Tired of Losing Google Meet Chats? I Built a Fix

Dilan Weerasinghe — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:36:44 +0000

Google Meet Doesn’t Save Chats, So I Built MeetSaver

Hey devs 👋

If you use Google Meet regularly, you’ve probably faced this:

👉 You share an important link in chat
👉 Someone drops key info during the meeting
👉 The meeting ends… and everything is gone

No history. No export. No way to get it back.

That was frustrating enough that I decided to fix it.

💡 The Idea

I built a Chrome extension called MeetSaver that automatically saves Google Meet chat messages in real time.

No extra clicks. No manual copying. It just works in the background.

⚙️ What It Does

✅ Automatically captures chat messages during meetings
✅ Saves chats per meeting
✅ Keeps things clean and organized
✅ Runs silently (no interruption to your meeting)

⚡ Challenges I Faced

Google Meet doesn’t have a stable DOM
Chat elements load dynamically
Avoiding duplicate messages was tricky
Keeping performance smooth during long meetings

The biggest challenge was dealing with Google Meet’s constantly changing DOM structure 😅

🔥 Why I Kept It Simple

At first, I thought of supporting Zoom too.

But I removed it and focused only on Google Meet to:

Keep a single clear purpose (important for Chrome Web Store approval)
Reduce complexity
Build something more reliable

🚀 What’s Coming Next

I’m planning to add:

🔍 Search chats
☁️ Cloud sync

MeetSaver Install from here 👇
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/keoflebbbfemdfgggclhimpfcnnckpmk?utm_source=item-share-cb

🙌 Feedback?

I’d love your thoughts:

Would you use something like this?
What feature would make this a “must-have” for you?
Any suggestions or improvements?

Thanks for reading 🚀

I Built a Chrome Extension to Detect Fake Amazon Reviews

Dilan Weerasinghe — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:26:50 +0000

As developers, we spend a lot of time reviewing tools, libraries, and products online, and Amazon reviews are often the first thing we check.

But lately, I noticed something frustrating:

⭐ Products with thousands of reviews but poor real quality
🧠 Reviews that look human, yet feel suspicious
🤖 Repeated phrases, patterns, and timing that don’t add up

So I built a Chrome extension to answer one simple question:

“Can we algorithmically judge how trustworthy Amazon reviews really are — without sending data to any server?”

That project became TrustRadar.
❓ The Problem With Amazon Reviews

Amazon reviews are valuable — but they’re also easy to manipulate:

Paid review farms
Incentivized “verified” reviews
Burst patterns (hundreds of reviews in short time windows)
Generic praise with no real product usage

For a human, spotting this across hundreds or thousands of reviews is exhausting.

For a program? Much easier.

🛠️ What TrustRadar Does

TrustRadar analyzes reviews directly inside your browser and gives you:

✅ Trust Score (0–100)
⚠️ Risk Flags (patterns commonly linked to fake reviews)
📊 Review distribution analysis
🧠 Buy / Consider / Not recommend

🔍** How the Analysis Works (High-Level)**

Without going into proprietary details, TrustRadar looks at:

Review Authenticity Signals

Review length vs substance
Generic wording frequency
Repeated phrase patterns
Review timing clusters

Reviewer Credibility

Verified purchase ratio
Reviewer activity patterns
Media-backed reviews (images/videos)

Behavioral Patterns

Sudden review spikes
Rating distribution anomalies
Helpful-vote consistency

Each signal contributes to a weighted trust score, not a binary “fake / real” decision.

TrustRadar works entirely offline after installation.

Your Amazon page → your browser → your decision.

🚀 Current Status

✅ Approved on Chrome Web Store
✅ Live and usable
🚧 Actively improving detection logic
🚧 UI/UX refinements in progress

This is still an evolving side project, and I’m actively listening to feedback from both developers and regular shoppers.

🤝 What I’d Love Feedback On

If you’re a dev, I’d especially love thoughts on:
Signal weighting ideas
Edge cases you’ve seen with reviews
UI clarity (does the score feel trustworthy?)

False positives vs false negatives

🔗 Try It & Share Feedback

If you want to try it:
(https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hgnlhnjkenedenmhngkfdnfclmmocock?utm_source=item-share-cb)

Search TrustRadar on the Chrome Web Store

Or test it on any Amazon product page

If you’re building something similar or thinking about local-first browser tools, I’d love to connect.

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