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Extension source viewer by Rob W

View source code of Firefox add-ons and Chrome extensions (crx/nex/xpi) from addons.mozilla.org, the Chrome Webstore and elsewhere, with CRX Viewer (crxviewer).

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Extension button and the "Download as Zip" and "View source" options at an add-on page.View source to view the extension's source code.
About this extension
Adds a button to right of the address bar when a Firefox add-on or Chrome extension is detected. This also includes extensions for the Opera and Edge browsers and Thunderbird.
This button shows two options:

- Download extension as zip file
- View source

The default action (showing the above options) can be changed via the "Primary action on click"
menu that appears when you right-click on the extension button.

It also adds a context menu item on Firefox and Chrome extension links.

The "View source" option opens a new tab with a simple viewer, with the following features:

- Download-as-zip and download-as-crx at the upper-right corner.
- List of file names, and the option to filter files with a regular expression.
- Find files containing a string, or with content matching a regular expression.
- Quickly jump between search results, or from/to a specific line.
- Automatic beautification (formatting) of code
- Syntax highlighting
- Image preview
- Show hashes (md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512) of the file content.
- View content of embedded zip files.
- Download Chrome Web Store extensions for a different platform (e.g. Chrome OS or NaCl).
- View the contents of any URL or zip file.
- Get permalink to file and search result within a zip or extension file.

Also known as: crxviewer and CRX Viewer.
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Required permissions:

  • Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
  • Access browser tabs
  • Access your data for all websites
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Version
1.7.0
Size
241.7 KB
Last updated
2 years ago (Dec 10, 2023)
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License
Mozilla Public License 2.0
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Release notes for 1.7.0
- Support new Chrome Web Store URL (#134).
- Migrate Firefox extension to event page.
- Open viewer in same container tab when applicable.
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