"Geocaching Utils": A free extension for Google Chrome to improve geocaching.com

[+butl]

Hello everybody

 

I hope this is the right place for a post like this. Also it's my very first post on the forums!

I started to work on a Chrome extension that improves the geocaching.com website. It is available for free in the chrome web store and open source.

You can download it here for free: Link to Chrome Web Store

If you are a developer and want to contribute: Github

 

For now I implemented the following features:

- Friend logs on the right sidebar of a cache detail page

- Show the elevation of a cache on the cache page (support for meters and feet)

 

Here are some ideas that I want to add in the future:

- Enrich log editor

--> Add smileys

--> Add FTF, STF and TTF tags

--> Insert Signature (should be definable in the options pane of the extension)

- Trackables:

--> Show a better travel map for trackables

--> Show traveled distance of a trackable next to the name on a geocache detail page

--> Show last log date next to the trackable on on a geocache detail page to see if the trackable is still alive

- Translate geocache detail content using google translator

- Allow to write the same log for multiple field notes

- Convert a word or sentence into numbers (German: "Buchstabenwortwert")

- Filter logs of a cache/trackable by type

 

I hope you enjoy this extension as much as I do and let me know in case you have any problems with it or with this post.

 

Happy caching!

Edited September 14, 2016 by butl

[+MXTrekker]

So far I like it. TFTGU

[+butl]

Thanks for your feedback!

I just pushed a new version to the store that allows you to also see attached images in the friend log popup (especially useful for webcam- or earthcaches!) and the popup will stay open as long as you hover over the popup with your mouse.

 

Happy caching!

[+Vooruit!]

Nice work! You probably know of the Project GC userscript? That has got some brilliant features as well. Maybe it can give you some ideas if you need 'em.