HACKER Q&A
📣 jasiek-net

Make money on browser extension – possible?


Is there anybody out there making money on browser extensions? I wonder if any business models are based on that (most browser extensions are free / just an addition to the main product).


  👤 8organicbits Accepted Answer ✓
Products making money from browser extensions aren't traditionally thought of as browser extensions. 1password, bitwarden, and others are a good example. These are password managers, but the most common way of using them is via an extension.

👤 wwwlouishinofun
I am willing to pay for this translation plug-in I use. For example, if I type this word and click the space three times, you can see it in English.

👤 eimrine
How about developing and supporting a browser extension for some company?

Have you researched what extensions are able to do? For example extensions for VPN service which is never free.

I would like to pay for adBlock if it becomes paid, I do not use any other extension regularly.


👤 wscourge
I've seen multiple products that let teams collaborate/leave comments on any website. Examples that I found now:

- ruttl.com/website-annotation-tool

- xaviesteve.com/common

but I remember seeing others in the recent months on r/SaaS and r/SideProject.