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Building privacy-first developer tools — no accounts, no tracking, one-time purchase

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Building privacy-first developer tools — no accounts, no tracking, one-time purchase

Hey DEV! I'm building the WayKnow family of developer tools after getting frustrated with the state of browser extensions. The origin story: The most popular JSON Formatter extension (2M users) was sold and started injecting ads + tracking geolocation. EditThisCookie (3M users)...

Hey DEV! I'm building the WayKnow family of developer tools after getting frustrated with the state of browser extensions.

The origin story: The most popular JSON Formatter extension (2M users) was sold and started injecting ads + tracking geolocation. EditThisCookie (3M users) got killed by Manifest V2. I realized there was a gap for tools that are genuinely private, open source, and don't force subscriptions.

So far I've shipped:

ClearJSON — JSON viewer that handles 100MB+ files without crashing, $29 lifetime

SnapMark — Screenshot + annotation tool, $39 lifetime (vs competitors at $72/year)

CrumbKit — Free cookie editor, MIT licensed, minimal permissions

ColorPeek — macOS color picker for developers, $19 lifetime

Everything is local-first, MIT licensed, one-time purchase. No backend, no user accounts, no telemetry.

Happy to answer questions about building Chrome extensions, dealing with CWS review, or the buy-once business model!

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