# orbitbot/chrome-extensions-examples

All Chrome Extension examples collected into one repository

Repository: https://github.com/orbitbot/chrome-extensions-examples
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chrome-extensions-examples
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: chrome-extension, browser-extension, extension, extensions, javascript
Last push: 2021-10-31T10:51:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4676, "days_push": 1767, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1587, forks 450 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:07.883506+00:00)

## What it is
A repository collecting all official Chrome Extension example projects into one browsable Git repository, generated by scraping Google's samples page. It serves as a learning resource with dozens of small, working extension examples covering Chrome APIs.

## Use cases
- learn how to build a chrome extension
- find example code for chrome extension APIs
- browse chrome extension samples in one repo
- reference examples for webextension development
- copy a starting point for a browser extension project

## When to choose
- you want a single repo of many chrome extension examples to browse or clone
- you need quick reference code for a specific Chrome API
- you prefer Git-based browsing over Google's samples page

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained or up-to-date samples - use GoogleChrome/chrome-extensions-samples instead
- you need Manifest V3 examples
- you need production-ready extension code

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: browser-extension, developer-tools, documentation
- domain: browser-extensions, developer-tools, tutorials, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: chrome-extension, examples, webextensions, sample-code, scraped-content, javascript

## Member repositories
- orbitbot/chrome-extensions-examples (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.883506+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 2026-08-30T03:55:26.237171+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/orbitbot/chrome-extensions-examples (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.883506+00:00, sha 7142909bf84f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.