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I wrote my own Chrome extensions after my trusted tools were sold to new owners

My favorite browser extensions became a security risk, and that pushed me to vibe-code alternatives I could control.
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This hidden tool showed me exactly which VS Code extensions were slowing my laptop down

Extension bloat was the problem, not an aging laptop.
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I cut back on my browser extensions, and these are the 3 I kept

I'm Stevie Bonifield, a freelance tech journalist covering gaming, Linux, Apple, and everything in between. I've written for PC Gamer, Tom's Guide, XDA, and Laptop Mag. When I'm not writing, you can ...