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Extension shutting down

Walk — Mon, 25 May 2026 13:08:48 +0000

Hello! There was an announcement from SteamGifts about banning users of this specific extension[www.steamgifts.com] starting June 1st.

I don't want to be a nuisance, so the extension will be unpublished before that date.

As I understand it, simply unpublishing a Chrome extension doesn't automatically remove it from every user, so the plan is:

Make an update that strips all autojoin functionality (previously it was disabled by default, but could be enabled after agreeing to the warnings). I know, the name doesn't make any sense now.
Remove notification functionality as it requires the extension to make periodic requests to SteamGifts, just in case it triggers some detection.
Unpublish the extension after a few days.

Truth be told, I haven't been actively developing it for many years now, only small fixes once in a while if something got changed on the website and I was notified that it doesn't work anymore. The biggest update was porting it from manifest v2 to manifest v3[developer.chrome.com], which wasn't smooth, as it turned out Firefox doesn't support all the MV3 stuff that was used. Multiple versions had to be updated and while it wasn't a ton of work, it was messy. And it stopped being fun either, since I stopped actively using the website myself and don't profit from the extension in any way (over the years I had a few propositions of integrating adverts and a lot of emails about outright buying it, all of which were successfully ignored).

Thanks for using the extension, I'm glad it was useful for some people!

Steamgifts guidelines update

Walk — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 18:41:23 +0000

Just published an update that turns off these settings:

AutoJoin in background.
AutoJoin if page is opened every X hours.

Right now it's not clear what is a criteria of getting a suspension. I advise you to stop using AutoJoin button and keeping those options off (although they're still available in settings).

Maybe using moderate settings you'll be fine, like checking only your wishlist and only every 10 hours? I don't know. And if you want to try it - you'll be at fault of your suspension.

Hope you still find this extension useful.

Original announcement:

https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/ZIVso/autojoin-scripts
Originally posted by cg:
Hi SG,

I want to remind everyone that using scripts to automatically join giveaways is against the rules. To help clarify, I updated the site guidelines today:

Scripts should not be used to automatically enter into giveaways. This includes scripts that enter multiple giveaways at once, or scripts that enter giveaways while you are away.
I would like to try reducing the usage of these scripts through two approaches...

The last few weeks I've been logging and reviewing data. On average, a user with scripts enters 4x as many giveaways as a user without scripts. I believe this happens because users currently receive a high number of points, and scripts are able to use those points more efficiently. To fix this issue I want to lower point distribution to a more reasonable amount. This will allow users casually visiting the site a couple of times a day to use all of their points, and therefore reduce the need and advantage of using such scripts.
Secondly, starting October, I am going to start assigning suspensions to users that are using these scripts. I feel they do not benefit the community in any way, and I want to try to ensure SteamGifts stays a fun and social place for everyone to visit. Of course, that only happens when real people are interacting with the site.
If you have any thoughts on the topic, please leave a comment.

So, what do you guys think? Right now I'm thinking of publishing an update that disables background autojoin for everyone. I'll keep an option to enable it back but you'll risk getting a suspension.

1.4.0 Firefox parity

Walk — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:09:03 +0000

Hello! This update brings parity between Firefox version and Chrome. Thanks to WebExtensions they mostly use same code. If you're using it and notice any problems, please leave me a message.

Firefox Add-ons page[addons.mozilla.org]

This however breaks compatibility with Android. Did anyone use it on Android?

There were also some other changes you could miss since last announcement:

You can now lower the volume of that annoying sound
See what exactly did you win in notification (thanks to PredatorIWD)

1.2.8 Steam Summer Sale 2017

Walk — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:10:38 +0000

Hello, as you know Steam Summer Sale started yesterday. And as before you get cards for completing your Discovery queues. Now you can clear them quickly by pressing "AutoJoin Queue" button on http://store.steampowered.com pages.

Core of this script was made by xPaw (of steamdb fame) long time ago but it still works and I decided to incorporate it into this extension, I think it fits thematically

It will be removed in another update after the sale ends. And it most likely will fail when Steam is under a heavy load, so I suggest you to use it after an hour or two after each day update.

This update also fixes audio not being played.

1.1.21 Attempt to prevent bans

Walk — Wed, 18 May 2016 14:08:34 +0000

Hey, today some of you could receive a ban (temporary, 24 hours). And here is why:

Originally posted by cg:
It was automatically blocked by the server for suspicious traffic. The logs show you attempting to enter 300 giveaways in 7 seconds. The server will automatically unblock you in 24 hours. I'd recommend removing your scripts or add-ons that are causing the traffic.

Some adjustments were made:

Extension will stop trying to enter giveaways if you have less than 5 points (previously it didn't care even if you had no points at all and bombarded steamgifts servers with requests).
There is now a slight delay between requests (0.5s if you click on autojoin button and 3s for joining in background).

So, less requests and not all of them instantly. Hopefully it'll be enough.

1.1.0 Join Giveaways without opening Steamgifts

Walk — Fri, 15 May 2015 18:34:58 +0000

1.1.0 :

Load X pages before trying to Auto-join now configurable (previously was always 5)
More pages support Night theme
Added ability to automatically join giveaways in background, no need to keep tab open! This was not tested too much.
You'll get Chrome notification if extension detects you won
More pages support Night theme

This update might bring some bugs. Let me know if you found something.

1.1.1 :

Added option to hide joined giveaways.

1.1.2 :

Small bug fix.

1.1.3 :

Fixed a bug where autojoin in background won't fire after changing settings

1.1.4 :

Added requested option to hide group giveaways

1.1.8 :

Fixed error some users had. Thanks to Virus.

1.0.21 Night Theme and Level Prioritization

Walk — Sun, 10 May 2015 17:52:23 +0000

Added Night Theme
Added Level Prioritization (you'll enter higher levels giveaways first)

And some small improvements. Level Prioritization may cause lag if you loaded many pages.

1.0.20

Walk — Sat, 09 May 2015 12:50:41 +0000

Minor update. Last update added option to automatically reload giveaways and auto join every hour. You can now edit 1 hour to anything between 1 and 24. Default is 2. Didn't test it in real conditions.

1.0.19 and new permission

Walk — Sun, 03 May 2015 14:07:08 +0000

I'll start posting changelogs here as announcements from now on.

First of all - last version asked for a new permission, it's needed to access Steam's storefront API, to check if giveaway is a game or a DLC.

1.0.19:

Added option to automatically reload giveaways and auto join every hour (disabled by default)
Added animation to indicate that next page is loading
"Load 5 pages before trying to Auto-join" now doesn't require infinite scrolling to be enabled