I Built a Chrome Dictionary Extension in 2 Weeks:
From Local Hacking to 4 Browser Stores TL;DR: Shipped a Chrome extension that fetches word definitions from a free API, published to Chrome Web Store,…
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How I built a Chrome extension that reads Terms of Service using AI — and what I found
The problem that made me build this Every time I signed up for a new app or service, I clicked "I Agree" without reading a single line. Nobody reads T…
Booster Leboncoin: the Manifest V3 Chrome extension that bumps my ads and watches prospects for me
I have seven active ads on Leboncoin (France's Craigslist): IT support, web dev, WordPress hosting, retrogaming, e-waste pickup. All relevant for my a…
Building Margin: A Privacy-First News Reader Inside Chrome's Side Panel
I built a Chrome extension called Margin — a news reader that lives in the browser's side panel and shows one bite-sized story at a time, instead of a…
Auto-Block Focus Time in Google Calendar — Building a Schedule-Based Chrome Extension
Most focus-time tools for Google Calendar require OAuth access and sync your calendar data to their servers. Clockwise shut down its free tier. Reclai…
I Built a Web App That Finds the Fairest Meeting Spot for Any Group (and It's Free)
The Problem Nobody Talks About Picture this: You're trying to find a place to meet up with friends. Someone suggests a coffee shop. It's 8 minutes fro…
I Built a Full Apex IDE Inside a Chrome Extension (No Java, No Local Setup)
The Problem with the Existing Apex Workflow If you've done any meaningful Apex development, you know the drill: Open Salesforce Developer Console (slo…
I Built a Visa Requirement Overlay for Google Flights — Here's How the Chrome Extension Works
Every time I plan a multi-country trip, I end up in the same loop: open the foreign ministry website, navigate three layers of dropdowns, find the rig…
I built a Chrome extension that tests web forms with AI
Dev log #1 Hi, I'm Denyse. I'm a software engineer, and for the past two months I've been building a tool I'm genuinely excited about. It's a Chrome e…
I built a Chrome extension that shows your ChatGPT token usage in real-time
Ever wonder how many tokens you've actually used in ChatGPT today? I did — and I couldn't find anything that tracked it properly, so I built one. Chat…
I was wasting 10 minutes every Claude session. So I built a fix.
Every day I use Claude.ai for real work — writing specs, refining prompts, making product decisions. And every single day, the same painful ritual bef…
What I Learned Building My First Chrome Extension for Google Calendar
Recently I launched my first Chrome extension: Tint Calendar , a small tool that adds more color options and text color customization to Google Calend…
I built my first Chrome extension because editing localStorage was annoying
I finally published my first Chrome extension. It is called DataSidekick , and I built it because I got tired of fighting DevTools every time I needed…
I Built a Chrome Extension to Make JavaScript State Debugging Less Painful
I Built a Chrome Extension to Make JavaScript State Debugging Less Painful I recently published my Chrome extension, Dweav (Data Weave) Trace , on the…
I Built a Price History Tracker for Japan's 4 Major E-Commerce Sites (Amazon.co.jp, Rakuten, Yahoo!, Mercari)
Keepa tracks Amazon price history. It works well for Amazon.com. For Amazon.co.jp it has gaps — delayed updates, missing products, no Rakuten/Yahoo!/M…