1 <div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">Hello There!</div> 2 3 <p> 4 This documentation tells you how to write extensions 5 and packaged apps for the 6 <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome">Google Chrome browser</a>. 7 Because extensions came first, 8 the APIs and these docs say <em>extension</em> everywhere. 9 </p> 10 11 <p class="caution"> 12 <b>Note:</b> 13 Unless you see a note 14 describing an exception for packaged apps, 15 everything in this documentation applies to both extensions and packaged apps. 16 </p> 17 18 19 <h2 id="readme"> Where to start </h2> 20 21 <p> 22 Before you code, 23 read these: 24 </p> 25 26 <dl> 27 <dt> <a href="getstarted.html">Getting Started (Hello, World!)</a> </dt> 28 <dd> Build a simple "Hello, World" extension in about 5 minutes </dd> 29 30 <dt> <a href="overview.html">Overview</a> </dt> 31 <dd> Learn about the fundamental design points of the extension system </dd> 32 </dl> 33 34 <p> 35 Also check out these: 36 </p> 37 38 <ul> 39 <li> 40 <a href="devguide.html">Developer's Guide</a> 41 </li> 42 <li> 43 <a href="samples.html">Samples</a> 44 </li> 45 <li> 46 <a href="http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-extensions">Group: chromium-extensions</a> 47 </li> 48 <li> 49 <a href="http://chrome.google.com/webstore">Chrome Web Store</a> 50 </li> 51 <li> 52 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/">Chrome Web Store 53 developer documentation</a> 54 </li> 55 </ul> 56 57 <h2 id="versions"> Doc versions </h2> 58 <p> 59 In general, you should view these pages at 60 <b>http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/<em><filename></em></b> 61 (for example, 62 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/overview.html">http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/overview.html</a>). 63 However, if you need to see the very latest doc 64 or you're using a different version of Google Chrome 65 than most of the world is 66 (perhaps the <a href="http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel">Dev channel</a>), 67 you might want to use a different URL 68 (for example, 69 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/dev/overview.html">.../extensions/<b>dev/</b>overview.html</a>). 70 The following table lists the doc locations and explains how they differ. 71 </p> 72 73 <p> 74 <table class="noborders"> 75 <tr> 76 <th> URL </th> <th> Version </th> 77 </tr> 78 <tr> 79 <td> 80 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/overview.html">.../extensions/...</a> 81 </td> 82 <td> 83 The version you should probably be using. 84 This documents the most stable version of the extension API. 85 </td> 86 </tr> 87 <tr> 88 <td> 89 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/beta/overview.html">.../extensions/<b>beta/</b>...</a> 90 </td> 91 <td> 92 <p> 93 Documentation for the Beta channel version of Google Chrome. 94 </p> 95 96 <p> 97 <strong>Note:</strong> 98 APIs on the Beta channel are subject to change. 99 </p> 100 </td> 101 </tr> 102 <tr> 103 <td> 104 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/dev/overview.html">.../extensions/<b>dev/</b>...</a> 105 </td> 106 <td> 107 <p> 108 Documentation for the Dev channel version of Google Chrome. 109 This version might also have bug fixes and feature information 110 that are relevant to the current doc 111 but haven't been integrated into it yet. 112 </p> 113 114 <p> 115 <strong>Note:</strong> 116 APIs on the Dev channel are subject to change. 117 </p> 118 </td> 119 </tr> 120 <tr> 121 <td> 122 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/trunk/overview.html">.../extensions/<b>trunk/</b>...</a> 123 </td> 124 <td> 125 The very latest documentation. 126 Look here if you're using a tip-of-tree version of 127 <a href="http://dev.chromium.org">Chromium</a> 128 or if you're curious about features to come. 129 This version might also have bug fixes and feature information 130 that are relevant to the current doc 131 but haven't been integrated into it yet. 132 133 <p> 134 <strong>Note:</strong> 135 The trunk version of the doc is preliminary and might have errors. 136 </p> 137 </td> 138 </tr> 139 </table> 140 </p> 141
