# chibat/chrome-extension-typescript-starter

Chrome Extension TypeScript Starter

Repository: https://github.com/chibat/chrome-extension-typescript-starter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chrome-extension-typescript-starter
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chrome-extension, typescript, boilerplate, starter, template, react
Last push: 2026-08-05T19:39:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3570, "days_push": 28, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2823, forks 464 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.104412+00:00)

## What it is
A starter template for building Chrome extensions with TypeScript, React, and Webpack. It includes example code for background scripts, content scripts, options pages, and Chrome storage, plus Jest for testing.

## Use cases
- start a new chrome extension in typescript
- chrome extension boilerplate with react
- template for building browser extensions with webpack
- example chrome extension with background and content scripts
- set up jest tests for a chrome extension
- typescript starter for manifest v3 extensions

## When to choose
- you want a ready-made, actively maintained Chrome extension scaffold with TypeScript and React
- you prefer Webpack bundling and VS Code integration out of the box
- you want example code covering background scripts, content scripts, and Chrome storage

## When to avoid
- you are building extensions for browsers other than Chrome without adaptation
- you prefer Vite, esbuild, or another bundler over Webpack
- you need a framework other than React

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, build-tool, testing
- domain: browser-extensions, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: browser, browser-extension, cross-platform
- tags: chrome-extension, typescript, react, webpack, starter-template, boilerplate, jest, boilerplate, nodejs

## Member repositories
- chibat/chrome-extension-typescript-starter (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.104412+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:31:36.615925+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chibat/chrome-extension-typescript-starter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.104412+00:00, sha 41ed79bac27b)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/chrome-extension-typescript-starter (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:45.448237+00:00, sha 07658ea53819)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.