Charge in 135+ Currencies in Chrome Extensions

On the Chrome web store there are over 200k extensions with billions of users worldwide. If you want to monetize your Chrome extension, it makes sense to charge in currencies that work for you and your users.

ExtensionPay is the tool we made that makes charging for your extension really easy. You just add a little open-source code to your extension and that’s it! ExtensionPay tracks which of your users has paid and gives them access to paid features. Whenever anyone pays, you get paid directly through Stripe.

In this article, we’ll show how you can monetize your Chrome extension with ExtensionPay and charge in whichever currency you like, with a choice of over 135 different currencies.

Quick aside: Can you really monetize Chrome extensions?

Many people have never paid for Chrome extensions or realize that it’s possible to monetize them. But as our data shows Chrome extensions can be monetized and produce surprisingly good revenue. ExtensionPay has helped extension developers make thousands of dollars from their extensions, and we also compiled a list of 8 Chrome Extensions with Impressive Revenue that you can check out.

Create an extension with ExtensionPay

First, you’ll want to sign up for an ExtensionPay account. You’ll just need a valid email address and password.

Next, you’ll want to register an extension. On this screen you can choose the currency, how much you want to charge, and the payment frequency — one-time payment, recurring monthly subscription, or recurring yearly subscription.

Integrate ExtPay.js with your extension

Once you’ve registered your extension, you’ll want to integrate ExtPay.js. Read the docs on Github for a full walk-through of how to do this. But the code below shows just how easy it can be:

const extpay = ExtPay('your-extension-id');
extpay.getUser().then(user => {
    if (user.paid) {
        // ...
    } else {
        extpay.openPaymentPage()
    }
})

If you don’t already have an extension, you can use the sample extension as a guide.

Once you have your extension integrated with ExtPay, users will be able to open a payment page that looks like this:

Once the user pays in whichever currency the extension is configured with, their paid features will be activated immediately.

And that’s it! That’s all you need to monetize your extension and charge in whichever currency works for you and your users.

Full list of currencies to charge in your Chrome extension

Here is the entire list of currencies that ExtensionPay supports: