Hacker News with Generative AI: Chrome Extensions

Release: OLED Mode extension for Chrome (github.com/FreelanceProgrammingServices)
Chrome OLED Mode adds a pitch black theme to websites, making them high contrast and easy to read at night.

Web Development, Chrome Extensions, Accessibility, User Interface

22 points by WindowsDev 7 days ago | 34 comments

Show HN: Zuni (YC S24) – AI Copilot for the Browser (zuni.app)
Work with powerful AI models in your Chrome sidebar, and easily include context from your tabs and Gmail.

AI, Chrome Extensions, Productivity, Browser Extensions, YC

17 points by willgtaylor 9 days ago | 12 comments

Show HN: A Chrome extension to give you back control over short-form videos (chromewebstore.google.com)
Add a progress bar and playback controls to YouTube Shorts, Instagram, and Facebook Reels.

Chrome Extensions, Video Playback, Social Media, User Experience

128 points by darajava 25 days ago | 58 comments

Honey has now lost 4M Chrome users after shady tactics were revealed (9to5google.com)
Late last year the popular Chrome extension Honey (owned by PayPal) was revealed for employing a few shady tactics, and the extension has since lost around 4 million users on Google’s browser alone.

Chrome Extensions, Privacy, Business, Technology

670 points by tantalor 26 days ago | 321 comments

Beautiful and Minimalistic Chrome Extension (lofitab.com)
Transform your new tab into a productive and calming lofi experience with todos, weather, clock, and beautiful backgrounds.

Chrome Extensions, Productivity, Design, Music

21 points by reynnan 28 days ago | 14 comments

Show HN: I Got Tired of Looking Up Words While Reading, So I Built This (chromewebstore.google.com)
Ever looked up a word and still had no clue what it actually means?

Chrome Extensions, Dictionaries, Reading, Productivity

7 points by yw2365 33 days ago | 3 comments

Show HN: I'm working on a Chrome extension for viewing EXIF data of images (github.com/ternera)
Ever wondered about the story behind a photo you see online? The EXIF Metadata Viewer extension lets you instantly reveal the hidden details embedded within images, directly from the context menu in your browser.

Chrome Extensions, Photography, Metadata, Open Source

23 points by ternera 44 days ago | 12 comments

Strengthening Our Policies on Affiliate Programs in Chrome Extensions (chrome.com)
Our developer policy prohibits the inclusion of affiliate ad programs without explicit disclosure to users.

Chrome Extensions, Developer Policies, Affiliate Marketing

14 points by juliand 45 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: Chrome Extension for ChatGPT to organize conversations into folders (netlify.app)

Chrome Extensions, ChatGPT, Productivity, AI

13 points by zajukzakiev 46 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: Translate Japanese manga and Korean manhwa with Chrome extension (pawakalabs.com)
The most powerful manga translator, quiz assistant and form data generator in the market. Also, powered by AI!

Translation, Manga, Korean, Chrome Extensions, Artificial Intelligence

40 points by adibzaini 48 days ago | 45 comments

I built an extension that lets you extract text from anywhere to your clipboard (chromewebstore.google.com)
Extract text from any part of your browser screen using Esticra OCR.

Chrome Extensions, OCR, Productivity, Text Extraction, Web Development

6 points by mosmn 52 days ago | 4 comments

uBlock Origin forcefully disabled by Chrome (reddit.com)
Ublock Origin extension got removed from my Chrome browser by force, with a message saying that it was not supported anymore.

Chrome Extensions, Privacy, Browser Security

220 points by doppp 52 days ago | 196 comments

Marsha P Johnson: A Chrome extension to highlight trans erasure (github.com/HamptonMakes)
A web extension that highlights trans erasure by replacing "LGB" with "LGBTQ+🧱".

LGBTQ+, Activism, Chrome Extensions, Web Development, Social Justice

96 points by earthboundkid 71 days ago | 45 comments

Show HN: Auto rename downloads by AI and with your own naming rules (chromewebstore.google.com)
Automatically replace messy filenames with consistent and meaningful ones.

Chrome Extensions, AI, File Management

7 points by alexyuan0219 72 days ago | 5 comments

Everything about Google Translate crashing React (and other web apps) (martijnhols.nl)
Google Translate, the built-in extension of Google Chrome, is a machine translator that provides users with an easy way of translating webpages from within their browser tab.

Google Translate, Web Development, JavaScript, React, Chrome Extensions

108 points by MartijnHols 73 days ago | 84 comments

Show HN: Grammarly-like extension for any language (chromewebstore.google.com)
Instantly improve your writing to native-level in any language with Nativish's AI-powered writing assistant

AI, Writing Tools, Language Learning, Chrome Extensions

10 points by BWStearns 80 days ago | 3 comments

Show HN: I'm 17 and built an Integrated AI Writing Assistant and Environment (chromewebstore.google.com)
Elevate Your Writing with Factful: Your AI-Powered Assistant

AI, Chrome Extensions, Writing Tools

12 points by helloduck1234 81 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: Chrome extension to run DeepSeek, LLMs and Whisper locally in browser (github.com/tantara)
This is an example Chrome extension for Transformers.js, a library for running LLMs in the browser, built on top of Plasmo.

Chrome Extensions, Machine Learning, JavaScript

10 points by tantara 83 days ago | 2 comments

TabBoo – add random jumpscares to websites you're trying to avoid (tabboo.xyz)
You're stuck in an addictive, endless loop, loading the same sites over and over again. Install the extension and let aversive conditioning do the rest.

Productivity, Chrome Extensions, Website Design, Psychology

753 points by thatsnotoptimal 94 days ago | 133 comments

"Disable JavaScript" extension contains malware (archive.org)
Anyone know what happened? The repo's README suggests that the extension was sold, but it does not say who the new owner is. The extension's website URL still points to this repo and the webstore page was taken down. I skimmed the JS source code on my machine and didn't see anything suspicious, but Chrome's warning is pretty clear:

Security, Malware, Chrome Extensions, Software

3 points by beretguy 95 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: StyleKit – Instant Website Design Analyzer Chrome Extension (chromewebstore.google.com)
Transform any website into a professionally documented StyleKit - your instant design system and style guide generator.

Web Development, Chrome Extensions, Design Tools

6 points by mcyger 95 days ago | 0 comments

How hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions (arstechnica.com)
The people overseeing the security of Google’s Chrome browser explicitly forbid third-party extension developers from trying to manipulate how the browser extensions they submit are presented in the Chrome Web Store.

Chrome Extensions, Google, Security, Web Development, Manipulation

134 points by undercut 107 days ago | 58 comments

Time to check if you ran any of these malicious Chrome extensions (arstechnica.com)
As many of us celebrated the year-end holidays, a small group of researchers worked overtime tracking a startling discovery: At least 33 browser extensions hosted in Google’s Chrome Web Store, some for as long as 18 months, were surreptitiously siphoning sensitive data from roughly 2.6 million devices.

Security, Chrome Extensions, Malware, Privacy

27 points by mentalgear 113 days ago | 12 comments

Cybersecurity firm's Chrome extension hijacked to steal users' data (bleepingcomputer.com)
At least five Chrome extensions were compromised in a coordinated attack where a threat actor injected code that steals sensitive information from users.

Cybersecurity, Chrome Extensions, Data Breaches, Security

3 points by sandwichsphinx 120 days ago | 0 comments

ChatGPT Saved Chats: Save and organize your important conversations in ChatGPT (chromewebstore.google.com)

ChatGPT, Conversational AI, Chrome Extensions, Productivity Tools

58 points by s-sameer 121 days ago | 53 comments

Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported (ycombinator.com)
It seems the day has arrived. Merry Christmas from the folks at Google, I guess.

Chrome Extensions, Ad Blocking, Google, Privacy

328 points by christophilus 122 days ago | 339 comments

Ask HN: Why didn't the Chrome Web Store team detect Honey's cookie hijacking? (ycombinator.com)
I've created and published a Chrome extension. It had to go through a review process that can take days.

Security, Chrome Extensions, Web Store, Privacy

10 points by rizs12 123 days ago | 3 comments

I built a platform for discovering and sharing Chrome extension collections (webextension.net)
Discover hand-picked collections of the best Chrome extensions and themes, curated by our community

Chrome Extensions, Web Development, Community, Productivity, Software

136 points by trungpv1601 124 days ago | 65 comments

Ask HN: Any working Chrome extensions that delay loading of YouTube? (ycombinator.com)
Recently I decided to limit the amount of time I waste on youtube, reddit, etc. but blocking it altogether is too restrictive (sometimes it's useful - for example for background music or some tutorials).<p>There are several chrome extensions that supposedly let you delay loading of choosen websites, but: