Do this to build a $100k/mo chrome extension using AI (Cursor AI, Claude)

In this episode, I am joined by Ras Mic, a full stack engineer & YouTuber, where we dive deep into the frameworks and strategies on how to build Chrome Extensions. . Learn how to start your Chrome Extension Factory!

Episode Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
00:59 Why build a Chrome Extension
10:58 Finding Chrome Extension Idea 1: Github Issue Mining
04:26 Finding Chrome Extension Ideas 2: AI-ify Top Chrome Extensions
06:58 Finding Chrome Extension Idea 3: Reverse Engineer Successful Chrome Extensions on Product Hunt
08:13 Finding Chrome Extension Idea 4: Reddit pain point tracking
09:01 Finding Chrome Extension Idea 5: Chrome Web Store Review Analysis
10:16 Finding Chrome Extension Idea6: API channel log monitoring
10:28 Finding Chrome Extension Idea 7: Youtube Tutorial Comment Scraping
10:44 Finding Chrome Extension Idea 8: Niche Subreddit Deep Dives
10:57 Finding Chrome Extension Idea 9: SaaS feature request mining
12:16 Building Chrome Extension
19:08 Debugging
24:30 Testing Chrome Extension
27:02 Publishing Chrome Extension
29:01 Enhancing the Extension's User Interface
31:17 Testing the Extension on Various Websites
39:28 Conclusion and Next Steps for Viewers

1) Finding Chrome extension ideas:
• GitHub issue mining
• Chrome Web Store analysis
• Product Hunt research
• Reddit pain point tracking
• API changelog monitoring
Pro tip: Look for popular extensions you can "AI-ify"

2) Why Chrome extensions are a great starting point:
• Perfect for MVPs
• Can evolve into full SaaS products
• Doesn't require large teams
• Huge developer tools market (Superbase raised $80M Series C!)

3) Building a Chrome extension with AI:
Micky walked us through creating a HTML/CSS scraper extension using Claude AI. Key steps:
• Prompt AI for code structure
• Load extension in developer mode
• Iteratively improve with AI prompts

4) Lessons learned:
• Some sites (like YouTube) block scraping due to security policies
• Images may not always render if hosted on separate CDNs
• AI can help optimize code and implement best practices

5) Publishing to Chrome Web Store:

• Create compelling icons
• Write a strong description
• Pay $5 registration fee
• Submit for review
Low barrier to entry = huge opportunity for aspiring founders!

6) Key takeaway:
START BUILDING!
• Make it your mission to become a Chrome extension factory. Create one every few weeks, even with a full-time job.
• The ROI from building to potentially monetizing is incredibly high for extensions.

7) Next steps:
• Pick an idea from the list in point #1
• Use AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT to help code
• Test and iterate
• Publish to Chrome Web Store
• Repeat and build your skills!

Want more free ideas? I collect the best ideas from the pod and give them to you for free in a database. Most of them cost $0 to start (my fav)

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[GregIsenberg]

RAS MIC IS BACK WITH HOW TO BUILD A CHROME EXTENSION WITH AI (AND HOW TO COME UP WITH STARTUP IDEAS). LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE.

[rasmic]

thanks again for having me greg!!

It's always a fun time

[fflglobal]

I started building chrome extensions last week using Perplexity and having some success, but I’m really inspired now after hearing what Mickey had to say that he believes 95% of business ideas could be turned into chrome extensions so I’m all in on this. Thank you.

[RudyBanks]

I built #7 "Tube Genie Pro". Your video popped up while I was waiting for Chrome store approval. Comments are gold! ❤

[GlowWorm]

you should do a video on the actual publishing process. Getting a fresh extension published to the chrome store and maybe even monetize it and see how much it makes

[stephanpaul]

I am a webdev and have been playing with bolt and it's been blowing my mind what it can do in such a short time, last night I was thinking to myself of making a chrome extension but didnt know what to make but yall gave me an epic idea, thanks so much for this video!!!!

[Nirella]

Someone give this person a standing ovation. 👏👏👏

[RyanMcNeill]

As a (currently) non-technical dude with an endless stream of new ideas, your content gives me hope that I can one day build something awesome. Thanks, Greg, for always jam-packing your episodes full of valuable content!

Thanks to Ras Mic for teaching this in a way that's easy for beginners (like me) to follow!

[Tom_Et]

24:48 the happiness when it works... That's what we live for.

Thanks for such an amazing video!

[Louisadamson]

Went along the video on my own and totally created my first chrome extension. Pushed through, and there you have it. After a bit of back and forth.

That reaction at [ 24:47 ]
“Oh My Goodness…”

That’s the meaning of life right there, I’ll tell you what.

[JoeMurphyjr]

I've create two chrome extensions in the last few weeks. As a non developer it's a great way to get validation of an idea. I would add one tip is to start with console scripts, test them in the browser, then convert to a chome extension. Even less overhead to getting started.

[tradingwithwill]

I had a lot of issues with cursor ai today doing Clerk authentication. It was using old clerk apis etc so I was trying to get it to use the latest docs. I ended up going to ChatGPT and asking questions. Also I took the bad looking visuals from cursor and pasted it into v0 and it gave me a beautiful login page and dashboard to use as a protected route. nothing wrong with using multiple AIs to get the job done. I’m 55 (former IT contractor but not exactly with this area) and having a blast with this stuff but you have to be persistent to get thought problems and walk away from the computer sometimes.

[FrankObserver]

This sounds like a great idea and the ideas for how to do research are easy enough. I might skip my walk this morning and give it a try. after my coffee. ☕

[thomasjoannes]

Hi Greg and Michaël. Great and appealing content. I just did not know/understand the @codebase stuff.
This comment came up before I saw the full episode.
The more I see, the more I feel this is huge.
Thanks to you guys.

[adamlawson]

Top content. Thanks for putting this together. I found this very useful for a few ideas I have. Looking forward to the next video!!

[JaMinaEngram]

Love watching what Ras does with these tools.

[francise]

This was really educational. I learnt alot. Please you guys should definitely do another videos 🙏

[PinkPineappleBiz]

Amazing! Took a while but got it there in the end.

[AdminOne-hjdt]

Brother Ras, always a pleasure having your presence on the podcast

[techbrewed]

Rock on! Went from sip to big gulp with this episode, thanks