Monetize your chrome extension by allowing users to share their unused internet bandwidth
With Mellowtel's open-source library, browser extension developers have a chance to earn from their plugins. The plugin users can decide if they want to support the developer by opting in to share a fraction of their unused internet bandwidth. This is used to give real time access to the web to various companies and non profits. The developer receives a share of the revenue.
In this way developers can focus on improving the service for their users and keep it free and available for everyone.
Supported Browsers
That's all it takes to import and initialize Mellowtel in your browser extension.
We provide built-in pages for users to opt-in/out and a dedicated settings page to manage their consent
open-Source + PRIVACY DRIVEN
Open-Source
Mellowtel is completely open-source in order to guarantee transparency. Anyone can view the code on GitHub. For privacy reasons, your users always remain anonymous on the network and they need to opt-in in order to receive requests.
Easy to setup
npm i mellowtel
Install the NPM package with "npm i mellowtel" and copy/paste 7 lines of code to start earning with Mellowtel. That's really all there is to it.
Earn
Start earning
The revenue you earn is calculated on the number of
requests handled by the users that are supporting you.
You'll start earning when users that want to support your plugin opt-in to share their bandwidth. Since users are sharing their unused internet bandwidth they have complete control over it and can decide to opt-in/opt-out at any time.
Mellowtel is opt-out by default and your users have to explicitly opt-in if they want to support you.
Who is using Mellowtel?
Openmart is building a search engine that helps companies to sell to local businesses. They leverage Mellowtel to create this dataset
Gumloop is a platform for automating repetitive and complex workflow with AI. They leverage Mellowtel to power the web scraper and view and interact with the web in real time.
Khoj is an open-source AI application that helps users get answers for their questions. They leverage Mellowtel to get updated information to give the best answer.
What is Mellowtel's goal?
Frequently asked questions
Have other questions? Get in touch!
The exact amount varies based mainly on three factors: (1) the amount of active users you have, (2) how many of those opt-in, and (3) their geolocation. But as a rough approximation, 1000 active extension users who opt in should bring your $50 per month. As we scale and optimize the earnings will increase.
Just create a free account, install the Mellowtel package with NPM, copy paste your API key and initialization code, and you're good to go.
Yes, Mellowtel requires the "storage" and "declarativeNetRequest" permissions. If you are not already requesting these permissions, you can integrate the library by adding them to the optional_permissions section in your manifest. If you have questions, feel free to contact us on Discord
The short answer is: No. The library uses array of optimizations under the hood to ensure that it doesn’t slow down the user’s browsing experience. The impact it has on bandwidth is basically like seeing an additional ad like those on many e-commerce or news websites. Another feature that helps keeping the library unobtrusive is Rate Limiting. You can read more here.
Yes. By default everyone is opted-out. Users have to explicitly opt-in if they want to help support the plugin developer and can opt-out at any time from the settings page. The core idea is that since it's their unused Internet bandwidth, users should decide if they want to share it or not.
Privacy is a top priority for Mellowtel. We do not collect, share, or sell personal information (not even anonymized data). Requests are handled in an incognito tab and every node is assigned a random identification key, not linked to any account. With Mellowtel we want to give developers an alternative to ads so they don't have to sell their users data to keep the service afloat.
