Hacker News with Generative AI: Chrome Extensions

Show HN: A web browser agent in your Chrome side panel (github.com/parsaghaffari)
BrowserBee is a privacy-first open source Chrome extension that lets you control your browser using natural language.
Chrome Extensions, Privacy, Open Source, Web Browsers
152 points by parsabg 5 days ago | 63 comments
Show HN: Vibemail – Chrome extension for vibe emailing (chromewebstore.google.com)
Transform your Gmail experience with real-time AI suggestions, Tab completions, and private context comments.
Chrome Extensions, Gmail, AI, Productivity
9 points by aliyanishfaq 11 days ago | 7 comments
Ask HN: Anyone using Chrome ext with AI for daily copywriting/social media? (ycombinator.com)
I've been exploring the idea of AI-powered Chrome extensions that go beyond simple text generation. Imagine extensions for LinkedIn, X, and Reddit where you can configure tabs with your desired tone, style, and specific AI prompts.
Chrome Extensions, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Copywriting
7 points by refinedea 12 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN (YC S25): Well – MCP AI-Based Collection of Invoices (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN, we’re the cofounders of Lago:an AI-agent powered Chrome extension that becomes every founder’s best friend when accounting season hits. Well automates supplier invoice collection and pipes the data directly into your accounting tools, ERP, or dashboards — with zero effort.
AI, Accounting, Chrome Extensions, SaaS, Startups
8 points by maxchampoux 21 days ago | 6 comments
Trust Me, I'm Local: Chrome Extensions, MCP, and the Sandbox Escape (extensiontotal.com)
Let’s talk about MCPs. You’ve probably heard of them, and maybe you’ve read the security risks associated with them. Sure, they sound worrying, but when you put them into a real-world context, they can quickly become far more concerning than you can ever imagine.
Security, Chrome Extensions, Web Development
148 points by el_duderino 22 days ago | 40 comments
Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies (bymitch.com)
Everyone can agree that cookie consent banners are frustrating. It might be one of the few unifying factors on the internet today. Even though it’s a couple clicks, the couple clicks are a pain, and the couple clicks can happen on many sites each day.
Chrome Extensions, Privacy, Web Development, User Experience
296 points by mitch292 24 days ago | 166 comments
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 34 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 36 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 52 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 53 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 55 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 60 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 71 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 73 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 74 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 75 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 79 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 80 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 98 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 100 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 100 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 107 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 108 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 110 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 121 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 123 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 123 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 135 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 140 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 147 days ago | 0 comments