https://github.com/Rob--W/crxviewer

Add-on / web app to view the source code of Chrome / Firefox / Opera 15 extensions and zip files.
https://github.com/Rob--W/crxviewer

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Add-on / web app to view the source code of Chrome / Firefox / Opera 15 extensions and zip files.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/Rob--W/crxviewer
• Owner: Rob--W
• License: mpl-2.0
• Created: 2013-07-07T21:39:42.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-10T21:08:20.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T17:50:55.562Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/
• Size: 2.04 MB
• Stars: 1,440
• Watchers: 65
• Forks: 222
• Open Issues: 29
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Chrome extension source viewer (CRX Viewer)

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

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chrome-extension-source-v/jifpbeccnghkjeaalbbjmodiffmgedin

Also available for Opera and Opera's add-on gallery.  

https://addons.opera.com/extensions/details/extension-source-viewer/

And also available for Firefox and addons.mozilla.org (WebExtensions and other Firefox addon types).

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/crxviewer/

Online demo (select a .crx / .nex / .zip / .xpi from your disk or a URL to try out the viewer):  

https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/

## Features

This Chrome extension adds a button to right of the omnibox when a CRX file has been detected.

This button appears in the following extension stored:

  - Chrome Web Store

  - Opera add-ons gallery

  - Firefox add-ons gallery

  - Thunderbird add-ons gallery

  - Microsoft Edge Addons store

Upon clicking the button, two actions become available:

  - Download extension as zip file

  - View source

The default action (showing the above options) can be changed via the "Primary action on click"

menu that appears when you right-click on the extension button.

The "View source" option opens a new tab with a simple viewer, with the following features:

  - Download-as-zip and download-as-crx at the upper-right corner.

  - List of file names, and the option to filter files with a regular expression.

  - Find files containing a string, or with content matching a regular expression.

  - Quickly jump between search results, or from/to a specific line.

  - Automatic beautification (formatting) of code

  - Syntax highlighting

  - Image preview

  - Show hashes (md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512) of the file content.

  - View content of embedded zip files.

  - Download Chrome Web Store extensions for a different platform (e.g. Chrome OS or NaCl).

  - View the contents of any URL or zip file.

  - Permalink to file and search result within a zip or extension file.

As mentioned before, this extension activates on the Chrome Web Store by default.

It's also possible to view the source code of Chrome, Opera 15+ and Firefox extensions that are

hosted elsewhere. Further, there is an option to show a contextmenu entry on links whose target

is a Chromium extension. Both features can be toggled at the options page.

## Copyright

(c) 2013 - 2023 Rob Wu  (https://robwu.nl/)

This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public

License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this

file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.