Would you pay for an extension?

[twiddler]

Would you pay for a browser extension?

If yes, would you:

• at what price?
• do a subscription?
• if yes to a subscription, at what price/timeframe?

If no, why not:

Also, I am expecting someone to say they entered this discussion expecting another type of extension. Shame on you.

Changelog:
Add request for explanation for no.

[Rixis]

No.

[Gamdwelf]

What does it do?

[Cyberowl]

Due to the flood of information you provided in the OP, I literally can't say anything else but yes.

Who wouldn't want THAT extension?

[vindicatorx]

Depends on what the extension does I have not paid for any yet but if it were doing something amazing I might.

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Due to the flood of information you provided in the OP, I literally can't say anything else but yes.

Who wouldn't want THAT extension?

I know right

[Cyberowl]

Depends on what the extension does I have not paid for any yet but if it were doing something amazing I might.

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I know right

All the stuff it does and things it provides is absolutely phenomenal!

[Ciddy]

I came in expecting this to be about another type of ext....oh, dammit.

OT: No. Although...Firefox user here, and if if NoScript weren't free, I'd probably be willing to drop a few bucks, as long as it's not absurd. And no, I wouldn't do a subscription fee.

[twiddler]

Depends on what the extension does I have not paid for any yet but if it were doing something amazing I might.

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I know right

The question is more so pertinent to the trend of individuals being less willing to pay for software than it is to the software itself.

[Independent voter]

Right now am using Microsoft Edge browser. It's very fast but currently has no addons. I guess they are going to have extensions in the near future. I am mostly missing adblock but I would like an RSS client too. Thing is, there are a lot of websites that do what extensions can do.

[oplawlz]

The question is more so pertinent to the trend of individuals being less willing to pay for software than it is to the software itself.

But willingness to pay is directly tied to what the extension does. If it's some cosmetic foofoo or something that ties to another service which already makes money from add revenue, then no. If it's some awesome augmented reality life changing thing, then yes.

[vindicatorx]

The question is more so pertinent to the trend of individuals being less willing to pay for software than it is to the software itself.

Oh I' sorry as a developer I'm more interested in what something does than if people are willing to part with money or not.

[Dezerte]

The most important thing to me with products like these is trust. Do I trust the developer to support and update their extension to always work with the latests browser version?

So, technically I would be willing to pay - but I need to trust you.

[Vermicious]

I'd pay for a browser security extension that combined several free ones I already use: Adblock, Ghostery, maybe Noscript.

As far as how much... maybe $3-5/month, on a monthly basis, with discounts for annual subscription purchase.

If they could add in a VPN, maybe even more.

[Revi]

That depends a lot on what it did. Right now I can't imagine any extension I'd pay for, and if there was a really great one I wanted, I'm sure the functionality would be replicated in a free one soon enough.

[Vermicious]

Social Fixer for Facebook is a godsend (and I'm an atheist). I should donate to that dude.

[Deleted]

I'd pay for a browser security extension that combined several free ones I already use: Adblock, Ghostery, maybe Noscript.

As far as how much... maybe $3-5/month, on a monthly basis, with discounts for annual subscription purchase.

If they could add in a VPN, maybe even more.

I wouldn't even use adblocker and such if ads weren't filled with viruses, spyware and above all bullshit you can't skip or overlook/hear.

[Vermicious]

I wouldn't even use adblocker and such if ads weren't filled with viruses, spyware and above all bullshit you can't skip or overlook/hear.

but they are, so you do

[lolstorm]

I normally wouldn't pay for an extension no. Unless someone made something like an anti-screamer extension. So basically it checks whether the page/video for sudden high volume/commonly screamer pictures and block those. I would DEFINITELY pay for such extension if it were to exist. (Yes, I poop my pants every single time)

[Lochton]

Not really, an extension is just like an addon. There is many other versions and they doesn't always seem to have put much to it. Really, thousands of extensions, I don't see a market for one with a price.

[twiddler]

Not really, an extension is just like an addon. There is many other versions and they doesn't always seem to have put much to it. Really, thousands of extensions, I don't see a market for one with a price.

Are you implying that addons can't add content?

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Oh I' sorry as a developer I'm more interested in what something does than if people are willing to part with money or not.

As a fellow developer, I imagine that you'd be interested in the question itself. Monetization isn't limited to our superiors.