RainWiper

Tracking since May 7, 2026.

Changelog

• May 17, 2026
  description

  Turn any web page into a rainy windshield — and wipe it clean with a click.
  
    Lifelike water drops trickle down your screen with real refraction, fog gradually rolls in, and a friendly wiper button at the bottom-right (or the ESC
     key) sweeps everything clean in a satisfying arc. A small playful effect for the cozy moments of your day.
  
    ▼ Great for
    • Adding rainy ambience to your browsing
    • Quiet rain sounds while you work
    • A small moment of calm, or a fun demo accent
  
    ▼ Features
  
    🌧️ Realistic rain rendering
      • SVG-lens refraction on every droplet
      • Sliding drops leave wet trails the wiper progressively clears
      • Fog builds up over time and dissolves smoothly after each wipe
  
    ⛈️ 7 intensity types (manual or automatic)
      • Drizzle / Light / Rain / Heavy / Downpour / Thunderstorm / Snow
      • Thunderstorms include lightning flashes and synthesized thunder
  
    🌍 Sync with real weather
      • Set your location and Open-Meteo (free, no API key) checks the weather every 30 minutes
      • Rain turns on automatically when it's raining outside, off when it stops
  
    🚗 Wiper and AUTO mode
      • Click the button or press ESC for a manual wipe
      • Double-click to enable AUTO mode (rain-sensing automatic wipes)
      • Choose between tandem and opposed dual-blade layouts
  
    🪶 Lite mode
      • Drops backdrop-filter / GPU layers so the extension can coexist with video playback on the same machine
      • Same look-and-feel, dramatically lower CPU usage
  
    🎬 Video-friendly mode
      • Lightens just the page-wide fog overlay; droplets keep their full quality
      • Perfect when you want rain alongside video
  
    🔊 Three independent volume sliders
      • Separate Rain / Wiper / Thunder controls
      • Mute thunder for quiet evenings while keeping the ambient rain
  
    👁️ Three-level button visibility
      • "Auto-hide" (default): completely invisible, only appears when your cursor approaches the corner
      • "Always show": faintly visible, full opacity on hover
      • "Hidden": gone entirely (ESC and AUTO mode still work)
  
    🛡️ Privacy
      • Your location is only sent to Open-Meteo (open-source, free weather API) for weather checks
      • No tracking, no analytics, no third-party servers
      • All settings stored locally in your browser
  
    ▼ How to use
    • Toggle rain per tab from the popup ("Toggle rain on this tab")
    • Click the bottom-right button → manual wipe
    • Double-click → toggle AUTO mode
    • Long-press (550 ms) → toggle Lite mode
    • Shift-click → toggle sound on/off
    • Drag the button to reposition it anywhere
  
    ▼ Notes
    • Doesn't work on chrome:// or Web Store pages (Chrome's restriction)
    • Older browsers without backdrop-filter support won't show full refraction
  
    Have a cozy rainy day 🌧️

  ● A playful Chrome extension that brings real-looking rain to your browser.
  
  Watch droplets bead up on your screen like a window, the view gradually fogs over, and a wiper-button click (or ESC) sweeps it clean. That   satisfying moment of clearing is the whole point.
  
        ▼ Good for
        ・Browsing in a rainy-day mood
        ・Soft background rain sound while you work
        ・A small break, or as a demo accent
  
        ▼ Main features
  
        🌧️ Real-looking rain
        　・SVG lens refraction — drops bend the page behind them
        　・Drops have organic, irregular shapes (no stamped-circle look)
        　・Sliding drops leave wet trails that the wiper progressively clears
        　・Fog thickens over time and slowly returns after a sweep
        　・Drop arrivals are synced to the rhythm of the rain audio
  
        ⛈️ 6 intensity levels (manual switch supported)
        　・Light rain / Rain / Heavy / Downpour / Thunder / Snow
        　・Thunder mode plays lightning flashes and thunder claps
        　・Snow mode gives a frosted, "icy window" cloudy effect
  
        🌍 Real-weather sync
        　・Set a location and it polls Open-Meteo (free, no API key) every 30 min
        　・Auto-on when it's raining there, auto-off when it stops
  
        🚗 Wiper and AUTO mode
        　・Click the bottom-right button or hit ESC to wipe
        　・Double-click for AUTO mode (auto-wipes based on rain intensity)
        　・Switch between tandem and opposed two-blade layouts
  
        🪶 Lite mode
        　・Drops the backdrop-filter entirely when the GPU is busy (e.g. video)
        　・Simpler look, but big drop in CPU usage
  
        🎬 Video-friendly mode
        　・Lightens the fog only — drop visuals stay rich
        　・For when you want rain over a video without the fog cost
  
        🔊 Three independent volume sliders
        　・Rain sound / Wiper sound / Thunder sound, each controlled separately
        　・Mute thunder for a bedroom session, keep the rain ambience
  
        👁️ Bottom-right button — 3 visibility modes
        　・"Auto-hide" (default): invisible until your cursor approaches
        　・"Always shown": faint at rest, opaque on hover
        　・"Completely hidden": gone entirely (ESC and AUTO mode still work)
  
        🛡️ Privacy
        　・Location is used only to query Open-Meteo (open-source, free API)
        　・No tracking, no external transmission
        　・All settings stored locally in your browser
  
        ▼ Controls
        ・Per-tab ON/OFF (popup "Rain on this tab" button)
        ・Click the bottom-right button → run the wiper
        ・Double-click → toggle AUTO mode
        ・Long-press (550 ms) → toggle Lite mode
        ・Shift+click → toggle sound
        ・Drag the button anywhere you like
  
        ▼ Notes
        ・Doesn't run on chrome:// or Chrome Web Store pages (browser restriction)
        ・Older browsers without backdrop-filter support will miss the refraction effect
  
        Enjoy your rainy day 🌧️

• May 11, 2026
  description

  A browser extension that just makes rain fall on your browser. It is genuinely useless.
  
  ■ What it does
  - Realistic raindrops form on the page (background subtly blurs through them)
  - Pick from drizzle, light rain, rain, heavy rain, downpour, thunderstorm, or snow
  - Press the wiper button at the bottom-right and a wiper sweeps it all away
  - ESC key also triggers the wiper
  - Optional real-weather sync (turns rain on automatically based on your saved location)
  - Rain and wiper sounds, with independent volume sliders
  - Lite mode for low-end machines (long-press the wiper button)
  
  ■ Controls
  - Click the extension icon → settings (rain type, location, volume)
  - Wiper button at the bottom-right of the page → click to wipe
  - ESC key → wipe
  - Shift-click wiper button → toggle sound
  - Double-click wiper button → toggle auto-wiper
  - Long-press wiper button → toggle lite mode
  
  ■ About real-weather sync
  Optionally uses Open-Meteo's free weather API.
  Only the location name you entered is transmitted. No personal identifiers are sent.
  If you do not enable this option, no network requests are made.
  
  ■ Known limitations
  - Does not run on chrome://, Chrome Web Store, and a few other restricted URLs (Chrome platform restriction)
  - Maximum of 60 raindrops on screen (performance safeguard)
  - backdrop-filter may not work in older browsers
  
  ■ Privacy
  - No browsing history, form input, or cookies are collected
  - Data is only sent to Open-Meteo (weather + geocoding)
  - See the privacy policy for details

  Turn any web page into a rainy windshield — and wipe it clean with a click.
  
    Lifelike water drops trickle down your screen with real refraction, fog gradually rolls in, and a friendly wiper button at the bottom-right (or the ESC
     key) sweeps everything clean in a satisfying arc. A small playful effect for the cozy moments of your day.
  
    ▼ Great for
    • Adding rainy ambience to your browsing
    • Quiet rain sounds while you work
    • A small moment of calm, or a fun demo accent
  
    ▼ Features
  
    🌧️ Realistic rain rendering
      • SVG-lens refraction on every droplet
      • Sliding drops leave wet trails the wiper progressively clears
      • Fog builds up over time and dissolves smoothly after each wipe
  
    ⛈️ 7 intensity types (manual or automatic)
      • Drizzle / Light / Rain / Heavy / Downpour / Thunderstorm / Snow
      • Thunderstorms include lightning flashes and synthesized thunder
  
    🌍 Sync with real weather
      • Set your location and Open-Meteo (free, no API key) checks the weather every 30 minutes
      • Rain turns on automatically when it's raining outside, off when it stops
  
    🚗 Wiper and AUTO mode
      • Click the button or press ESC for a manual wipe
      • Double-click to enable AUTO mode (rain-sensing automatic wipes)
      • Choose between tandem and opposed dual-blade layouts
  
    🪶 Lite mode
      • Drops backdrop-filter / GPU layers so the extension can coexist with video playback on the same machine
      • Same look-and-feel, dramatically lower CPU usage
  
    🎬 Video-friendly mode
      • Lightens just the page-wide fog overlay; droplets keep their full quality
      • Perfect when you want rain alongside video
  
    🔊 Three independent volume sliders
      • Separate Rain / Wiper / Thunder controls
      • Mute thunder for quiet evenings while keeping the ambient rain
  
    👁️ Three-level button visibility
      • "Auto-hide" (default): completely invisible, only appears when your cursor approaches the corner
      • "Always show": faintly visible, full opacity on hover
      • "Hidden": gone entirely (ESC and AUTO mode still work)
  
    🛡️ Privacy
      • Your location is only sent to Open-Meteo (open-source, free weather API) for weather checks
      • No tracking, no analytics, no third-party servers
      • All settings stored locally in your browser
  
    ▼ How to use
    • Toggle rain per tab from the popup ("Toggle rain on this tab")
    • Click the bottom-right button → manual wipe
    • Double-click → toggle AUTO mode
    • Long-press (550 ms) → toggle Lite mode
    • Shift-click → toggle sound on/off
    • Drag the button to reposition it anywhere
  
    ▼ Notes
    • Doesn't work on chrome:// or Web Store pages (Chrome's restriction)
    • Older browsers without backdrop-filter support won't show full refraction
  
    Have a cozy rainy day 🌧️

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagealarms

Host access

https://api.open-meteo.com/*, https://geocoding-api.open-meteo.com/*

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