Chrome Extension Boilerplate

A Chrome Extension boilerplate with live-reload of content scripts and CSS.

Deprecated

This project is deprecated since Google are transitioning to Manifest V3

Features

• Works out of the box - just fork, clone, and load to Chrome!
• No need for complication or build tools
• Live reload of content scripts JS and CSS files (avoids the need to reload the extension after each code change)
• MIT licensed, suitable for commercial use

Installation

1. Fork it: https://github.com/liorgrossman/chrome-extension-boilerplate/fork
2. Clone it:
   • If you use SSH: git clone [email protected]:YOUR_GITHUB_USER/chrome-extension-boilerplate.git
   • or using HTTPS: git clone https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_USER/chrome-extension-boilerplate.git
3. On Chrome, browse to chrome://extensions and check Developer mode on top
4. Click Load unpacked extension...
5. Choose the chrome-extension-boilerplate directory

Contributing fixes and new themes

Pull requests are welcome!

Be in touch

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• Check out my other projects: Competely, Flawless, DreamGift, BookAuthority, Wisely, and others.

License

MIT