React & TypeScript Chrome Extension Development [2021]

Learn Google Chrome Extension development using modern web frameworks. JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Webpack and more!

Instructor:

Jason Xian

414 students enrolled

English [Auto]

The ins and outs of Chrome Extension development in 2021

Deploying your completed extension to the Chrome Web Store for real users

Standard extension development in basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript and modern development in React and TypeScript

Design a build system for developing extensions using Webpack

Build user interfaces using popular component libraries like Material UI

Using HTTP requests in your chrome extensions to interact with third party APIs

Work with simple command line tools such as Git and NPM

Learn to use Manifest Version 3 Chrome APIs, newly released in 2021

Build a multi-featured weather extension built in React, TypeScript and Webpack

Design an ad blocker extension that covers the basic principles of ad blocking

Create a study focus timer extension built in simple JavaScript, HTML and CSS

Build a mini TV show search extension and text-to-speech extension

Bonus mini-section covering the basics of Chrome Extension themes

Hi! Welcome to the comprehensive Chrome Extension Development course using modern web frameworks in 2021. This is the only course on Udemy that is focused on building extensions using modern technologies like TypeScript, React and Webpack along with standard JavaScript and HTML/CSS development. Using popular frameworks means that the skills you learn in this course building extensions will be transferrable to general web software development.

The course is designed flexibly for students of all levels, covering everything from the very basics of extensions to more exciting new technologies! The first part of the course is designed to help you hit the ground running so that you can develop your very first extension within the first hour of the course. Then, we begin introducing more advanced concepts, technologies and projects to supercharge your extension development skills.

Throughout the course we cover a ton of concepts and technologies:

Comprehensive overview of the fundamentals behind Chrome Extensions
Building extensions using the standard approach with JavaScript, HTML and CSS
Designing a Webpack build system to enable the use of React and TypeScript in your extension
Basic usage of Git and NPM on the command line
Using design system component libraries like Material UI to build beautiful UIs quickly
Building three large extension projects step-by-step from scratch
Data fetching using HTTP requests to third party APIs
Deploying your completed extension to the Chrome Web Store for real users

If you have any additional questions, please let me know. I’m always happy to help!

How long do I have access to the course materials?

You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

Can I take my courses with me wherever I go?

Definitely! If you have an internet connection, courses on Udemy are available on any device at any time. If you don't have an internet connection, some instructors also let their students download course lectures. That's up to the instructor though, so make sure you get on their good side!

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