u/Think_Philosophy6391

Built a Chrome extension that people said would be useful, but struggling to get real users

Built a Chrome extension that people said would be useful, but struggling to get real users

I’ve noticed myself spending pretty a lot replying to emails, even simple ones somehow turn into 5 minutes of rewriting just to get the right tone and grammar.
It’s even worse for me as a non-native English speaker that I keep second guessing if it sounds too direct or awkward or natural, and often switching AI tools and email.
So I built a Chrome extension (ReplyMate) that helps generate replies directly inside Gmail and Outlook, so significant time save. A few people around me said it’s actually useful, but I’m struggling to get real users or consistent feedback. Since I’m still a university student, most people around me aren’t heavy email users, so it’s been harder to validate properly.
I’ve tried posting short-form videos, LinkedIn, even Product Hunt, but it’s been pretty quiet so far.
If you have a minute to check it out, I’d really appreciate any honest feedback 🙏https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/peiobdhdmdklnkkfbcnmindgpclikkfo?utm\_source=item-share-cb

u/Think_Philosophy6391 — 16 hours ago
Launched my first product on Product Hunt today — built this to stop overthinking emails!

Launched my first product on Product Hunt today — built this to stop overthinking emails!

I kept spending way too long replying to emails…

Even simple ones turned into:
“is this too formal?”
“does this sound rude?”
“should I rewrite this again?”

So I ended up building ReplyMate.

It generates email replies directly inside Gmail & Outlook, with tone + length control, and even translation if you work across languages.

Launched it on Product Hunt today — honestly just trying to see if this is actually useful beyond my own problem.

Would really appreciate any honest feedback 🙏
(no pressure to upvote, just want real opinions)

https://www.producthunt.com/products/replymate-ai-email-replies?launch=replymate

Solo student dev here — just launched my first product on Product Hunt today

Solo student dev here — just launched my first product on Product Hunt today

Hey everyone,

I’m a student developer and today I launched my first product on Product Hunt.

I’ve been working on it for a while — it’s a small tool that helps generate email replies directly inside Gmail and Outlook, mainly to save time and stop overthinking messages.

Honestly, building it was the easy part… getting people to actually try it is way harder than I expected 😅

I’m still early and trying to learn, so I’d really appreciate any feedback — even small thoughts help a lot.

If anyone’s curious, happy to share the link — would really appreciate any feedback 🙏
https://www.producthunt.com/products/replymate-ai-email-replies?launch=replymate

Thanks for reading🙏

Built an AI tool that writes email replies inside Gmail & Outlook — would love business-focused feedback

I’ve been working on a small AI tool to solve something that kept bothering me — spending way too much time replying to emails.

Even for simple replies, I found myself rewriting the same message multiple times just to get the tone right. It feels like a small thing, but across a day of emails, it adds up quickly.

So I built a Chrome extension that generates replies directly inside Gmail (and now Outlook as well), without needing to switch tabs.

What it does:

  • Adjust tone (professional, friendly, direct)
  • Control length (short, medium, long)
  • Generate replies instantly in your inbox
  • Translate messages across languages

The goal is simple:
👉 reply faster, without overthinking or sounding robotic

I’ve been using it daily and it’s been genuinely helpful, but I’m still early and trying to validate this from a business perspective.

Would really appreciate your thoughts:

  • Do you (or your team) spend significant time on email replies?
  • Where would something like this actually fit into a workflow?
  • What would stop you from adopting a tool like this?

Trying to understand if this solves a real business problem or just my own 😅

🔗 https://replymateai.app/

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I built a tool to save hours on email replies — would love honest feedback

I didn’t realize how much time I was wasting on emails until I paid attention.

Even for simple replies, I’d sit there rewriting the same sentence over and over just to get the tone right…
“Does this sound too formal?”
“Is this rude?”
“Should I add one more line?”

And somehow something that should take 30 seconds turns into 5+ minutes.

So I started building a small Chrome extension that writes replies directly inside Gmail (and now Outlook too).

You can tweak tone (professional, friendly, direct), adjust length, and even translate messages if you're working across languages.

I originally built it just for myself, but I’ve been using it daily and it’s actually saving me a lot of time.

Now I’m trying to figure out if this is a real problem for others, or just me overthinking emails 😅

Would genuinely love your thoughts:

  • Is this something you’d use?
  • What kind of emails do you struggle with the most?
  • Anything you’d want it to do that I’m missing?

Not trying to hard promote here — just looking for honest feedback.
Happy to share the link if anyone’s interested 🙏