Creating a Chrome extension

Tracy Chen
Aug 9, 2024

Once you have your application set up, add a ‘manifest.json’ file with the following content:

{
"name": "Test extension",
"version": "1.0",
"description": "This extension allows you to XYZ",
"manifest_version": 3,
"author": "Tracy Chen",
"action": {
"default_popup": "index.html",
"default_title": "Test extension"
}
}

Now navigate to Chrome and select Extensions > Manage Extensions > Toggle Developer Mode > and click Load Unpacked.

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Tracy Chen
Tracy Chen

Written by Tracy Chen

A product person who still dabbles in code.

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