Many temptations of an open-source Chrome extension developer

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  1. ExtPay

    The JavaScript library for ExtensionPay.com โ€” payments for your browser extensions, no server needed.

    I actually run a service for adding paid features to browser extensions: https://extensionpay.com

    From all the data I have, people will definitely pay for extension functionality, though lots of people will write negative reviews unfortunately.

    I also use ExtensionPay myself in my own extensions and have found this to be true. I try to get the people who pay and have a good experience to write reviews since theyโ€™re so underrepresented in written reviews.

  2. Civic Auth

    Auth in Less Than 5 Minutes. Civic Auth comes with multiple SSO options, optional embedded wallets, and user management โ€” all implemented with just a few lines of code. Start building today.

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  3. hoverzoom

    Google Chrome extension for zooming images on mouse hover

  4. rearrange-tabs

    Google Chrome Extension to rearrange your tabs using customizable keyboard shortcuts

    This is so true. I receive these emails every week. I've even had offers about acquisition that I had to turn down. Having a "Featured" chrome extension does seem to attract a lot of these offers. The more emails/offers I receive, the more I'm convinced that I shouldn't give up the extension.

    For those curious, here's the GitHub repo of my extension: https://github.com/mohnish/rearrange-tabs

  5. monetize-this

    Monetize any web extension with three lines of code. For free ๐Ÿ˜Ž

    If anyone's around here and isn't adverse to actually being paid for developing extensions in a non-shitty way, I built https://github.com/dougwithseismic/monetize-this and use it in my own extensions.

    I get that it's noble to hold a position of 'no way, I will never monetize, I am a shining white knight' but lets be real, we all gotta eat. If you choose not to then that's great, Im glad but please; monetization !== shady shit.

    There's just an overlap.

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