Awesome Browser Extensions and Apps

A curated list of awesome resources for building browser extensions and apps

Contents

• Tools
  • Development
  • Testing
  • Publishing
• Documentation
• Examples
• Stores
• Articles
• Videos
• Community

Tools

Development

• generator-chrome-extension - yeoman Chrome extension generator that creates everything you need to get started with extension development.
• then-chrome - promise-based Chrome extensions API.
• chnl - implementation of events compatible with Chrome Extensions Events API.
• bro-fs - Promise-based HTML5 Filesystem API allowing to work with sandboxed filesystem in browser.
• chrome-manifest - manage manifest, easily include/exclude keys.
• WebExtension Manifest Formatter - Format manifest.json in Chrome Extension, Firefox WebExtension and Extension for Edge
• WebExtension browser API Polyfill - A lightweight polyfill library for Promise-based WebExtension APIs in Chrome.
• web-ext - A command line tool designed to speed up various parts of the extension development process, making development faster and easier.

Testing

• sinon-chrome - testing Chrome extension with Sinon and Node.js.
• karma-sinon-chrome - karma adapter to run extension tests with sinon-chrome.

Publishing

• crx - packs directory into CRX file.
• grunt-crx - grunt task used to package Chrome Extensions.
• chrome-extension-deploy - programmatic deploy extensions to Chrome Web Store.
• download-crx - npm package to dowload CRX from Chrome Web Store by id.
• chrome-web-store-item-property - gather version, count of downloads and rating from chrome Web Store.
• chrome-store-api - Chrome Webstore API for Node.js.
• chrome-webstore-manager - managing Chrome Web Store items from Node.js.
• chrome-extension-downloader.com - online service to download CRX from Chrome Web Store.
• crxviewer - view Chrome, Opera or Firefox extensions content without installing it.

Documentation

• Chrome Extensions API
• Opera Extensions API
• Firefox WebExtensions API
• Firefox Add-ons SDK (legacy)
• Safari Extensions API
• Safari App Extensions API
• Edge Extensions API

Examples

• Official WebExtension Example for Firefox - Example repository containing templates and good practices for creating a WebExtension for Firefox.
• webextensions-examples - Example Firefox add-ons created using the WebExtensions API. Maintained by the MDN team at Mozilla.

Stores

• Chrome Web Store
• Opera Web Store
• Firefox Add-ons Store
• Safari Extensions Gallery

Articles

• The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons - official blog post introducing WebExtensions in Firefox
• Setting up Chrome extensions with a free trial period - This blog post will be helpful for those who are looking to set up a free trial period for their Chrome extension hosted in the Chrome web store.

Videos

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Community

• Reddit Chrome Extensions
• Reddit Chrome Apps
• Stack Overflow

Contribute

Feel free to share your experience and contribute useful extension resources by creating new issue or pull request. Please read the contribution guidelines first. Thanks!

License