Pick Pocket 💡

Seize ideas, arguments, and thoughts to contemplate later

A Chrome extension that lets you save text snippets from any webpage with a single click.

Features

• 💡 Pick Popover - Select any text and a "Pick" button appears above it
• Right-click Menu - Use "Pick Idea" from the context menu
• New Tab Dashboard - View all your saved ideas organized by date
• ⏳ Life Progress - Visualize your life, year, month, and day progress on the dashboard
• Smart Source Links - Automatically extracts permalinks from Twitter/X, StackOverflow, Reddit, Quora, and Hacker News
• 📧 Share via Gmail - Email individual ideas, a day's ideas, or all ideas
• ☁️ Cloud Sync - Optional sync to a Cloudflare Worker for cross-device access (requires self-hosted server)
• 💾 Backup & Restore - Export your ideas to JSON or import from a backup
• Self/Social Mode - Toggle to hide share buttons for distraction-free viewing

Installation

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions
3. Enable Developer mode (top right)
4. Click Load unpacked and select the extension folder

Configuration

Cloud Sync (Optional)

To enable syncing across devices, you can deploy the included Cloudflare Worker:

1. Navigate to server/ directory
2. Deploy the worker using Wrangler
3. Add your Worker URL in the extension Options page

Life Progress

• Go to the Options page to set your Birth Year
• The dashboard will show your estimated life progress (based on 75-year expectancy)

Usage

Saving Ideas

• Method 1: Select text → Click the 💡 Pick button that appears
• Method 2: Select text → Right-click → "Pick Idea"

Viewing Ideas

• Open a new tab to see all your saved ideas
• Ideas are grouped by date (newest first)
• Click "Source" to visit the original page

Tech Stack

• Manifest V3
• Chrome Storage API (local & sync)
• jQuery

License

MIT