New Chrome extension source viewer

View source code of Chrome extensions, Firefox addons or Opera extensions (crx/nex/xpi) from the Chrome web store and elsewhere.

What is New Chrome extension source viewer?

New Chrome extension source viewer is a Chrome extension developed by clsyy411, and its main feature is "View source code of Chrome extensions, Firefox addons or Opera extensions (crx/nex/xpi) from the Chrome web store and elsewhere.".

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Download New Chrome extension source viewer Extension CRX File

Download New Chrome extension source viewer extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

                        View source code of Chrome extensions, Firefox addons or Opera extensions (crx/nex/xpi) from the Chrome web store and elsewhere.

View the source code of any Chrome extension in the Chrome Web store without installing it.

Features:
- Button at the Chrome Web store
  - Download extension as zip file
  - View source
  - Configurable via context menu on button: Set one-click action via "primary action on click".
- View source:
  - File name/type filter
  - Search in the file content (literal or regexp)
  - Automatic beautification (formatting) of code
  - Syntax highlighting
  - Show hashes (md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512) of individual files
  - Image preview
  - View embedded zip files
  - View any zip file by URL or file chooser
  - View source of platform-specific extensions (such as Chrome OS-only extensions, or NaCl for a different architecture).
  - Permalink to file and search result within a zip or extension file.
- Full support for incognito mode.
- Outputs public key and extension ID to the console.

Optional features (see options page):
- View source of Opera 15+ extensions, Edge extensions, Firefox addons or Thunderbird add-ons.
- "View extension source" contextmenu item on links to Chrome extensions
- View source of Chrome extensions outside the webstore. The View source button becomes visible when you select a CRX file for download.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name New Chrome extension source viewer New Chrome extension source viewer
ID gcabadpmgoapggkhhiccllcgcjpmjodf
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/new-chrome-extension-sour/gcabadpmgoapggkhhiccllcgcjpmjodf
Description View source code of Chrome extensions, Firefox addons or Opera extensions (crx/nex/xpi) from the Chrome web store and elsewhere.
File Size 220 KB
Installation Count 44
Current Version 1.0.0
Last Updated 2023-12-15
Publish Date 2023-12-15
Developer clsyy411
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Supported Languages en,zh-CN
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "name": "__MSG_appName__",
    "short_name": "New CRX Viewer",
    "default_locale": "en",
    "description": "__MSG_appDesc__",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "manifest_version": 3,
    "minimum_chrome_version": "88",
    "background": {
        "service_worker": "service_worker.js"
    },
    "action": {
        "default_icon": {
            "128": "icons\/128.png"
        },
        "default_title": "__MSG_appDesc__",
        "default_popup": "popup.html"
    },
    "icons": {
        "128": "icons\/128.png"
    },
    "options_page": "options.html",
    "options_ui": {
        "page": "options.html#optionsV2"
    },
    "permissions": [
        "tabs",
        "storage",
        "contextMenus",
        "downloads",
        "declarativeContent"
    ],
    "host_permissions": [
        "*:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx*",
        "*:\/\/clients2.googleusercontent.com\/crx\/download\/*"
    ],
    "optional_host_permissions": [
        "*:\/\/*\/*"
    ],
    "incognito": "split"
}