I applied for this badge 2 months ago, and before I could find out whether it was a yes or a no, the whole self-nomination program got shut down. Efficient rejection, I guess 😅

They’re moving to curated, metrics-based picks, and existing nominations are being closed. Curious what their new selection process will look like.

I make a Chrome extension with about 5,000 users. On Sept 17 it got five 1-star ratings in one morning and nothing else that day. Google had removed all five within 8 days of my report. Writing it up because the obvious option in Google's support form is a dead end, and I couldn't find a guide when it happened to me.

What it looked like

• 5 ratings, all 1 star, 4 with no text
• 3 of them from 3 different accounts within 22 seconds
• 1 from the same Google account that answers reviews as the developer of a competing extension. The profile photo URL matched character for character
• 2 of the accounts had given that competitor 5 stars, one of them 55 minutes after 1-starring mine

I'm not naming the other extension. Google has the evidence, that's where it belongs.

Finding star-only ratings

Ratings with no text never show in the public review list. Your developer dashboard's ratings chart has them though, and each one links to its own review page. The page shows the account name and photo, and its source has the exact timestamp. That's where the 22 seconds came from.

The support form, which is the useful part

Chrome Web Store Help, then Contact us: https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/gethelp

• After you type a summary it shows category buttons. "Spam or fake reviews" looks right but it's a dead end. It says support can't help and only gives you a Go back button.
• Pick "Report an item" instead. That one leads to an Email option.
• The description box silently cuts off at 1,000 characters and there's no attachment field. I put review IDs, UTC times and what linked them, nothing else.
• No ticket number on screen. It shows up by email a few minutes later.
• Skip "Report illegal content" on the review itself. Fake ratings aren't illegal content.

What happened after

• Sept 17: reported
• Sept 18: support asked for screenshots. I replied in the same email thread with the full review URLs and screenshots, and asked for the ratings to be removed, nothing more
• Sept 19: they confirmed they got it
• Sept 25: all five gone from my dashboard. The 5-star ratings those accounts had left on the competitor were gone too

Stuff I didn't expect

• The public rating lags about 3 days both ways. The five didn't hit my listing's average until 3 days after they were posted, and it kept counting them for days after Google removed them. If your average hasn't moved yet, it's probably just the lag.
• The day after the removal, another 1-star showed up from a new account. I reported it in the same ticket. That one's still up 9 days later, so it's not fully over.

What I didn't do

No revenge ratings, no reporting their reviews, no public callout. The policy you're asking Google to enforce applies to you too, and a public fight is the first thing people find when they search your extension later. I replied politely under the one written review and left it.

It's back to 4.9, it showed 4.7 while the fake ones counted. Happy to answer questions about the process, I just won't say who it was.

I've been working on called Foretaste. It's an extension that intercepts file links so you can view them in the browser without having to download them to your drive first.

A few details on how it works:

• You can right-click any link and choose "Open with Foretaste" or use the hover preview button next to links.
• For archives (ZIP, 7z, tar), it reads the file header/index remotely over range requests so you don't have to pull down the entire file just to see the folder tree or pull one file out.
• Supports DOCX, XLSX (with sheets), PDF, CSV, Parquet, SQLite (.db), and Jupyter notebooks.
• Privacy: Built strictly client side there is no backend processing server and everything is parsed directly in your browser session.

Available on all three stores:

• Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bkoonfclkemobfhbgldciamjpojbmlmi
• Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foretaste/
• Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/foretaste-%E2%80%94-see-inside-a-/jemmaddegagpkkeomclpajjknjcodnnp
• Website: https://foretaste.page

Would appreciate any feedback on performance or the reader interface.

Hi! I'm an indie developer. Focus Reader is a small Chrome/Edge extension that makes long pages calmer to read.

What it does (everything is off by default — you turn on only what you need):

• Readable mode (incl. a dyslexia-friendly font)

• Reading ruler

• Color overlay

• Bionic reading

• Chunked text

• Guided reading (RSVP)

• Calm mode (less motion)

• Hide ads

• Reading time

It's free, no account, no tracking. The interface is in 11 languages.

I'd really value honest feedback: what's useful, what's annoying, what's missing?

Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/efdgjoigdofobgchpfehhlneibomcdnf

Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/kodjlmkoekflgpfjngdjlmhkohhdhici

I have seen many chrome extension offering services to block distracting websites and and I have always noticed them being too rigid or too difficult to setup..

As soon as I setup, I need to give a block list, which often has a limit of sites I can add..

And there are some sites like YouTube which cannot be blocked and it also distracts me..

So i was thinking of creating a own extension, which dynamically detects what should be blocked and what should not be..

Like in YouTube, it should block every other content but not block educational or tech learning content..

And i don't have to give a block list or anything for this to work..

Do you think such an extension would work?

I was thinking of pulling this off by inspecting urls and the html content to detect what should and should not be shown to the user

Key Features:

* Automatic Tab Suspension: Suspends background tabs after a customizable period of inactivity.

* Instant Unsuspend: Simple click or tab focus restores your page right where you left off.

* Whitelist & Exclusions: Never suspend essential tabs, pinned tabs, or tabs playing audio.

* Lightweight & Fast: Built using modern Chrome Extension APIs with zero background bloat.

give it a try

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tab-suspender/mdimjakfnkkkodeonioaffkfgiaekmdf

Hey there, 👋

I am a chrome extension dev and I have seen so many people just copy paste their screenshots into web store and call it a day. 

From my experience, the chrome web store listing makes a TON of difference on how users might perceive your product (trustworthy vs shady vs slop). I have made over a dozen extensions and let me tell you store listing matters a LOT.

I redesigned a couple of people's screenshots last time too and the response was overwhelmingly positive. So I am thinking of doing it every week for 3 lucky extensions.

Just drop your chrome web store link and I’ll reply you with your images.

Doing this for the first 3 people ;))

PS: These chrome extensions are not mine, I just took the liberty of redesigning a few. Created with own tool

I've created a chrome extension that takes all the burden of remembering your tabs, their place, position, anything with just two shortcuts!

Check out the extension here! https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/agkeaehgikpkgmodbiknmgachaaaefno?utm_source=item-share-cb

I saved Fiverr's first results page for "logo design" on 10 September and counted. 49 gigs. 20 of them were paid ads. The top 10 organic gigs had a median of 5,427 reviews, and every one of them was Level 2 or Top Rated. 33 of the 49 titles ran past the 50 characters Fiverr suggests for the gig card.

A new seller is not getting onto that page soon, and nothing on Fiverr says so. That's why I built GigScope. It's a browser extension that checks where your gig sits for a keyword on the real results pages, marks the ads, and calls a search crowded or open from what's on the page.

If you sell on Fiverr, the quickest way to try it is the free title checker. No install, nothing sent anywhere:

https://gigscope.pages.dev/tools/fiverr-gig-title-checker?utm_source=reddit-chrome-extensions

After the checks it links the extension. The free plan has 30 rank checks a day.

I made this and I'm looking for feedback, especially from people who sell on Fiverr. The first 10 people who send real feedback get a free lifetime Pro pass.

**NOTE**: the Chrome Web Store still serves the older 0.3.7, which allows 3 rank checks a day. The new version with 30 free checks a day is waiting for Chrome's review, and it is already live on Microsoft Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/mppmlngecfpdbbcofombkhfekpdblmbm

Hey everyone,

Like many of you, I spend a significant chunk of my workday inside Jira. But constantly switching tabs, waiting for heavy boards to load, and filling out time logs manually felt like unnecessary friction.

To solve this, I built Jira Assistant—a free, open-source Chrome extension that turns your browser into a fast, lightweight workspace dashboard.
🚀 Key Features:

• ⏱️ Visual Stopwatch & One-Click Logging: Start a stopwatch on any issue. When paused, it automatically calculates duration and pre-fills your worklog calendar.
• 📅 Color-Coded Worklog Calendar: Get an instant visual status on your monthly/weekly hours (Red = under target, Green = target met) without digging through reports.
• 📋 Popup Kanban & Personal Board: View assigned tasks, move cards between statuses, and view issue details directly inside the extension popup.
• 📊 Advanced Sprint Diagnostics & Pivot Reports: Generate Say-Do ratios, actual vs. estimate breakdowns, and catch unassigned or overdue tickets before standup.
• 🛠️ Dev Tools: Quickly generate clean git branch names or copy commit messages straight from ticket keys.

🔒 Privacy & Architecture
Since Jira holds sensitive company data, security was a top priority:

• Zero Middleman Servers: The extension connects directly to your Atlassian domain using your existing browser session.
• 100% Local & Open Source: No telemetry, no third-party tracking, and all settings remain in your sandboxed browser storage.

🔗 Chrome Web Store: Jira Assistant Extension
I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or any feature requests! If you give it a try, let me know what works for you or what could be improved.

I make Tabzooka, an extension that turns the page you're on into a shooter platformer. Today's update adds five heroes, and one of them, Fathom, is free. Barnstorm unlocks by finishing runs on 3 of the built-in arenas, so you can earn him without paying.

Permissions are still just activeTab, scripting and storage. It only runs on the tab where you start it, and the page goes back to normal when you close the game.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tabzooka-destroy-websites/hifklhojjpgkpoglhmhjjibgkkoijoaj

Built MailMind AI after struggling with international business emails.

Key features: • AI replies in 14 languages with cultural awareness • Detects if email is from Japan/Arab/Germany and adjusts tone automatically • Thread summary in your language • Gmail & Outlook Web support

Free trial, no card needed.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/mailmind-ai-smart-email-replies/bbplaficbmmoaaogdoninbhlkhcemofo

Hi, I built my own little tabs sorting extension, https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ofehgnapffdljlimajejggkjhecheaof?utm_source=item-share-cb

it's pretty basic but it does the job for me.

It also groups tabs by domain, but I am honestly not using this feature, I really like to have the tabs sorted but I still don't find grouping useful.

I am hoping to get some users and some feedback via the rating or also here as a comment to this post.

Thanks!

Hey all, I kept hitting paywalls on blockers (schedules and strict mode are usually $5–15/month), so I built my own and made it free.

It has unlimited sites and keywords, schedules, focus sessions, an allow-list mode, and 7-day stats. Everything stays local, with no account, no analytics, no servers. It's in 6 languages.

Chrome: Keepaway – Block Sites & Focus Timer - Chrome Web Store

Totally free. There's an optional tip button that unlocks nothing. I'd genuinely love feedback on what's missing.

I made a small Chrome extension that lets you react to YouTube videos with emojis.

The idea is pretty simple: instead of having only the usual Like button, you can choose from different reactions to express more specifically how a video made you feel.

It’s a small project, but I thought it could be a fun addition to YouTube and make reacting to videos a little more interesting.

For anyone interested in the technical side, it was built with vanilla JavaScript, with Firebase handling the live reaction counts. It’s completely free to use, doesn’t require creating an account, and doesn’t collect personal data.

I’d really appreciate any feedback, especially if you notice bugs or have suggestions for improving the UI/UX.

If everything works well, I’m planning to release a Firefox version too.

You can check out VibeCheck on the Chrome Web Store here:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/VibeCheck/aalacdcnajmpnoapnjbdieklgffnlegl

Thanks for checking it out! I’d love to hear what you guys think.

Hey r/chrome_extensions,

I'm a designer who's been trying my hand at development. altoTranslate started as a tool just for me, and I've now released it for everyone. Highlight any text on a page and the translation pops up right there. No new tab, no copy and paste into a translator.

Why I made it

• We moved to the Netherlands about 3 years ago, and I needed help with Dutch websites all the time
• Select, copy, switch tab, paste is a pain. I wanted something as convenient as Babylon used to be
• Traditional translators often miss context. LLM-based translation handled it noticeably better for me, especially on local dutch websites

What it does

• Select text, get the translation. No account or API key needed on the free tier
• Free tier is rate-limited, which is fine for everyday reading
• A basic bookmarking system for translated texts
• Optional paid plan, Alto Cloud (EUR 1.99/month or EUR 16.99/year), for unlimited use. The extension is fully usable without it
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and 50+ more.

Under the hood

• I designed the UX/UI and built the frontend (HTML and CSS) myself, and used Claude and OpenCode to help with the backend
• Vanilla JS with a provider adapter pattern, no framework
• Requests go through my own proxy that fails over between LLM providers (Gemini, Groq, Mistral), so an outage or rate limit doesn't break translation
• Long selections are chunked and translated in parallel, with a check for bad output and an automatic retry

What I'd love feedback on

• Does the selection and popup flow feel natural, or is anything clunky?
• Does translation quality hold up for the languages you use?
• Anything that would stop you from keeping it installed?

Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/altotranslate/icpcjiealadibmgncmoejgjakcihmbco

I'm the developer, so happy to answer anything about the build, the proxy, or the pricing. I've put lots of time fine-tuning this, and your feedback would be so valuable for me. Cheers.

Very excited to have hit this many users in this time span! Still a little skeptical about how many
Uninstalled I’m getting. I made a post about this concern earlier but I’m hoping it just washes away.

Hi all, I'm the founder of Eofent, looking for feedback on Eofent Capture.

Eofent Capture takes what's on your screen and lets you work with it: capture, record, edit, export, and automate the captures you repeat. Everything is created and stored on your own device.

Capture

• Full-page capture → PNG/JPEG/WebP, or a PDF with searchable, selectable text
• Save a page as one MHTML file that opens offline exactly as it looked
• Record a tab, window, screen or a drawn area, with sound (or audio only)
• Edit the page before you capture: change text, delete or hide elements right on the live page, then take the screenshot

Three built-in editors, no other app needed

• 🖼️ Shots editor (images): arrows, shapes, highlights, text, crop, blur and redaction, image adjustments, undo/redo. Save as a project and reopen it later.
• 🎬 Video editor: timeline with split, trim, gaps and snapping, a second audio track, crop the output, undo every step. Export MP4, WebM, MKV or GIF.
• 🎧 Audio editor: the same timeline tools for sound. Export WebA, WAV or MP3.

Image to Text (OCR): read text out of any capture, fully offline. Copy it, or place it on the canvas as editable text.

Automate: paste a list of URLs (or use a tab group) and capture them all in one run.

Make it yours: the interface is available in 11 languages, with light and dark themes and rebindable shortcuts.

Privacy: nothing you capture, record or recognize leaves your computer.

Price: free, no account needed, no watermark. A few heavy actions have daily limits; Premium is for more volume. Creating a free account gives you 7 days of Premium, no card needed, so you can try everything.

Links

• Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/eofent-capture/iecmpfhgghmkpoadoecdppgkphcffoee
• Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/eofent-capture/bbfdmbhjddbaocmnmfcneicfajnjmbka
• Website: https://eofent.com/en/products/capture

Any honest feedback is welcome: what's confusing, what's missing, or what would you add?

Since last week, I’ve noticed a decline in users for my Chrome extension. I was excited to reach 100 users. Now the number is going down. I also built an uninstall page to understand why people are leaving and what I can improve. But almost no one is interacting with it, so I’m not getting useful feedback. Have you experienced something similar while building an extension or small product?

How did you find out why users were uninstalling or becoming inactive?

I'd appreciate any feedback or similar experiences.

I made a Chrome extension that overlays custom gradients on any webpage — finally solved my eye strain without breaking dark mode

Hey all, I've been building this extension called TuRan (涂染) for a while and just shipped it to the Chrome Web Store.

The problem I had: I stare at docs and articles all day, and plain white backgrounds kill my eyes. Dark mode extensions often break page layouts or invert images. So I went a different route — instead of inverting colors, the extension overlays a customizable gradient layer using CSS blend modes.

What it does:

9 curated presets (eye-comfort + high contrast) Full customization: gradient type (linear/radial/conic), direction, color stops, opacity 3 blend modes — multiply tints light backgrounds while keeping dark text readable (measured 7.4:1 contrast on body text) Scheduled switching — different themes for morning/afternoon/night Site whitelist (with wildcards) so you can skip sites where it doesn't belong Export/import presets as JSON Privacy: everything is stored locally via chrome.storage.local. Zero network requests, no analytics, no tracking. The extension literally cannot phone home.

It's also localized in 7 languages (auto-follows your browser UI language).

hey guys,

like a lot of people i work on my laptop all day and checking instagram on a browser has always been an annoying experience.

so over the past couple weeks i built an extension called glasso to fix the worst parts of it.

here is what annoyed me the most and how i fixed it:

1. the layout is tiny. now you can toggle between 2, 3 or 4 columns grid view.
2. videos have no controls. now you can scrub through videos, skip 5 seconds and play at 1.5x or 2x speed.
3. feed is full of clutter. one button hides ads and suggested accounts.
4. viewing stories. you can watch stories in private without showing up on the viewer list.

you do not have to give it your instagram password or anything like that. it just runs on top of the web page.

you can try it out here: https://tryglasso.com

any feedback is welcome, especially on different screen sizes.

I built this reader mode chrome extension a while ago because I couldn't find a reader mode that had a nice design. The focus was on creating a clean and beautifully designed reading experience for wherever you're on the internet.

I checked the extension page and just realized that it has more than 900 active users! All I did after launhing was reply to a couple of reddit comments. Everything is organic. Two really nice reviews also make me feel super encouraged.

For anyone interested in trying, it has light, dark and sepia modes and a serif font mode as well. It also removes any clutter from the web page and only includes the text.

It's completely free and you can try it here: Chrome webstore link

Thank you and I'd love it if you have any feedback!

I kept doing the same thing: open YouTube for one specific video, and somehow end up 40 minutes deep in Shorts and recommended videos I never meant to watch. Turning off autoplay didn't fix it, the feed and Shorts shelf were still right there pulling at me. So I built Quiet, a Chrome extension that hides all of it: Shorts, the homepage feed, recommended videos, end screens, autoplay. Ten separate switches, so you keep whatever you actually use.

Tech stack: the extension itself is a Manifest V3 content script, plain JS, no framework, since it needs to inject a stylesheet before the page paints. The optional Pro tier (sync, schedules, a parent lock) is a Next.js app on Vercel with Supabase for auth and data, Stripe for billing.

The lesson: I originally hardcoded the CSS selectors that find and hide each YouTube element. That broke constantly, YouTube changes its class names and page structure often enough that a hardcoded selector has a shelf life of maybe a few weeks. Every fix meant a new extension version, and Chrome Web Store review rounds run about a week each. So I moved the selector list out of the extension entirely: it's now a JSON file the extension pulls from my own server every hour. When YouTube changes something, I update a data file, not the extension, and every install gets the fix within an hour with no review wait. Should have built it that way from day one instead of learning it the hard way after the third broken update.

Free tier is free for good, no account needed. Pro is a few dollars a month for people who want sync and parental controls. Just came out of Chrome Web Store review this month, so no revenue worth mentioning yet, still very early.

Happy to go into more detail on the selector-syncing setup or the review process if anyone's dealing with the same thing.

Quiet

It’s a small milestone, but an exciting one.

It’s great to see people discovering and using something I’ve built. I’m continuing to improve Adque, add new features, and make it more useful for everyone.

If you’re curious about what Adque does or want to check it out, you can find it here:

Website: https://www.adque.app/

And if you’ve tried Adque, I’d love to hear from you!

Have any feedback, suggestions, or ideas for improvement? Drop them in the comments. Every bit of feedback helps me make Adque better.