Confirmed users
1,158
edits
WebExtensions: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
Caitmuenster (talk | contribs) (→Additional APIs: updated information about requesting a WebExtension API) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''If you are looking for documentation on how to develop a WebExtension add-on with Firefox, [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions please checkout MDN].''' | |||
This page is an introduction to Mozilla's implementation of WebExtensions, a new browser extension API. The goals of this API are: | This page is an introduction to Mozilla's implementation of WebExtensions, a new browser extension API. The goals of this API are: | ||
* Porting add-ons to and from other browsers should be easier. | * Porting add-ons to and from other browsers should be easier. | ||
| Line 7: | Line 9: | ||
* WebExtensions should maintain acceptable security and privacy standards. | * WebExtensions should maintain acceptable security and privacy standards. | ||
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]. | 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]. But the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions Firefox docs on MDN] are the best. | ||
'''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. | '''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. | ||