HelpMeOut is a Chrome extension designed to make it easy for you to create and share helpful videos with your friends and loved ones on how to perform tasks on a website. Whether it's guiding them through a complex process, demonstrating a specific action, or providing step-by-step instructions, HelpMeOut empowers you to share your knowledge effortlessly through video recordings.
- Record and Share Videos: Capture your screen or a specific browser tab to create instructional videos.
- Full Screen or Current Tab: Choose to record your entire screen or focus on a specific browser tab.
- Customizable Audio Recording: Enable or disable audio recording as needed for your video.
- Easy-to-Use Interface: A user-friendly interface makes it simple to start and stop recordings.
- Customizable Settings: Access settings to configure your recording preferences.
- Save and Share: Easily save and share your recorded videos with friends and loved ones.
As HelpMeOut is not yet available on the Chrome Web Store, you can manually install the extension by following these steps:
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Download the HelpMeOut extension files from our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/yourusername/helpmeout-extensio.
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Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a location on your computer.
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Open your Chrome browser.
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Go to the Chrome Extensions page by typing
chrome://extensions/in the address bar and pressing Enter. -
Enable the "Developer mode" by toggling the switch located at the top-right corner of the Extensions page.
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Click the "Load unpacked" button that appears after enabling Developer mode.
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Navigate to the folder where you extracted the HelpMeOut extension files and select the folder.
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Click the "Open" button to install the extension manually.
The HelpMeOut extension should now be installed and accessible from your Chrome toolbar. You can follow the "Getting Started" section in the README to start using the extension.
If you encounter any issues during installation or have questions, feel free to reach out to us for assistance.
- Click on the HelpMeOut extension icon in your Chrome toolbar.
- Choose between recording your entire screen or the current browser tab.
- Toggle audio recording on or off, depending on your preferences.
- Click the "Start Recording" button to begin your video.
- Perform the actions you want to demonstrate while recording.
- When finished, click the "Stop Recording" button to save your video.
- Share the recorded video with your friends and loved ones.
We welcome your feedback and suggestions for improving the HelpMeOut extension. If you encounter any issues or have ideas for new features, please don't hesitate to contact us.
HelpMeOut requires the following permissions to function:
- Scripting: Required for capturing website interactions.
- Tabs: Necessary for recording browser tabs.
- ActiveTab: Needed to identify the currently active tab.
- Host Permissions (http:/// and https:///): Required to access websites for recording purposes.
- Version 1.0.0: Initial release.
Thank you for choosing HelpMeOut! We hope this extension helps you share your knowledge and assist others more effectively.