Hey everyone,
I've been building GetPawsOff, a local-first privacy extension for Chrome, over the last few weeks as a solo project.
The goal is simple: give people more privacy without sending their browsing data to another company.
Right now it can:
It's open source and still a work in progress, so I'm looking for honest feedback before the Chrome Web Store launch.
Website: https://getpawsoff.app
GitHub: https://github.com/Alfa-Dev404/GetPawsOff
I'd really appreciate any thoughts on the idea, architecture, UX, or features you'd like to see.
Honest feedback on the idea: you've got three products here with three different competitors, and only one of them is a reason to install GetPawsOff specifically. Auto-rejecting cookie banners is Consent-O-Matic's job, tracker and pixel blocking is uBlock Origin's, and both are free and established, so leading with them makes you look like a me-too in a crowded shelf. The ToS and privacy-policy analyzer is the one nobody owns. That's your wedge. I'd position the whole thing around "see what you're actually agreeing to" and let the blocking be a bonus, not the headline.
On the Pro tier: your "local-first, no account, no telemetry" stance is great for trust but it boxes you in on monetization, since you can't charge for server features or usage limits you can't measure. The version of Pro that fits is deeper judgment on the analyzer, not more blocking: explain what a scary clause actually means for the user, diff a site's policy when it quietly changes, flag the worst offenders. Sell the reading, not the blocking, because blocking is already free.
I like that you're treating privacy as an architectural decision rather than just a feature.
A lot of privacy tools still ask users to trust another company with their data. Building locally changes that relationship because the product earns trust through its design, not just its promises.
Thank you, I really appreciate that. That's exactly the philosophy I'm trying to build around.