Steam Friends Manager

Add notes to friends, create custom groups, and organize with drag-and-drop on Steam Community.

Steam Friends Manager - Organize Your Friends Like Never Before ## Transform Your Steam Community Experience Steam Friends Manager is the ultimate lightweight extension for organizing your Steam friends. Add personal notes, create unlimited custom groups, and manage your friend list with intuitive drag-and-drop functionality—all stored privately on your device. ## ✨ Core Features **📝 Personal Notes on Friends** Add detailed personal notes to any friend profile. Keep track of inside jokes, gaming preferences, real names, or anything else you want to remember. Your notes persist across sessions and appear at a glance when hovering over a friend's name. Perfect for managing large friend lists where you might forget context about casual acquaintances. **📁 Unlimited Custom Groups** Go beyond Steam's default friend categories. Create custom groups like "Gaming Buddies," "IRL Friends," "Streamers," "Trading Partners," or anything else that makes sense for your social circle. Organize friends however you want without limitations. Groups expand and collapse to keep your interface clean and focused. **🎯 Drag & Drop Organization** Reorganize your friends intuitively with smooth drag-and-drop. Drag any friend directly onto a group header or between groups instantly. Visual drop zones appear while dragging so you always know where your friend will land. No complicated menus or tedious clicking required. **📋 Smart Group Management** - Collapse and expand groups to reduce clutter on your friends list - See friend count for each group at a glance - Delete groups with a single click - Reorder groups by dragging (coming in future updates) - Export and backup your group data **💾 100% Local Storage - No Server, No Tracking** All your data stays on your device. We never send information to any server, never track your activity, and never collect analytics. Your notes and groups are stored securely using Chrome's local storage—the same technology Google uses to store your Chrome settings. Uninstall the extension and all your data is completely removed from your device. ## How to Get Started 1. **Install:** Click the install button and confirm permissions 2. **Navigate:** Go to your Steam friends page (steamcommunity.com/friends) 3. **Create Groups:** Click the "Create Group" button at the top to start organizing 4. **Add Notes:** Click the note icon (📝) on any friend to write a personal note 5. **Assign Friends:** Click the folder icon (📁) on a friend to assign them to groups 6. **Organize:** Drag friends between groups, collapse groups to clean up your view ## Who Should Use This? - **Casual gamers** with large friend lists who need better organization - **Community managers** who need to track relationships and roles - **Trading enthusiasts** who manage multiple gaming contacts - **Streamers** who want to categorize followers and collaborators - **MMO players** who maintain guilds or raid groups - **Anyone** who finds Steam's default friend system limiting ## Real-World Use Cases **Gaming Communities:** Organize friends by game region, rank, or playstyle. Quickly find the right people when assembling raid groups, tournaments, or casual play sessions. **Social Management:** Track how you know each friend, favorite games you play together, or whether they're selling/trading specific items. Never awkwardly forget someone's context again. **Creator Networks:** If you're a streamer or content creator, organize collaborators, viewers who became friends, and community members into custom groups. **Large Friends Lists:** With hundreds of friends? Group them by activity level, game preference, or region to make your list actually usable instead of overwhelming. ## Technical Specifications - **Manifest Version:** MV3 (latest Chrome extension standard) - **Permissions:** Minimal - only storage and Steam Community website access - **Storage:** Local Chrome storage (syncs across your devices using Chrome sync) - **Performance:** Lightweight with zero impact on page load speed - **Compatibility:** Works on all Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, etc.) ## Privacy & Security ✅ **No data leaves your device** - Everything stays in local storage ✅ **No external servers** - We have no backend infrastructure ✅ **No analytics tracking** - Your activity is never logged or analyzed ✅ **No ads or sponsored content** - Completely ad-free ✅ **No third-party integrations** - Your data is never shared ✅ **Open source** - Code is publicly available for security review Your privacy is paramount. This extension is built specifically to work entirely offline. We don't monetize your data, we don't track your activity, and we don't send anything to external servers. ## What Permissions Do We Request? - **storage:** Required to save your notes and group data locally using Chrome's storage API - **https://steamcommunity.com/*:** Required to access and enhance the Steam Community website These are the only permissions the extension needs, and no others are requested. ## Tips & Best Practices **Organization Ideas:** - Create groups by "game preference" (FPS players, RPG players, etc.) - Organize by "relationship type" (IRL friends, online-only, etc.) - Group by "activity level" (active players, inactive, lurkers) - Create a "Gaming Partners" group for people you play with regularly - Mark "Trading Partners" and "Crafting Buddies" in notes for quick reference **Maximizing Notes:** - Real names of friends you know IRL - Favorite games you play together - Trading information or wishlist items - Inside jokes or memorable moments - When you met them or how you know them ## Troubleshooting **Notes or groups not appearing?** - Ensure you're on the Steam Community website (steamcommunity.com) - Try refreshing the page (Ctrl+R) - Check that the extension is enabled in chrome://extensions **Lost your data?** - Extension uninstall = all data removed (this is permanent) - Data is stored per-browser profile (logged-in user) - Clearing Chrome data will remove extension storage **Want to export your data?** - Visit chrome://apps → Settings → Manage your Google Account → Data & Privacy - Look for Chrome extension data in stored data ## Important Disclaimer This extension is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Valve Corporation, Steam, or any Valve subsidiaries. "Steam" and "Steam Community" are trademarks of Valve Corporation. This extension is a third-party tool created by independent developers to enhance the Steam Community experience. ## Feedback & Support Have suggestions? Found a bug? Want to contribute? Visit our GitHub repository for issue tracking, feature requests, and source code transparency. Your feedback helps us make Steam Friends Manager better for everyone. We actively monitor community input and prioritize features based on user requests. --- **Version 1.0 - March 2026** Happy organizing! 🎮