Itch.io analytics exporter (Chrome / Edge / Brave Extension)

Itch.io Analytics Exporter

(Chrome / Edge / Brave Extension)

As indie developers, itch.io is great, but analyzing long-term metrics is tricky: the official dashboard displays daily snapshots without a native multi-year CSV/JSON download option.

This lightweight browser extension injects a clean, non-intrusive floating widget right into your analytics dashboard, letting you select any year (2013 to present) and instantly export the complete raw JSON dataset directly from itch.io's internal endpoint.

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📊 Why use this?

• Zero F12 Hassle: No more inspecting the Network tab or copying and pasting JSON responses manually.
• Full Multi-Year Datasets: Select and download data from any year since itch.io launched.
• Ready for Data Science & Spreadsheets: Clean daily breakdowns of views, downloads, and browser plays ready for Python (pandas), Excel, Google Sheets, or R.
• 100% Client-Side & Private: The extension runs entirely in your own browser under your active logged-in session. It does not collect credentials, send data to third-party servers, or track anything.

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⚙️ Quick Installation (Takes 30 seconds)

1. Download and extract the .zip file provided below.
2. In your Chromium-based browser (Chrome, Brave, Edge, Opera), go to:
   • chrome://extensions (or edge://extensions)
3. Toggle Developer mode on (top-right corner of the page).
4. Click Load unpacked (top-left button).
5. Select the unzipped itch-analytics-exporter folder.

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🚀 How to Use

1. Navigate to your dashboard analytics:
   👉 https://itch.io/dashboard/analytics
2. You will see a small dark card anchored at the bottom-right corner of the page.
3. Select the desired year from the dropdown menu.
4. Hit Download JSON.

Your file will be downloaded as itch_analytics_YYYY.json instantly.

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🔒 Open & Transparent

The extension consists only of a manifest.json file and a single content.js script. Feel free to inspect the source code inside the zip folder.