Amazon Without the Knockoffs
6 hours ago
- #open-source
- #brand filter
- #Amazon tool
- Knockoff filters out trademark-squat pseudo-brands (like SZHLUX and HORUSDY) from Amazon search results, leaving established brands with reputations to protect.
- The tool is free, open-source (FSL), requires no accounts or tracking, and runs locally in the browser on every Amazon page.
- It uses a daily-refreshed, community-maintained brand list (e.g., AmazonBrandFilterList) to instantly approve real brands and block pseudo-brands based on linguistic patterns (e.g., ALL-CAPS, unpronounceable strings).
- Users can set filtering levels (Relaxed, Standard, Strict) to hide, dim, or label flagged items, with options to override verdicts or reveal filtered listings.
- Additional features include removing Amazon's "Sponsored" listings and allowing personal brand trust/block lists that take priority over other signals.
- Misclassifications can be reported with one click, feeding a curated list that updates globally within a day without requiring extension updates.
- The tool emphasizes privacy (no analytics, minimal network requests) and transparency, with open-source code and plain-text brand lists for easy community contributions.