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Web Extension Starter

Free Tier
Browser Extensions

Write-once starter that builds the same extension for Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Edge from a single source tree, handling the manifest differences between browsers instead of leaving them to the developer. React and TypeScript, with hot reload during development.

Catalogued August 4, 2026 · Curated by Boilerplates Directory team
Commercial
Free
chrome-extension
Source URL
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chrome-extensionbrowser-extensionfirefoxedgecross-browserreacttypescript
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