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      <title>Chrome Extension to See Rating from Google book, amazon, StoryGraph directly on Goodread.</title>
      <dc:creator>NubPlayz</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forem.com/nubplayz/chrome-extension-to-see-rating-from-google-book-amazon-storygraph-directly-on-goodread-4d15</link>
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  Goodreads Buddy
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ft26c0sw3wmtcnt3p5xsq.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ft26c0sw3wmtcnt3p5xsq.png" alt="Goodreads buddy in action" width="800" height="403"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm here to recommend a browser extension/add-on that I made .&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It's called " &lt;strong&gt;Goodreads Buddy Extension&lt;/strong&gt; ".&lt;br&gt;
It works on &lt;em&gt;Chrome&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Firefox&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Edge browser&lt;/em&gt; and is free.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fts7ov0j7a79o3b71q4fu.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fts7ov0j7a79o3b71q4fu.png" alt="GoodReads Buddy in action" width="800" height="829"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It enhances your Goodreads experience by bringing ratings from Google Books, Amazon, Open Library &amp;amp; StoryGraph. directly onto the book page , making comparison fast, seamless, and efficiently .&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Plus click on it to view the same book on that site !&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;pls give any feedback, it is appreciated !&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Chrome Extension to See Rating from ratings from Google Books, Amazon, Open Library &amp;amp; StoryGraph directly on Goodreads!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;links:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/goodreads-buddy/gdepaaejehbcnchkkodgbljapacnmcij?authuser=0&amp;amp;hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chrome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/addon/goodreads-buddy/edit" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Firefox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/NubPlayz/Goodreads-Buddy" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Github&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;also available on Edge&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;check &lt;a href="https://goodreads-buddy.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;landing page&lt;/a&gt; to know more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;happy reading !&lt;/p&gt;

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      <category>react</category>
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      <title>A retro NES-style website that resizes images for free (runs entirely in your browser)</title>
      <dc:creator>NubPlayz</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forem.com/nubplayz/a-retro-nes-style-website-that-resizes-images-for-free-runs-entirely-in-your-browser-4apk</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EXTPIXEL&lt;/strong&gt; is a fully &lt;strong&gt;client-side image resizer&lt;/strong&gt; built for browser extension &lt;strong&gt;developers&lt;/strong&gt; who need exact asset dimensions for store submissions, but it also works great for general image scaling and quick edits.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With &lt;strong&gt;EXTPIXEL&lt;/strong&gt; you can resize, crop, and batch export images directly in the browser. Everything runs &lt;strong&gt;locally&lt;/strong&gt; on your device, so your images are never uploaded to a server. This makes the tool fast, simple, and &lt;strong&gt;privacy friendly&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I originally built it to solve the annoying process of preparing assets for browser extension stores (like screenshots and promotional images), where specific dimensions are required. Instead of juggling multiple tools or uploading images to online services, EXTPIXEL lets you handle everything instantly in one place.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;EXTPIXEL provides multiple resize modes depending on how you want the image to behave:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;• &lt;strong&gt;Stretch&lt;/strong&gt; – scales the image to exactly match the target dimensions&lt;br&gt;
• &lt;strong&gt;Auto Crop&lt;/strong&gt; – automatically crops the image to preserve aspect ratio&lt;br&gt;
• &lt;strong&gt;Manual Crop&lt;/strong&gt; -lets you choose the crop area yourself&lt;br&gt;
•&lt;strong&gt;Fit&lt;/strong&gt; – keeps the entire image visible and fills remaining space&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When using &lt;strong&gt;Fit mode&lt;/strong&gt;, you can choose how the empty space is handled:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;• White background&lt;br&gt;
• Black background&lt;br&gt;
• Blurred background&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Features include:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
• Fully client side processing&lt;br&gt;
• Precise image resizing&lt;br&gt;
• Cropping support&lt;br&gt;
• Batch export for multiple assets&lt;br&gt;
• No uploads or server processing&lt;br&gt;
• Works directly in the browser&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you want to see it in action, here’s a quick demo video: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Dx5MNClYE" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;youtube &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can try it here: &lt;a href="https://extpixel.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;EXTPIXEL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you find it useful, feel free to star the project on GitHub.&lt;br&gt;
Feedback and suggestions are always welcome&lt;/p&gt;

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