extension-downloader

extension-downloader is a tool to download browser extensions for Firefox and Chromium-based browsers. It works on Linux, macOS, and Windows systems. A typical use-case is to maintain and deploy browser extensions across multiple systems.

Installation

To install extension-downloader, follow these steps:

1. Build and install extension-downloader using Rust's cargo:

cargo install --git https://github.com/michaeladler/extension-downloader.git

2. Copy the example configuration file to your user configuration directory:

mkdir -p ~/.config/extension-downloader
cp example/config.toml ~/.config/extension-downloader/config.toml

3. Adjust the config.toml to your needs.

Usage

After configuring config.toml, you can run the tool using:

./extension-downloader

The downloader will fetch and install the extensions specified in the configuration file. See ./extension-downloader --help for available CLI options.

Configuration

To configure extension-downloader, edit the config.toml file to specify which extensions you'd like to download. The configuration options include specifying the extension IDs (or names), the destination directory, and browser type.

Example config snippet:

[[extensions]]
# browser can be one of: "firefox", "chromium"
browser = "firefox"
# tilde (~) is expanded, anything else not
profile = "~/.mozilla/firefox/default"
# firefox extensions are referenced by name
names = ["ublock-origin"]

[[extensions]]
browser = "chromium"
profile = "~/.config/chromium"
# chromium extensions are referenced by their ID
# which can be obtained from the URL in the Chrome web store
names = [
    "cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm", # ublock-origin
]

# Microsoft Edge on Windows
[[extensions]]
browser = "chromium"
profile = "Microsoft\\Edge"
names = [
    "cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm", # ublock-origin
]

Note: Each extension is downloaded only once and then shared across compatible browsers.

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to extension-downloader, please fork the repository and create a pull request, or open an issue for discussion regarding changes or features you'd like to add.

License

extension-downloader is made available under the Apache-2.0 License.