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Is it possible to write an extension for personal use and have it inject JS and extract information from my own browsing activity without much red tape? I have

Is it possible to write an extension for personal use and have it inject JS and extract information from my own browsing activity without much red tape? I have a script that would read out the page (TTS) and save the passages it reads to a log, for now it is a bookmarklet.

dotproto 5y ago
Sure. If you're the only one using it, you can just run the extension locally as an unpacked extension. Check out the step-by-step getting started guide: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/getstarted/ https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/getstarted/ For your case, you'll probably want to save the bookmarklet as a JS file, let's say content.js, and inject in when you click the extension's icon. Here's the basics to get you started. manifest.json { "name": "Demo", "version": "1.0", "manifest_version": 3, "permissions": [ "scripting", "activeTab" ], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "action": {} } background.js chrome.action.onClicked.addListener((tab) => { chrome.scripting.executeScript({ target: {tabId: tab.id}, files: ['content.js'], }); }); content.js alert('It worked!');