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Extension Development

The challenges faced by extension developers in migrating to Manifest V3 and the compromises made.

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Feb 2, 2026

How have Chrome extension policy changes since 2023 affected the functionality of ad‑blocking extensions like uBlock Origin?

from Manifest V2 to Manifest V3—announced earlier and accelerated since 2023—has materially reduced the capabilities of legacy ad‑blocking extensions such as on Chrome by restricting APIs they relied ...

Jan 11, 2026

What is NoScript and who develops it?

NoScript is a free, open-source browser extension that blocks active web content (scripts, plugins, frames) by default and lets users enable dynamic content only for trusted sites, positioned as a sec...