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Chrome extension by Michael Leggett · Productivity · Workflow

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A Chrome extension in Productivity · Workflow with 139 users, barely installed.

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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Users
139
Rating
5.0 (1 ratings)
Users, last 18 days
+2
Rating, last 30 days
Not watched long enough to say
Version
1.7
Updated in the store
2025-10-28
Published
2022-01-06
Manifest
V3
Browser access
No permissions declared

How it has moved

Users
+2 since 01.09
134-140 · 10 readings
  1. 2026-09-01137
  2. 2026-09-02140
  3. 2026-09-04136
  4. 2026-09-05137
  5. 2026-09-06136
  6. 2026-09-07139
  7. 2026-09-08134
  8. 2026-09-13136
  9. 2026-09-15139
  10. 2026-09-18139
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 5.00 · 10 readings
  1. 2026-09-01reviews1rating5.00
  2. 2026-09-02reviews1rating5.00
  3. 2026-09-04reviews1rating5.00
  4. 2026-09-05reviews1rating5.00
  5. 2026-09-06reviews1rating5.00
  6. 2026-09-07reviews1rating5.00
  7. 2026-09-08reviews1rating5.00
  8. 2026-09-13reviews1rating5.00
  9. 2026-09-15reviews1rating5.00
  10. 2026-09-18reviews1rating5.00
Users
+2 since 01.09
134-140 · 10 readings
  1. 2026-09-01137
  2. 2026-09-02140
  3. 2026-09-04136
  4. 2026-09-05137
  5. 2026-09-06136
  6. 2026-09-07139
  7. 2026-09-08134
  8. 2026-09-13136
  9. 2026-09-15139
  10. 2026-09-18139
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 5.00 · 10 readings
  1. 2026-09-01reviews1rating5.00
  2. 2026-09-02reviews1rating5.00
  3. 2026-09-04reviews1rating5.00
  4. 2026-09-05reviews1rating5.00
  5. 2026-09-06reviews1rating5.00
  6. 2026-09-07reviews1rating5.00
  7. 2026-09-08reviews1rating5.00
  8. 2026-09-13reviews1rating5.00
  9. 2026-09-15reviews1rating5.00
  10. 2026-09-18reviews1rating5.00

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What it can reach

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

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What changed recently

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The publisher

Michael Leggett publishes 7 listings we track, 61k users between them. Listed website: simpl.fyi.

  1. Simplify Gmail Michael Leggett · Productivity · Workflow · published 2019-04-02 50k users ★ 4.5
  2. New Tab Clock Michael Leggett · Productivity · Workflow · published 2012-03-16 10k users ★ 3.9
  3. Simplify Docs Michael Leggett · Productivity · Workflow · published 2024-01-12 540 users ★ 5.0
Show 3 more from this publisher
  1. Simplify Calendar Michael Leggett · Productivity · Workflow · published 2022-07-19 287 users ★ 3.0
  2. Simplify X (Twitter) Michael Leggett · Productivity · Communication · published 2022-07-19 146 users ★ 4.8
  3. Simplify Mastodon Michael Leggett · Productivity · Workflow · published 2022-12-20 53 users ★ 5.0

Like this one

Listings the catalog judges closest in what they say they do.

  1. YouTube Focus Mode Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 3 users
  2. YouTube Simplified - Hide Recommendations, Comments Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 306 users ★ 4.2
  3. Youtube Minimalist Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 14 users ★ 5.0
  4. YouTube Simple View: Hide distractions & more Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 112 users ★ 4.0
  5. YTSimple Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 5 users ★ 5.0

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