Toolaby

Get paid for your Chrome extension, in two lines of code

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Miltos Tave[maker]· 9h ago
I build Chrome extensions, and every time I wanted to charge for one I had to build the same things again: licence keys, a way to check them, subscriptions, a paywall, a place for buyers to manage what they bought. Toolaby is all of that, hosted, and wired in with one command.

Toolaby is the payments layer for Chrome extensions. One command (npx -y toolaby@latest wire), or your coding agent, wires it in, and two lines of code put a paywall in front of what you sell: lifetime licences, subscriptions, free trials or a number of free uses. Buyers pay through Stripe, straight into your own Stripe account, and sign in once to unlock. There is no licence key to type. A dashboard shows every sale, customer and device, with a test mode to try everything first. Buyer pages come in your name and colours, in eight languages. Moving from ExtensionPay is one command that keeps your ExtPay code; subscribers move with their cards. Pricing: free to start at 0.5% of each sale, or Pro at $25 a month with no fee on sales.

Code Browser Extension Payments

Sell browser extensions with Stripe integration
One‑line command `toolaby.gate()` to protect features
Hosted service handles accounts, licences, subscriptions
Supports Chrome, Edge, Manifest V3, WXT, Plasmo, CRXJS

Toolaby adds a Stripe-backed paywall to Chrome extensions with one command and two lines of code.

for: Chrome extension developers who want to sell licences or subscriptions.
pricing: freemium

works withChromeEdgeChrome Web StoreManifest V3WXTPlasmoCRXJSStripe

Key features

6 features of Toolaby

One-command wiring — Run npx toolaby@latest wire to inject payment logic into your extension.
Multiple pricing models — Support lifetime licences, monthly/annual subscriptions, free trials and limited free uses.
Hosted checkout & accounts — Toolaby hosts Stripe Checkout, user accounts, licences and webhooks—no server needed.
Multi-language UI — Buyer pages are available in eight languages with custom branding.
Offline licences — Signed licences are stored on devices and work offline for up to a day.
Analytics dashboard — View real-time sales, refunds, devices and conversion metrics.

Use cases

Charge users for a premium feature in a Chrome extension.
Offer a free trial that upgrades to a subscription after a set period.
Sell one-time lifetime licences for a productivity tool.
Provide team seats with per-device licence limits.

Toolaby pricing

Hobby$0/month0.5% of each sale · 3 members, 2,500 devices/month · All core features
Pro$25/monthYour own domain and your own pages · Mail from your own domain · No Toolaby name on your pages and mail · Passes without a limit; import any Stripe sale
Pro$240yearlyYour own domain and your own pages · Mail from your own domain · No Toolaby name on your pages and mail · Passes without a limit; import any Stripe sale

Toolaby vs alternatives

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	Toolaby	Polar	Paddle	Lemon Squeezy	Stripe
Best for	Paywalls for Chrome extensions	Self-hosted payment infrastructure	Full-stack SaaS billing	Global software commerce	Core payment processing
Pricing	Freemium	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription
DevHunt upvotes	1	0	0	0	0
Launched	Oct 2026	—	—	—	—

Toolaby vs Polar: Open-source and self-hosted, while Toolaby is a hosted service with Stripe integration.
Toolaby vs Paddle: Merchant-of-record for SaaS, not focused on Chrome extensions specifically.
Toolaby vs Lemon Squeezy: Handles software sales and tax globally, but not a plug-and-play extension paywall.
Toolaby vs Stripe: Provides payment processing APIs; Toolaby adds extension-specific licensing and UI layers.