Show HN: A Chrome Extension to Personalize Your Web Experience
7 points| jiajunyan | 1 year ago |betterfont.net
I'm just a regular guy who spends way too much time online. Whether it's scrolling through articles, binging blogs, or just doing some work, I realized something – the web can be a pretty dull place, visually speaking. Ever got tired of staring at the same old fonts and colors on every site? Yeah, me too.
That's why I created BetterFont. It's a simple idea, really: let's make the web a bit more us. With BetterFont, you can change fonts, tweak colors, adjust spacing... all that good stuff, directly in your browser. No coding, no fuss. Whether you need bigger fonts to read comfortably, or you're just in the mood for a change, BetterFont's got your back.
I made BetterFont for two main reasons: 1. To give you (and me) the freedom to see the web in a way that suits us better. 2. To save our eyes from the monotony of the same look every webpage offers.
I genuinely hope BetterFont makes your web browsing more enjoyable and personal. Keen to hear what you think and looking forward to your feedback!
Cheers!
jskherman|1 year ago
Uh... What makes this better than just installing something like the Stylus extension and learning some CSS? For the price (and even a subscription?) it just seems ridiculous and just spending some time with perusing MDN docs and/or an LLM. We may not even know that in the future that this extension will be properly maintained for a long time, making the settings difficult to migrate. Will this export to CSS?
Even if this is aimed towards non-technical users, in the first place most laypeople looking to change websites' looks will either (a) use Arc Boosts most likely, (b) learn some CSS eventually since they will most likely be design-oriented people, or (c) use Stylus if they have heard of it and just use the preexisting styles made by the community on popular websites that a majority of people spend time on (which already have good styles)...
[end devil's advocate]
The UI of the extension looks nice though but it just seems kind of ridiculous with the pricing.