Tint Calendar

Title: I launched my first Chrome extension to fix a small Google Calendar frustration

Hey everyone,

I recently launched my first Chrome extension — Tint Calendar.

It started from a very small personal frustration: I use Google Calendar almost every day, but the default color options always felt too limited for visual planning.

I like using colors to separate meetings, deep work, personal tasks, reminders, workouts, and other parts of my day. But after a while, Google Calendar’s built-in color system felt a bit restrictive, especially when I wanted more event colors and better text readability.

So I built Tint Calendar.

It’s a lightweight Chrome extension that adds more event color options and custom text color control directly inside Google Calendar.

The goal was not to build another huge productivity platform. I wanted to make a small tool that improves one specific workflow:

making Google Calendar easier to scan visually.

A few things I learned so far:

• Building the extension was only half of the work.

• Chrome Web Store discovery is harder than I expected.

• SEO matters a lot, because users search for problems, not product names.

• Screenshots and positioning are almost as important as the code.

• Getting the first users is slow, but also very motivating.

Right now, the product is still early. I published the extension, created a landing page, wrote a guide around Google Calendar colors, posted on Product Hunt, and I’m now experimenting with directories, articles, and community feedback.

I’d love to hear from other indie hackers:

• Have you launched a Chrome extension before?

• What worked best for getting your first users?

• Are directories and SEO worth the effort for small browser extensions?

• Any advice for improving positioning or distribution?

Here’s the extension if you want to take a look:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/colors-for-google-calenda/kfcjjghcmejaddhighjfjifkofknbfie

Landing page:
https://ant0kr.github.io/tintcalendar/