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I launched a Chrome extension in 24 hours (As a Chrome extension newbie) (lemonsqueezy.com)
1 point by manojahi on April 16, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Following is my journey of creating a Chrome extension in 24 hours.

1. I wanted to create something with ChatGPT API, so the first thing I did is to get the API Key.

2. Search on youtube on how to make a Chrome extension (Because before this I had no idea how to build extensions).

3. At some point, Something was not working as expected. I was so frustrated then I took 2 hours break and started to solve that problem fresh.

4. I took help from ChatGPT whenever I needed it. It helped me a lot.

5. I did not spend much time creating a logo. I just went to one icon generator website and selected the icon and download it.

6. I used Chakra UI for the first time and I loved it. It helped me to create good looking UI with minimal code.

7. I learned a lot about how to debug the Chrome extension. earlier I was struggling to make sense of what is going wrong in the code.

8. I am using Lemon Squeezy to distribute my Chrome extension. this way I don't need to worry about payments.

9. Now I will do my best to market my Chrome extension on Twitter.




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