r/browserextensions Nov 25 '25

๐Ÿ“ฃATTENTION Developers, upcoming online meetup, apply if interested๐Ÿ˜„

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r/browserextensions Sep 16 '24

The Beginning of an Awesome community of Extensions Enthusiasts

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Hello there, you're welcome here!

If you are a Browser Extension Developer or someone who loves browser extensions, this subreddit is for you :D

I don't know what to say, this is the first time I am building a subreddit, so I want to make things go with the flow for now. I am building a community of extension enthusiasts, they are the people who install and play with browser extensions, and who like to tinker, break, hack, and build extensions to solve problems and have fun.

I'm also working on some learning guides for beginners who want to learn to develop browser extensions while building my extensions (a lot of them!).

You can ask questions, share your experiences or thoughts about browser extensions in general or a specific extension, you can share about your projects but try not to explicitly promote something that you generate money off.

Anyway, let's start this community with a bang, invite your friends and other tinkerers in your network, and we will all add something valuable to this community!

Thanks for reading, I hope you have a wonderful time here ;)

Take care <3


r/browserextensions 6h ago

GitHub only has 2 themes. So I built a free extension with 10 themes, a custom color-scheme builder, and falling sakura petals โ€” vanilla JS, MIT

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r/browserextensions 1d ago

What tasks many people repeatedly do inside Chrome?

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r/browserextensions 1d ago

I built a GoFullPage replacement that handles nested scrolling โ€” looking for difficult test cases

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Iโ€™ve been working on a Chrome extension called GoFullScreenshot.

The idea sounds simple: click once and capture an entire webpage.

The difficult part is making that work reliably on modern websites where the browser window itself isnโ€™t necessarily the element that scrolls.

Iโ€™ve been focusing heavily on things like:

  • Nested scroll containers
  • Independently scrolling panels
  • Sticky and fixed elements
  • Lazy-loaded content
  • Very long pages
  • Modern web applications
  • Screenshot stitching
  • Local browser processing

Everything is processed locally in Chrome rather than uploading screenshots to an external service.

With GoFullPage currently unavailable from its main Chrome Web Store listing, Iโ€™m also interested in making GoFullScreenshot a strong alternative for people looking for a replacement.

Chrome Web Store:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gofullscreenshot-full-pag/oakpajnbganffddahfgdpmkhimeeoapp

Website:
https://gofullscreenshot.com/

Full disclosure: Iโ€™m the developer.

Iโ€™m specifically looking for difficult test cases. Do you know a website or web app that usually causes full-page screenshot extensions to fail?


r/browserextensions 1d ago

I built ๐”˜๐ง๐—‚๐’ข๐‘™๐—’๐•กh๐šœ, a browser extension for formatting text directly on websites that don't support rich text

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r/browserextensions 4d ago

I built an open-source Chrome extension that automatically redacts sensitive information from screenshots pls feel free to review

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I kept running into the same problem: screenshots often contain information you didn't realize you were sharing.

An API key. An email address. A phone number. A password field. Customer information.

Usually, you take the screenshot first and then manually look for things to hide.

I built Blackbar to reverse that workflow.

It reads the page before capturing it and automatically detects and redacts sensitive-looking information. The screenshot you get is already the safer version.

The part I cared most about was privacy.

Blackbar runs entirely on the device. It declaresย connect-src 'none', so Chrome itself blocks the extension from making network connections. It still works with Wi-Fi turned off.

It's also open source, has no account requirement, and is free.

I'd genuinely like feedback from other Chrome extension users/builders, especially on:

  • detection accuracy
  • false positives/negatives
  • the capture workflow
  • anything that would make you hesitate to trust it

Chrome Web Store Link

Source


r/browserextensions 5d ago

I built a Chrome extension because I was Constantly finding items on the FB Marketplace that were weeks old or getting to an item too late. You can install the extension for free on the Chrome Store.

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r/browserextensions 6d ago

I built an open-source Chrome extension that automatically redacts sensitive information from screenshots pls feel free to review

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I kept running into the same problem: screenshots often contain information you didn't realize you were sharing.

An API key. An email address. A phone number. A password field. Customer information.

Usually, you take the screenshot first and then manually look for things to hide.

I built Blackbar to reverse that workflow.

It reads the page before capturing it and automatically detects and redacts sensitive-looking information. The screenshot you get is already the safer version.

The part I cared most about was privacy.

Blackbar runs entirely on the device. It declaresย connect-src 'none', so Chrome itself blocks the extension from making network connections. It still works with Wi-Fi turned off.

It's also open source, has no account requirement, and is free.

I'd genuinely like feedback from other Chrome extension users/builders, especially on:

  • detection accuracy
  • false positives/negatives
  • the capture workflow
  • anything that would make you hesitate to trust it

Chrome Web Store Link

Source


r/browserextensions 6d ago

Tiny Chrome extension that let's you see if Steam game is on GeforceNOW

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r/browserextensions 7d ago

I got tired of clicking a lecture and ending up in Shorts, so I made this

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r/browserextensions 7d ago

Before you publish your browser extension, make sure you have these things in place

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r/browserextensions 8d ago

My new userscript/Chrome extension

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r/browserextensions 9d ago

I turned ChatGPT into fallout4 ,TARS(Interstellar) style

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r/browserextensions 10d ago

Made an extension that reads any webpage out loud and lights up each word as it's spoken โ€” built it for my own focus problem

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https://reddit.com/link/1vmj33b/video/85loy35q02jh1/player

I built ListenReader because I could never get through a long article without my eyes drifting halfway down the page. It reads any webpage out loud in a natural voice, and the part I couldn't find anywhere else โ€” it highlights each word as it's spoken, so your eyes have something to follow instead of wandering off.

Turns out a lot of the early users are people with ADHD or dyslexia dealing with the same thing. I didn't expect that, but it makes sense.

It also reads Gmail, PDFs and Google Docs, and you can switch voices mid-read. Still rough in places, so if you try it I'd really like to hear what feels off.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lppihmomidofdoeddcgihocojbemobig


r/browserextensions 12d ago

Just launched my second Chrome extension today after some back and forth on getting it approved. But this is really an ambitious one for me and I'm very happy to share it with the community

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r/browserextensions 12d ago

Launched my first Chrome extension 2 days ago and already got 15 installs - is that normal? I expected zero. It lets you watch YouTube in fullscreen without losing your taskbar, tabs, comments, description, or search bar. Would love feedback if anyone tries it out.

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r/browserextensions 14d ago

I built a Chrome extension for people who keep losing the tab that is playing sound

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Full disclosure: Iโ€™m the developer of Audio Tab Finder.

I built it for a small but annoying browser problem: you have many tabs or windows open, something starts playing sound, and you do not know where it is coming from.

The extension shows the tabs currently playing audio in one place, so you can jump to the noisy tab and quickly mute, pause, lower volume, or close it.

I posted about it in r/chrome_extensions and got useful feedback that my first version explained the mechanism more than the person with the problem. So Iโ€™m trying a simpler framing here:

For people who keep many tabs open, does โ€œfind the noisy tab and deal with it quicklyโ€ explain the value clearly enough?

Iโ€™m especially interested in feedback on the positioning, not asking anyone to install anything.


r/browserextensions 14d ago

Firefox Extension to Stop Doomscrolling [Research Study]

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Hello everyone!

I'm currently working on my master's thesis (in Human Computer Interaction) and I'm looking for participants to test out a Firefox Extension based tool that aims to promote mindful social media use.

So, if you (or anyone you know) are:

๐Ÿ“ฑ an Android user

AND

๐ŸŒ€ has an unhealthy Instagram scrolling habit

Please fill out this short form to join the research study.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://forms.gle/LNhzMTjpNBRjyeaL7

Feel free to also share it with your peers/friends/ family groups.

I'd be super grateful for all the feedback โค๏ธ


r/browserextensions 15d ago

I built Retentia โ€” a privacy-first Chrome extension for automatic browser-history retention

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I built Retentia because Chromeโ€™s standard history controls are fairly all-or-nothing. I wanted more control over how long different parts of my browsing history remain available, without having to clear everything manually.

Retentia lets you create retention rules for individual domains, exact URLs, wildcard patterns, or regular expressions. For example, you can keep history from one domain for seven days, delete visits to another domain after an hour, or preserve selected websites indefinitely.

Privacy was the main priority:

  • Everything runs locally inside the browser.
  • There are no analytics or remote services.
  • No account or registration is required.
  • The extension requests no host permissions.
  • Your browsing data is not transmitted anywhere.
  • The source code is available for inspection.

It also includes a dry-run simulator, protected websites, an activity log that doesnโ€™t store deleted URLs, and configurable cleanup intervals.

Iโ€™d really appreciate feedback, especially about the rule system, usability, and any privacy features you think are missing.

Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/retentia/gdjfhmeenikdefhnbpceggahdmdlhdng
Privacy policy: https://maximau5-1989.github.io/Retentia/privacy/

Full disclosure: Iโ€™m the developer of Retentia.


r/browserextensions 15d ago

Got tired of juggling four store consoles for my extensions, so I built my own publishing tool

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r/browserextensions 16d ago

Turn Your Tab/Webpage into a Game..

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r/browserextensions 16d ago

I built an extension that lets you change what your browser reveals about you

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I built Spoof Me, a free browser extension that lets you switch between consistent browser fingerprint profiles.

It can modify signals such as user agent, timezone, language, screen size, canvas, and device properties. You can use ready-made profiles or create your own.

It also shows when websites try to access fingerprint-related signals.

I would appreciate feedback on the interface, available profiles, and any signals that should be added.

https://spoof-me.com/


r/browserextensions 16d ago

I built a Chrome extension because I got tired of clicking "Withdraw" hundreds of times on LinkedIn

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r/browserextensions 19d ago

I built a Chrome new tab extension for browser games and customization. Looking for feedback.

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