WebExtensions API: A tool for developing plugins for the Firefox browser

The WebExtensions API is a tool provided by the Mozilla Foundation to simplify and streamline browser extension creation for Firefox. In fact, these plugins are designed using CSS, HTML and JS languages, and therefore your extension will run easily on different platforms with a single source code.

In response to the question of what is a browser extension, it should be said that extensions change the performance of web browsers and add more features to browsers, and as mentioned, these extensions are made using CSS, HTML and JS languages ​​(in addition , a series of dedicated JavaScript APIs are also used within these extensions.)

Creating the first plugin for Firefox

For those interested in developing plugins for the popular Firefox browser, the Mozilla Foundation has created a tutorial titled Your First Extension, which teaches step-by-step how to create an extension for this browser.

Also, if you are interested in Commandline, by referring to the Web-Ext open source repository, you will get a Commandline tool that allows you to build, run and test Web Extensions.

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