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Carrot Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: gakohpplicjdhhfllilcjpfildodfnnn

This extension modifies the Codeforces website to inject additional data columns, such as predicted rating deltas and performance metrics. It functions by communicating with the Codeforces API to calculate statistics while browsing contests.

Developer:meooow
Version:0.6.8
Size:47.38KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

50K+

Rating

★ 4.2

80 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

Carrot is positioned as a productivity enhancement tool for Codeforces participants. It provides real-time rating change predictions and performance analytics directly within the platform's ranklist interface.

Inferred product pattern

Single-purpose open-source utility extension for a specific niche platform.

Review-backed pain points

Users consistently report the extension failing to fetch data, displaying HTTP errors (400, 403, 404), and encountering 'Receiving end does not exist' connection errors.

Observed feature gaps

The developer acknowledges the tool is no longer 100% accurate due to Codeforces rating system changes, and users report general maintenance/uptime issues.

Tags
CodeforcesRating PredictorCompetitive ProgrammingBrowser Extension
Target users

- Competitive Programmers

- Codeforces Users

Primary use cases

- Predicting rating changes during active contests

- Analyzing performance metrics in finished contests

Positive themes

- Useful functionality for competitive programming metrics

- Provides helpful real-time data insights

Negative themes

- Frequent API errors

- Connection issues

- Failure to load on ranklist pages

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- None identified; the tool is free, but reliability issues are a significant friction point.

Evidence boundary: Evidence is derived from Chrome Web Store user reviews and the developer's provided long description regarding current functionality and accuracy. Review data reflects only users who chose to leave feedback; recent error reports suggest potential abandonment or compatibility issues with Codeforces updates.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

Users report that the extension has stopped working effectively, citing persistent error messages that prevent data fetching.

Reliability

High incidence of reports regarding broken functionality, specifically failure to connect to the Codeforces API and script execution errors.

Privacy

No privacy complaints observed.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 1

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

- Support link

Store metadata

- Version: 0.6.8

- Size: 47.38KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

Codeforces rating predictorCodeforces extensionrating delta calculator

Comparison

CF-Predictor alternative

Problem

Carrot not workingCarrot errorCarrot API failed

Alternative

Codeforces tracker

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Screenshots

Carrot screenshot

Links

Support links: https://github.com/meooow25/carrot/issues

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