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| 1 <h1 class="page_title">Hello There!</h1> |
| 2 <p> |
| 3 This documentation tells you how to write extensions |
| 4 and packaged apps for the |
| 5 <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome">Google Chrome browser</a>. |
| 6 Because extensions came first, |
| 7 the APIs and these docs say <em>extension</em> everywhere. |
| 8 </p> |
| 9 <p class="caution"> |
| 10 <b>Note:</b> |
| 11 Unless you see a note |
| 12 describing an exception for packaged apps, |
| 13 everything in this documentation applies to both extensions and packaged apps. |
| 14 </p> |
| 15 <h2 id="readme"> Where to start </h2> |
| 16 <p> |
| 17 Before you code, |
| 18 read these: |
| 19 </p> |
| 20 <dl> |
| 21 <dt> <a href="getstarted.html">Getting Started (Hello, World!)</a> </dt> |
| 22 <dd> Build a simple "Hello, World" extension in about 5 minutes </dd> |
| 23 <dt> <a href="overview.html">Overview</a> </dt> |
| 24 <dd> Learn about the fundamental design points of the extension system </dd> |
| 25 </dl> |
| 26 <p> |
| 27 Also check out these: |
| 28 </p> |
| 29 <ul> |
| 30 <li> |
| 31 <a href="devguide.html">Developer's Guide</a> |
| 32 </li> |
| 33 <li> |
| 34 <a href="samples.html">Samples</a> |
| 35 </li> |
| 36 <li> |
| 37 <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-chrome-extension">
Stack Overflow [google-chrome-extension] tag</a> |
| 38 </li> |
| 39 <li> |
| 40 <a href="http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-extensions">
Group: chromium-extensions</a> |
| 41 </li> |
| 42 <li> |
| 43 <a href="http://chrome.google.com/webstore">Chrome Web Store</a> |
| 44 </li> |
| 45 <li> |
| 46 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/">Chrome Web Store |
| 47 developer documentation</a> |
| 48 </li> |
| 49 </ul> |
| 50 <h2 id="versions"> Doc versions </h2> |
| 51 <p> |
| 52 In general, you should view these pages at |
| 53 <b>http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/<em><filename></em></b> |
| 54 (for example, |
| 55 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/overview.html">http://code.goo
gle.com/chrome/extensions/overview.html</a>). |
| 56 However, if you need to see the very latest doc |
| 57 or you're using a different version of Google Chrome |
| 58 than most of the world is |
| 59 (perhaps the <a href="http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel">Dev
channel</a>), |
| 60 you might want to use a different URL |
| 61 (for example, |
| 62 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/dev/overview.html">.../extensi
ons/<b>dev/</b>overview.html</a>). |
| 63 The following table lists the doc locations and explains how they differ. |
| 64 </p> |
| 65 <p> |
| 66 <table class="noborders"> |
| 67 <tr> |
| 68 <th> URL </th> <th> Version </th> |
| 69 </tr> |
| 70 <tr> |
| 71 <td> |
| 72 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/overview.html">.../exten
sions/...</a> |
| 73 </td> |
| 74 <td> |
| 75 The version you should probably be using. |
| 76 This documents the most stable version of the extension API. |
| 77 </td> |
| 78 </tr> |
| 79 <tr> |
| 80 <td> |
| 81 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/beta/overview.html">.../
extensions/<b>beta/</b>...</a> |
| 82 </td> |
| 83 <td> |
| 84 <p> |
| 85 Documentation for the Beta channel version of Google Chrome. |
| 86 </p> |
| 87 <p> |
| 88 <strong>Note:</strong> |
| 89 APIs on the Beta channel are subject to change. |
| 90 </p> |
| 91 </td> |
| 92 </tr> |
| 93 <tr> |
| 94 <td> |
| 95 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/dev/overview.html">.../e
xtensions/<b>dev/</b>...</a> |
| 96 </td> |
| 97 <td> |
| 98 <p> |
| 99 Documentation for the Dev channel version of Google Chrome. |
| 100 This version might also have bug fixes and feature information |
| 101 that are relevant to the current doc |
| 102 but haven't been integrated into it yet. |
| 103 </p> |
| 104 <p> |
| 105 <strong>Note:</strong> |
| 106 APIs on the Dev channel are subject to change. |
| 107 </p> |
| 108 </td> |
| 109 </tr> |
| 110 <tr> |
| 111 <td> |
| 112 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/overview.html">...
/extensions/<b>trunk/</b>...</a> |
| 113 </td> |
| 114 <td> |
| 115 The very latest documentation. |
| 116 Look here if you're using |
| 117 <a href="http://tools.google.com/dlpage/chromesxs">Canary</a> |
| 118 or a tip-of-tree version of |
| 119 <a href="http://dev.chromium.org">Chromium</a> |
| 120 or if you're curious about features to come. |
| 121 This version might also have bug fixes and feature information |
| 122 that are relevant to the current doc |
| 123 but haven't been integrated into it yet. |
| 124 <p> |
| 125 <strong>Note:</strong> |
| 126 The trunk version of the doc is preliminary and might have errors. |
| 127 </p> |
| 128 </td> |
| 129 </tr> |
| 130 </table> |
| 131 </p> |
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