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Visit the IRC channel: #extdev on irc.mozilla.org.
Need help? These documents should get you started:
- Firefox feature overviews, including in-depth information on new features.
- MDC Extensions Page - Central resource for extension development information at the Mozilla Developer Center.
- Extension Packaging - Extensions are a form of Installable Bundle which can be downloaded and installed by a user, or provided pre-packaged with an application or by an external program. Extensions use a directory structure which can provide chrome, components, and other files to extend the functionality of a XUL program.
- Building an Extension - This tutorial walks you through the steps required to build a basic extension
- Statusbar - Creating a very basic statusbar extension
- Dynamic Statusbar - Creating a more advanced statusbar extension
- Sidebar - Creating a basic sidebar extension
- Toolbar - Very complete tutorial on building a toolbar extension
- Canvas Documentation at the MDC
- SVG Documentation at the MDC
- Useful tools for building extension
- Extension Wizard - Web-based wizard for creating a skeleton extension.
- XUL Explorer - Desktop XULRunner application that can be used to create and preview XUL interfaces, create extension skeletons and test extensions in Firefox.