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Chrome extension support evolves in new Dev build
At last, Google's web browser has support for actual extensions, not just userscripts wrapped in a container. The current developer build of Chrome (and the nightly builds of Chromium) can now install extensions that modify parts of the browser interface.
One great feature that you'll notice immediately: unlike Firefox addons, Chrome doesn't require a restart to activate extensions. Managing them after the fact? That must be done in Explorer for now - there's no manager in Chrome yet. To get started, you'll need to launch Chrome/Chromium with the --enable-extensions switch.
You can see extensions in action with Google's samples. While the arrival of more complete support is exciting, the demos provided are anything but. One is a gmail unread message display, one is a "subscribe in reader" button - neither of which you need if you have a GMail tab open and a Reader bookmarklet. The third example is a bt more interesting, displaying the status of the Chrome Buildbot.
Lack of excitement aside, it's a good sign for users that have been waiting for developers to begin porting their favorite Firefox extensions to Chrome. We will, no doubt, start seeing more .crx in the wild now.
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Victor Pimentel said 9:29AM on 5-14-2009
Another extension by myself, designed for Youtube:
http://victorpimentel.com/stuff/youtubeperfect.crx
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TheLinx said 12:27PM on 5-14-2009
What does it do?
Victor Pimentel said 2:28PM on 5-14-2009
It's a version of this Userscript packaged for Chrome:
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/38074
Jack Stanley said 2:41PM on 5-14-2009
CNet just mentioned the latest Chrome, especially the extension side:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10240057-2.html
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TheLinx said 4:43PM on 5-18-2009
There are some extensions at http://www.adsweep.org/
At the bottom of the page.
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