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Kenat Chrome Extension

Ethiopian calendar Chrome extension with Geez clock, weather, agenda, todos, and countdowns for new tab

Browser extension Rated 7 Oct 2026

Link
github.com/MelakuDemeke/kenat_chrome-extension
Built by
Kenat / ቀናት

Bloat

130/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

A working, free new-tab extension that shipped two releases in a day and has been quiet since. It covers a real local need (Ethiopian calendar, Amharic UI) but has no way to charge, no store listing, and little a competent developer couldn't rebuild, though it sits on the author's own Kenat calendar tooling.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

Ethiopian calendar users are a real audience, but the extension is free, sideloaded and has no payment or pricing path, so there's no believable route to revenue yet.

24/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (2)

  1. Describes a useful Ethiopian calendar new tab with EN / አማርኛ, but offers it as a free zip download.

    “🌐 kenat_chrome_extention is out — Ethiopian calendar new tab for Chrome. My friend @designdave has been asking me to build a Chrome extension for Kenat… so here it is. Geez clock, weather, agenda, todos, countdowns, quick links, and search with suggestions. EN / አማርኛ. ⏬ Download (v1) 🐱 Repo Install: unzip → chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked → select the folder.”

    Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 14 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Repo has no homepage, license or pricing, and the crawler found no payment provider.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/MelakuDemeke/kenat_chrome-extension (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

The edge is mostly execution and the author's own Kenat calendar tooling. A new tab page with widgets is something others could rebuild fairly quickly.

22/100

Rubric 21–40The only edge is execution, or being first.

Receipts (2)

  1. The feature list (clock, weather, todos, countdowns, quick links, search) is common new-tab fare, with the Geez clock and Ethiopian calendar as the local angle.

    “🌐 kenat_chrome_extention is out — Ethiopian calendar new tab for Chrome. My friend @designdave has been asking me to build a Chrome extension for Kenat… so here it is. Geez clock, weather, agenda, todos, countdowns, quick links, and search with suggestions. EN / አማርኛ. ⏬ Download (v1) 🐱 Repo Install: unzip → chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked → select the folder.”

    Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 14 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. A Firefox port came from an outside contributor, which shows the code is easy to approach and extend, and so easy to copy.

    “🌐 kenat_extension now works on Firefox too. Big thanks to 💬 @next_web_dev for the contribution 🙏 📦 Firefox download (v1.1.0) Release notes (Chrome + Firefox) Install: unzip → Firefox about:debugging → This Firefox → Load Temporary Add-on → select manifest.json.”

    Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 14 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Two days of work and two releases on one day in July, then nothing for about 85 days. That's a quick launch with no sustained cadence yet.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 2 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 85 days, so scaled to 80%.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “🌐 kenat_chrome_extention is out — Ethiopian calendar new tab for Chrome. My friend @designdave has been asking me to build a Chrome extension for Kenat… so here it is. Geez clock, weather, agenda, todos, countdowns, quick links, and search with suggestions. EN / አማርኛ. ⏬ Download (v1) 🐱 Repo Install: unzip → chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked → select the folder.”

    Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 14 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “🌐 kenat_extension now works on Firefox too. Big thanks to 💬 @next_web_dev for the contribution 🙏 📦 Firefox download (v1.1.0) Release notes (Chrome + Firefox) Install: unzip → Firefox about:debugging → This Firefox → Load Temporary Add-on → select manifest.json.”

    Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 14 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A working multi-feature extension exists with Chrome and Firefox builds. It's distributed as a manual zip install rather than through a store, and there's no backend or policy pages.

69/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://github.com/MelakuDemeke/kenat_chrome-extension responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram), so HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product25/35

    A working extension exists with downloadable builds for Chrome and Firefox, but it's installed by unpacking a zip in developer mode rather than from a store, and it appears to be early-stage.

  • Own home0/10

    No home found.

  • Maintained15/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-07-14.

  • Operations4/15

    There's a GitHub repo with versioned releases, release notes and two browser targets. There's no backend, docs site for the extension, privacy policy, terms or support contact.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://github.com/MelakuDemeke/kenat_chrome-extension responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/MelakuDemeke/kenat_chrome-extension (opens in a new tab)

  2. Lists the feature set and gives load-unpacked install steps for the v1 zip.

    “🌐 kenat_chrome_extention is out — Ethiopian calendar new tab for Chrome. My friend @designdave has been asking me to build a Chrome extension for Kenat… so here it is. Geez clock, weather, agenda, todos, countdowns, quick links, and search with suggestions. EN / አማርኛ. ⏬ Download (v1) 🐱 Repo Install: unzip → chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked → select the folder.”

    Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 14 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The repo is live with 2 releases.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/MelakuDemeke/kenat_chrome-extension (opens in a new tab)

  4. Two tagged releases on GitHub, no homepage or license.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/MelakuDemeke/kenat_chrome-extension (opens in a new tab)

  5. Release notes cover both Chrome and Firefox builds.

    “🌐 kenat_extension now works on Firefox too. Big thanks to 💬 @next_web_dev for the contribution 🙏 📦 Firefox download (v1.1.0) Release notes (Chrome + Firefox) Install: unzip → Firefox about:debugging → This Firefox → Load Temporary Add-on → select manifest.json.”

    Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 14 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

Distribution is limited to GitHub releases, there's no payment or pricing path, and no privacy policy or support contact. Commitment shows in a related toolkit and one outside contributor, but the project has been idle since launch.

15/100

  • Distribution10/30

    Versioned downloadable releases (2 on GitHub).

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    Nothing in the posts mentions customers, payments or income.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment5/20

    The project sits under a broader Kenat toolkit with its own channel and a Telegram bot, and an outside contributor helped. But there's no roadmap, and activity stopped after one day.

Receipts (4)

  1. Versioned downloadable releases (2 on GitHub).

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/MelakuDemeke/kenat_chrome-extension (opens in a new tab)

  2. The extension is offered as a free download with no pricing.

    “🌐 kenat_chrome_extention is out — Ethiopian calendar new tab for Chrome. My friend @designdave has been asking me to build a Chrome extension for Kenat… so here it is. Geez clock, weather, agenda, todos, countdowns, quick links, and search with suggestions. EN / አማርኛ. ⏬ Download (v1) 🐱 Repo Install: unzip → chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked → select the folder.”

    Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 14 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. Credits an outside contributor for the Firefox support.

    “🌐 kenat_extension now works on Firefox too. Big thanks to 💬 @next_web_dev for the contribution 🙏 📦 Firefox download (v1.1.0) Release notes (Chrome + Firefox) Install: unzip → Firefox about:debugging → This Firefox → Load Temporary Add-on → select manifest.json.”

    Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 14 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Commits only on 2026-07-13 and 2026-07-14, with no pushes since.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/MelakuDemeke/kenat_chrome-extension (opens in a new tab)