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by noiwillnot 624 days ago
Some feedback: I was about to try now (paying) but currently I can only install it in my desktop (no iOS support), and I am very worried about the idea of giving full access to a close-source unpopular extension with not-very-clear ownership.

I think it would go a long way to create some trust to show who are you in the webpage and maybe open source the extension too (the backend is not as importa nt).
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Alex-Programs 624 days ago
That's a fair point, I should mention who I am on the website. I didn't even think to include that!

Here's my github: https://github.com/Alex-Programs

I'm considering open sourcing the extension. I don't want people to be able to copy it wholesale, but realistically that's unlikely and I'm going to write some blog posts on the technical details anyway.

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disparate4927 624 days ago
Please do! i would love to contribute, ive been looking for something like this for some time but didnt want to install toucan since its closed-source and i dont trust it
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justsomehnguy 624 days ago
There was/is an extension for FF to do a simple dictionary replace.

Not good for anything serious, but fun.

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