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A privacy-first Chrome Extension that visualizes your browser usage like screen time reports—track daily & weekly site activity to build better digital habits and boost productivity.

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🧠 Browser Buddy – Screen Time Tracker ⏳

A privacy-first Chrome Extension that visualizes your browser usage like your phone's screen time report. Get insights into how much time you spend on different websites throughout the day and week—helping you build better digital habits and stay productive online.

Browser Buddy Screenshot

Browser Buddy Screenshot

Browser Buddy Screenshot

🚀 Features

  • 📊 Daily Usage Summary
    View total screen time for today.

  • 📅 Weekly Usage Bar Chart
    A visual breakdown of your daily usage for the current week.

  • 🌐 Top Visited Sites
    Know which sites consumed most of your time.

  • 🧠 Categorization
    Automatically groups websites into categories: Social Media, Work, Entertainment, etc.

  • 🔍 Real History Data
    Uses Chrome's history API to fetch actual usage—no fake/mock data.

  • 🕶️ Modern UI
    Clean layout inspired by mobile screen-time dashboards.

  • 🔐 Privacy-Focused
    All data is processed locally. Nothing is sent or stored externally.


🛠️ Installation (Local Development)

  1. Clone the Repository

    git https://github.com/snikdhendu/Browser-Buddy.git
    
    
  2. Install Dependencies

npm install
  1. Build the Extension -This step will generate the dist/ folder needed to load into Chrome.
 npm run build

4. 🧩 Load the Extension in Chrome

  • Open Chrome and go to: chrome://extensions
  • Enable Developer Mode using the toggle in the top-right corner.
  • Click on Load Unpacked.
  • Select the dist/ folder generated from the previous step.

✅ Done! You should now see Browser Buddy active in your Chrome Extension bar.

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