Monochromate
Focus on what matters.
monochromate.lirena.in Source★ 58 Chrome Web Store DiscordProductivity & Collaboration / Habits, Focus & Time Tracking
- Monthly visits
- 11.8K
- Oct 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- Free
- No monthly subscription pricing
- Launched
- 2y ago
- 2024-05-04 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions- black leather jacket era is over.
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- Happi diwali ✨ Wdym I woke up soooo late ... Am I kumbhkaran ?
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Launched on Show HN (7 pts · 6 comments)Launch
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Oct 14 · 32d agoLaunch page
At the time: <5K visits/moVisits: prior 2 mo +3%, next 1 mo +204%2 concurrent movesLaunched on Product HuntLaunch
Playful, deterministic avatars for every user.
Oct 13 · 33d agoLaunch page
At the time: <5K visits/moVisits: prior 2 mo +3%, next 1 mo +204%2 concurrent movesLaunched on Show HN (5 pts)Launch
Monchromate v1.5.0 – Smart greyscale browser extension — Last month I posted here about my extension called Monochromate, a greyscale extension I built because I spend most of my time in the brow…
Aug 29, 2025 · 15mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Product HuntLaunch
Turn down the colors and focus on what really matters.
Aug 5, 2025 · 16mo agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- 4 months back I started making an extension named monochromate which was basically a greyscale extension, I realised power of them when I turned it on my phone and the thing is being a programmer most of my time is spent on browsers ... and that's where it don't exist (at least not the perfect solution for my needs). That's how I came up with it, made it ope
- Post excerpt:
- Last month I posted here about my extension called Monochromate, a greyscale extension I built because I spend most of my time in the browser and couldn’t find the right solution for my needs ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44726807 ). Thanks to that post I got a ton of feedback, new contributors on GitHub, and we’ve now crossed 450+ users with a 5-st
- Post excerpt:
- hey everynyan, i've always found it funny how much effort goes into making websites look good, only for every new user to be greeted by the same boring pfp. and if you're building an app with hundreds of users, you're probably either assigning random images from a small collection or asking users to upload their own. i wanted something better for the default
Open Source & Self-Hosting
- GitHub Stars
- ★ 58
- Forks
- 5
- License
- See repository
- Primary language
- —
Store data
- Rating
- Rating not syncedRating count not synced
- New ratings last mo
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- Price & IAP
- FreeIAP data not synced
- Current version
- —Store metadata
Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct65%
- Organic Search11%
- Social7%
- Paid Search6%
- Other11%
Countries
- United States63%
- India32%
- Germany3%
- Japan2%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2024-05-02
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| greyscale extension | 150 |
| monochromate | 50 |
| matt display crome extension | 40 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Website does not list public plan prices.
Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-06 · Source page
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshotsQuestions & evidence
- How much website traffic does Monochromate get?
- Vaneform estimates 11.8K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is Monochromate and what platforms does it support?
- Monochromate is catalogued under Habits, Focus & Time Tracking: Focus on what matters.. Supported platforms: Browser Extension.
- Is Monochromate open source?
- Monochromate has a public repository (https://github.com/lirena00/monochromate) with its source repository published, recording 58 GitHub stars.Source
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