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Successful Chrome Extensions

Real examples of extensions that turned into profitable businesses. Get inspired and build your own!

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Grammarly

Productivity

4.6

AI-powered writing assistant that helps with grammar, spelling, and style. Freemium model with premium subscriptions.

Revenue

$200M+/year

Freemium

Users

30M+

Active installs

12+ years
Steady
H

Honey

Shopping

4.7

Automatic coupon finder and price tracker. Acquired by PayPal for $4 billion. Commission-based revenue model.

Revenue

$4B exit

Affiliate

Users

17M+

Active installs

10+ years
Acquired
C

Calendly

Productivity

4.6

Automated scheduling tool that eliminates back-and-forth emails. Premium plans for individuals and teams.

Revenue

$100M+ ARR

Freemium

Users

10M+

Active installs

8 years
+50% YoY
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Notion Web Clipper

Productivity

4.5

Save web content directly to Notion workspace. Part of Notion's $10B+ valuation ecosystem.

Revenue

$300M+ ARR

Freemium

Users

8M+

Active installs

5 years
+100% YoY
L

Loom

Productivity

4.7

Video messaging tool for work. Freemium model with team subscriptions. Valued at $1.5 billion.

Revenue

$100M+ ARR

Freemium

Users

14M+

Active installs

7 years
+150% YoY
D

Dashlane

Security

4.3

Password manager with VPN and dark web monitoring. Premium subscriptions starting at $4.99/month.

Revenue

$60M+/year

Freemium

Users

15M+

Active installs

11 years
Stable
L

LastPass

Security

4.4

Password manager with encrypted vault. Premium subscriptions for advanced features and family plans.

Revenue

$80M+/year

Freemium

Users

25M+

Active installs

15+ years
Stable
E

Evernote Web Clipper

Productivity

4.5

Save web articles, screenshots, and PDFs to Evernote. Part of Evernote's freemium ecosystem.

Revenue

$120M+/year

Freemium

Users

10M+

Active installs

13 years
Stable
S

Scribe

Productivity

4.8

Automatically creates step-by-step guides with screenshots. Premium plans for teams and enterprises.

Revenue

$10M+/year

Freemium

Users

1M+

Active installs

3 years
+200% YoY
S

Speechify

Accessibility

4.5

Text-to-speech for web content and documents. Premium subscriptions at $11.58/month.

Revenue

$30M+/year

Freemium

Users

5M+

Active installs

6 years
+80% YoY
C

ColorZilla

Developer Tools

4.6

Color picker and eyedropper tool for designers and developers. Ad-supported with premium features.

Revenue

$500K+/year

Ads + Pro

Users

3M+

Active installs

15+ years
Stable
W

Wappalyzer

Developer Tools

4.6

Identifies technologies used on websites. Freemium with Pro plans for lead generation and API access.

Revenue

$3M+/year

Freemium

Users

2M+

Active installs

10 years
+35% YoY
J

JSONView

Developer Tools

4.7

Formats JSON data for easy reading. Donation-supported open-source project.

Revenue

$100K+/year

Donations

Users

1M+

Active installs

12 years
Stable
R

Rakuten

Shopping

4.5

Cash back rewards for online shopping. Earns commission from retailers and shares with users.

Revenue

$200M+/year

Affiliate

Users

12M+

Active installs

8 years
+40% YoY
C

Capital One Shopping

Shopping

4.6

Automatic coupon finder and price comparison tool. Affiliate commission model similar to Honey.

Revenue

$150M+/year

Affiliate

Users

10M+

Active installs

6 years
+60% YoY
K

Keepa

Shopping

4.7

Amazon price tracker with historical charts. Premium subscriptions for advanced features and alerts.

Revenue

$8M+/year

Freemium

Users

2M+

Active installs

9 years
+25% YoY
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Momentum

Productivity

4.8

Personal dashboard for new tabs with focus tools. Freemium with Plus subscription at $3.33/month.

Revenue

$5M+/year

Freemium

Users

3M+

Active installs

9 years
+25% YoY
F

Forest

Productivity

4.7

Gamified focus timer that plants virtual trees. Premium features and real tree planting partnerships.

Revenue

$4M+/year

Freemium

Users

2M+

Active installs

8 years
+30% YoY
T

Todoist

Productivity

4.5

Task management and to-do list organizer. Premium and Business subscriptions with advanced features.

Revenue

$20M+/year

Freemium

Users

5M+

Active installs

11 years
+30% YoY
T

Toggl Track

Productivity

4.6

Time tracking for freelancers and teams. Premium plans with reporting and integrations.

Revenue

$25M+/year

Freemium

Users

4M+

Active installs

12 years
+20% YoY
A

AdBlock

Privacy

4.6

Blocks ads and trackers. Generates revenue through acceptable ads program and donations.

Revenue

$50M+/year

Acceptable Ads

Users

60M+

Active installs

13+ years
Stable
G

Ghostery

Privacy

4.4

Tracker blocker and privacy tool. Revenue from data insights (anonymized) and premium subscriptions.

Revenue

$15M+/year

Data + Premium

Users

8M+

Active installs

14 years
Stable
P

Privacy Badger

Privacy

4.6

Automatic tracker blocker by EFF. Non-profit, donation-funded privacy tool.

Revenue

$200K+/year

Donations

Users

3M+

Active installs

9 years
Stable
B

Boomerang for Gmail

Productivity

4.5

Email scheduling and follow-up reminders for Gmail. Freemium with premium plans for power users.

Revenue

$6M+/year

Freemium

Users

2M+

Active installs

12 years
+15% YoY
A

Apollo.io

Sales

4.4

B2B sales intelligence and email finder. Enterprise subscriptions for sales teams.

Revenue

$100M+ ARR

Freemium

Users

1M+

Active installs

7 years
+120% YoY
H

Hunter

Sales

4.5

Email finder and verification tool for professionals. Freemium with paid tiers for bulk searches.

Revenue

$12M+/year

Freemium

Users

3M+

Active installs

9 years
+40% YoY
S

StayFocusd

Productivity

4.4

Website blocker for productivity. Free with donations. Simple but effective focus tool.

Revenue

$150K+/year

Donations

Users

900K+

Active installs

13 years
Stable
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Nimbus Screenshot

Productivity

4.6

Screen capture and video recording tool. Freemium with premium plans for enhanced features.

Revenue

$2M+/year

Freemium

Users

1.5M+

Active installs

10 years
+20% YoY
M

Mixmax

Sales

4.6

Email tracking, templates, and scheduling for sales teams. Premium subscriptions for professionals.

Revenue

$18M+/year

Freemium

Users

800K+

Active installs

9 years
+35% YoY
C

Clearbit Connect

Sales

4.3

B2B contact information finder in Gmail. Part of Clearbit's enterprise data platform.

Revenue

$50M+/year

Enterprise

Users

500K+

Active installs

8 years
+25% YoY
L

Liner

Research

4.7

Web highlighter and research tool with AI summarization. Freemium with premium AI features.

Revenue

$3M+/year

Freemium

Users

1M+

Active installs

6 years
+70% YoY
S

Soapbox by Wistia

Video

4.5

Quick video creation tool with screen and webcam recording. Free tool by Wistia to drive platform adoption.

Revenue

$500K+/year

Lead Gen

Users

600K+

Active installs

5 years
+50% YoY
V

Vidyard

Sales

4.7

Video messaging for sales and support teams. Freemium with enterprise plans for businesses.

Revenue

$40M+/year

Freemium

Users

700K+

Active installs

7 years
+45% YoY

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