvements in this tool.&nbsp;

Here is a way to convert text to image just by selecting the text. You can copy or download the image easily. There are beautiful backgrounds to select.

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Chrome extension to convert text to image instantly

Microsoft Edge browser is a chromium-based browser, it is the same open-source software that Google Chrome uses.&nbsp;
Google Chrome has been the most popular browser since 2008 because of its performance, amazing features, and timely security updates. Until the last few years, there were no browsers that could match up with Chrome's performance.
But when Microsoft Edge became a chromium-based browser it started adding some of the coolest features in terms of performance and reliability. Now it is getting traction and has the true potential to overtake Google's chrome browser.&nbsp;
At present Edge has an edge in so many features compared to the chrome browser. In some instances, Edge is found to be faster than Chrome browser and it's no joke.&nbsp;
Once you start using the edge browser, you may never think of leaving it because of the experience and the features it provides.&nbsp;
There are some of the best features in the Edge browser that will make you fall in love with it.
Let's see all those amazing features of the Edge browser and then you decide how really amazing they are.&nbsp;
<h2 style="text-align: center;">10 amazing Microsoft Edge tips and tricks</h2>
<h3>1. Generate QR codes</h3>
With one click you can create a QR code of any website and download it.
Visit any site that you want to generate the QR code for and right-click somewhere on that site to see the context menu and select/click Create QR code for this page&nbsp;to generate the QR code.&nbsp;
You can also additionally click on the search box to see the QR code icon on the right side and clicking that icon will also generate the QR code for that webpage.
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1643187918/devapt/qr-code-generator-edge.png" alt="QR-code-generator-edge-browser" width="450" height="238" />
<h3>2. Screen read text</h3>
Edge has an inbuilt text reader with about 40+ voices including regional languages. This is an amazing feature to listen to the text on the news or highly text-based sites.&nbsp;
To activate reading mode just type ↪ Ctrl + Shift + U by visiting the page you want. Alternatively, you can select any particular text and right-click and then select Read aloud&nbsp;from the context menu to read it out.
You can also randomly listen to the text by clicking on it when the reading mode is on.
You can use the controls for starting or pausing the voice. By using the voice options you can switch to different voices and accents. You can also adjust the speed of the reader. Basically, it provides almost all the features of a stand-alone screen reader.
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1643188190/devapt/screen-reader-edge-browser.png" alt="Screen-reader-edge-browser" width="613" height="312" />
<h3>3. Take screenshots</h3>
Edge browser has an inbuilt screen capture tool using which you can quickly take a screenshot of a particular area or a full webpage.&nbsp;
To take a screenshot type ↪ Ctrl + Shift + S, you will get two options to select, Capture area and Capture full page&nbsp;based on your selection you can take the screenshot.&nbsp;
Soon after capturing you can draw or doodle on the image quickly and save it or copy the image or even can share it directly with the share option. It got to be just so handy without having to use extensions or external applications for this.&nbsp;
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1643188585/devapt/screenshot-edge-browser.png" alt="Screenshot-edge-browser" width="613" height="312" />
<h3>4. Share links in a click</h3>
No more you have to copy the link and go to a particular social media or mailing application for sharing the links of the sites that do not have share buttons now.
With just one click you can share any website link with the social media applications you use. Right-click on the webpage and select/click the share option and then you'll be shown with the sites/apps to share the link with. That simple it is.
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1643188944/devapt/sharing-links-edge-browser.png" alt="Sharing-links-edge-browser" width="473" height="293" />
<h3>5. Get citation details</h3>
This is a highly useful feature for college students or researchers to cite the details of web pages for the research or journal papers.&nbsp;
Go to the more options by clicking the three dots or by pressing ↪ Alt + F and select More tools&nbsp;and from there click Cite this&nbsp;option.
You can get citations as per the IEEE, Harvard, and various other formats. You can enter author, title, DOI, publication date, volume, issue, etc all details related to the particular citation format and get it nicely formatted in just a few clicks.&nbsp;
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1643190070/devapt/citations-edge-browser.png" alt="Citation-detals-edge-browser" width="521" height="312" />
<h3>6. Solve math problems</h3>
The most amazing feature is this, you can solve various kinds of math problems just by scanning. It's an AI math solver inbuilt in the Edge browser.&nbsp;
You can solve any arithmetic, linear, quadratic, higher degree polynomial, matrix, and even complex numbers, etc problems just by scanning. It also shows steps involved in solving the problem.
This could be very handy for research students while reading papers to crosscheck the equations or problems listed.&nbsp;
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1643190586/devapt/math-solver-edge-browser.png" alt="Math-solver-edge-browser" width="521" height="312" />
<h3>7. Share highlighted text of a site</h3>
Sharing a webpage link to highlight certain text or details is very easy now using the text highlighting feature.&nbsp;
Just select any text you want on a webpage and right-click and then select Copy link to highlight option from the context menu. That's it the link gets copied to your clipboard which you can share on any site or application.&nbsp;
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1643191018/devapt/copy-link-highlight-edge-browser.png" alt="Copy-highlighted-text-link-edge-browser" width="559" height="279" />
<h3>8. Immersive reader</h3>
Edge has an immersive reading option to read text on websites without any distraction from ads and other content.&nbsp;
Immersive reader provides amazing learning and accessibility tools, such as Read aloud, Text preferences, Grammar tools, and more.&nbsp;
To enable immersive reader just click the speaker icon on the extreme right of the search bar. Sometimes it may not show up directly, for that just scroll down the page and reload the page to see that icon.
Tip: When certain sites bug you to disable the ad blocker or don't allow you to read the text until subscribed, you can enable this immersive reader mode to bypass those and it works like a charm on most of the sites.&nbsp;
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1643191317/devapt/immersive-reader.png" alt="Immersive-reader-edge-browser" width="322" height="279" />
<h3>9. Save sites using a collection</h3>
Collections is a very nice feature that exists in the Edge browser. Using this you can quickly add your favorite web pages or sites to a collection. You can organize collections at your convenience. This is a cool and handy feature like bookmarking.&nbsp;
To add any site to your collections just right-click and select Add page to collections and then pick your collection to add to.
<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cloudtale/image/upload/v1643191742/devapt/collections-edge-browser.png" alt="Collections-edge-browser" width="481" height="312" />
<h3>10. Add extensions from the chrome store</h3>
You can add any extensions from the chrome store easily, and all work perfectly in the Edge browser. This could be highly useful when you want to maintain the same tools as in a chrome browser and have all your working extensions with you.
There are a few other very interesting features in the Edge browser like, you can enable edge bar for multi-tasking and browse webpages as a secondary tab, you can change the direction of your tabs from horizontal to vertical, and vice-versa, etc.&nbsp;
Let us know which of the above-listed features are really amazing to you. If you know any other features that are worth mentioning here do let us know through comments.&nbsp;

Microsoft Edge browser is based on chromium opensource project similar to the Google chrome. Here are some of the amazing features you should know in edge.

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