Chrome Apps & Extensions Developer Tool

Develop and Debug Chrome Apps & Extensions.

What is Chrome Apps & Extensions Developer Tool?

The 'Chrome Apps & Extensions Developer Tool' is a handy tool for developers, designed to enhance the efficiency of building and debugging Chrome Apps and Extensions. It provides various features such as viewing permissions, launching, packing and uninstalling an app/extension, among others. However, this tool is now deprecated and automatically uninstalls when installed.

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By: kelvinjiang

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.24 (1,349)

Version: 0.1.19 (Last updated: 2023-03-28)

Creation date: 2014-06-09

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

management
developerPrivate
activityLogPrivate

Size: 118.78K

Email: ke*****@google.com

Ranking

# 1851 ▼ 161

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Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Note: This item is now deprecated and will uninstall itself when installed.

The Chrome Apps Developer Tool helps developers build and debug Chrome Apps and Extensions.

The features include:

Separate view for unpacked apps/extensions
Inspect views for inspecting app/extension pages using dev tools
Reload an app/extension
Launch an app/extension
View permissions
Pack an app/extension
Uninstall an app/extension
Load an unpacked app/extension
Search for app/extension

By installing this item, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Useful for managing and deleting apps and extensions.
Allows access to developer tools for extensions.
Provides a windowed version of the Extensions page.

Cons

Crashes with manifest v3 extensions.
Load unpacked button frequently doesn't work.
Outdated and deprecated by Google.
Difficult to understand functionality.
Incompatibility issues with Windows 10.

Most mentioned

Load unpacked button doesn't work.
Crashes manifest v3 extensions.
App is outdated and deprecated.
User friendliness is lacking.

Recent reviews

It crashes the manifest v3 extensions and please remove this extension from app store.

Anbuselvan Periannan, 2021-08-15

Don't use it, this app is very deprecated by Google. And it causes other manifest V3 extensions crash (when send a message). See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1180566