kawaljeet2001/movie-finder--chrome-extension

This repository contains code files for Medium Blog: Creating a Chrome Extension from Scratch.

MOVIE FINDER- Chrome Extension

A Chrome Extension that lets you search about your favourite movies, anywhere, anytime you want.

Prototype Demo

Thought behind this project

This project is intended for learning to create a chrome extension from scratch. Understanding the use of manifest.json, how to use API's or serverless functions to fetch data and how to simply incorporate these facilities in a chrome extension is the aim of this projct. The complete tutorial on Creating Your First Chrome Extension can be found here.

How to setup locally?

For setting up the project on a local machine

• Fork this repository.
• Clone the repository using simple zip download or use the command

      git clone https://github.com/{Your-Username}/Portfolio.git
  

• And that's about it. To unpack the extension and try it out, move to Chrome's Extension Management tab. Enable Developer mode and click on Load Unpacked. The select the directory of the project.

The extension should now be visible in the console. Click on the icon to use it.

For full tutorial on how to create your first chrome extension, visit Tutorial.