v1.0.0 Release Announcement — URL Environment Switcher

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URL Switcher v1.0.0 — First Release

The no-store, zero-config Chrome extension for switching between dev, staging, and production environments in one click.

What is URL Switcher?

If you are a web developer, you know the pain: manually editing URLs to switch between localhost:3000, staging.myapp.com, and myapp.com — losing query params, hash fragments, and your train of thought.

URL Switcher fixes that. Click the extension icon, pick an environment, and you are there — path, query string, and hash preserved.

Current Features (v1.0.0)

• 3 Environments — Dev, Staging, Production (configurable)
• Path & Query Preservation — Switch environments without losing /dashboard?tab=analytics#section-3
• Zero Data Collection — No tracking, no analytics, no server. Everything stays in Chrome storage.
• Dark Theme UI — Clean, minimal popup with environment detection
• Options Page — Configure your own environment URLs (supports localhost, custom domains, Vercel previews, whatever)
• No Store Required — Download & load unpacked in 60 seconds. Full ZIP distribution available at https://ttcd77.github.io/url-switcher/
• Manifest V3 — Modern Chrome extension architecture
• MIT Licensed — Free, open source, use it anywhere

Install (No Chrome Web Store Required)

1. Download the ZIP from https://ttcd77.github.io/url-switcher/
2. Extract to a folder
3. Go to chrome://extensions, enable Developer Mode
4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the extracted folder
5. Click the extension icon, go to Options, configure your environment URLs. Done.

What is Coming Next

• Chrome Web Store Listing — One-click install (pending $5 developer registration)
• ExtensionPay Integration — $4.99 one-time premium tier with unlimited environments and domain patterns
• Regex/Pattern Matching — Auto-detect environment from URL structure

Feedback Welcome

This is the first public release. If you hit a bug, have a feature idea, or want to share how you use it — drop a comment below.

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