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Dad Reply

Dad Reply

Auto-respond with a 👍 - Minimal effort - Maximum ambiguity

5.0
•4 reviews•

407 followers

Auto-respond with a 👍 - Minimal effort - Maximum ambiguity

5.0
•4 reviews•

407 followers

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Dad Reply is the Chrome extension that lets you respond to emails with the universal symbol of low-effort acknowledgment: a 👍 emoji. Just click the button and it auto-replies to the currently open email with a single thumbs up. No typing. Maximum Dad energy.
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chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dad-reply-auto-respond-wi/ddkeoflblemlolckmnhihhabplfmogop
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Launched in 2025View 1 launch
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Chrome Extensions•Email•Emoji
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Paul Mackenzie
Dad Reply

What do you think? …

Paul Mackenzie
Paul Mackenzie
Dad Reply

Dad Reply

Maker
📌

What originally started as a way to quickly add emojis when writing emails, turned into something much simpler, and arguably more stupid.One click, it replies to an email with a thumb up emoji, and sends. Thats it.

UPDATE (13th Aug)

I've written a forum post about whats next for Dad Reply which you can read here : What's next for Dad Reply?

TLDR (come on who's actually gonna read that)

👍 Thank you for the support (genuinely).

👍 I spent more time engaging than actually building this (replying with an emoji, takes effort).

👍 I'm working on an update (no, its not shoehorning in AI).

👍 Currently on holiday, so I am the priority right now (you heard).

👍 I'm gonna write about this on Substack (it's free don't fret).

Signing off the only way I know how.

👍

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8d ago
Jun Gong
Jun Gong
Dapp.com

Dapp.com

@prmack 👍

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7d ago
Paul Mackenzie
Paul Mackenzie
Dad Reply

Dad Reply

Maker

@jun_gong 👍

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7d ago
Batyr Sardarbekov
Batyr Sardarbekov
nFactorial AI

nFactorial AI

@prmack 👍

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7d ago
Paul Mackenzie
Paul Mackenzie
Dad Reply

Dad Reply

Maker

@998batrr 👍

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7d ago
Jeremy Yan
Jeremy Yan

@prmack 👍

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7d ago
Peter Claridge
Peter Claridge
StreamAlive

StreamAlive

@prmack 👍

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6d ago
Paul Mackenzie
Paul Mackenzie
Dad Reply

Dad Reply

Maker
@alvis_ziv 👍
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6d ago
Nika
Nika

This is usually how I end the communication (when I do not want to continue in a convo). 😅

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7d ago
Paul Mackenzie
Paul Mackenzie
Dad Reply

Dad Reply

Maker

@busmark_w_nika 👍

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7d ago
Juan Secchi
Juan Secchi
Product Hunt

Product Hunt

I'm curious if sending this product to my dad will make him start writing full sentences. Maybe it has a reverse effect on dads.

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7d ago
Paul Mackenzie
Paul Mackenzie
Dad Reply

Dad Reply

Maker

@juan Please share your research findings.

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7d ago
Zac Zuo
Zac Zuo

@juan I guess dads have their rebellious phases too :)

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7d ago
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6d ago

What's next for Dad Reply?

Firstly, a huge thank you to anyone that voted for Dad Reply. I honestly wasn't expecting the response I got.

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5.0
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Thomas Knoll
Thomas Knoll
Hopes & Pains

Hopes & Pains

•6 reviews
Damnit @Ryan Hoover, I don't think I really need to say anything more than, "👍🏻" but here you are forcing me to arbitrarily write "more than 20 characters" before I can submit my review. Next you're going to tell me my password has to have a special character and a capitalize character in it, but can't be more than 16 characters long. I hold you personally responsible for making me waste time and bits when a simple 👍🏻 would have sufficed.
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6d ago
Monica Geller
Monica Geller
•2 reviews
Congrats! Dad Reply is so funny😆 Question: What inspired you to create this product, and how did your personal experiences influence the product?
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7d ago
Paul Mackenzie
Paul Mackenzie
Dad Reply

Dad Reply

Lack of patience for one. I was originally looking to create and extension to quickly insert emojis into emails (like a shortcut, or emoji panel).

It became quite complex so thought just inserting one would be a start.

Ended up being the end too.

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7d ago
Ines
Ines
•13 reviews
This Chrome extension is pure genius for anyone who wants to acknowledge emails quickly without typing a word. The single thumbs-up reply keeps things casual, fun, and efficient — perfect for that laid-back “dad energy.” Super simple, no setup needed, and absolutely hilarious. Sometimes less really is more!
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7d ago
Paul Mackenzie
Paul Mackenzie
Dad Reply

Dad Reply

👍

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7d ago