Electron Browser Shell: Build Cross-Platform Browsers with Ease

Electron-browser-shell

A minimal, tabbed web browser with support for Chrome extensions—built on Electron.

browser preview image showing 3 tabs and a youtube video

Packages

Name	Description
shell	A minimal, tabbed web browser used as a testbed for development of Chrome extension support.
electron-chrome-extensions	Adds additional API support for Chrome extensions to Electron.
electron-chrome-context-menu	Chrome context menu for Electron browsers.

Usage

# Get the code
git clone git@github.com:samuelmaddock/electron-browser-shell.git
cd electron-browser-shell

# Install and launch the browser
yarn
yarn start

Install extensions

Load unpacked extensions into ./extensions then launch the browser.

Roadmap

🚀 Current

Browser tabs
Unpacked extension loader
Initial chrome.tabs extensions API
Initial extension popup support
Support for common chrome.* extension APIs
Robust extension popup support
Manifest V3 support
Respect extension manifest permissions

🤞 Eventually

Extension management (enable/disable/uninstall)
.CRX extension loader
Installation prompt UX
Chrome Web Store extension installer
Microsoft Edge Add-ons extension installer
Automatic extension updates
Full support of chrome.* extension APIs

🤔 Considering

Opt-in support for custom webRequest blocking implementation
Browser tab discarding

❌ Not planned

Chrome Platform App APIs

Download Details:

Author: djcas9
Source Code: https://github.com/djcas9/electron-browser-shell
License: GPL-3.0 license

#electron #browser #shell