I Built a Chrome Extension Because I Was Tired of Logging In and Out

ogisetiawan — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:57:43 +0000

For years, I've kept a small notebook filled with ideas for apps and developer tools.

Most of them came from one simple question:

"What problem do I keep solving manually every single day?"

The funny part?

Almost none of those ideas became real.

Not because they weren't useful—but because time always got in the way. Between work, family, and side projects, building everything felt impossible.

Then Generative AI arrived.

Today, building software is faster than ever.

AI can generate code, design interfaces, write documentation, and even help debug problems.

But one thing hasn't changed:

AI can generate software. It can't generate your real-life frustrations.

And those frustrations are often where the best product ideas begin.

The Problem

As a web developer, I constantly switch between multiple accounts

Some examples:

Personal Google account
Work Google account
Client GitHub account
Multiple ChatGPT accounts
Facebook Business accounts
Account to Testing Between Users

Every day looked like this:

Chrome Profiles help...

...until you only need to switch one website.

Opening another browser or open an incognito tab just to change anoterh account felt like overkill.

So I decided to build something.

Introducing Account Switcher

Account Switcher is a Chrome Extension that lets you save and restore multiple login sessions for websites.

Instead of logging out every time, you simply choose the session you want.

Current Features

Save websites
Save multiple login sessions
One-click session switching
Session management
Local storage only
Privacy-first
No cloud synchronization
Lightweight interface

Who Is It For?

I originally built it for myself.

But I realized many people have the same workflow:

Developers
QA Engineers
Digital Marketers
Freelancers
AI Power Users
Customer Support Teams

If you manage multiple accounts, you've probably experienced the same frustration.

Privacy Matters

One thing I cared about from the beginning was privacy.

Everything stays on your own computer.

No analytics
No tracking
No cloud sync
No external server

Your sessions remain under your control.

Building in Public

I still have many ideas:

Search improvements ( Semantic Search )
Session backup Export and Import
Cross-device sync (optional)
Workspace management

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

What feature would make this extension useful for your workflow?

Chrome Web Store:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/account-switcher/lbfnppdlkmbhiallnmpalgcfaifpigmm

Website:
https://ogisetiawan.github.io/account-switcher/index.html

GitHub:
https://github.com/ogisetiawan/account-switcher

Extension Google Chrome for Developer

ogisetiawan — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 09:12:21 +0000

Hello world, This is my first article on the internet :)

Maybe my knowledge is still very minimal about the world of programming that is getting increasingly, and this is also not the original writing to be made, even though I am still a noob in the programming world I am not stingy about science, because sharing is a pleasure in the world: D

OK, I will go straight to the topic of my conversation, about important extensions on Google Chrome for Developers

1. Todoist: To-Do list and Task Manager

An Application Todolist Tasks, which is very helpful for developers to record what tasks will be done on that day, so that developers can plan to when the project will be completed.

For example today a developer will work on 5 tasks:

Create a login interface page
Create user login conditions,
Interactive login with javascript,
Create a user dashboard page
Displays data session user login

With this is, developer can see the history of any tasks that have not been done. So that the brain will indirectly send the letter that the task that has been recorded must be completed on that day.

In addition, this application can determine the priority of tasks, determine the date to when the task will be completed, add sub-tasks and many other features. I am already familiar with this, and help me discipline working on several projects on time.

countinued soon :)

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