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Chrome extension by philsmithson · Productivity · Workflow

A Chrome extension in Productivity · Workflow with 6 users, barely installed. Audience over the last 30 days: +2.

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

What the developer says, and 1 screenshot

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Users
6
Rating
5.0 (1 ratings)
Users, last 30 days
+2
Rating, last 30 days
Steady over 30 days
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
+2 since 01.10
4-6 · 11 readings
  1. 2026-10-095
  2. 2026-10-104
  3. 2026-10-175
  4. 2026-10-186
  5. 2026-10-195
  6. 2026-10-216
  7. 2026-10-225
  8. 2026-10-246
  9. 2026-10-255
  10. 2026-10-306
  11. 2026-10-316
Rating
unchanged since 01.10
reviewsrating 5.00 · 11 readings
  1. 2026-10-09reviews1rating5.00
  2. 2026-10-10reviews1rating5.00
  3. 2026-10-17reviews1rating5.00
  4. 2026-10-18reviews1rating5.00
  5. 2026-10-19reviews1rating5.00
  6. 2026-10-21reviews1rating5.00
  7. 2026-10-22reviews1rating5.00
  8. 2026-10-24reviews1rating5.00
  9. 2026-10-25reviews1rating5.00
  10. 2026-10-30reviews1rating5.00
  11. 2026-10-31reviews1rating5.00
Users
+2 since 01.09
3-6 · 20 readings
  1. 2026-09-014
  2. 2026-09-035
  3. 2026-09-044
  4. 2026-09-074
  5. 2026-09-155
  6. 2026-09-173
  7. 2026-09-214
  8. 2026-09-265
  9. 2026-09-284
  10. 2026-10-095
  11. 2026-10-104
  12. 2026-10-175
  13. 2026-10-186
  14. 2026-10-195
  15. 2026-10-216
  16. 2026-10-225
  17. 2026-10-246
  18. 2026-10-255
  19. 2026-10-306
  20. 2026-10-316
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 5.00 · 20 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
  6. 2026-09-17reviews1rating5.00
  7. 2026-09-21reviews1rating5.00
  8. 2026-09-26reviews1rating5.00
  9. 2026-09-28reviews1rating5.00
  10. 2026-10-09reviews1rating5.00
  11. 2026-10-10reviews1rating5.00
  12. 2026-10-17reviews1rating5.00
  13. 2026-10-18reviews1rating5.00
  14. 2026-10-19reviews1rating5.00
  15. 2026-10-21reviews1rating5.00
  16. 2026-10-22reviews1rating5.00
  17. 2026-10-24reviews1rating5.00
  18. 2026-10-25reviews1rating5.00
  19. 2026-10-30reviews1rating5.00
  20. 2026-10-31reviews1rating5.00

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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 2 users (last published figure)

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