---
title: "Button Stealer"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/button-stealer-v9awlkfco
source_url: https://anatolyzenkov.com/stolen-buttons/button-stealer
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-07-23T07:58:33.655Z
updated: 2024-08-23T16:12:49.511Z
tags: ["devtools", "privacy"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 273
comments: 14
language: en
---

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# Button Stealer

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 1 min read · 273 upvotes · 14 comments

## Summary

Button Stealer is a free Chrome extension that collects buttons from every website you visit. It operates locally, ensuring that no data is sent elsewhere, thereby maintaining user privacy. It's a fun and harmless way to interact with your daily online activities.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://anatolyzenkov.com/stolen-buttons/button-stealer>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@orcdev** · 12 upvotes

> I'm going to create an army of buttons, and rule the web!

**@rafaelnacle** · 11 upvotes

> Its fun until someone click on Phub

**@dazeb** · 5 upvotes

> Love it, trying now lol

**@andrija\_dev** · 3 upvotes

> If anyone knows more cool extensions like this, please share! This extension is amazing, but still not all the buttons get added to the collection :(

**@eightnine** · 1 upvotes

> is close a button?

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Tags: [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy)

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