Getting Started
Loading the extension in Google Chrome
In Google Chrome, open up chrome://extensions in a new tab. Make sure the Developer Mode checkbox in the upper-right corner is turned on. Click Load unpacked and select the dist directory in this repository - your extension should now be loaded.
Loading the extension in Brave
In Brave, open up brave://extensions in a new tab. Make sure the Developer Mode checkbox in the upper-right corner is turned on. Click Load unpacked and select the dist directory in this repository - your extension should now be loaded.
Loading the extension in Mozilla Firefox
In Mozilla Firefox, open up the about:debugging page in a new tab. Click the This Firefox link in the sidebar. One the This Firefox page, click the Load Temporary Add-on... button and select the manfiest.json from the dist directory in this repository - your extension should now be loaded.
Loading the extension in Microsoft Edge
In Microsoft Edge, open up edge://extensions in a new tab. Make sure the Developer Mode checkbox in the lower-left corner is turned on. Click Load unpacked and select the dist directory in this repository - your extension should now be loaded.
Notes
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This project is a repository template - click the
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Includes ESLint configured to work with TypeScript and Prettier.
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Includes tests with Vitest - note that the
babel.config.jsand associated dependencies are only necessary for Vitest to work with TypeScript. -
Example icons courtesy of Heroicons.
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Includes Storybook configured to work with React + TypeScript. Note that it maintains its own
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Includes a custom mock for the webextension-polyfill-ts package in
src/__mocks__. This allows you to mock any browser APIs used by your extension so you can develop your components inside Storybook.
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