Linkedin Unhumbled

LinkedIn unhumbled: make LinkedIn bearable again

LinkedIn unhumbled tones down the humblebrag economy.

Key features:
1. Greys out posts with words like "humbled", "proud", "blessed", and "thrilled", then pre-empts them with a customizable emoji.
2. Detects likely self-promotional headshot images and overlays them with a confused dog GIF or image.
3. Runs image detection on your device. no external LLM, no backend, no analytics, no telemetry.

Currently free. you're welcome.

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frequently asked questions

what is LinkedIn unhumbled?
LinkedIn unhumbled is a Chrome extension that modifies LinkedIn feed content to make humblebrags and self-promotional headshots easier to survive.

is LinkedIn unhumbled free to use?
Yes. LinkedIn unhumbled is currently free to use.

how does LinkedIn unhumbled work?
Post text is checked locally in your browser against your configured filter words.

For images, the extension uses a bundled MediaPipe BlazeFace model running on your device with WebAssembly. It checks face count, confidence, and face size to decide whether an image looks like a self-promotional headshot.

does it use an external LLM?
No. There is no OpenAI call, no cloud classifier, and no external AI service. The model ships inside the extension and runs locally.

what data leaves my browser?
No extension data is sent to our servers because there are no servers. The only image fetches are LinkedIn image files your browser already loaded from LinkedIn's own CDN. The extension does not collect browsing history, cookies, messages, credentials, analytics, or telemetry.