
Page actions are used to put a UI element specific to just a page or a limited set of pages fitting a certain criteria. This is different from Page Actions which are used to place a UI element inside the address bar. Browser Actions are used to put UI elements in the top right side of the browser next to the address bar. You can use Browser Actions or Page Actions to put UI elements in the browser window. Extensions involving Browser Actions (and Page actions) Types of extensionsĬurrently, there are four types of extensions in Opera. On Mac, we recommend using the unzip command in Terminal, as Archive Utility produces suboptimal results when dealing with signed files. zip format, and then use a file unarchiver program (for example 7zip) to unzip the contents. If you would like to see the code of an extension, you can rename the file extension to a. The API docs section in the left sidebar gives you a good idea of the APIs Opera currently supports. It is important to note that Opera will run any extensions in Chromium’s CRX format, as long as the extension uses the chrome.\* APIs that Opera supports. The APIs from the Chromium project (like tabs) can be called using chrome.\*, whereas the ones specific to Opera (like Sidebar Action) will reside under the opr.\* object. The CRX format supports a major portion of Chromium extensions, as well as APIs specific to Opera. All the files and folders for an extension are packaged into a zip file and renamed as. Opera supports the CRX (short for Ch Romium e Xtension) file format for extensions. Such a preemptive approach prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities (known and even unknown!) with no loss of functionality where you need it.Let’s dive deeper into the architecture and technical details of extensions in Opera. It protects your "trust boundaries" against cross-site scripting attacks (XSS), cross-zone DNS rebinding / CSRF attacks (router hacking), and Clickjacking attempts.

your home-banking site, mitigating remotely exploitable vulnerabilities including Spectre and Meltdown. It allows JavaScript, Flash, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice, e.g. Winner of the "PC World World Class Award" and bundled with the Tor Browser, NoScript gives you with the best available protection on the web. Privacy policy (TLTR: zero data collected):

Please report any issue at in the Support section with in the subject.įor the more technical inclined, bug reports and/or contributions at (source code repository). NoScript 11.x: finally a cross-browser NoScript for Chrome, Chromium and Firefox-based web clients. Maximum protection for your browser: NoScript allows active content only for trusted domains of your choice to prevent exploitation.
