What is Typocorrect?
Typocorrect is a unique add-on/extension for your browser that will fix URL typos and misspellings. For example, if you type in outloook.com (an extra ‘o’), you will be instantly and seamlessly directed to outlook.com.
How does Typocorrect work?
Using state of the art programming technology and an algorithm that top programmers world wide would die for, Typocorrect is able to detect what the user is really looking for and will direct them to the correct website.
How do I install Typocorrect?
Simply follow the links on the Home Page of typocorrect.org to the relevant Firefox or Chrome add-on/extension stores. There, you will be able to download the software and install it on your browser.
How do I uninstall or disable Typocorrect?
Simply go to the relevant add-on or extension menu of your browser and disable or delete the program from there.
Why is Typocorrect free?
We believe in the greater good and Typocorrect is a side project for us. We felt that there was a hole in the online browsing world and we wanted to fill it by giving something back to the Internet world.
Is Typocorrect 100% effective?
From our own experience and extensive testing we believe Typocorrect to be around 99% effective. From time to time, there is website that slips past us or is directed incorrectly. Thankfully, we’ve already thought about this issue. Once installed, you will see a ‘TC’ icon in your toolbar where you can report a false typo correct. We will manually review every typo, and where necessary, we will add it to our algorithm to ensure the correction is made for all users ongoing.
How do I know if Typocorrect is working?
This is really easy to determine. Once installed, you will see a ‘TC’ icon in your toolbar. It will tell you how many typos have been entered and automatically corrected on a daily level and an overall level. You will be pleasantly surprised just how many typos have been corrected and more importantly, how many fake websites you have NOT visited!
Extore is a team of professionals who are passionate about creating extensions for web browsers. This devotion also gives us opportunity to appreciate work of other people. We get inspired by useful, open source extensions made by developers all over the world. Our strong belief is that one should share helpful add-ons with others. That’s why we’d like to present you our ever-growing list of favourite extensions that have inspired us. Moreover, as you probably have already learned, sometimes struggling for the best brings an end to the good. Talking about add-ons it often turns out that an upgrade is worse then previous version. Also it can become really tricky to get back to the beloved version of your favourite extension. That’s why we’re going to make not only the latest, but all versions of our favourite (and we hope yours too) add-ons available for download. No more compromises, just stick to the version you really like!