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Idlen: Ads in the IDE, in AI chats, and a self-serve ads manager

Idlen, a new browser extension and IDE plugin, lets developers earn €20-100 per month by displaying curated developer-tool ads during AI chat wait times, working with Claude, ChatGPT, V0, Bolt, Lovable, and more. The company claims over 50,000 creators are already using the service, which requires no code access and performs local analysis only.

read1 min views8 publishedAug 30, 2026
Idlen: Ads in the IDE, in AI chats, and a self-serve ads manager
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Turn AI wait time into €20-100/month. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, V0, Bolt, Lovable & more.

// src/components/UserProfile.tsx

"text-purple-400">import { "text-cyan-300">useState, "text-cyan-300">useEffect } "text-purple-400">from 'react';

"text-purple-400">export "text-purple-400">function UserProfile({ userId }) {

"text-purple-400">const [user, setUser] = "text-cyan-300">useState(null);

"text-purple-400">const [, set] = "text-cyan-300">useState(true);

// TODO: Add error handling

// and states

"text-purple-400">return ? <"text-cyan-300">Spinner /> : <div>{user.name}</div>;

}

Add proper error handling and improve the state

Ready.

Click "Send" in the AI chat to see how Idlen earns you tokens during AI processing

"Idlen pays for my Claude Pro subscription every month. Set it and forget it."

"As a no-code builder, every AI request on Lovable now earns me money."

"The ads are actually relevant dev tools. No spam, just useful products."

Start earning in under 2 minutes

Add Idlen to VS Code or Chrome in one click. Works with all your AI tools.

Keep coding with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any AI tool. No workflow changes.

Relevant dev tool ads appear during wait time. Earnings go directly to your account.

Everything you need to monetize your AI usage

We take privacy seriously. Here's what we don't do.

No code access
Local analysis only
Transparent & auditable

See how much you could earn based on your AI usage

Based on average developer activity and ad inventory fill rates.

No spam, no clickbait. Only curated developer tools.

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Join 50,000+ creators earning passive income from AI usage

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