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Much of the specifics of the new API are similar to the Blink extension API. Google has [https://developer.chrome.com/extensions extensive documentation on the API]. [https://dev.opera.com/extensions/ So does Opera].
 
Experimental WebExtensions support is now available in Firefox Nightly. We are looking for developer feedback as we fix bugs and expand the set of APIs that are available. We will be listening on https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/c/add-ons/development.
'''Please note:''' we are going with the name WebExtensions because it can be used in search engines, not Web Extensions (with a space) which is almost impossible to search.
* Bugs are filed in Bugzilla under Toolkit > WebExtensions, [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?format=guided#h=dupes%7CToolkit%7CWebExtensions find or create a bug]
 
=== Road map ===
A draft road map is available [[WebExtensions/RoadMap|here]].
=== Useful queries ===
* There are [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/developer/communication developer resources] to help you through the migration.
* Currently every second week there is a [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/developer/communication#Add-on_Developer_Communication_Calendar public triage meeting] of the bugs we hope to complete.
* Join the mailing list at [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-addons dev-addons@mozilla.org].
* Join us on [[IRC|IRC]] at #webextensions or #addons
== Permission Model ==
We currently enforce [https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/declare_permissions manifest permissions] for [[WebExtensions#List_of_supported_APIs|the supported APIs]]. We also don't enforce CSP protections.
== Namespacing ==
At this time, all APIs are accessible through the chrome.* and browser.* namespace. When we begin to add our own APIs, we expect to add them to the browser.* namespace. Developers will be able to use feature detection to determine if an API is available in browser.*.
== Out-of-process Extensions ==
The list of APIs and their status is now maintained on [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Chrome_incompatibilities MDN]. We intend to fix any of the exceptions listed there.
Please also see [http://arewewebextensionsyet.com arewewebextensionsyet.com] for an up to date list of supported APIs that is taken by parsing schemas defined in mozilla-central. No guarantees are made on this site, the MDN page is definitive in case of disagreement.
== Additional APIs ==
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