Hi, I have a cool idea for a browser extension.<p>I tried to make it a website at first to add ads, but a browser extension seems more appropriate.<p>How could I make money off a browser extension without making the users pay and without using dark patterns that would make the users flee?
I don't think browser extensions are good to monetize.
Personally I would never pay to any of it.
I donated to two open source projects that are browser extensions but I don't think that's the target of you.<p>If you can't control the site I wouldn't pay for an extension that could easily break.
The artifact is being released for free. But you want to be compensated for your dev time. So maybe a patreon or github sponsorship or something like that.
What about a freemium model? Allow users to get basic features for free, but add hooks into the UI prompting them to upgrade to access more advanced features.