I can't believe it!
I never would have thought I'd reach a number like this 🤩
I’m so grateful, thank you all for letting me be part of this adventure 🔥
Thanks to everyone who supported my project Focus Mode (which turns Chrome into a workspace to help you focus by hiding those 42 tabs cluttering up your screen)
I hope your projects keep growing too
KEEP PUSHIIINNNNNGGG
Have a great day, everyone! ☀️
Alex
Most of the threads I've come across regarding old v2 extensions being disabled by Chrome/Brave have been locked since they're relatively out of date and none of the tricks they've suggested have worked out for me thus far, so I'm posting this as a Hail Mary of sorts.
Years ago I came across an extension called GrabAnyMedia which I used practically daily (in Windows 11). Most of its functionality was akin to things like VideoDownloadHelper or similar streaming video extensions, but the one function I relied on it for was the "Isolate Player" item from the right-click menu. Not only would it remove all of the garbage UI/other elements around a video but it also had the added benefit of bypassing some of those sites where you can watch for a limited amount of time (2-5 minutes) as a preview before it would stop, forcing you to refresh the window to watch another limited amount of time.
Unfortunately the author of the extension stopped updating it years ago as far as I can tell and did not respond to an email regarding its future, so I've been fruitlessly searching for an alternative or, failing that, a way of updating the version I have so that Chrome (or Brave) would accept it. Even though Chrome started blocking v2 extensions a while ago Brave was still allowing me to use it up until the most recent update in the past day or so which broke it completely.
In the absence of an alternative, is there a currently working method for forcing Chrome/Brave to allow outdated v2 extensions?
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer and I apologize if this post is formatted incorrectly. I don't post frequently.
do u know how to make money from an extension ? and when to decide to do that (after how many installations) ?
Hey everyone,
I wanted to share a Chrome extension I recently built to solve a specific formatting headache in legal tech: CoCounsel to PDF.
Thomson Reuter's CoCounsel AI is widely used by lawyers and paralegals for legal research. However, saving those chats for client files or billing trails is incredibly messy. The browser's built-in Print to PDF often cuts off text, breaks citation links, and scrambles tables or structured lists.
🛠️ The Solution
I built this extension to download chats with one click into highly polished files.
Key Features:
Since this is built for legal professionals handling sensitive client data, everything is processed 100% locally in the user's browser.
Link to Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/cocounsel-to-pdf-export-c/bbhnebgfhpfojnadjeibagmnlijojnpi
I'd love to hear your feedback or answer any questions you have.
I was getting frustrated switching between too many tools just to plan my day—tasks in one app, calendar in another, notes somewhere else, and AI tools in a different tab.
So I built Siket, a simple productivity dashboard that turns the new tab into a workspace.
It brings together:
The idea is to reduce tab switching and keep everything accessible from a single dashboard when you open a new tab.
I’d really appreciate any honest feedback or suggestions—especially what’s missing or could be improved.
🌐 Website: https://siket.app
🧩 Chrome Extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gmdadhflkcelckcekiahkpcdhffdbkpj
I have built a Chrome extension for the reddit-like to filter out the vulgar content, communities, and specific posts with specific keywords.
One can block communities, filter out communities, and post. And it is completely free, but Chrome is asking for a one-time developer fee. Is there any other way I can do that?
I build Highlite, a screenshot annotation extension.
A few weeks ago I added the ability to copy the annotated screenshot straight to the clipboard, so people could paste it into ChatGPT or Claude without saving a file first.
What I didn't think through: it needed the clipboardWrite permission. Turns out that when you add a permission, Chrome silently disables your extension for every existing user until they re-accept it. Most users never notice the prompt. Some open it, read a warning about clipboard access, and uninstall.
140 weekly users gone in 10 days. For an extension of this size, that really hurts.
The thing is, the feature works. People who re-enabled actually use it. So I keep going back and forth. I could have shipped it with optional_permissions and requested access on first use, which is obviously what I'd do today (I didn't know about it). Or not shipped it at all. Instead I pushed it as a required permission and ate the churn.
Do you treat new permissions as a breaking change? Would you have shipped it anyway?
Google Images was perfect, years ago:
I could click on an image and it displayed full-size. THAT'S WHAT EVERY USER WANTED IT TO DO.
Then I could quickly scroll through images which popped up full-size, just using the right arrow key. Which is WHAT EVERY USER WANTED IT TO DO.
I could click once on source links, and the page would just open in a new tab. WHICH IS WHAT EVERY USER WANTED IT TO DO.
Then the total idi0ts at Google decided to ruin a perfectly good thing. There was no explanation and zero attempt to restore it to its former function. Now the larger image display often shows a smaller image than the thumbnail. No thanks. I can open the image in a new screen, which eats more memory and demands more clicks of my battle-scarred RSI wrists. No thanks!
Now clicking a link leads to a thoroughly unnecessary irritating sidebar that just obscures the screen. Getting to the freaking site demands more clicks on my RSI-scarred wrists. Gross. Literally NO ONE WANTED THIS.
Because these developer idi0ts have shot themselves in the foot and ruined a perfectly good tool, I'm giving up on Chrome. What browser has an Images tool that just works like Google Images used to? I'm done.
it says i have 30 installs bur only 3 users why is that? and also only one uninstall so...
Hey folks 👋
I kept seeing small businesses get hit with ADA/accessibility "demand letters," so I built ADA Guard — a Chrome extension that scans any web page for accessibility issues in one click.
What it does:
• Gives a 0–100 accessibility risk score for the page
• Lists issues in plain English (missing alt text, low contrast, unlabeled forms, etc.)
• Suggests copy-paste fixes
• Pro: whole-site scan (runs in background) + monitoring alerts + PDF reports
• Built on axe-core (the standard WCAG 2.1 engine)
Honest disclaimer: it's a risk-awareness tool. Automated testing catches roughly 30–50% of WCAG criteria — it won't catch everything and it's NOT legal advice. It's meant to help you prioritize, not to certify compliance.
It's free to try. Would love feedback on the UX and what checks you'd want next.
The installation rate is only around 8%. The frustrating thing is that we don't know why. If you don't mind, could you tell me the honest reason?
I’m a Chrome extension developer, and I’m offering free feedback on Chrome extensions as a way to give back to the community.
Drop a link to your extension in the comments.
This morning on the dev panel I noticed that my extension displayed 3 stars, but while going to check the reviews I only saw 1, and that one was not the review that dragged my rating down. Anyone know why I can't see the review, but yet it leaves a mark on my rating?
Hey everyone,
I'm a solo dev and I've been building ZenStack, a new tab extension that turns your new tab into a dashboard. It has Kanban-style bookmark boards, optional live stock watchlists, and a few wallpapers/themes. Bookmarks stay in your browser, nothing gets uploaded.
It's been live for a bit but I have way more users than reviews, and reviews are basically everything for a small extension on the store. So here's the deal:
Try it out, and if you leave an honest review on the Chrome Web Store (good or bad, I just want real feedback), I'll give you lifetime Pro for free. Pro unlocks unlimited boards, links, watchlists and all the wallpapers.
How to claim:
Install it and use it for a day or two
Leave a review on the store
DM me the email you signed into the extension with and I'll flip your account to Pro
Store link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/zenstack-new-tab-modern-b/kgamhnbjekmbjmdkkjfpeikoaafoeobi
Microsoft Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/zenstack-new-tab-book/hiedfhlekgnbejpkekiohgcdbojmohhm
Site: https://zenstack.space
Honest critical reviews are totally fine, I'd rather hear what's broken than get fake stars. Thanks for reading.
Just thought I’d share an exciting win! I got my first lifetime deal customer ($59.99) for my text-to-speech extension.
I’ve done pretty minimal posting beyond sharing on a couple subreddits for my college (I built it because other tools like Speechify didn’t work with my school work and didn’t like that their free plan made you listen to robot voices).
I’m not sure where this person came from and I missed the notification about it so didn’t realize for a few days but what a validating feeling that someone is willing to pay!
After having my show spoiled, I hypothesized that this may be a problem suited for the very LLMs trained on what is likely nearly every book, movie, show and transcript made to date. I would soon realize that, when provided with the right context, they do indeed have an incredible ability to sequence events.
The extension is a spoiler-free chat for media you’re currently watching. It tracks your progress and omits plot points from any further than where you have reached.
The goal is to make it safe to ask questions while watching without accidentally seeing future plot points from Google, wikis, Reddit threads, or autocomplete.
Right now, it works with Netflix and Crunchyroll. I’m planning to add more providers soon, and I’d appreciate suggestions for which ones people would want next.
Current limitations / work in progress:
There’s an always-free tier that is quite good for casual use. I also added a paid tier at $3/month for higher usage limits and a more capable model, which has been noticeably better at giving accurate answers while avoiding spoilers.
This is still in an early stage so there will be some bugs. Feedback is appreciated.
Всім привіт!
Прийшла якось думка зробити розширення, яке платить за те, що ШІ "думає".
Суть проста, коли ви чекаєте відповідь від ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini, замість пустого 'Thinking ....." показується маленька реклама. За перегляд цього часу користувач отримує крипту. Також юзер може запостити рекламу свого проекту.
Тобто ви і так чекаєте відповідь, але тепер цей час може приносити якусь користь.
Зараз тестую і готую запуск. Було б цікаво почути фідбек: вставновили б? 😄
https://earnpt.xyz/
https://www.producthunt.com/products/earnpt?launch=earnpt
it took quite a while to fnish this feature because man it was just so hard to get it right
Built a Chrome extension where forgotten tabs don't just close — they get a proper funeral.
You set a timer (3, 7, 40 days — whatever you want). Tabs you haven't touched get reaped by the Reaper. When they die, a death bell rings. Each dead tab gets one of 12 unique tombstones and a personalized epitaph:
— Reddit tabs: "Lost in the infinite scroll" — YouTube: "Buffering for eternity" — Amazon: "The cart was abandoned. The wallet was saved" — GitHub: "The pull request was never merged" — Netflix: "Are you still watching? No." — ChatGPT: "Prompt: survive. Response: no."
150+ epitaphs across 30+ domains. Achievements like First Blood, Serial Killer, Mass Grave, Necromancer. Stats, streaks, kill rate per day.
Resurrect any tab anytime — or let it rest in peace.
The whole UI is fog, gothic fonts, animated candles, and dark vibes. Not your typical tab manager.
100% free, no tracking, all data local.
Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tab-cemetery-auto-close-i/mdnkgcefilpflenkmfoghookblcnleea
Would love to hear what you think 🪦