webext-tools

Utility functions for Web Extensions

• Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, and Safari
• Manifest: v2 and v3

Sponsored by PixieBrix 🎉

Install

npm install webext-tools

Or download the standalone bundle to include in your manifest.json.

Usage

This package exports various utilities, just import what you need.

• doesTabExist - Checks whether a tab exists.
• getTabUrl - Get a tab or frame’s URL even with limited permissions.
• setActionPopup - Sets the popup URL (or removes the popup) depending on the current tab.
• createContextMenus - Creates context menus without pain.
• addOptionsContextMenu was moved to webext-bugs.

Related

• webext-events - High-level events and utilities for events in Web Extensions.
• webext-base-css - Extremely minimal stylesheet/setup for Web Extensions’ options pages (also dark mode)
• webext-options-sync - Helps you manage and autosave your extension's options.
• webext-detect - Detects where the current browser extension code is being run.
• More…

License

MIT © Federico Brigante