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Life & fun · August 31, 2019

Create-react-extension for browser extensions

Set up a modern React browser extension by running one command. - VasilyShelkov/create-react-extension

Create-react-extension for browser extensions launched on August 31, 2019 with 14 votes, #830 of 3,185 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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In plain words

Create-react-extension is a tool that helps developers build browser extensions using React. It provides a starter template and build configuration to streamline the development process. The tool is designed for developers who want to combine React's component-based approach with browser extension functionality. It simplifies setup by handling webpack configuration and boilerplate code, allowing developers to focus on extension features rather than initial setup work.

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