Сергей Ильин

🚀 Launch Feedback & Discussion: Google Calendar Extension (Chrome)

Hi everyone! I’ve recently launched Google Calendar Extension on the Chrome Web Store (rated ~4.6★ with ~39 ratings and ~6,000 users) — a toolbar-accessible mini calendar and scheduling tool that syncs with your Google Calendar and brings events, reminders, and video calls directly into your browser popup. Chrome Web Store

I’d love to gather questions, insights, and feedback that would be valuable both for potential users and for the extension team.

🔎 Key Value Propositions

✔️ Instant access to your full Google Calendar from any tab (no additional tab switch). Chrome Web Store
✔️ Create/edit events, notifications, and invites on the fly. Chrome Web Store
✔️ One-click join links for Meet/Zoom/Teams calls. Chrome Web Store
✔️ Dark mode, mini/full views, cached offline display. Chrome Web Store
✔️ Supports multiple calendars and shared scheduling. Chrome Web Store

🛠 Questions for Users & Contributors

1. Feature priorities

  • What scheduling features do you wish were in a Chrome toolbar calendar?

  • Is one-click meeting join alone enough, or do users want deeper video conferencing controls (e.g., auto-select camera/mic, auto-record cue)?

2. Workflow & usability

  • Do people prefer toolbar popups vs side panels or new-tab widgets for calendar overview?

  • What views are most used daily — agenda list, week, month?

3. Notifications

  • How important are smart notifications? Should they include snoozes, repeat alerts, or desktop/voice reminders?

  • Any pain points with current Chrome calendar alert systems?

4. Performance & privacy

  • Have you noticed any browser slowdowns with similar calendar extensions installed? (Performance impact of extensions is a real user concern). arXiv

  • Thoughts on data privacy? This extension promises not to store or share data beyond calendar access — how important is transparency on this? Chrome Web Store

5. Integration with workflows

  • Do you often schedule across multiple tools (e.g., Calendly, Outlook, Apple Calendar)? What integrations would make this extension more valuable?

  • Any desire for calendar automation features (e.g., buffer times, auto-rescheduling, smart suggestions)?

🧠 User Experience & Competitive Context

There are many popular alternative calendar extensions — from Checker Plus with deep notifications and voice alerts to simple quick-access add-ons — and each has trade-offs in complexity, performance, and features. Chrome Web Store

Understanding where users feel current tools fall short could guide:
✅ new features for your extension
✅ UX improvements or onboarding guidance
✅ priorities for roadmap planning

💬 Open Feedback & Ideas

Please share:

  • What features must exist in a browser calendar tool?

  • What annoys you most about Google Calendar links, notifications, or browser calendar extensions today?

  • Any ideas for making this extension more productive, intuitive, or delightful?

Looking forward to your thoughts! 🙌

122 views

Add a comment

Replies

Best
Sara

This is a great idea, especially for people who basically live in their calendar. I’ve been noticing more developers building small, focused tools like this instead of big full products.

Personally I’ve been experimenting with launching tiny utilities quickly just to validate ideas, using simpler setups like Unstore instead of going all-in from day one.

How are you thinking about distribution for this? Chrome store alone or other channels too?