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Never miss a comment deadline again. RuleWatch adds a live countdown, a section outline, and a bookmark tracker right on top of the rule pages you already read on federalregister.gov and regulations.gov. It only reads what is on screen and never changes the page. WHAT IT DOES - Shows a countdown badge to the comment or effective date for the rule you are viewing - Builds a clickable table of contents so you can jump between sections fast - Lets you bookmark rules and tracks them in one place - Sends an optional reminder before a deadline passes - Works read-only, so nothing on the page is edited or submitted PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no tracking. Your bookmarks and settings stay on your own device. RuleWatch does not collect, sell, or transmit your browsing to any server. Permissions: - Storage: saves your bookmarks and preferences locally on your device. - Alarms: schedules deadline countdowns and reminders in the background. - Notifications: shows an alert before a rule deadline arrives. - Host access to federalregister.gov: lets the countdown, table of contents, and bookmarks appear on rule pages. Privacy policy: https://zovo.one/privacy-policy
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RuleWatch — Deadline Countdown for Federal Register & Regulations.gov (original) | 5.0 | 0 | Freemium | Countdown badge, section TOC, and bookmark tracker for federalregister.gov and regulations.gov rule pages. Read-only. |
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| Adblock Plus - free ad blocker | 4.4 | 37M+ | Freemium | Users who want an easy-to-use ad blocker with optional acceptable ads support. |
| Chrome Remote Desktop | 3.1 | 37M+ | Free | Chrome Remote Desktop extension |
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| Tampermonkey | 4.7 | 11M+ | Free | Power users who want to customize websites and automate tasks with userscripts. |
| Adblock for Youtube™ | 4.4 | 10M+ | Free | ✓ Permissions: like common ad-blocking extensions we do need default permissions on every website to remove ads or popups for exam. |
| Foxit PDF Creator | — | — | Free | To convert the web page to Foxit PDF |
| LastPass: Free Password Manager | 4.2 | 8M+ | Free | Users who want a free, feature-rich password manager with cross-device sync. |
| Browsec VPN - Free VPN for Chrome | 4.5 | 8M+ | Free | Browsec VPN is a Chrome VPN extension that protects your IP from Internet threats and lets you browse privately for free. |
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