vite-plugin-web-extension weekly downloads statistics
By aklinker1 · npm · Vite plugins

vite-plugin-web-extension has 17,359 recorded weekly downloads on npm, a decrease of 55.1% over the past 30 days, ranking #825 of 2,322 tracked listings.
About vite-plugin-web-extension

To get started quickly, bootstrap a new project!
pnpm create vite-plugin-web-extension
npm create vite-plugin-web-extension
yarn create vite-plugin-web-extension
Or install it as a dependency and add it to your vite.config.ts.
pnpm i -D vite-plugin-web-extension
// vite.config.ts
import webExtension from "vite-plugin-web-extension";
export default defineConfig({
plugins: [webExtension()],
});
Features
- :wrench: Automatically build inputs listed in your
manifest.json - :tada: Open a browser and install the extension during development
- :zap: Super fast dev mode
- :globe_with_meridians: Supports all browsers
- :fire: Full frontend framework support (popup, options, and content scripts)
- :robot: Typescript support out of the box!
- :white_check_mark: Manifest validation
Documentation
To get started, checkout the docs:
https://vite-plugin-web-extension.aklinker1.io
Contributing
Special thanks to the contributors!
<a href="https://github.com/aklinker1/vite-plugin-web-extension/graphs/contributors"> <img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=aklinker1/vite-plugin-web-extension" /> </a>See the contributing docs to setup the project for development.
Description from the npm listing.
- vite-plugin
- web
- webext
- chrome-extension
- web-extension
- browser-extension
- extension
- chrome
- firefox
- addon
- browser
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Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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Weekly downloads (trailing 7 complete days) come from the official npm downloads API. Downloads include CI and mirrors and are not equivalent to installs or users. npm publishes no ratings.
Listing: https://www.npmjs.com/package/vite-plugin-web-extension. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.