Stack Chat

Write notes or chat about Stack Overflow questions and answers directly on the question page.
What is Stack Chat?
Stack Chat is a Chrome extension that enables users to write notes or have informal chats about Stack Overflow questions and answers. It provides a panel with relevant messages on the question page and allows browsing global chats when not on a question page.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-05-09
By: hiattp
Users: 4
Version: 0.3 (Last updated: 2013-11-15)
Creation date: 2013-11-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 205.82K

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Extension summary

Questions, answers, and comments on Stack Overflow are carefully curated for concise, quality content. "Chattiness" is explicitly discouraged, reserved for actual SO chatrooms. But I'd rather have something more informal than comments on the question page itself for the occasional note to self, back and forth, or snarky diatribe.

That pretty much sums up Stack Chat. When you click the browser icon, a panel slides out with messages relevant to the question page you are on. If you aren't on a question page, you'll get some global chats to peruse. If you aren't on Stack Overflow at all, it will redirect you there.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Stack Chat requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Stack Chat may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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