QuickType
What it builds Browser extension
Make a Chrome extension with AI
A toolbar button, a side panel, or tweaks to the pages you visit. QuickType makes it load in Chrome first, then builds what it does, and gets it ready for the Chrome Web Store.
Things people ask for
- "An extension that hides YouTube Shorts and recommendations"
- "A side panel that saves highlights from any page"
- "A button that turns a recipe page into just the ingredients and steps"
Type something like this into QuickType. It asks a few questions, then plans it.
The plan it starts from
Every browser extension project starts with these phases. QuickType fills each one with small steps for your idea, and a phase only counts as done when its line is true.
- Loads
Done when: The extension loads in Chrome (Load unpacked) with its button or panel.
- Main feature
Done when: What it's for works on the pages you picked.
- Settings
Done when: An options page and saved settings.
- Polish
Done when: Icons, clear text, works on all the target sites.
- Store ready
Done when: Packaged with screenshots and a description for the Chrome Web Store.
- Ongoing improvement
Done when: Never finished: new features, fixes and improvements.
What it asks you
Only what it can't guess. Pick an answer or type your own.
- What does it do?
- Changes how pages lookAdds a button or panel with a toolSaves or collects things from pagesBlocks or hides thingsShortcuts and automation
- Which sites?
- Every siteA few sites I'll nameOnly when I click it
- Does it save anything?
- NoSettings onlyThings the user collects
What it adds that people forget
You tick the ones you want when you start, and they go into the plan in the right phase.
- Asking for as few permissions as possible
- Icons in all sizes
- A privacy note for the store
What it sets up on your PC
QuickType checks what you already have and asks before installing anything.
- GitSaves every step so anything can be undone
- Node.jsRuns the project's build and tests
- Robot browser (Playwright)Takes screenshots so the AI sees what it made
Other things it builds
Same app, same team. One project can be anything on this list.
- WebsiteA website: a business site, portfolio, store front or web app.
- Web appA full web app: sign-in, a database, and pages that change per user (like a small SaaS).
- Roblox gameA Roblox experience built with Roblox Studio (code in files, synced with Rojo or Studio MCP).
- Discord botA bot for your Discord server: commands, games, moderation, reminders.
- AI assistantYour own AI helper or chatbot that runs on a free local model.
- Phone appAn app for Android and iPhone from one codebase (building for iPhone needs a Mac).
- Godot gameA 2D or 3D game made with the free Godot engine, for PC, Mac, phones or the web.
- Unity gameA 2D or 3D game made with Unity (free Personal plan), for PC, Mac, phones or consoles.
- Browser gameA 2D game that runs in any web browser (Phaser or plain JavaScript).
- Python toolA desktop app, command-line tool, scraper or automation script in Python.
- Data and spreadsheetsClean, combine and chart data from Excel / CSV files, with reports that update themselves.
- Desktop appA Windows and Mac app made with web tech (like Discord or VS Code).
- Backend / APIA server other apps talk to: data, accounts, webhooks, integrations.
- Minecraft modA mod for Minecraft Java Edition: new items, blocks, mobs or commands.
- Arduino / ESP32Code for a microcontroller board: sensors, lights, motors, WiFi gadgets.
- Train an AI modelMake your own AI model: train a brand-new one from scratch, or teach an open model with your own data. Runs on your PC.
- Operating systemYour own small operating system from scratch (boots in a safe virtual PC, never on your real one).
