Your LinkedIn Assistant
See your unread notifications at a glance, style posts and comments with 20+ Unicode styles and live Markdown, and keep every draft — text and images — one click away in LinkedIn's post composer.
After 1.2.1, LinkedIn Notification Badge is rebranded InBuddy
Features
Notification Badge
Shows your unread LinkedIn notifications right on the toolbar icon.
One‑click Access
Click the icon to open LinkedIn or jump to an existing tab.
Fancy Text Editor
20+ Unicode styles and Markdown syntax support to make your posts and comments stand out. Toggle the global switch pill or fully disable from Options.
Smart Replies
See context-aware reply suggestions beneath supported LinkedIn comments and messages, then insert and tweak them with a single click.
Draft Studio
Create, manage, and publish posts locally with Pages support, media attachments (up to 20 images), and data export (JSON and ZIP formats). Export published posts as organized ZIP archives with text and media files.
Drafts Button
Open your drafts right from LinkedIn's post composer, filtered by profile or company page, and copy them in with one click — line breaks, empty lines and images included.
Scheduled Posts
Let Draft Studio's automation fetch the latest scheduled posts from LinkedIn, then review them in calendar or table views with full history.
AI Post Creation Experimental
Integrate with AIDA extension for AI-powered LinkedIn post generation. Configure knowledge base settings in AIDA's API configuration to enhance AI-generated content with your custom data.
How it works
1) Install
Add the extension from the Chrome Web Store.
2) Pin & Sign in
Pin InBuddy and ensure you’re signed in to LinkedIn.
3) Create
Compose a post or comment on LinkedIn and style it with the draggable fancy editor toolbar.
4) Get Notified
Be notified for any LinkedIn notification via the toolbar badge.
5) Draft Studio
Create and manage draft posts with media in Draft Studio. Access via toolbar footer link.
6) Quick Draft Access
Click the "Drafts" button in the post composer to view and insert context-filtered drafts.
7) Scheduled Posts
Open Draft Studio's Scheduled Posts tab and run the "Download Scheduled Data" automation to capture the latest queue automatically.
8) AI Post Creation
Enable AIDA integration in Options, then use the "Create with AIDA" button in Draft Studio or formatter to generate AI-powered posts.
9) Smart Replies
When you’re replying in supported comment boxes or messages, review suggested Smart Replies beneath the editor and insert one with a single click before fine-tuning.
10) Knowledge Base Setup
Configure your knowledge base in AIDA's API settings page to enhance AI-generated content with your custom data sources.
Gallery
Fancy Text Toolbar – type **bold**, _italic_ or ~~strike~~ and see it converted live, or pick one of 20+ Unicode styles for the selected text
Drafts button – your drafts, filtered by profile or company page, right inside LinkedIn's post composer
Draft preview – check text and media, then copy it to the post (and optionally mark it as published)
One click later – the draft is in the composer with every line break, and its images are already attached
Draft Studio – write, organize and track drafts and published posts for your profile and your company pages, stored locally in your browser
Options – turn features on or off, grouped in General, AI, Storage and Advanced tabs
Video: global switch pill and draggable Fancy Text Toolbar for posts and comments
Video: Markdown and Unicode styles in action in the post editor and in comments
Video: the Drafts button in the post composer
Browser's toolbar badge – see unread LinkedIn notifications at a glance
Screenshots show sample content with the page background blurred; names, pages and posts are fictional.
FAQ
Ready to get started?
Install InBuddy, pin it, and start writing standout posts on LinkedIn.
Install from Chrome Web StorePrivacy Policy
The InBuddy does not collect, store, or share any personal data. The extension accesses LinkedIn© cookies solely to fetch notification counts from LinkedIn© . No user information is transmitted or stored outside of the user's local browser environment.
The extension does not modify any LinkedIn content or interact with the platform beyond reading the notification count. All processing occurs within the user’s browser, ensuring complete privacy and security.
End-User License Agreement (EULA)
By installing and using the "InBuddy" Chrome extension, you agree to comply with this EULA. The extension is provided as a free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license for personal use.
The extension is independent and not affiliated with LinkedIn Corporation. The developer is not responsible for any changes LinkedIn© makes that might affect the extension’s functionality.
You may not modify, distribute, sublicense, or reverse-engineer the extension. Any unauthorized use may result in termination of your access.
The extension is provided "as-is" without any warranties, express or implied. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free functionality and are not responsible for any direct, indirect, or incidental damages resulting from the use of the extension.