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v1.1.0 just went live and this one is the big one ๐Ÿš€

WHAT'S NEW: Cross-device reading sync Close an article at work โ€” 67% through. Open it at home on any Chrome browser. Toast appears: "Continue reading from 67%" One click โ†’ exact paragraph. No account. No login. No backend. Just Chrome remembering for you. This is the last feature READR will ever have. The product is complete. โ”€โ”€ THE NUMBERS TODAY: โ†’ 60 installs โ†’ 2 uninstalls โ€” 96.7% retention...

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How I got Chrome to recommend my extension organically

16 days after launching READR on the Chrome Web Store, Google's algorithm picked it up and started recommending it in Chrome's extension sidebar. No ad spend. No marketing budget. No team. Just a solo developer and a product people didn't uninstall. Here's what I think made it happen โ†“ โ”€โ”€ THE PRODUCT READR strips any webpage down to just the words. One click. Any site. Instantly clean. No...

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READR โ€“ Clean page Chrome sidebar (Linux=39% of users organically)

One-click distraction-free reading. Linux power users found us first. 39% Linux, 39% Canada weekly users completely organic. Built with Mozilla Readability engine. v1.0.1 live with pro features. Thank you

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Realtime stats from Chrome store

๐Ÿ“Š 2-MONTH PERFORMANCE REALITY CHECK: Your Numbers After 64 Days: Total Installs: 60 Average: 0.94 installs/day Is this good? โœ… YES! Most new extensions: 0-20 installs in first 2 months You're in top 30% of new extensions Conversion Rate: 69.8% 86 views โ†’ 60 installs Is this good? ๐Ÿ”ฅ EXCEPTIONAL! Industry average: 5-10% You're 7-14x better than average This is top 1% performance Retention Rate:...

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Small but important update about READR v1.0.1

READR v1.0.1 is live ๐Ÿš€ After a few uses, the extension will now quietly ask if you'd like to leave a review. Small toast at the bottom, auto-dismisses in 10 seconds, never shown again if you dismiss it. Reviews are the single biggest factor in how often Chrome recommends an extension organically and we're already appearing in Chrome's extension sidebar without any ad spend. 32 installs. 1...

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๐Ÿ“Š Quick update on CLEVER's growth!

Since launching on Product Hunt, we've hit some exciting milestones: - 50+ users and counting - 2,200+ impressions in the Chrome Web Store - 98% retention rate (only 1 uninstall!) - 22% weekly active user rate Just pushed v1.0.1 which should be live next week with 5 major new features โšก Quick Calculator ๐Ÿ’ฑ Currency Converter (10 currencies) ๐ŸŒก๏ธ Temperature Converter โŒจ๏ธ Keyboard Shortcut...

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Site launch update

Hey Product Hunt ๐Ÿ‘‹ Wanted to share a quick update since launch. VEIL has been growing purely organically โ€” no paid marketing, no campaigns โ€” and the numbers have been really encouraging: โ†’ 52 installs across USA, Germany, Spain, Australia and Russia โ†’ 234% week-on-week user growth โ†’ Zero uninstalls three periods running โ†’ 58% of users on Chromebook We also just shipped a proper landing page:...

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Week 3 update for anyone following along ๐Ÿ‘‹

32 installs, 1 uninstall โ€” 96.5% retention. The interesting development this week: Chrome has started recommending READR through its extension sidebar automatically. Organic discovery from Google with zero ad spend. The SEO work on the store listing is paying off. Also shipped version 1.0.1 this week adds a gentle review prompt after a few uses, which should help surface it to more people over...

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I launched on Chrome Web Store 2 weeks ago and the response has been incredible

Hey Product Hunt! ๐Ÿ‘‹ I'm a solo UX designer from London, and I built Dopamine Detox to solve my own problem: losing 3+ hours a day to mindless scrolling on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. ๐Ÿง  WHAT IT DOES Dopamine Detox is a Chrome extension that helps you: - Track social media usage in real-time (know exactly where your time goes) - Block distracting sites with one click (30/60/120 min sessions)...

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Version 1.0.4

โœ… Onboarding flow (with cycle length + period length steps) โœ… Period countdown bar โœ… Period started button โœ… Symptom date defaults to today โœ… Uninstall feedback form (moved to background.js) which works โœ… manifest.json warning fixed Out of all the extensions really enjoying this one.

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Uploaded v1.0.3

Further layout and rendering improvements for Windows users, thanks for your support.

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Downloads and fixes

36 downloads and the Users tab gives us much more useful data than before. A few things really stand out: Windows is now 64% of your active users. That completely flips the picture from before. It means the Windows CSS fix in 1.0.1 is genuinely urgent over half your current user base is on a potentially broken experience. India at 12% is a surprise. That's organic discovery you weren't...

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43 installs and counting

Nice, 43 installs with only 1 uninstall โ€” that's a really healthy retention signal. People are keeping it, which means the core product works. A few interesting things from the new data: Installs breakdown is different from Users: Installs are dominated by USA (72%) and English UK (100% of language) But your active users are mostly Spain/Spanish-speaking Purely organic growth with 128%...

Turn any article into a clean, distraction-free reading view โ€” one click. Works on any site. Dark mode, font control, PDF export. Free to use. Pro for $9.99 today (50% off launch deal, normally $19.99). Lifetime access, no subscription.
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