# Chrome Web Store review and launch guide

Source: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com

> The Chrome Web Store is the primary distribution surface for Chrome extensions: review queue, search, and ratings. Not a hunter board. Get approved before Product Hunt. High intent, high evergreen, Google-level authority.

- Rank: 5
- BLP Index: 73
- Website: https://chromewebstore.google.com
- Category: directory
- Cadence: ongoing
- Cost: Developer account fee (one-time, confirm current)
- Backlink: High-authority store URL

Chrome Web Store search and category pages are how most extensions get installed. A complete listing (screenshots, privacy, single purpose) and a clean review matter more than any hunter board. Review time is not your calendar.
Firefox Add-ons and Edge Add-ons are sibling stores. Do those in the same week as Chrome, not on Product Hunt morning.

## Best for
- Chrome extensions as the product
- A canonical install URL
- Ratings as the long-term discovery loop

## Skip if
- Anything that is not an extension or Chrome app
- Expecting a launch-day comment culture
- Shipping before privacy disclosures are honest

## FAQ
### Is the Chrome Web Store a launch platform?
For extensions it is the distribution. It is not a hunter community. Product Hunt can still help awareness after the listing is live.

### How long does review take?
It varies. Do not schedule a public launch until the listing is approved.