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Pick 01 Dev tools Reviewed Jul 20, 2026

PlugThis

Describe a Chrome extension in plain English and it ships a working one; you own the code.

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Most “AI builder” tools stop at a pretty mockup. PlugThis goes further: you describe the extension you want in plain English and it hands you a complete, working Chrome extension — popup, scripts, backend, the lot — that you load into the browser and actually use. The pitch that a founder shipped a Chrome Web Store extension in a day isn’t hard to believe after a few prompts.

What earns it the pick is the ownership model. You download the folder, the code is yours, and you can publish or sell it with nothing locked in. It’s scoped tightly to Chrome, and anything non-trivial still expects you to understand the code it generates — but as a way to go from idea to shipped extension without an engineering team, it’s the real thing.

What's good

  • Real, working extensions — not wireframes or prototypes
  • You download the source and own it, no lock-in
  • Wires up real backends (Supabase) and your own LLM keys

What's rough

  • Chrome-only, so no cross-browser story
  • Complex extensions still need you to read the code it writes
Maker
Indie maker
Category
Dev tools
Pricing
Free to start · bring your own API key
Platforms
web · Chrome
Launched
July 2026
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Editorial pick: an earned link, not a paid one.

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