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Chrome extension by philsmithson · Productivity · Workflow

A Chrome extension in Productivity · Workflow with 5 users, barely installed.

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

What the developer says, and 1 screenshot

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Users
5
Rating
5.0 (1 ratings)
Users, last 15 days
+1
Rating, last 30 days
Not watched long enough to say
Version
1.0
Updated in the store
2022-07-17
Published
2022-07-17
Manifest
V3
Browser access
2 permissions, 1 site pattern

How it has moved

Users
+1 since 01.09
4-5 · 5 readings
  1. 2026-09-014
  2. 2026-09-035
  3. 2026-09-044
  4. 2026-09-074
  5. 2026-09-155
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 5.00 · 5 readings
  1. 2026-09-01reviews1rating5.00
  2. 2026-09-03reviews1rating5.00
  3. 2026-09-04reviews1rating5.00
  4. 2026-09-07reviews1rating5.00
  5. 2026-09-15reviews1rating5.00
Users
+1 since 01.09
4-5 · 5 readings
  1. 2026-09-014
  2. 2026-09-035
  3. 2026-09-044
  4. 2026-09-074
  5. 2026-09-155
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 5.00 · 5 readings
  1. 2026-09-01reviews1rating5.00
  2. 2026-09-03reviews1rating5.00
  3. 2026-09-04reviews1rating5.00
  4. 2026-09-07reviews1rating5.00
  5. 2026-09-15reviews1rating5.00

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What it can reach

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

  • https://api.npoint.io/*
  • Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting
  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab

The full permission history for this extension

What changed recently

Nothing has moved on this listing since we started watching it.

The publisher

philsmithson publishes 2 listings we track, 8 users between them.

  1. You don't need the thread! philsmithson · Productivity · Workflow · published 2022-07-21 3 users (last published figure)

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