Find Canadian alternatives while you shop online.

⚠️ LOON HAS BEEN ARCHIVED ⚠️

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🦆 About

⚠️ LOON IS ARCHIVED - Adding product data, marketing, and development became too time-consuming for a side project.

Shop without the hassle of manually searching for Canadian alternatives. No extra tabs. No Google marathons. Just Canadian alternatives that show up right when you need them.

🧰 Features

• Instant Alternatives - Open the popup to instantly find Canadian products
• Smart Search - Search our carefully curated database of Canadian products
• Bookmark Products - Save your favourite Canadian finds for later
• No Account Required - Start shopping Canadian immediately after install
• Growing Database - New products added regularly, and working hard to grow retailer coverage

🛠️ Built With

• Vue 3 - Progressive framework
• TypeScript - Type-safe development
• UnoCSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• Axios - HTTP client
• Vue i18n - Internationalization

🔍 How It Works

1. Browse any of our supported retailers - eg. Amazon, Walmart, Canadian Tire. Full list here
2. Click the Loon extension when viewing a product
3. Discover Canadian alternatives in seconds
4. Shop local and support Canadian businesses

🏗️ Local Development

git clone https://github.com/jackmayhew/loon.git
cd loon
pnpm install
pnpm dev  # Note: Full functionality requires a backend connection

Full development setup with mock backend coming soon to enable local testing and contributions.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to help.

You can get started right away by:

• Reporting bugs by opening an issue
• Suggesting new features
• Submitting Canadian products

📦 Download

Chrome Web Store

Install Loon for Chrome

Firefox Add-ons

Install Loon for Firefox

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

🍁 Made in Canada

Built in Montréal, QC and Victoria, BC.