Kleo's extension is gone.
Here are the tools that replace it — and one that can't be shut down.
Kleo's free LinkedIn Chrome extension was shut down in June 2025 and rebuilt as a $99/month web app with no free trial. If you are looking for a replacement — cheaper, or simply less dependent on a browser extension LinkedIn can disable — here are the strongest options in 2026.
What happened to Kleo
Kleo grew popular as a free Chrome extension that let you write and format posts directly inside LinkedIn, with swipe files and inspiration built in. In June 2025, that extension was shut down under pressure from LinkedIn. Kleo relaunched as a paid web platform at kleo.so — the workflow moved from "write inside LinkedIn" to "write in Kleo's app, then publish" — priced at $99/month (or $999/year), with no public free trial. The current Pro plan bundles a knowledge base, style guide, image creator, templates, scheduling, analytics, and group coaching.
That is a big jump from a free extension, and it is a useful reminder: any tool that operates inside LinkedIn can be switched off by LinkedIn. The alternatives below range from AI writing tools to analysis platforms — and we have flagged which ones depend on an account connection and which do not.
If you used Kleo to get better at LinkedIn — not just to format posts — LinkedIQ is the closest thing to a strategy layer. It analyzes your published posts to show what builds professional authority and what dilutes it. It works from your LinkedIn data export, so there is no extension and no account connection LinkedIn could ever disable.
The most natural replacement if you used Kleo mainly to write. Its PostCast interview pulls ideas out of you and turns them into posts, and its carousel maker is among the best in the category. Far cheaper than Kleo's $99/month.
The most established all-in-one platform: AI content generation trained on 500M+ posts, scheduling, analytics, and a 3M+ contact lead database. A strong fit if you want one tool to produce and publish at volume.
Closest to Kleo's original "write better posts in place" purpose: rich formatting, previews, snippets, and post analytics. A focused writing-improvement tool rather than a full strategy suite.
| Tool | Best for | From | Needs account connection? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinkedIQ | Authority analysis & strategy | Free / $29 | No — works from export |
| Supergrow | Affordable AI writing & carousels | $19 | Yes |
| Taplio | All-in-one create & schedule | $39 | Yes |
| AuthoredUp | Post formatting & previews | ~$20 | Yes (extension) |
| Kleo (current) | Write, design, publish suite | $99 | Yes |
Switch to a tool that can't be shut down.
LinkedIQ works from your LinkedIn export — no extension, no account connection, no risk. Free analysis, and your first authority brief in 90 seconds.