Chrome extensions arriving in developer version

Support for extensions to customize Chrome, the top-requested feature for Google's browser, has begun arriving for adventurous users.

Previously, extensions worked only for those who enabled the feature with a command line switch. Now the feature is enabled by default in the developer preview version of Chrome on Windows, Aaron Boodman, the Google engineer who oversees the extensions work, said in a blog post Wednesday.

"We're ready for a few more people to start using extensions--the kind of adventurous people who populate the dev channel," said Boodman, who earlier in his career developed the Greasemonkey tool that permitted extensive customization of Firefox.

Work is already under way for some popular extensions, including Yahoo's Delicious for social bookmarking and Xmarks for bookmark synchronization.

Extensions are enabled by default only for Chrome's Windows users right now. "We've also enlisted some help to get extensions up to speed on Mac and Linux," Boodman said.

The extension-programming interfaces have been changing, and more changes are coming to the user interface. Those who want to start developing extensions should look at the new Chrome extension documentation.

Chrome extensions are written with the same programming technologies as are used for Web pages themselves--HTML, CSS, and the like. Mozilla has a related extension effort called Jetpack under way for Firefox.

[FF2009]

"Yahoo's Delicious bookmarking"

who cares about that crap. I need adblock and Noscript support then I'll use Chrome again.

[Glassner_S]

You actually think anyone gives a damn if you're dumb enough to still be using that outdated pile of fail Firefox.

It's like some idiot holding a gun to his head screaming "I'll shoot!". No one cares.

[Akiba]

@Gassner_S

Actually a lot of people care and are saying the same thing, usually in regards to noscript and adblock. You are probably more of the exception. I already switched but the adds are making me reconsider. I had almost forgot that websites used fullscreen ads that you had to close until I switched to Chrome. Content owners just don't have any self control when it comes to ads. That being said there is also nothing about Chrome that makes it a must have for me above FF. It's really only a few small things. Things really aren't as dramatic as you make them sound.

[t8]

The world has always had bludgers who don't know how business works.
They think that the Web could be better if their were no ads.

Ha ha. Get real. The money has to come from somewhere to support all those great web sites.

Saying I won't use Chrome because there is no Ad blocker is hardly going to make real world people want to cater for your free ride. Real companies are not interested in your opinion. Wake up. No one cares, as the above comment says.

[MeepMan]

Adsweep at adsweep.org seems to work well, but it does have some false positives. Not many, but some. It's worth a try.

[lazycat202]

My wish list:
roboform
adBlock
Google Bookmark sync.

that's all! I'll kill IE8 and Firefox

[Shankland]

Perversely, Google has a bookmark sync feature in the developer-preview version of Chrome, but it doesn't work with Google Bookmarks (yet).

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10311748-92.html

[exactlyy]

Firefox or Opera are my choice i'd never download chrome ever again

[t8]

Hello this is Chrome.

You have really hurt my feelings.

How can we make you switch?

[faizanchaki]

just give me Adblock Plus, i'll switch to Chrome in the blink of an eye

[nIGhT-SoN]

Same here! I'm stick with Firefox because of Adblock Plus which makes my navigation easier. Hope see it soon in Chrome.

[CerberPl]

You have to remember that google income is from their system of ads ( which by the way are no offensive ) so requesting a feature to disable them is kinda.. lame
Thats why i don't use any adblock - Chrome doesn't display pop'us - which is all i need !

Adblocks should block only really offensive ads and don't block others -it's main income for developers/websites community

[redmarine]

CerberPl, that's just lame... Savvy users easily get annoyed by ads because they interfere and are only annoyances. I don't want ads related to my search to pop-up and try to take my attention from what I'm looking for.

For that reason I still want my AdBlock.

[grafitti123]

Why not try SRWARE Iron? It is the same as chrome(speed ,interface everything) plus it disables all those things which allow google to snoop on you. It also has an adblocker (the list is not as extensive as the filters in adblock plus but is still quite good.) Get iron from here:
http://download.cnet.com/SRWare-Iron/3000-2356_4-10889248.html?tag=mncol
go to their forums to enable the adblock.

[t8]

I don't think that real business are really interested in users who use Ad blocker. The only one who really wants you to use it is the guy who created Ad blocker. No one else cares.

[rseek]

Same here.Give me adblock and firefox is history.

[Police_States_of_America]

hey google, how about support for google bookmarks? just an idea, ya'know...

[t8]

Yeah I thought that it was a bit strange to not support this.

[luke_marsh]

I've Always wondered how well Chrome could perform with SVG pages, Being the fastest browser with complex SVG being one of the toughest tasks one does wonder. I also think It would be wise to let SVG pages take full advantage of multi processor systems as even the netbooks of the future look set to have them and vector graphics needs all the power it can get.

[A41202813]

Related Addons From FF, I Would Like To See In Any Browser:

* Advanced URL Builder
* All-in-One Sidebar
* Auto Context
* decaps
* FirefoxView

* Flagfox
* Flashblock
* Hyperwords
* IE View
* jango Toolbar

* Menu Editor II testen
* Menu Mod
* Micro Menu
* More Tools Menu
* Mouse Gestures Redox

* No Color
* Open in IE
* Options Menu
* Parent Folder
* Personal Menu

* Random Page (Firefox 3.0 or later)
* Search Cloudlet
* Site Launcher
* SmarterFox
* Tab Mix Plus

* termBlaster with Firefox
* Unhide Menubar
* Update Notifier
* UrlbarExt

[GangstaBoyC]

Seriously guys......... Safari is definetly the best....... I don't care about addons

[rseek]

Waiting for Adblock. BUT, how can i expect Google to allow that?