wxt-dev/wxt

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

WXT is a TypeScript framework for building web browser extensions, described as 'like Nuxt, but for Web Extensions'. It provides file-based entrypoints, automatic manifest generation, HMR dev mode, multi-browser and MV2/MV3 targeting, and automated zipping and publishing.

Use cases

• build a chrome extension with typescript
• develop browser extensions with hot reload
• build one extension codebase for chrome and firefox
• generate manifest.json from entrypoint files
• migrate a webextension from manifest v2 to v3
• automate zipping and publishing extensions to stores
• use react or vue inside a browser extension

When to choose

• you're starting a new browser extension project in the JS/TS ecosystem
• you need to target multiple browsers or both MV2 and MV3 from one codebase
• you want fast HMR dev mode and auto-generated manifests instead of hand-written build scripts
• you want Nuxt-like DX: auto-imports, file-based entrypoints, module system

When to avoid

• you're building extensions outside the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem
• you have a simple existing extension with a working build setup and no need for a framework
• you need non-browser-extension packaging like Electron or PWAs

Facets

framework · maturity active

web-framework build-tool developer-tools cli deployment browser-extensions web-development frontend developer-tools browser-extension cross-platform cli web-extensions manifest-v3 manifest-v2 hmr vite dev-server chrome firefox safari auto-imports publishing nuxt-like nodejs typescript

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