Preferred JS package manager

Modify displayed install instructions on npmjs and yarnpkg website, also add useful features
What is Preferred JS package manager?
Preferred JS Package Manager is a web extension that modifies install instructions on npmjs and yarnpkg websites and adds useful features for JavaScript developers. With the extension, you can easily switch between npm, pnpm, and yarn as your preferred package manager. It also provides features like modified readme code blocks, copy button for code snippets, and context menus for quick search on npmjs and yarnpkg.

Extension stats

By: tag9724
Users: 3 ▲ 1
Rating: 4.00 (1)
Version: 1.6 (Last updated: 2021-06-03)
Creation date: 2021-05-31
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • storage
Size: 413.70K

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Extension summary

Preferred JS package manager is a web extension that all install commands on npmjs.com, classic.yarnpkg.com and yarnpkg.com package pages with the one of your preferred package manager ( npm, pnpm, yarn ).

Other features are available :

  • Readme code blocks with install instructions are modified too with the possibility to display the original content.
  • A copy button on all Readme code blocks
  • Context menus are added to allow a quick search of a selected text on npmjs.com and yarnpkg.com

Changelog and Released : https://gitlab.com/tag9724/preferred-js-package-manager/-/releases

User reviews

Works great!
by AshMW, 2023-10-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Preferred JS package manager requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Preferred JS package manager has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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