Building Browser Extensions Tooling

Chrome Oriented

  • Chrome Extension Hot Reloader – Stars: 425 – Updated: 11/2019 – Reviewed: 6/2020.
  • Mozilla’s WebExtension PolyFill – Stars: 1k – Updated: 3/2020 – Reviewed: 6/2020.
    • Promise-based APIs for Chrome browser extensions.
  • CRX (oncletom) – Stars: 420 – Updated: 7/2019 – Checked: 9/2020.
    • Node.js CLI for packing Google Chrome extensions.
  • Yeoman Generator Chrome Extension – Stars: 2.3k – Updated: 10/2019 – Reviewed: 6/2020.
  • Chrome Extension CLI – Stars: 499 – Updated: 8/2020 – Checked: 9/2020.
  • CRX Viewer – Stars: 800 – Updated: 1/2021 – Checked: 12/2021.
    • Allows one to view the source code of any extension in the Chrome Web Store without installing the extension.

Compatibility

Security

  • Browser Extension Analysis Framework – Stars: 258 – Updated: 5/2020 – Checked: 9/2020
    • Analyzes extensions for security vulnerabilities.
  • CRXcavator – Provides a risk score for all Chrome Web Store extensions updated every three hours.