It's not going to make you happy

Edge Add-On: It's not going to make you happy

It's not going to make you happy is an Edge add-on designed to deter shopping impulses. It displays a popup message on specified sites, reminding users that their purchases won't bring true happiness.

Add-on stats

Users: N/A
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2023-02-21)
Creation date: 2022-08-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 32.95K

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
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Add-on summary

To deter shopping impulses, a popup saying “It’s not going to make you happy” appears on sites defined by the extension, available in a user-configurable list but with a couple of popular one built in. A snooze option is also available.

Concept based on Luís Falcão de Magalhães’ blog post: https://medium.com/@Luis_maga/its-not-going-to-make-you-happy-48679160eae8

Add-on safety

Risk impact

It's not going to make you happy requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

It's not going to make you happy has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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