Glance Back

You spend so much time staring at your computer... doesn't your computer deserve a chance to glance back at you?

What is Glance Back?

Glance Back is a unique Chrome extension designed to record your thought and moment of the day. It serves as a digital diary, taking your photo and asking a question about your current thought when you open a new tab. Your photo and responses are saved locally for your personal reflection.

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Extension stats

By: https://glanceback.info

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Users: 8,000+

Rating: 4.62 (29)

Version: 0.1.7 (Last updated: 2022-08-20)

Creation date: 2020-05-23

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage

Size: 161.79K

Email: he*****@mayaontheinter.net

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 11595 ▼ 36

Other rankings

#2820 in Just for Fun ▲ 3 #49 in photo keyword 15 ▼ 4

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Extension summary

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Glance Back is a daily photo diary, capturing the moments shared between you and your computer. Once a day, when you open a new tab, Glance Back will take your photo, ask you what you’re thinking about, and save both the photo and written thought to its locally stored archive.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Users appreciate the concept and functionality of the extension, describing it as a fun and unique experience.
Many reviews highlight the positive impact it has on users' moods and self-perception.
The developer is noted for being responsive to user feedback and implementing changes based on reviews.

Cons

Several users report issues with camera access, including errors and inability to re-enable camera permissions.
There are complaints about the extension taking over the new tab screen, which some users find intrusive.
Some users express frustration over lost photos after reinstallation or signing out of Chrome.

Most mentioned

Request for a cloud backup feature to save photos.
Desire for additional customization options, such as changing colors in minimal mode.
Confusion regarding the functionality of the extension, particularly how it interacts with the new tab screen.

User reviews

mariam velasquez, 2024-04-17

I've been using this extension for so long now but I'm trying to change the browser I use to opera gx, and it would be awesome if this extension could be optimized for it. Opera lets you download and use chrome extensions but it doesn't seem to activate right like with chrome. Regardless I've loved using it all this time!

Hope, 2023-10-22

I love and admire your work, Maya! Been enjoying glance back for about 2 years now and it would be awesome if users can edit their minimal mode (at the very least, change the solid colour of the new tab)