FairPage

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FairPage scans every website you visit and highlights manipulative design tricks known as "dark patterns" — deceptive UI techniques that pressure you into unintended decisions.
                                                                                                                                                                                     
  🔍 WHAT IT DETECTS (13 pattern types):                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                     
  • Fake Urgency — countdown timers that reset, "act now!" pressure                                                                                                                  
  • Fake Scarcity — "only 2 left!" warnings, inflated viewer counts
  • Price Anchoring — inflated original prices, unrealistic "80% off" claims                                                                                                         
  • Confirm Shaming — guilt-trip language on decline buttons ("No, I hate saving money")
  • Cookie Consent Manipulation — hidden reject buttons, oversized "Accept" buttons                                                                                                  
  • Hidden Costs — surprise fees that appear only at checkout                                                                                                                        
  • Pre-selected Options — checkboxes checked without your consent (newsletters, insurance)                                                                                          
  • Forced Continuity — free trials that silently auto-renew with your credit card                                                                                                   
  • Social Proof Pressure — fake "John from Texas just bought this" notifications                                                                                                    
  • Visual Misdirection — tiny unsubscribe links, color tricks on buttons                                                                                                            
  • Fake Buttons — disguised ads, deceptive close buttons                                                                                                                            
  • Exit-Intent Nagging — "Wait! Don't go!" popups, back button hijacking                                                                                                            
  • Deceptive Ads — links camouflaged as content                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                     
  📊 FEATURES:                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                     
  • Trust Score (0-100) for every website                   
  • Highlight mode — outlines detected patterns with color-coded borders
  • Block mode — blurs manipulative elements so you can't interact with them                                                                                                         
  • Click any pattern in the popup to scroll directly to it on the page                                                                                                              
  • Dashboard with scan history, statistics, and worst-sites ranking                                                                                                                 
  • Export reports as JSON, CSV, or HTML                                                                                                                                             
  • Adjustable sensitivity (low / medium / high)                                                                                                                                     
  • Domain whitelist                                                                                                                                                                 
  • 5 languages: English, Українська, Deutsch, Français, Español                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                     
  🔒 PRIVACY:
                                                                                                                                                                                     
  All analysis runs locally in your browser. No data is sent to any server. No account required. No tracking.                                                                        
   
  ⚠️ WHAT FAIRPAGE IS NOT:                                                                                                                                                           
                                                            
  • Not an ad blocker — does not block or hide advertisements                                                                                                                        
  • Not a tracker blocker — does not block cookies or tracking scripts
  • Not an antivirus — does not scan for malware                                                                                                                                     
  • Not a VPN — does not anonymize your browsing                                                                                                                                     
   
  FairPage focuses on one thing: helping you see when a website is trying to manipulate your decisions.                                                                              
                                                            
  Free and open source.