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I built "Free or Fee", a Chrome extension that lets you hold a key of your choice (Control on a Mac by default) and hover over any link while browsing to show you whether the page behind it is a paid or free product, uses a freemium model or requires sign-in. I created this because I kept running into paywalls when I wanted to try new AI tools. Usually, you go to the website and then realise you cannot use it without paying for a subscription or without creating an account first. Now I can know in advance and save time. The extension is live here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/free-or-fee/kpjmikhfjkocmkbedbijdoeacaapjgkb To be totally transparent, and since the whole idea behind the extension is to bring more transparency to browsing in general, I must mention that this app is free to use. For the first week after you install it, everything is unlocked, and after that you keep 5 scans a day for free. If you use it a lot, there's a one-time $9 lifetime upgrade for unlimited scans and a few extras. No subscriptions, because a monthly fee on a paywall detector felt a bit ironic. It also doesn't track you; there's no need for accounts, and it reads the pages on your own computer. At the end of the day, what I hated was not being told that something has a price; I don't mind paying if a product is good and provides value, but we all deserve to know in advance. I would appreciate it if you could give me some feedback! Especially if you find links where it gets it wrong.   submitted by   /u/Paker93 [link]   [comments]

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  • 发布时间：2026/9/22 19:36:00