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paramName
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Undocumented.
Description of this parameter from the json schema.
This parameter was added in version . You must omit this parameter in earlier versions, and you may omit it in any version. If you require this parameter, the manifest key minimum_chrome_version can ensure that your extension won't be run in an earlier browser version.
Parameters
  1. Properties
    1. propertyName
  2. Methods
    1. methodName
  3. Events
    1. eventName
  4. Types
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Google Chrome Extensions (Labs)

Samples

Blank new tab page (packaged app)

Uses chrome_url_overrides, and

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Block/allow referrer API example extension (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and experimental, and popup, and privacy, and

Sample extension which demonstrates how to access a preference.

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Block/allow third-party cookies API example extension (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and experimental, and popup, and privacy, and

Sample extension which demonstrates how to access a preference.

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Broken Links (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and devtools_page, and experimental, and tabs, and

Extends the Developer Tools, adding an audit category that finds broken links on the inspected page.

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CatBlock (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and experimental, and

I can't has cheezburger!

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Chrome Query (packaged app)

Uses devtools_page, and experimental, and

Extends the Developer Tools, adding a sidebar that displays the jQuery data associated with the selected DOM element.

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Chromium Buildbot Monitor (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and browser_action, and notifications, and options_page, and popup, and

Displays the status of the Chromium buildbot in the toolbar. Click to see more detailed status in a popup.

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Content Script Cross-Domain XMLHttpRequest Example (packaged app)

Demonstrates making cross domain requests from a content script by putting Twitter trends on Google News.

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Content settings (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and contentSettings, and popup, and tabs, and

Shows the content settings for the current site.

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Context Menus Sample (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and contextMenus, and

Shows some of the features of the Context Menus API

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Email this page (by Google) (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and browser_action, and options_page, and tabs, and

This extension adds an email button to the toolbar which allows you to email the page link using your default mail client or Gmail.

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Event Tracking with Google Analytics (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and browser_action, and popup, and

A sample extension which uses Google Analytics to track usage.

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Extension Docs Search (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and tabs, and

Search the Chrome Extensions documentation. To use, type 'crdoc' plus a search term into the Omnibox.

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FirePHP for Chrome (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and devtools_page, and experimental, and tabs, and

Extends the Developer Tools, adding support for parsing FirePHP messages from server

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Google Calendar Checker (by Google) (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and browser_action, and options_page, and tabs, and

Quickly see the time until your next meeting from any of your calendars. Click on the button to be taken to your calendar.

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Google Mail Checker (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and browser_action, and options_page, and tabs, and

Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.

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Hello World (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and popup, and

The first extension that I made.

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iGoogle new tab page (packaged app)

Uses chrome_url_overrides, and

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Keyboard Pin (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and tabs, and

Creates a keyboard shortcut (C + Shift + P) to toggle the pinned state of the currently selected tab

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Merge Windows (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and browser_action, and tabs, and

Merges all of the browser's windows into the current window

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Message Timer (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and popup, and tabs, and

Times how long it takes to send a message to a content script and back.

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My Bookmarks (packaged app)

Uses bookmarks, and browser_action, and popup, and tabs, and

A browser action with a popup dump of all bookmarks, including search, add, edit and delete.

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News Reader (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and popup, and tabs, and

Displays the first 5 items from the 'Google News - top news' RSS feed in a popup.

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News Reader (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and popup, and tabs, and

Displays the first 5 items from the 'Google News - top news' RSS feed in a popup.

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Notification Demo (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and notifications, and options_page, and tabs, and

Shows off desktop notifications, which are "toast" windows that pop up on the desktop.

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NTP prototyping extension (packaged app)

Uses chrome_url_overrides, and experimental, and

extension to prototype new NTP designs

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Omnibox Example (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and

To use, type 'omnix' plus a search term into the Omnibox.

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Page action by content (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and page_action, and

Shows a page action for HTML pages containing the word 'sandwich'

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Page action by URL (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and page_action, and tabs, and

Shows a page action for urls which have the letter 'g' in them.

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Print this page (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and browser_action, and tabs, and

Adds a print button to the browser.

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Process Monitor (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and experimental, and popup, and tabs, and

Adds a browser action that monitors resource usage of all browser processes.

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SandwichBar (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and experimental, and

Shows an infobar on pages which contain the word 'sandwich'

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Show Tabs in Process (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and experimental, and popup, and tabs, and

Adds a browser action showing which tabs share the current tab's process.

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Talking Alarm Clock (packaged app)

Uses background, and background_page, and browser_action, and tts, and

A clock with two configurable alarms that will play a sound and speak a phrase of your choice.

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Test Screenshot Extension (packaged app)

Uses background_page, and browser_action, and tabs, and

Demonstrate screenshot functionality in the chrome.tabs api. Note: only works for code.google.com

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TTS Debug (packaged app)

Uses tts, and

Tool for developers of Chrome TTS engine extensions to help them test their engines are implementing the API correctly.

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TTS Demo (packaged app)

Uses tts, and

Demo Chrome's synthesized text-to-speech capabilities.

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Typed URL History (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and history, and tabs, and

Reads your history, and shows the top ten pages you go to by typing the URL.

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`extension.isAllowedFileSchemeAccess` and `extension.isAllowedIncognitoAccess` Example (packaged app)

Uses browser_action, and

Demonstrates the `extension.isAllowedFileSchemeAccess` and `extesion.isAllowedIncognitoAccess` APIs

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