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DummyText

by David Hancock · davidhancock.co · Workflow & Planning
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Generates random dummy text (Lorem Ipsum).

Users
7,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.7 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
27
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#12K
#10K among extensions
Version
2.0.0
updated 27 Dec 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
2,0005,0008,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
91827Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 27 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About DummyText

Simple, quick and unobtrusive dummy text generator for web designers and developers. This extension installs a small icon in your browser allowing you quick access to paragraphs of dummy text (Lorem ipsum style) at the click of a button. The number of paragraphs, words per paragraph and whether or not to wrap paragraphs in paragraph tags can be changed easily. Once happy with your selection, simply click the Copy button and the text is sent straight to your clipboard ready for pasting! This extension is open source and the source code is available on GitHub: http://github.com/davgothic/DummyText ============= Recent Changes ============= Version 2.0.0 ========== * Support for matching browser colour scheme. * An auto-copy option with a configurable delay. * A theme selector with light and dark options. * Provide an options page for configuring settings. * Updated to Chrome manifest v3. * Rewrote using plain JavaScript. Version 1.5 ========= * Set offline_enabled setting to true in the manifest file to specify that this extension can run offline. Version 1.4 ========= * Updated the paragraph checkbox style to look more like Chrome's UI. Version 1.3 ========= * Added a few additional icons. Version 1.2 ========= * Updated the UI to make it look a little more at home in Chrome.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1,000+16.7%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year−1,000−12.5%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
2.0.027 Dec 2023
1.513 May 2013

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
13 May 2013
Size
13 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
ahnionhaccolmddlboaklelpadaeafbj

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 1
Permissions
storage

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