Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#1

Post by tarunmuvvala » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 8:24 AM UTC

Hi HN

I am planning to get in building mode. I plan to build 1 extension per month and do it over the next 3-4 months. I would love suggestion/request for what you want to get built.

There is surprise for early adopter and idolators here.

Re: Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#2

Post by fargle » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 8:47 AM UTC

I want something that automatically gets rid of those STUPID GPDR and cookie banners automatically. Answer no to everything and bypass them.

Re: Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#3

Post by ninethirty » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 11:45 AM UTC

Maybe this exists, but blur images unless site is whitelisted. Then a person could read the news without bikini pics and Oscar dress pics, etc. UK papers are the worst.

Re: Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#4

Post by altilunium » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 1:29 PM UTC

"Spotify wrapped"-styled data analysis, against our own browser history data.

Re: Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#5

Post by Raed667 » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 2:00 PM UTC

fargle wrote: post #2

I want something that automatically gets rid of those STUPID GPDR and cookie banners automatically. Answer no to everything and bypass them.

uBlock Origin + some aggressive anti-annoyance lists pretty much hide most cookie banners

Re: Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#6

Post by Raed667 » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 2:09 PM UTC

Simple data-scraping: I want grab the items in page and export them in a structured way (JSON, CSV). It should have an intuitive way to handle infinite scrolling or pagination.

It should be simple enough so that I don't have to open an IDE for basic scrapping scenarios.

Re: Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#7

Post by rasz » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 3:01 PM UTC

column mode text selection, does this exist? There are extensions for Table column select https://superuser.com/questions/316293/select-column-from-a-... but I dont know of any general column mode select

Re: Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#8

Post by Hansenq » Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 8:25 PM UTC

Raed667 wrote: post #6

Simple data-scraping: I want grab the items in page and export them in a structured way (JSON, CSV). It should have an intuitive way to handle infinite scrolling or pagination. It should be simple enough so that I don't have to open an IDE for basic scrapping scenarios.

Check out https://browserflow.app/; I've been really happy with it so far

Re: Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#9

Post by jonas-w » Wed, Oct 12, 2022, 12:07 AM UTC

fargle wrote: post #2

I want something that automatically gets rid of those STUPID GPDR and cookie banners automatically. Answer no to everything and bypass them.

Consent-o-Matic!

Re: Ask HN: What Chrome/browser extension you want?

#10

Post by fargle » Wed, Oct 12, 2022, 4:55 AM UTC

jonas-w wrote: post #9

fargle wrote: post #2

I want something that automatically gets rid of those STUPID GPDR and cookie banners automatically. Answer no to everything and bypass them.

Consent-o-Matic!

yep, if you can think of it; a) the simpsons did it and b) there's already an app for that.