Google Chrome extension

Google Chrome extension

Web address	http://chrome.google.com/extensions
Commercial?	Yes
Available in	English
Owner	Google
Created by	Google and extension developers
Launched	Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Google Chrome Extensions are browser extensions that modify the Google Chrome browser. These extensions are written using web technologies like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Google Chrome Extensions are downloadable through the Chrome Web Store (formerly the Google Chrome Extensions Gallery). As of February 2010, over 2,200 extensions have been published by developers. All users with a Google Account are able to add extensions after developing them.

Notable examples

• Adblock Plus
• AdBlock (Chrome)
• Cut the Rope
• Dropbox
• Evernote Web
• Ghostery
• Googlepedia
• Google Maps
• Google Search
• Pandora
• Pixlr Express
• Privacy Badger
• Streamus
• Turn Off the Lights
• TweetDeck
• Easywiki
• Facebook Messenger

Development

Google Chrome has its own architecture and APIs to build the extensions which requires different code and skills for each extension. Extensions can be created through use of web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.

Nowadays there are development frameworks which allows developers to build cross-browser extensions with only one code base and one API, eliminating the need to develop a different extension version for each one of the browsers.

See also

• Category:Google Chrome extensions
• Firefox add-ons
• Yahoo! Widgets
• Dashboard (Mac OS)
• Web application

External links

• Official website
• How to Install Google Chrome extensions Offline and Manually

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• Developing Chrome Extensions Overview Page