RainWiper

Adds realistic rain, fog, droplets, and a wiper overlay to web pages, with optional real-weather sync.

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 🌧️