electron-browser-shell
A minimal, tabbed web browser with support for Chrome extensions—built on Electron.
Packages
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| shell | A minimal, tabbed web browser used as a testbed for development of Chrome extension support. |
| electron-chrome-extensions | Adds additional API support for Chrome extensions to Electron. |
| electron-chrome-context-menu | Chrome context menu for Electron browsers. |
Usage
# Get the code
git clone [email protected]:samuelmaddock/electron-browser-shell.git
cd electron-browser-shell
# Install and launch the browser
yarn
yarn startInstall extensions
Load unpacked extensions into ./extensions then launch the browser.
Roadmap
🚀 Current
- Browser tabs
- Unpacked extension loader
- Initial
chrome.tabsextensions API - Initial extension popup support
- Support for common
chrome.*extension APIs - Robust extension popup support
- Manifest V3 support
- Respect extension manifest permissions
🤞 Eventually
- Extension management (enable/disable/uninstall)
- .CRX extension loader
- Installation prompt UX
- Chrome Web Store extension installer
- Microsoft Edge Add-ons extension installer
- Automatic extension updates
- Full support of
chrome.*extension APIs
🤔 Considering
- Opt-in support for custom
webRequestblocking implementation - Browser tab discarding
❌ Not planned
License
GPL-3
For proprietary use, please contact me or sponsor me on GitHub under the appropriate tier to acquire a proprietary-use license. These contributions help make development and maintenance of this project more sustainable and show appreciation for the work thus far.
Contributor license agreement
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