AboveVTT Chrome Extension Analysis
Niche Lifestyle & Gaming HacksChrome extension ID: ipcjcbhpofedihcloggaichibomadlei
AboveVTT is a browser extension that adds VTT capabilities directly to the D&D Beyond platform. It provides tools for map management, fog of war, dynamic lighting, and integrated dice rolling for tabletop RPG sessions.
Overview
Installs
90K+
Rating
★ 4.9
276 reviews
Languages
1 locales
Includes English
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Niche Lifestyle & Gaming Hacks
Pricing friction
Low review signal
Complaint intensity
Moderate review signal
Listing positioning
The product is positioned as an all-in-one, free Chrome extension that transforms D&D Beyond campaign pages into a functional Virtual Tabletop (VTT). It emphasizes ease of use with '1-click' integrations for maps, tokens, and character sheets, removing the need for separate sign-ups or fees.
Inferred product pattern
Platform enhancement utility that overlays advanced gaming functionality onto an existing web service (D&D Beyond).
Review-backed pain points
Users report functional regressions including tokens losing images ('soap bubbles'), unreliable dice roll distributions, endless loading screens, and the inability to use the tool on mobile phones.
Observed feature gaps
Missing mobile compatibility, lack of a universal toggle for vision/lighting, and no native synchronization of custom map data across different computers.
- Dungeon Masters
- D&D Beyond users
- Tabletop RPG players
- Running online D&D campaigns
- Integrating D&D Beyond character sheets into a visual map
- Managing battle maps and monster tokens without external software
- Ease of setup compared to dedicated VTTs
- Strong integration with D&D Beyond purchases
- High value as a free passion project
- Performance lag and slowness
- Lack of mobile device support
- Technical bugs with tokens and dice randomness
- Lack of cloud synchronization across devices
- Performance complaints detected
- No pricing friction observed; the tool is described as free by both the listing and reviewers.
Support
No direct complaints about support quality, though the listing refers users to a community-managed Discord channel.
Reliability
Users have noted bugs where tokens move incorrectly, dice rolls fail to update without a browser refresh, and certain maps fail to load.
Privacy
No privacy or security complaints observed in the provided data.
- Free usage observed
- Login needed for core features
- Free plan or free usage claimed
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 3
- Videos: 1
- Languages: 1
- Privacy policy
- Developer contact
- Official website
- Version: 1.55
- Size: 3.45MiB
- Last updated:
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Links
Website: daniele83.martini
Privacy policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cyruzzo/AboveVTT/main/PrivacyPolicy.txt
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