smallweb/extension

Kagi Small Web Browser Extension

Discover the indie web directly in your browser. Random posts from personal blogs, YouTube creators, GitHub projects, and webcomics.

Features

• Discover: Random posts from curated indie content
• Multiple Modes: Blogs, Appreciated, Videos, Code, Comics, Saved
• Reader Mode: Clean reading experience with optional dyslexia-friendly font
• Text-to-Speech: Listen to articles hands-free
• Save for Later: Bookmark posts to your local collection
• Appreciate: Send appreciation to content creators
• History: Per-mode browsing history
• Keyboard Shortcuts:
  • Space - Discover next post
  • R - Toggle reader mode
  • S - Save/unsave post
  • T - Toggle text-to-speech
  • D - Toggle dyslexia font

Installation

Chrome

1. Download smallweb-chrome.zip from dist/
2. Unzip the file
3. Open chrome://extensions/
4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top right)
5. Click "Load unpacked"
6. Select the unzipped folder

Firefox

1. Download smallweb-firefox.zip from dist/
2. Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
3. Click "Load Temporary Add-on"
4. Select the zip file or manifest.json inside

Building from Source

cd extension
./build.sh

Outputs:

• dist/chrome/ - Chrome extension
• dist/firefox/ - Firefox extension
• dist/smallweb-chrome.zip - Chrome distribution
• dist/smallweb-firefox.zip - Firefox distribution

Usage

1. Click the extension icon to open the side panel
2. Click "Discover" to navigate to a random post
3. Use mode tabs to switch content types (hover for item counts)
4. Enable Reader Mode for distraction-free reading
5. Save posts you want to revisit later

Privacy

• All data stored locally in browser storage
• No tracking or analytics
• Referrer set to kagi.com/smallweb for proper attribution