PlugThis

What is PlugThis?

PlugThis is an AI-powered Chrome extension builder that generates complete Manifest v3 extensions from plain-English descriptions. It automatically creates manifest.json, content scripts, background service workers, popup UI, and optional Supabase backend. Users can download the full source code, own it forever, and publish to the Chrome Web Store. It supports BYOK for AI features and offers templates for common extensions.

What can PlugThis do?

• 01

  Plain-English generation

  Describe your extension in plain English; PlugThis generates the full Manifest v3 package.

• 02

  Real backends

  Connect Supabase for user login, database, and server logic; PlugThis writes the backend code.

• 03

  AI built-in

  Plug in your OpenAI or Gemini key to build extensions that write, summarize, translate, or reply.

• 04

  Own your code forever

  Download the folder; the code is yours. Publish, sell, or modify with no lock-in.

• 05

  Ready-to-install .zip export

  One-click export of a ready-to-install .zip file for Chrome.

• 06

  Manifest v3 compliant

  Every extension uses Manifest v3, the current Chrome standard, fully compliant.

• 07

  Templates

  14 ready-to-use templates like CSS Inspector, Privacy Blur, Sticky Notes, and Font Previewer.

Use Cases

• “Founders — Chetan Giridhar, founder of Indexly, built Indexly Vault and Reddit Responder in a day using PlugThis.
• “CEOs — Crystal Harrison, CEO of SnapTax, built a bank statement importer extension in about ten minutes.