nikhil0verma / pickpalette-chromeextension

Main Project - https://github.com/ArnabChatterjee20k/PickPalette-PaletteFromImage

PickPalette-ChromeExtension

Main Project - https://github.com/ArnabChatterjee20k/PickPalette-PaletteFromImage

How to use

• Clone the Project.
• Main working dir is Web2Palette.
• Open manifest.json
  • Change the homepage_url to point towards your site (You can remove this if you don't have)
  • name field is a string that identifies the extension in the Chrome Web Store.
  • default_title field is string that appears when user hover on chrome extension
• Logo customization (imgs)
  • replace the icons with new icons
  • for ex:- icon16.png should be replaced with 16X16 px icon
• Extend functionality
  • Create new js file in scripts folder and implement your feature.

Testing

• Go to chrome://extensions
• Enable developer mode.
• Click Load unpacked and select Web2Palette folder.
• Changing will be reflect in extension. If not try refreshing of re-adding.

Debugging

Right click on extension -> Inspect you will get the chrome dev tool. Debugging is straight forward similar to debugging static html content.

Generating CRX

To publish extension on chrome web store you need .crx file

Instruction to build crx

• Go to chrome://extensions
• Enable developer mode if not already.
• Click pack extension and select Web2Palette folder.
• Leave the private key

Note:- Extension will work (Theoretically) on any chromium based browser. For further query refer to Chrome API