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ScratchTools for Scratch Chrome Extension Analysis

Developer & Designer Tools

Chrome extension ID: jjnpbalpllpfdpgplpbcbadkgdmleopm

This extension provides a set of tools to modify the Scratch user experience, including UI changes like custom fonts, project timers, and enhanced editor capabilities. It aims to offer a more efficient workflow for Scratch users through togglable features.

Developer:ScratchTools
Version:4.2.0
Size:7.92MiB
Last updated:

Overview

Installs

20K+

Rating

3.9

106 reviews

Languages

4 locales

Includes English, Türkçe, español, 日本語

Market analysis

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

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Developer & Designer Tools

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

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

Listing positioning

ScratchTools positions itself as a customizable enhancement suite designed to improve efficiency on the Scratch website. It highlights specific features for both the website interface and the project editor, claiming to adapt to the user's personal needs.

Inferred product pattern

Community-driven enhancement suite for a specific web platform experiencing maintenance and stability issues.

Review-backed pain points

Users frequently report that features fail to activate, cause significant site lag, or are removed without notice. There is frustration regarding the lack of toggle controls for specific features and broken feedback mechanisms.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of reliable feature stability, performance optimization, and effective bug reporting mechanisms. Some specific tools like gradient rotation or extra fonts are reported as non-functional.

Tags
ScratchCoding UtilityBrowser ExtensionProductivity
Target users

- Scratch platform users

- Scratch project developers

Primary use cases

- Improving Scratch website navigation

- Enhancing Scratch project editor functionality

- Customizing UI elements

Positive themes

- High utility for specialized tasks

- Feature-rich compared to alternatives

- Useful for power users

Negative themes

- Broken or non-functional features

- Negative impact on site performance (lag)

- Forced feature removal without user control

- Inability to report bugs due to broken authentication

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- None noted; the extension is free to use, though users are frustrated by functional reliability.

Evidence boundary: Evidence is drawn from 10 provided reviews highlighting both the utility of the feature set and frequent reliability/performance issues. Reviews represent a subjective sample and are skewed toward users experiencing technical breakage.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

Users expressed frustration over the inability to provide feedback due to a broken external authentication service used for the reporting system.

Reliability

Significant complaints regarding features not activating, files becoming corrupted, and high latency (FPS drops) within the Scratch editor.

Privacy

No privacy complaints identified.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 4

- Videos: 1

- Languages: 4

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Official website

- Support link

Store metadata

- Version: 4.2.0

- Size: 7.92MiB

- 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

Scratch extensionScratch editor toolsScratch website enhancerScratch project improvements

Comparison

ScratchTools vs Scratch AddonsScratch enhancement tools

Problem

ScratchTools not workingScratchTools lagScratch extension broken

Alternative

Scratch Addons

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Screenshots

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