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Next.js for Chrome extensions
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Next.js for Chrome extensions
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Build Chrome extensions with the same developer experience you'd expect from a modern web framework. File-based extension surfaces, automatic Manifest V3 generation, React Fast Refresh, routing, TypeScript, and a one-command setup.
Hot reload across extension contexts would be huge, like updating the service worker and popup without losing state or needing to reopen the chrome://extensions page. Most painful part of extension dev right now.
Manifest V3 setup is usually the worst part and this just handled it. Hot reload actually works on extension pages too which caught me off guard in a good way.
Tried the one-command setup and had a working extension running in under a minute, which is wild compared to the usual copy-paste boilerplate. The file-based surfaces approach actually makes the manifest feel like it disappears into the background where it belongs.