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🖥🔋Web Extension starter to build "Write Once Run on Any Browser" extension observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/abhijithvijayan/web-extension-starter · TypeScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 37
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2543
  • days_rel: 211
  • days_push: 17
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2181 stars · 176 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A TypeScript + React starter template for building cross-browser web extensions with a single codebase targeting Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera. It uses Vite for fast builds, generates browser-tailored Manifest V3 files, and includes SASS with CSS Modules and ESLint/Prettier tooling.

Use cases

  • build a chrome extension with react and typescript
  • write once run on any browser web extension
  • starter template for manifest v3 extension
  • cross-browser firefox and chrome addon boilerplate
  • set up vite build for browser extension
  • scaffold a web extension project with hot reload

When to choose

  • starting a new browser extension from scratch
  • you need one codebase targeting multiple browsers
  • you want a modern Vite + React + TypeScript extension setup

When to avoid

  • you need Manifest V2 support for legacy browsers
  • you prefer a framework other than React
  • you are extending an existing extension with its own build setup

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

build-tool developer-tools frontend-framework browser-extensions web-development developer-tools cross-platform browser browser-extension web-extension boilerplate starter-template manifest-v3 vite react cross-browser chrome-extension firefox-addon boilerplate typescript nodejs

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