burnSYMBOL is an indie software brand focused on browser extensions and tools that make everyday web browsing feel less broken — built by a developer who got tired of waiting for someone else to fix the annoying parts.
The story
Every extension here started the same way — a real annoyance on a real website. The dark mode button that vanished every time a page reloaded. The video PiP control buried four clicks deep. The browser feature that existed but was nearly impossible to reach.
The solution was always the same: write a userscript, polish it into an extension, then actually ship it for every browser instead of letting it sit in a local scripts folder forever.
burnSYMBOL exists to give those tools a proper home — product pages, version numbers, documented changelogs, real support — so they feel like software rather than hacks.
What drives the work
These aren't aspirational statements — they're the actual constraints that shape every design and code decision.
Every extension solves a single focused problem. Feature creep is the fastest way to make a tool feel bloated and unreliable.
No analytics, no tracking, no data brokerage. If a tool doesn't need to collect data to work, it doesn't collect data.
Extensions aren't done when they work in Chrome. Safari, Firefox, Edge, and Opera get tested against the same behavior expectations.
Shadow DOM, dynamic rendering, SPA navigation, and media API differences all get handled — not ignored because most pages don't use them.
Every extension ships with a changelog, version number, and product page so users always know what version they have and what changed.
There's a support page, an FAQ, and a contact form because software without support is just abandoned software with a nice UI.
History
From scattered userscripts to a proper multi-browser extension brand with product pages, legal docs, and version history.
Tools like PiP Button and Dark Reader Button began as Tampermonkey / Greasemonkey userscripts solving real personal annoyances on specific sites.
Scripts were refactored into proper browser extension packages with manifest files, content scripts, and browser-specific API handling.
Safari extension support was added using Xcode and the Safari Web Extension Converter, bringing the tools to a browser that had previously been harder to target.
The extensions now have a dedicated product site with full documentation, privacy and legal pages, support, and version-tracked changelogs.
Stack
Extension content scripts, DOM logic, and all browser API integrations
Safari Web Extension packaging and native macOS/iOS wrapper builds
Server-side backend work, forum plugins, and web tooling
All product pages, documentation, and UI built by hand without frameworks
Picture-in-Picture, Shadow DOM, IntersectionObserver, MutationObserver, ResizeObserver
Version control, release tags, and open source hosting where applicable
Chrome Extension APIs, Firefox WebExtensions, Safari App Extensions
Daily development environment across both platforms for cross-browser testing
Both Dark Reader Button and PiP Button are available for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Opera with no account required.