| aliases | related | created_by | display_name | released | short_description | topic | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
webextensions,web-extension,web-extensions,browserext |
w3c, browser, firefox, firefox-extension, chrome, chrome-extension, mozilla, opera, edge |
Browser Extension Community Group |
WebExtension |
May 7, 2015 |
Universal standard for creating add-ons that allow users to customize their web browser. |
webextension |
Universal standard for creating browser extensions.
Working through a W3C charter group, Mozilla has partnered with Microsoft and Opera to define a browser extension API that works across multiple browsers.
There is currently a preliminary specification that matches what Google has implemented in Chrome so that extensions written to the specification could potentially work on Chrome, Edge, Opera and Firefox.