{"slug": "idlen-ads-in-the-ide-in-ai-chats-and-a-self-serve-ads-manager", "title": "Idlen: Ads in the IDE, in AI chats, and a self-serve ads manager", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "Turn AI wait time into €20-100/month. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, V0, Bolt, Lovable & more.\n\n`// src/components/UserProfile.tsx`\n\n`\"text-purple-400\">import { \"text-cyan-300\">useState, \"text-cyan-300\">useEffect } \"text-purple-400\">from 'react';`\n\n` `\n\n`\"text-purple-400\">export \"text-purple-400\">function UserProfile({ userId }) {`\n\n` \"text-purple-400\">const [user, setUser] = \"text-cyan-300\">useState(null);`\n\n` \"text-purple-400\">const [loading, setLoading] = \"text-cyan-300\">useState(true);`\n\n` `\n\n` // TODO: Add error handling`\n\n` // and loading states`\n\n` `\n\n` \"text-purple-400\">return loading ? <\"text-cyan-300\">Spinner /> : <div>{user.name}</div>;`\n\n`}`\n\nAdd proper error handling and improve the loading state\n\nReady.\n\nClick \"Send\" in the AI chat to see how Idlen earns you tokens during AI processing\n\n\"Idlen pays for my Claude Pro subscription every month. Set it and forget it.\"\n\n\"As a no-code builder, every AI request on Lovable now earns me money.\"\n\n\"The ads are actually relevant dev tools. No spam, just useful products.\"\n\nStart earning in under 2 minutes\n\nAdd Idlen to VS Code or Chrome in one click. Works with all your AI tools.\n\nKeep coding with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any AI tool. No workflow changes.\n\nRelevant dev tool ads appear during wait time. Earnings go directly to your account.\n\nEverything you need to monetize your AI usage\n\nWe take privacy seriously. Here's what we don't do.\n\n```\nNo code access\nLocal analysis only\nTransparent & auditable\n```\n\nSee how much you could earn based on your AI usage\n\nBased on average developer activity and ad inventory fill rates.\n\nNo spam, no clickbait. Only curated developer tools.\n\n```\nCloud & Hosting\nAPIs & Services\n```\n\nEverything you need to know\n\nJoin 50,000+ creators earning passive income from AI usage", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/idlen-ads-in-the-ide-in-ai-chats-and-a-self-serve-ads-manager", "canonical_source": "https://www.idlen.io/", "published_at": "2026-08-30 12:02:08+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-30 12:21:50.303322+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-products", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Idlen", "Claude", "ChatGPT", "V0", "Bolt", "Lovable", "VS Code", "Chrome"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/idlen-ads-in-the-ide-in-ai-chats-and-a-self-serve-ads-manager", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/idlen-ads-in-the-ide-in-ai-chats-and-a-self-serve-ads-manager.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/idlen-ads-in-the-ide-in-ai-chats-and-a-self-serve-ads-manager.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/idlen-ads-in-the-ide-in-ai-chats-and-a-self-serve-ads-manager.jsonld"}}