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Foil

by yang · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 17 Oct 2026

A local Markdown editor with comments, protected share links and standalone HTML export.

Users
3
+2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#320K
#255K among extensions
Version
0.1.0
updated 11 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 1 months
023Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 3 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 1 months
001Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Foil

Foil is a local Markdown editor for writing, commenting, and sharing documents from your browser. Click the Foil toolbar icon to open the full editor in a new tab. No account is required. WRITE AND ORGANIZE • Write Markdown with live formatting, headings, lists, tasks, code blocks, links, and keyboard shortcuts. • Keep multiple documents in your browser's local library. • Choose your reading theme and font. COMMENT AND SHARE • Highlight text to add inline comments and replies. • Share a snapshot of your document and comments in a link. The document is encoded in the URL fragment rather than uploaded to a document server. • Add optional password protection, or create a time capsule that unlocks after a chosen time using the drand public randomness network. • Export a standalone HTML file that recipients can open in a browser. Ordinary and password-protected files work offline; time capsules require a drand connection. • Open a Foil shared link inside the extension. Shared documents open as read-only snapshots; choose “Edit anyway” to save a local copy. LOCAL BY DEFAULT Documents and settings stay in this extension's browser storage. Foil has no user accounts, analytics, advertising, or cloud synchronization. The extension does not read other websites or browsing history. Network access to four drand endpoints is used only for time-capsule functionality; document contents and passwords are not sent to drand. Anyone who receives an unprotected share link or HTML file can read that snapshot. Removing the extension or clearing its data can remove your local library, so keep exported backups. The website and extension have separate local libraries. Foil is open source: https://github.com/zhy0216/foil

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+50.0%00.00
30 days+2+200.0%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.1.011 Sep 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
11 Sep 2026
Size
303 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
gddcjgcknlhppbplfdhbpgknoblajnik

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Site access
https://api.drand.sh/*https://drand.cloudflare.com/*https://api2.drand.sh/*https://api3.drand.sh/*

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