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Get started

Welcome to Chrome Extension development. Discover everything you need to start building and distributing your first Chrome Extension.

Overview

Extension terminology

A Chrome extension is composed of parts that play different roles.

Publish to the Chrome Web Store

If you are building the extension for yourself, check out our getting started tutorial. If you want to publish to the Chrome Web Store, there are a few things you need to know first.

Tutorials

Choose any of the following tutorials to begin your extension learning journey.