Questions, answered without jargon.
No "it depends." No "let's take this offline." Just straight answers about what Buzzkill reads, what it costs, and where your data goes (nowhere).
Does it actually read my email?
Only the one you have open, and only on your machine. Buzzkill scans the email in front of you to highlight the jargon, then forgets the rest of your inbox exists. The only thing it ever fetches is a layout-fix file (see below), and your email is never part of it.
How much does it cost?
Spotting jargon is free forever: Buzzkill highlights the buzzwords and, on hover, tells you what each one means. The pro tools (the one-click swap, Corporate Rank, the send-guard, the clarity check, bingo, and the leaderboards) come as a 7-day free trial, no card. After that, a one-time $7 for the core. Expansion packs (extra jargon for specific worlds) are $3 each, all three for $7, or everything (the core plus all packs) for $10. No subscription. You unlock with a one-time license inside the extension (the Chrome store can't take the payment).
Can I gift it?
Yes. On the pricing page, pick the gift option ($10, the whole thing). You get a one-time redemption link to send yourself. They open it with Buzzkill installed and it unlocks on the spot, or paste the key on another device. No account or email collected from either side. If they were mid-trial, the gift just makes it permanent.
Does it work on LinkedIn?
Yes, and it is opt-in. You flip it on and grant access, then every post in your feed gets a call-out bar rating it by severity, from Plain-spoken to Fluent Corporate, plus a Corporate Rank and a live buzzword count. It even ranks the most corporate people in your feed. As with Gmail, the reading happens right inside the page, on your machine.
How do I turn on LinkedIn?
Open the popup, go to Settings, and toggle LinkedIn on. Approve the one-time permission and you are set. Toggle it off any time to revoke access just as fast.
What is the clarity check?
A second opinion on your drafts. While you write, it flags hedging ("just," "I think"), apologies, filler words, passive voice, and your reading-grade level, right beside the jargon in the same send-guard. Jargon is what you say. Clarity is how unsure you sound saying it.
Will my boss find out?
Only if they install it themselves and find their own name on the leaderboard. Buzzkill keeps your stats on your machine and tells no one. The judging is strictly between you and your laptop.
What ever leaves my browser?
Nothing about you. The only network call is a tiny layout-fix file fetched from GitHub, so the extension keeps working when Gmail or LinkedIn quietly redesign their pages. No email content, no sender names, no stats, no you.
It stopped highlighting.
Gmail or LinkedIn probably changed their layout (they do this constantly). Buzzkill self-heals from that little settings file, with bundled fallbacks for when it cannot reach it. Reload the tab and it should snap back.
What if I genuinely enjoy saying "synergy"?
Mute any phrase you love in Settings and Buzzkill leaves it alone. It will keep judging you quietly and locally for everything else.
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