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Extension development for Microsoft Edge browser.

This tag is dedicated to questions about extension development for the Microsoft Edge web browser.

Starting with build 14291 for the Windows 10 Insider Preview, a selection of extension is now available for Microsoft Edge. When fully released to mainstream builds of Windows 10, extensions will be available via the Windows Store.

The Microsoft Edge extension API is documented here.

Accessibility: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/accessibility

Adding and removing extensions for preview builds of Microsoft Edge: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/guides/adding-and-removing-extensions

Debugging extensions: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/guides/debugging-extensions

Microsoft Edge extension API roadmap: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/api-support/extension-api-roadmap

Internationalization: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/guides/internationalization

Microsoft browser extension policy: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/microsoft-browser-extension-policy

Supported APIs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/api-support/supported-apis

Supported manifest keys: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/api-support/supported-manifest-keys

Troubleshooting: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/troubleshooting

Package: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/guides/packaging

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API Call 'tabs.captureVisibleTab' is not supported in Edge

I'm using Edge on Windows 10 v1703, build 15063.296. The documentation (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/api-support/supported-apis) states, that the API tabs.captureVisibleTab is available. But when I use it in the…
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Angular 2 Edge extension not loading

I want to build a Extension for Edge with Angular 2. After building the app and change the Manifest.json with Microsoft Edge Extension Toolkit i upload the app in Edge. If i want to use the Extension the app doesn´t load the components. My…
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How to make Edge extension visible to all user?

My case is that, to install an Edge extension, and make it available for all the users. But, the extension I installed is not visible to other user. Is there any setting to configured it for all users(local account)?
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How to communicate between frame and Edge Extension content script?

I am developing an Edge extension, I need to send a message from frame document(not the top document, top document works fine) to content script. As following: `contentscript.js window.addEventListener("message", function(event) { …
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Fetch/XHR own files

My extension works in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. I wanted to support edge too. However I cannot do a simple thing, I cannot fetch/XHR my own files! I even added to my permissions array in manifest.json, however I keep getting…
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Bug in making web note

When making a web note using default tool in Edge and saving the note to OneNote. The alignment of the note is incorrect, a margin is added in the left of the page. The annotation is also displayed with a offset. Is there any solution for this bug ?…
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Problems deploying SecureInput MS Edge Extension native messaging sample

I am trying out SecureInput extension sample that demonstrates NativeMessaging capabilities in MS Edge browser extensions and I running into problems deploying the extension after building using VS community edition 2017. I don’t have Universal…
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Native messaging in window 10 anniversary edge browser

Is native messaging possible in window 10 anniversary edge browser. With anniversary update, edge supports extension. I cloned secureInput edge extension from GitHub that uses native messaging but it is not working in window 10…
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How use Scripting.FileSystemObject in Microsoft Edge

I know that ActiveXObject is no longer in Microsoft Edge. So how can i use the FileSystemObject in Microsoft Edge? I'm trying to make a Microsoft Edge plugin that obtains the html code of a page web and writes it into a .txt in my local file…
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Microsoft Edge notification in an extension

Can I use notifications in an Edge extension? I'm converting a chrome extension to Edge and this extension uses notifications but it's crashing in Edge. After some research I found Edge notifications are different from chrome. So I created a test…
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Microsoft Edge extensions send different cookies when processing ajax request

I'm converting a chrome extension to edge. However I find that edge send different cookies when processing ajax requests from simple pages and extensions. Example: Visit https://httpbin.org/cookies/set?bar=foo from address bar. A new cookie called…
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How to package and deploy Microsoft Edge Browser extension to Windows Store?

How to package and deploy Microsoft Edge Browser Extension to marketplace? I reference sample package and develop the Edge extension include below files README.MD manifest.json background.html css folder js folder icons folder And I tested from…
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How to pack the edge browser extension for publish to store

I have developed the extension for microsoft edge browser.Now i want to pack the extension so that i can publish it. But I have not found any information that how to pack the extension. Can anyone tell me how to pack it.?
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browser.windows.create in Microsoft Edge opens window only in fullscreen

I'm creating an extension for Microsoft Edge, and when I try to open new window with: browser.windows.create({url:"preview.html",left:50,top:100,type:"popup",width:800,height:1000}); it opens in fullscreen, and not with dimensions I called…
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chrome.cookies is not returning a cookie

I am currently porting a Chrome extension to Edge extension. I have set "cookies" and host permissions in manifest.json file. I even used details like "url", "name" and "domain" to get the cookie, but nothing works. Is this a new bug introduced in…
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