Always Smile

Does nothing, because Amazon Smile has ended. 😢

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Always Smile was designed to help Amazon shoppers automatically route their purchases through Amazon Smile, ensuring a portion of proceeds supports a charity of their choice. Although Amazon Smile has now ended, this extension was originally created to maximize charitable contributions effortlessly right from your browser.

The extension is open source, allowing transparency and customization by users interested in the code. Please note, Always Smile is not officially endorsed by Amazon. It serves as a helpful tool for shoppers looking to make a difference while shopping online.

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By:: jeremy.schlatter
Users:: 1,000
Rating:: 4.69

(59)
Version:: 1.2 Last updated: 2023-02-24
Creation date:: 2019-12-08
Risk:: Very low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 14.38KB
Email:: ma*****@jeremyschlatter.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:: 2025-07-09

Ranking

# 22,072 ▲ 150

Other rankings

#1104 in Shopping ▲ 5

User reviews

Pros

Works reliably to redirect Amazon links to AmazonSmile, enabling donations to charity.
Simple and easy to use without unnecessary permissions or data access.
Helpful for remembering to use AmazonSmile when shopping, supporting favorite charities.
Open source, giving users confidence in its simplicity and security.
Effective where other similar extensions failed, with minimal bugs and issues.

Cons

Amazon ending the AmazonSmile program, limiting the extension's usefulness.
Occasional issues with infinite redirect loops, especially when not logged into Amazon.
Does not always automatically redirect product links from emails or other direct links without manual refresh.
Lack of support for AmazonSmile URLs in other regions besides the main site, such as amazon.co.uk.
Sometimes causes errors requiring reinstallation to fix redirect failures.

Recent reviews

This was a good extension 🥲

iR*****, 2023-06-05

RIP I donated to abused and trafficked women to help start a new life. It is a cause that meant something to me, and it was mere quarters and pennies vs thousands of dollars spent on Amazon.

Vi*****, 2023-05-03

This was an excellent extension for many years. Worked as promised, no bugs, no weird permissions. Perfect right up until the day Amazon killed off the Smile program. Thanks for your help and your extension, dev. Much appreciated. I'll keep the extension installed, just turned off -- just in case something changes.

Jo*****, 2023-02-23

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Always Smile does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.

Risk likelihood

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Always Smile has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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