# ragingwind/generator-chrome-extension

Scaffold out a Chrome extension

Repository: https://github.com/ragingwind/generator-chrome-extension
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/generator-chrome-extension
Homepage: http://yeoman.io
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-04-05T13:13:09+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": 4967, "days_push": 1611, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2633, forks 215 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:06.154533+00:00)

## What it is
A Yeoman generator that scaffolds Chrome extension projects, generating boilerplate with a choice of browser UI types (browser/page action, omnibox) and permissions. It includes Gulp tasks for Babel ES2015 transpilation, watch with live-reload, and production build/packaging.

## Use cases
- scaffold a new chrome extension project
- bootstrap chrome extension boilerplate with manifest and permissions
- set up gulp build pipeline for a browser extension
- develop chrome extension with es2015 and live reload
- package a chrome extension for the web store

## When to choose
- starting a new Chrome extension from scratch with modern JS tooling
- you want an opinionated Yeoman + Gulp workflow for extension development

## When to avoid
- targeting Manifest V3 with modern tooling like Vite or CRXJS, since the generator is dated (last release 2022) and relies on deprecated Bower
- you only need a minimal manifest without a build system

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: boilerplate, build-tool, cli, developer-tools
- domain: browser-extensions, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: cli, browser-extension, cross-platform
- tags: yeoman-generator, chrome-extension, scaffolding, gulp, babel, livereload, automation, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ragingwind/generator-chrome-extension (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.154533+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 2026-08-30T02:19:35.505777+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ragingwind/generator-chrome-extension (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.154533+00:00, sha 74d22fe516b8)
  - homepage: http://yeoman.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:02:39.443991+00:00, sha a52f30dd5db2)
  - site_page: https://yeoman.io/learning/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:02:39.453089+00:00, sha 2bd96e5da02d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.