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You write them using web technologies such as
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Both extensions and packaged apps bundle all their files
into a single file that the user downloads and installs.
This bundling means that, unlike ordinary web apps,
extensions and packaged apps don't need to depend
on content from the web.
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You can distribute your extension or packaged app
by using the
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to publish to the
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