Build your first Chrome Extension — Freshtab

Freshtab displays a beautiful image from Unsplash every time you open a new tab. This repo contains the complete code for the Freshman tutorial on building Chrome extensions. It is for reference only.

Here's what the completed project looks like:

Setup

• Clone this repository to your filesystem:

git clone https://github.com/Freshman-tech/freshtab

• Create a free Unsplash Developer account and register a new application.
• cd into the project folder. Open js/background.js and js/popup.js in your text editor.
• Replace <your unsplash access key> in both files with your Unsplash access key.
• Open Chrome, and open the Extensions page (chrome://extensions/). Ensure developer mode is enabled
• Click "Load unpacked", and select the project folder, then click "Open".
• Open a new tab to see the extension interface.
• Read the tutorial to learn more.