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CRX Viewer

View source code of Chrome extensions, Firefox addons or Opera extensions (crx/nex/xpi) from the Chrome web store and elsewhere.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Google Chrome
  • Opera
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Online
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  • Developed by

    NL flagRob--W
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  251 Forks
  •  31 Open Issues
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What is CRX Viewer?

View source code of Chrome extensions, Firefox addons or Opera extensions (crx/nex/xpi) from the Chrome web store and elsewhere.

View the source code of any Chrome extension in the Chrome Web store without installing it.

Features:

  • Button at the Chrome Web store
  • Download extension as zip file
  • View source
  • Configurable via context menu on button: Set one-click action via "primary action on click".
  • View source:
  • File name/type filter
  • Search in the file content (literal or regexp)
  • Automatic beautification (formatting) of code
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Show hashes (md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512) of individual files
  • Image preview
  • View embedded zip files
  • View any zip file by URL or file chooser
  • View source of platform-specific extensions (such as Chrome OS-only extensions, or NaCl for a different architecture).
  • Permalink to file and search result within a zip or extension file.
  • Full support for incognito mode.
  • Outputs public key and extension ID to the console.

Optional features (see options page):

  • View source of Opera 15+ extensions, Edge extensions, Firefox addons or Thunderbird add-ons.
  • "View extension source" contextmenu item on links to Chrome extensions
  • View source of Chrome extensions outside the webstore. The View source button becomes visible when you select a CRX file for download.