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I save 10-20 web articles a day for policy research. The workflow was: Ctrl+P, fix the garbage output, upload to Drive, rename the file. Repeat. 30+ minutes of busywork daily.

So I built Pooch PDF — a Chrome extension that extracts the article content, strips the clutter, and saves a clean PDF to Google Drive in one click. Searchable metadata, structured filenames, accessible on any device.

Three modes: - Quick PDF: faithful page capture - Clean PDF: reader-mode extraction (strips ads, navbars, cookie banners, sidebars) - Save to Drive: either mode → PDF → Google Drive with smart filename and AI-generated abstract

Everything runs client-side. No article content leaves the browser. Google Drive scope is drive.file (narrowest — can only see files the extension created).

Free tier: unlimited local PDFs, 60 Drive saves per 60-day cycle. Pro: $3/60 days.

https://poochpdf.com

CWS: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pooch-pdf/hiikmbddi...

Happy to answer questions about the architecture, MV3 pain points, or Chrome Web Store review process.

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