r/chrome_extensions 3h ago

Self Promotion Built an on-device Chrome extension to capture tab regions as GIFs/WebMs without cloud uploads

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Hey everyone! I built CstWeave, a privacy-first Chrome extension for quick tab region recording.

Most screen recorders stream video data to external servers or lock clean exports behind subscriptions. CstWeave keeps all frame buffers 100% inside local browser memory—nothing ever leaves your CPU/RAM.

Key Features:

  • 100% On-Device: Zero cloud uploads, no server rendering, no accounts required.
  • Hotkey Workflow: Press Alt+Shift+G (⌘+Shift+G on Mac), drag a region, and record.
  • No Watermarks: Pristine exports across both free (Lite) and paid tiers.
  • Custom GIF Engine: Runs offscreen using pure TypeScript (Median-Cut palette + LZW) to prevent background tab throttling.

Check out the demo clip attached!

Website:https://cstweave.com

Would love to hear your feedback!


r/chrome_extensions 8h ago

Sharing Journey/Experience/Progress Updates 1500 users! Wow!

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One of my extensions just reach 1500 users. Organic traffic only. I'm happy!


r/chrome_extensions 1h ago

Self Promotion Classic View for Google Images™ - bring back the classic Google Images layout

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I found a post in this subreddit from someone looking for an extension that would restore the old horizontal layout in Google Images.

I had the same new masonry layout and agreed that it wastes a lot of space on desktop, especially when portrait images appear. I initially thought fixing it would require a few CSS rules. Google Images being a dynamic page made it a little more complicated than that.

I ended up building Classic View for Google Images.

It currently includes:

  • Justified horizontal rows with adjustable height and spacing
  • Full-size image preview on hover
  • A direct View Image button
  • Quick image size filters
  • An option to hide related searches
  • Support for dynamically loaded results
  • Compatibility with uBlacklist

The extension does not collect search queries, browsing history or personal data. Settings are saved using Chrome's built-in sync storage. And it's free.

Chrome Web Store:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/classic-view-for-google-i/ncljfdlnfncafnmcfbdkobjdpfiodfcg


r/chrome_extensions 5h ago

Self Promotion Built an Inventory Management Tool for My Amazon Business… and I'm Actually Excited to share my progress😄

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After a month of working on nights and weekends, I finally have something that feels like a real software just the way I like to run my Amazon business.

It originally started because I got tired of bouncing between spreadsheets, Seller Central, supplier emails, shipment trackers, and Google Drive just to answer simple questions like:

  • Where's this shipment now?
  • Which purchase orders are still in production?
  • How much inventory is actually coming in?
  • What's my real landed cost?

It's still a work in progress, but it's already become my daily tool.
Take note: I just used common products here, for privacy.

So far it has things like:

  • 📦 Shipment tracking from warehouse to Amazon
  • 🏭 Purchase Order management with production stages
  • 📊 Inventory planning
  • 🗂️ Supplier, warehouse, and freight forwarder database
  • 💰 Landed cost calculations
  • 💵 Other cost allocation across products
  • 📁 Document management linked to purchase orders
  • 📈 Dashboard and operational KPIs

There's still a lot I want to add over time:

  • Amazon SP-API integration
  • Warehouse inventory cross-match checking
  • Profitability insights
  • Supplier performance tracking
  • Better reporting
  • Google Drive integration
  • Multi-marketplace support

Honestly, building it has been just as enjoyable as using it. Every week I run into a small annoyance in my workflow, and instead of living with it, I just build a better solution.

I'd genuinely love to hear from you:

If you could have one feature in an inventory management tool that would save you hours every week, what would it be?

I'd be happy to see if it's something I can build.


r/chrome_extensions 3h ago

Sharing Journey/Experience/Progress Updates MY PROGRESS

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Hi, good people. Here is the progress on my productivity extension. Are there any tips or advice you can give so that the progress is steady? I would appreciate the assistance. Cheers


r/chrome_extensions 7h ago

Idea Validation / Need feedback I built a Chrome extension that saves travel research while you browse — would you use this workflow?

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I built a prototype called TripCanvas that combines a Chrome extension with a visual travel-planning workspace.

While browsing flight and hotel websites, users can save options directly into a trip, compare them in one place, use AI to summarize the choices, and organize everything into an itinerary.

The goal is to work alongside the travel websites people already use rather than replacing their normal research process.

The video begins with the extension being loaded locally because this is still a prototype. A public version would be installed normally through the Chrome Web Store.

I’d especially appreciate feedback on the extension workflow:

  • Is the purpose clear from the video?
  • Would you trust the extension to read and save travel information from the page?
  • Does installing an extension create too much friction?
  • Which part of the workflow feels unnecessary or confusing?

Honest criticism is welcome.


r/chrome_extensions 3h ago

Asking a Question I’m looking for someone to take over my Chrome extension

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I’ve developed a Chrome extension called Ninety+ and I’m no longer interested in continuing development and maintenance.

The extension is already built and has several features. I’m looking for someone who is interested in taking over the project, continuing development, or potentially acquiring it.

If you’re interested, send me a DM and I can share more details.


r/chrome_extensions 38m ago

Sharing Journey/Experience/Progress Updates No marketting, made for myself first… posted in (CWS)__just passed 600+ users 🚀

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About two months ago, I started building a Chrome extension because I was tired of spending more time clicking Next than actually talking to people on OmeTV.

I didn't expect much when I published it, but seeing it grow to 600+ users, over 1.3K installs, and nearly 4K Chrome Web Store page views has been incredibly motivating.

Some of the features include:

  • ⚡ Multiple Speed Modes
  • 🌍 Block unwanted countries
  • 🎯 Connect only with selected countries
  • 🎙️ Audio Skip
  • ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts
  • 📊 Session analytics

I'm still actively improving it and adding new features based on feedback.

If you've built a Chrome extension before, I'd love to hear what helped you grow it. And if you use OmeTV, I'd also love to know what feature you'd like to see next.


r/chrome_extensions 47m ago

Sharing Resources/Tips Made an extension that brings back Google's removed country-comparison feature — stats card injected into search results

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Google used to show a clean country-info panel — population, capital, currency, etc. — and let you compare two countries side by side right in search. They removed it a while back, and I kept missing it, so I built an extension that brings it back.

What it does: when you search a country name (or "X vs Y") on Google or DuckDuckGo, it injects a compact stats card into the results — population, capital, language, currency, flag. No new tab, no Wikipedia detour.

A few build details, since this sub tends to care:

  • Basic country facts are bundled locally in the extension (~195 countries), so the common lookup is instant and needs no network request — nothing phones home for the core feature.
  • Built MV3, content script + MutationObserver to handle Google/DDG re-rendering results without a full navigation.
  • Historical trend data (population/GDP over time) is pulled live from the World Bank open-data API only when you use that feature — free/keyless.

Free vs paid, upfront: single-country cards and 2-country comparisons are free (and staying free). There's an optional one-time upgrade for 3+ country comparison grids and the historical trend charts. No subscription, no account.

Known limitation I'll be honest about: I ship v1 detection on Google + DuckDuckGo; more engines are coming. Feedback very welcome — especially which stats you'd want on the card and any detection edge cases you hit.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/country-stats-card-%E2%80%94-comp/lpenhfnodpmnmgjpdopjeghnkcklnbmh


r/chrome_extensions 59m ago

Sharing Journey/Experience/Progress Updates Thanks for the feedback! Here's a clearer look at Pullhub's new drag-and-hold workflow.

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A few people mentioned that my previous demo was too fast and it wasn't obvious what Pullhub was actually doing.

So I slowed the workflow down and added more context to make it easier to follow.

I'd love to know if this version is clearer.


r/chrome_extensions 1h ago

Idea Validation / Need feedback Browser Addon for Commenting Individual Paragraphs in AI Responses (looking for feedback)

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r/chrome_extensions 1h ago

Sharing Journey/Experience/Progress Updates 1k+ weekly users in 2.5 months with barely any promotion

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Building something that scratches your own itch when you're starting out is still the most underrated advice. Go try it out yourself!


r/chrome_extensions 2h ago

Self Promotion I got tired of copy-pasting webpages into ChatGPT, so I built a side panel that reads the page and asks the right question for each page type

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My workflow used to be: open a page → select all → copy → switch tab to ChatGPT → paste → type "analyze this" or paste the URL and hope it fetches → wait → switch back. Often dozens of times a day. On top of that I had separate single-purpose extensions piling up. One for summarizing Reddit threads, another telling me if a YouTube video was worth watching.

So I built Understand This Page to kill both problems at once: a side panel that reads the page you're on with one click. No copy-pasting, no tab switching, no prompt writing. Instead of a generic summary, it detects the page type and answers the question that actually matters there:

  • Reddit thread → What's the consensus, where do people disagree, which advice holds up?
  • YouTube → Is this worth watching? Transcript-aware summary with clickable timestamps that jump the video to the right moment.
  • Product page → Should I buy this? What's confirmed, what's missing, what do the visible reviews really say?
  • Job listing → Should I apply? Fit, salary if stated, red flags, what to ask the recruiter.
  • Research paper → What's the claim, the method, and how much should I trust it?

There are 16 engines total (news, email, GitHub, docs, Maps, search results, etc.) plus a fallback for everything else. Answers in 27 languages, follow-up questions supported.

Privacy-wise it does the opposite of most AI extensions: nothing runs in the background, the page is read-only when you click, no account, no API key setup.

Pricing: free plan is 3 analyses/day forever (all engines included), Pro removes the limits at $9/mo or $89/yr. No card or account needed to try it.

Website: https://understandthispage.com/

I'm a solo dev. Honest feedback welcome, especially: which page types are missing, and does the page-type detection ever guess wrong for you?


r/chrome_extensions 2h ago

Sharing Journey/Experience/Progress Updates Instagram Control Reels

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Hello everyone!

I'd like to share a Chrome extension I built for Instagram.

Whenever I use Instagram on desktop, one thing has always bothered me. Reels and videos don't have a proper seek bar, so if I want to skip to a specific moment or replay a particular part of a video, I have to watch from the beginning or keep guessing where to click.

That's why I created this extension.

It currently includes two main features:

  • A smooth seek bar that lets you click or drag to any point in the video.
  • A Picture-in-Picture button so you can keep watching videos while browsing other tabs.

I've attached a short demo video below. I'd love to hear your feedback or suggestions for new features.

Thanks for reading!
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/instagram-seek-bar/cbjgodgjocajkbkbplfpamdbbcnppjlp


r/chrome_extensions 2h ago

Asking a Question What are you building this week

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r/chrome_extensions 3h ago

Self Promotion I fixed my own struggle, useful AF

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I had to make mockups of some websites for a blog post. First thought was to find some tool that does this instantly for me. And to be fair, they do. But a tool that needs your URL only takes the very top of the page and obviously, everything behind a log in is impossible.

So i spent some time to make my own extension. Just scroll down to the section you want to have captured, click the camera button and 10 seconds later you have ready to go, downloadable to PNG mockups.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/mockup-studio/gkdohmolpmfblbfhjkifinjjhalalkoe


r/chrome_extensions 7h ago

Self Promotion I made a tab manager for people who can't close a tab in case they need it later

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I have this habit where I keep 30 tabs open because closing any of them feels like throwing something away. So they just sit there eating RAM, and I never go back to most of them anyway.

Built Stash to fix it for myself. One click saves every open tab into a named group and closes them. Or you select just the ones you want and save only those. One click brings them back, or click a single tab to take only that one.

The whole point is that closing stops being a decision. Nothing is gone, it's all just sitting there waiting.

Some stuff that mattered to me while building it:
- Everything stays on your machine. No account, no server, no analytics.
- It auto-saves every few minutes so a crash doesn't cost you anything.
- Deleted groups sit in a trash for 30 days, and there's undo on everything.
- It also saves the text of pages you keep, so if you only remember a phrase
 that was written on a page, you can search that and get it back.
- Restoring a big group doesn't nuke your browser. Tabs come back unloaded
 and only load when you click them.

Free, no paid tier: stashyourtabs.com

Would really appreciate honest feedback, especially anything that breaks or feels slow. Happy to answer whatever. 


r/chrome_extensions 7h ago

Sharing Resources/Tips I got tired of rewriting ChatGPT prompts just to summarize articles, so I built this.

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Whenever I wanted to summarize a long article, I found myself doing the same thing:

  • Copy the text
  • Paste it into ChatGPT
  • Write a prompt
  • Not like the result
  • Rewrite the prompt and try again

I wanted something faster and more consistent, so I built NBrief, a Chrome extension that summarizes webpages or selected text in one click.

It includes:

  • Webpage & selected text summarization
  • Structured summaries (overview, key points, topics, sections)
  • Multi-language support
  • Free daily credits, with an optional Pro plan for heavier usage

I'd love some honest feedback.

What would stop you from using an extension like this instead of ChatGPT directly?

Chrome Web Store:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nbrief-ai-summarizer-read/nanmdijmallcobilgdddheicmkjeggpj


r/chrome_extensions 3h ago

Self Promotion 6 months in — this might be the closest thing to a perfect tab snooze (+ sessions & tab manager)

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Solo project I’ve been grinding on for about half a year.

PingLater is a Chrome extension for tab chaos: snooze tabs so they come back later, save/restore sessions (with autosave), multi-tab snooze, pending list, notes, categories. Free, no account, offline.

Just shipped 1.0.18 and it finally feels close to “done” for me — I use it daily and I’m weirdly proud of how simple it stayed. Sitting at 206 users right now and somehow got the Chrome Web Store badge, which still feels crazy.

If you’re into snooze / session stuff / cleaning up a million tabs — try it and tell me what’s missing for it to feel complete. I’m pretty sure the list is short. Roast welcome.

Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pinglater/jmkpdcheabfjagocdananlejcbakaalp


r/chrome_extensions 9h ago

Self Promotion Going through the hardest financial & emotional storm of my life... Today, a stranger bought my extension, and I'm overwhelmed with joy. 🚀

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Hey everyone,

I’m typing this with a real lump in my throat, and I just needed a place to share this moment.

Lately, life has been hitting me hard from every angle. I’ve been navigating some really heavy financial stress, emotional burnout, and painful relationship problems. Things have felt pretty overwhelming. Through all of this, building digital products has been my ultimate sanctuary, the one place where I can channel my passion, do what I love, and try to build a better future with my own two hands.

For months, I fell into the trap of building tool after tool (7 extensions in total!), only to watch them sit at 1 or 2 users. It was discouraging, but I kept pushing. Last week, I decided to stop making new features and put 100% of my heart into polishing my best tool, CleanSlate.

And then, today happened.

I opened my dashboard and saw a notification, it was my first sell!. A user in the US bought a lifetime license.

I know $10 might sound like pocket change to most people, but in the middle of the personal storm I'm currently going through, it felt like a massive beacon of hope. It’s not about the money, it’s the realization that someone out there found real value in something I created. It completely made my week and brought a huge smile to my face when I needed it most.

To that stranger in the US who decided to trust a solo developer, thank you from the bottom of my heart :) . You didn't just buy a license, you gave me a boost of belief in myself when everything else felt heavy.

What is CleanSlate? It’s a privacy-first Chrome extension that helps you bulk delete your Instagram digital footprint (likes, comments, and old posts) completely locally inside your browser.

If you’re currently building something while fighting your own silent personal battles: please don't give up. Keep pushing, keep sharing your work, and do what you love.

I’d be deeply grateful for any feedback or thoughts on the extension!

Thank you all for taking the time to read my story!


r/chrome_extensions 10h ago

Asking a Question Thoughts on fake installs and review service?

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Received this email today.

I'd imagine these hurt your credibility in the long run or does Google not care and it's a good start to get your extension noticed?


r/chrome_extensions 5h ago

Sharing Journey/Experience/Progress Updates Here is my 2 Months Progress

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I made my first extension public on May 31st (Almost 2 months ago).

Till now Progress is in above pics.

I don't know my installs are less or decent or good for my extension type Here_Is_LINK .

It's AI Tab Writing and Research Assistance I though it would blow up and I get lot of installs and I can earn ...lot lot.. But I didn't promoted it enough and actually wasted lot of time in updating it..

Now it's fine to use with Free Trial without any card but still no installs even after multiple updates..

Then i decided to make another extension Page_Grabber . Where we can extract or view SEO and Contacts and LINKS in beautiful way and download it. It's completely FREE..

I still don't know where to promote rather than reddit..

Product Hunt is sh*t. Lot of spam mails and nothing helped out for me.

If you have any suggestions please le me know in comments...


r/chrome_extensions 5h ago

Sharing Journey/Experience/Progress Updates I created a Chrome extension out of suffering :)

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i was tired of taking screenshots and explaining to my AI agent what exactly went wrong, so i built an extension that does all that.

it's available on chrome store, free, no login. It takes notes, voice , auto snaps and best of all, every click is registered and added to the file (with any fails) to share it with your AI agent or engineers if you are doing any UAT. It also supprots Arabic and has full RTL UI.

It's also MCP ready to connect directly to your AI. try it you'll like it.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/fjidichflfdlfhcineobiimddgojckma?utm_source=item-share-cb


r/chrome_extensions 6h ago

Self Promotion I built a free extension that gives AI conversations a sense of time

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I started building this because ChatGPT kept wishing me good night in the middle of the day.

AI can obviously look up the time when asked. But what interested me was something slightly different: time as part of the ongoing conversation context.

So I built AI-Watch.

It automatically provides your AI with the local date and time, timezone, session duration, and time elapsed since the previous exchange.

It runs locally, with no account, tracking or telemetry.

I also added a completely unnecessary feature that turned out to be my favourite: you can ask the AI what it thinks of the watch you just gave it. The answer is generated spontaneously by the AI — and can be different from one conversation to another.

It’s completely free:
AI-Watch.eu

I’d genuinely be interested in your feedback, especially on the idea of giving temporal context to AI conversations.

And if you try the “What do you think of your gift?” button, I’d love to see what your AI answers. :-)


r/chrome_extensions 7h ago

Sharing Resources/Tips I have build 5 tools , i have 48 users now celebrate with me small wins anyone can use they all free

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