A live, open-source project
Web Reactions ships continuously from a public GPL-3 repository on GitHub, with new site support landing on community request — the roadmap is public too.
OpenComments alternative
OpenComments puts a public comment layer on any website. Web Reactions is the alternative for people who want independent feedback on pages without inheriting a comment wall — and with fresher maintenance behind it.
Why people go looking for one
The update cadence is the first thing users notice: at our last check the Firefox listing was last updated in February 2024 and the Chrome listing in March 2025. The Chrome card also discloses collecting personally identifiable information, and no public source repository is linked from either card.
The second reason is the format itself. Public free-form comments need moderation, attract spam, and take time to read. Where the goal is "how do people feel about this page", a verified count answers faster with far less baggage.
What you get instead
Feedback without a moderation problem
An emoji reaction can't harass anyone, spread a scam link, or turn a product page into a flame war. The feedback surface is one emoji per verified account per target, which keeps the signal readable at a glance.
Counts with verification built in
Each count is exactly the verified accounts holding that reaction, in a public log anyone can recompute. A wall of anonymous comments offers no equivalent guarantee.
A narrower privacy footprint
No personally identifiable information beyond an irreversible email hash, no browsing-history collection, and reading counts requires no account — the boundaries are in the privacy policy.
Switching takes about a minute
Install the extension for Chrome, Firefox, or Edge, react once, and confirm the one-time email code. There is no content to migrate — your OpenComments posts stay where they are.
Is it the right alternative for you?
Choose Web Reactions if what you want from a page is a fast, trustworthy sentiment signal, maintained today and open to inspection.
Stay with OpenComments if written public commentary on arbitrary sites is the point — scam warnings and detailed rebuttals need sentences, not emoji.
The side-by-side details are in Web Reactions vs OpenComments.
Sources and fair play
- OpenComments Chrome Web Store — listing and Firefox Add-ons — listing. Update dates and the PII disclosure come from those public cards as of our last check.
- Web Reactions claims are documented in the privacy policy, the counts page, and the public repository.
- We're not affiliated with OpenComments or ChiaraMail.