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PttChrome is a Chrome app designed for Taiwanese users to access the PTT Bulletin Board System (BBS) directly from their browser. It originated from BBSFox, a Firefox extension, and offers a range of features to enhance the BBS browsing experience.

Key Features

• Provides telnet connections to ptt.cc, allowing users to access the PTT BBS.
• Supports mouse browsing, making it easier to navigate through the BBS.
• Offers input helper in the context menu for easily inserting colors, symbols, and emoticons.
• Includes autologin functionality, though it's noted that this feature is unencrypted.
• Features ANSI copy functionality and the ability to stretch font to cover the screen.
• Offers easy reading mode and the ability to hover on image URLs to show previews.
• Allows users to maintain a blacklist to fade out unwanted comments and posts.

Usage

To use PttChrome, simply install it from the Chrome Web Store, and it will be available as an app. You can then launch it and connect to your preferred BBS site by modifying the URL, for example, by appending ?site=YOUR_BBS_SITE to the base URL.

Development

PttChrome is an open-source project available on GitHub, where users can contribute to its development or report issues.