https://github.com/bobby1030/crx-to-xpi

A simple tool that can help you port WebExtensions to Firefox easily
https://github.com/bobby1030/crx-to-xpi

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A simple tool that can help you port WebExtensions to Firefox easily

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bobby1030/crx-to-xpi
• Owner: bobby1030
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-02-26T10:44:28.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-04-30T09:48:37.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-30T17:02:45.782Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: chrome, crx, firefox, port-webextensions, webextension, xpi
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 21.5 KB
• Stars: 33
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# crx-to-xpi

> A simple tool that can help you port WebExtensions to Firefox easily.  

[![npm version](https://badge.fury.io/js/crx-to-xpi.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/crx-to-xpi)

## Dependencies

* `node`

* `npm` (or `yarn`, whatever)

## Usage

```shell

npm install -g crx-to-xpi

crx-to-xpi your-addon.crx

```

## TODO

* Implement a better path processing method to support non-Unix-like environment.

* Give some warnings when the extension uses an WebExtension API that hasn't been supported by Firefox.

* Allowing the source code of the extension to be used as input.

## How does it work?

This project helps you declare gecko support in `manifest.json`, and then zip up the source code into `.xpi` format.  

Reference: [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2015/10/porting-chrome-extensions-to-firefox-with-webextensions/](https://hacks.mozilla.org/2015/10/porting-chrome-extensions-to-firefox-with-webextensions/)