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Switching between AI tools means rebuilding context every time. These Chrome extensions carry your memory across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini automatically.
100+ fake extensions were caught phishing in 2025. How real anti-phishing extensions detect lookalike domains and which ones to trust.
AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are becoming a new discovery channel for Chrome extensions. Here's how to position your extension to get recommended.
Weekly Active Users now outweigh downloads in Chrome Web Store rankings. The 2026 ASO playbook for retention signals, review velocity, and conversion.
Chrome's built-in tab groups lose everything on close. Here's why 40-tab developers are abandoning native groups and what tab management actually works in 2026.
Chrome Web Store trader/non-trader verification explained. What to pick, when your address goes public, and how solo devs stay private.
85% of Chrome extensions never reach 1,000 installs. The 5-stage install funnel, drop-off benchmarks at each stage, and how to fix your bottleneck first.
Learn how to get more Chrome extension reviews by mastering rating velocity — the hidden metric CWS uses to rank extensions faster than total review count.
Pick the right frontend (React, Svelte, Vue) and backend (Node.js, Hono, Go) for Chrome extensions. Bundle sizes, benchmarks, real stack pairings.
Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, and Polar vs Stripe and Braintree. Real fees, hidden costs, tax compliance, and which one actually fits your SaaS or extension.
86% of Chrome extensions never reach 1,000 installs. Here's the field-tested 1-10-100-1000 launch playbook that actually works for indie developers.
Hit the host permission in-depth review warning? What triggers it, what it means, and how to refactor your manifest to ship faster.
Looking for better Chrome extension tools? Compare 7 alternative solutions for analytics, competitor research, review export, and store optimization.
A proven 30-day week-by-week plan to boost extension reviews from zero. Real tactics, honest talk about what fails, and how ExtensionBooster fits in.
75% of Chrome extensions never reach 1,000 users. Here's the exact growth playbook—from listing optimization to launch spikes—that actually works.
Less than 1% of users leave reviews unprompted. Here's the exact strategy to turn that into 3-5% — and why review velocity matters more than total count.
One listing optimization took an extension from 2 to 11 installs/week. Here's the complete Chrome Web Store SEO playbook that drives real results.
26% of US adults have disabilities. Make your Chrome extension accessible with focus traps, ARIA, keyboard nav, and WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.
Your extension icon is seen at 16px thousands of times. Design it wrong and users forget you exist. Sizes, styles, and branding rules that work.
82% of users prefer dark mode. Ship it in your Chrome extension with CSS variables, system detection, and Shadow DOM isolation.
Design Chrome extension popups that users love. Sizing, layout, typography, and UX patterns from top extensions like 1Password and Grammarly.
Manifest V3 service workers silently fail, terminate mid-task, and fool DevTools. These debugging techniques expose what's actually happening.
Stop losing users to confusing settings. Learn progressive disclosure, smart defaults, and chrome.storage.sync patterns from top extensions.
Avoid the 40-60% uninstall spike after updates. Chrome extension update strategy with code, staged rollouts, and MV3 migration tactics.
Build extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge without losing your mind. Real code, real gotchas, and what actually works in 2026.
Use Chrome's built-in AI APIs for on-device inference in your extension — no API keys, no cost, no data leaving the browser.
The ultimate Chrome Extension API cheatsheet with copy-paste code snippets for tabs, storage, runtime, messaging, scripting, and 20+ APIs. Manifest V3 ready.
Enable your Chrome extension to handle files on ChromeOS. Register file handlers, process files via the LaunchQueue API, and more.
Chrome extension manifest.json cheatsheet for Manifest V3. Every field explained with copy-paste examples, permissions guide, and best practices.
Quick-reference cheatsheet for all Chrome extension permissions. Know which trigger warnings, when to use optional vs required, and how to boost installs.
Chrome Web Store's evolving privacy requirements for extension developers — what changed and how to stay compliant in 2026.
5 privacy-first design patterns for Chrome extensions. Request less data, earn trust, and pass Chrome Web Store review faster.
Proven monetization strategies for Chrome extensions with Stripe, ExtensionPay, Lemon Squeezy, and Paddle integration guides.
Use Chrome's Writer API and Gemini Nano to generate text content on-device. Draft emails, reviews, blog intros — free, private, no API keys, no cloud calls.
Use Chrome's Summarizer API and Gemini Nano to generate article summaries, TL;DRs, and headlines on-device. Free, private, offline-capable, zero API keys.
Use Chrome's Prompt API and Gemini Nano to add free, on-device AI to your extension. No API keys, no costs, no data leaving the browser.
Use Chrome's built-in Language Detection API to detect text language on-device in your browser extension — no API calls, no costs, no privacy risks.
Use Chrome's built-in Translator API for on-device, privacy-first translation in your extension — no API keys, no costs, no data leaks.
Learn to write Chrome Web Store privacy policies, audit permissions, and handle user data. Avoid the top rejection reasons for extensions.
WXT vs Plasmo vs CRXJS vs Extension.js vs Bedframe. Real benchmarks, honest opinions, and the framework with 12K stars that's quietly dying.
